OLD LYME, Conn. – February 2009 – Audio pioneer Sennheiser announces three of its industry-standard headphones have been named “Consumers Digest Best Buys.â€? The selected headphones are featured in the February 2009 edition of Consumers Digest and include the powerful, bass-driven MX 560 earbuds, the precise HD 280 Pro professional studio headphones, and the top-of-the-line PXC 450 noise canceling headphones. All of these “Consumers Digest Best Buysâ€? are available at major U.S. consumer electronics retail stores. more

New York, New York, January 22, 2009—Sooloos LLC, manufacturer of innovative, functional, server-based home entertainment systems and recently acquired by Meridian Audio Limited, is pleased to introduce, at no additional cost, new RackMount options for its existing line of media servers. more

Miramar, FL—January 22, 2009—SIM2, the Italian manufacturer whose striking high-performance HD home theater projectors are known worldwide for their pristine video and dramatic cabinet designs, declares their ‘SIM2 Experience’ exhibit at CES a success. The company made two key product introductions, the newly redesigned flagship HT5000E for large screen applications with its ‘White Glove VIP Service’ and the C3X LUMIS HOST, a stunning design with superb performance defining the next generation of the company’s world-renowned Grand Cinema C3X series. These new 3-chip DLP®-based Full HD projectors were universally praised by visitors to the SIM2 suite for their outstanding picture quality and striking cabinet design, further enhancing SIM2’s reputation as the leading brand in high-end projection. more

Enter Sennheiser’s Stagemeister roadie competition

OLD LYME, Conn. – January 2009 – Audio specialist Sennheiser is getting the new year off to an exciting start with the Sennheiser Stagemeister Contest. One lucky winner will accompany Canadian pop-punk band Simple Plan for one week on their summer tour, helping to prep the stage, conduct sound checks, tend to the bandmates and their instruments, and essentially create an unforgettable performance for the audience. Residents of the U.S. and Canada can enter to win via the specially-dedicated website, www.sennheiser-stagemeister.com, until March 31, 2009. more

OLD LYME, Conn. – January 2009 – Why not take your good mood along with you wherever you go? Whether you’re on the subway, out in the street or at home, Sennheiser’s three new headphones guarantee you’ll have a smile on your face wherever you are. The stylish HD 218, HD 228 and HD 238 Precision were launched at the 2009 International CES in Las Vegas. more

Super-Slim Aluminum Tower Re-refined

Since its unveiling a couple of years back, Bowers & Wilkins stunningly slim XT Series loudspeakers have proven an ongoing hit among consumers as sensitive to style as to sound. Nevertheless, at the British company acknowledged worldwide as a leader in high-performance loudspeakers, continuous refinement and ongoing development are a way of life, so the XT Series now receives an updated cornerstone model. more

B&W adds a high-quality in-ceiling speaker to growing Custom Installation range.

Using technology derived from the flagship 800 Series, Bowers & Wilkins new CCM816 in-ceiling speaker offers amazing sound quality in a highly discreet form. The speaker complements the CCM818 and CCM817 already in this high-quality installation range. more

Bowers & Wilkins unveils a new breed of soundbar.

The Bowers & Wilkins Panorama is the ideal way of upgrading your flatscreen TV’s sound. Amazing audio quality with surround sound and stereo. Active center speaker for wonderful movie sound. Simple connection and set up. A true one-box solution: no subwoofer required. more

International CES, Las Vegas, Nevada—Meridian, Britain’s leading specialist manufacturer of state-of-the-art high-end audio and video entertainment systems, is pleased to introduce the Meridian HD621 HDMI Audio Processor. The clever design provides a 6-into-1 video switch allowing all HDMI-equipped components to be fed via a single cable to the display. Going a step further, the processor also separates up to 8 channels of audio signal from the data stream at the HDMI source and provides audio-only outputs for connection to an existing Meridian Surround Controller. more

CES 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada—January 8, 2009—SIM2, the Italian manufacturer whose striking high-performance projectors are known worldwide for their pristine video quality, has been involved in making high definition projectors since the introduction of the original analog HDMAC format called EUREKA 95 in 1990. Now SIM2 is proud to introduce the next evolution of its flagship Grand Cinema HT5000E, an ultra-high end, high light output projector, designed for the screening rooms of the most discerning home theater enthusiasts. more