Antelope Audio introduces the Rubicon-- a 384 kHz digital audio preamplifier the company claims is the first to integrate 10M Rubidium atomic clock.
According to Antelope the atomic clock provides 10000 times more accurate reference than a traditional crystal oscillator, and coupled with 64-bit acoustically focused clocking technology the Rubicon supposedly achieves "a breakthrough in jitter management."
The Rubicon also includes ultra-high sample rate A/D conversion and USB recording capability, allowing custoemrs to digitise favourite tracks while keeping the "warmth" of original analog recordings.
DLNA capability allows the wireless pushing of audio files from smartphones, PCs or NAS servers, with playback through the high-sample rate DAC.
GeoRealistic Pro speakers feature a new protective finish and a 4-layer fiberglass weave, making them 5X more durable and long lasting than the previous rock speaker generation even under extreme UV conditions.
Old rockers never go away quietly. Neil Young applied for six trademarks in USA: Ivanhoe, 21st Century Record Player, Earth Storage, Storage Shed, Thanks for Listening and SQS (Studio Quality Sound).
Instead customers will have to use either free PC and Mac software controllers or mobile device (Android and iOS) apps. Sonos founder and CEO John MacFarlane says "we knew from the early days of the iPhone explosion that controlling our system from the device that people were carrying around in their pockets is what we wanted."
It handles 300000 MFD of filter capacitance per channel and carries x3 new ultra-low-noise power transformers-- x2 for analog circuits, x1 for digital circuits.
UK furniture retailer CSL has hit something of a clever idea-- combining sofas with built-in speakers and various connection systems to create the Sound Sofa.
The AirPlay speaker market gets a Logitech addition-- the UE Air Speaker, the first audio system from the company using the Apple wireless technology.
