Copyright © 2008 4 Square Media http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sound/Industry Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:18:00 GMT Industry on www.channelnews.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.channelnews.com.au/L3P5J9L9 Acoustic Energy which is distributed in Australia by Kedcorp is set to launch an aggressive new assault on the two channel audio market. The company, founded in 1987 as a pro audio supplier to the music industry,claim that Australia is set to benefit from a major assault of the US market which will see the roll out of several new products. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:18:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/L3P5J9L9 Staff Reporter http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081031082106dd35e.bmp http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sound/Industry/X8E3R7L8 The consumer watchdog has released a discussion paper outlining the access undertakings submitted by eight digital radio multiplex transmission licensees. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:21:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sound/Industry/X8E3R7L8 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200810240923026521a.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sound/Industry/Q8U2R8K8 Bang & Olufsen who are fast losing traction in the consumer technologyand Hi Fi markets have announced a massive reorganisation following two quarters of net losses and a worldwide sales decline of 7%. They have also reported a $10.2 million loss before taxes compared to a $9.9 million dollar profit last year. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:06:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sound/Industry/Q8U2R8K8 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081023081353a80ed.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sound/Industry/S8G3X7S6 A new generation of AV gear including new recievers and wireless speakers have been rolled out at the CEDIA Expo in the USA with most of them now including easy to configure home network capabilities and the ability to interface with iPods and other external sources such as Internet radio, networked PCs external storage devices, and flash-memory drives. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:11:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sound/Industry/S8G3X7S6 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008090808120863c7c.gif http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sound/Industry/S8L6G8J7 NetStreams whose products are distributed by Amber Technology has expanded the capability of their multi room audio system by enabling the new system to deliver uncompressed audio over an end-to-end IP network. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:39:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sound/Industry/S8L6G8J7 Wire Service http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080903084239412f7.gif http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sound/Industry/E7E7W2F4 Sony is set to take on the Sonos wireless multi room music system in a move that could force Sonos to sell through selected mass retailers. The Sony system which is expected to go on sale in Australia for around $599 by the end of the year it is also cheaper that the Sonos System. Sony also claim that the device can be set up easily by a user without any third party installation. Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:10:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sound/Industry/E7E7W2F4 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080825092007ae3bf.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/N4Q9U4V2 Logitech International has announced that it has acquired privately--held US company Ultimate Ears for $US 34 million. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:39:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/N4Q9U4V2 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200808181142240ba4a.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sound/Industry/T4K8J3T5 A major shakeup of Hi Fi brands has seen Audio Products Australia pick up the Canadian PSB brand from Amber. APA has also dropped the Klipsh Hi Fi brands Energy and Mirage. It has also emerged that Companies like Amber are investing significantly in the training of mass retailer staff to sell quality two channel sound and home cinema systems due to the specialist market declining. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:30:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sound/Industry/T4K8J3T5 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080807113610cf50a.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Events_And_Associations/CEDIA/C4Q5M4P7 Hi Fi sound bars that deliver 5.1 channel sounds from a single device are set to be hot as several vendors roll out new offerings. Ideal for football or watching sporting events some of the new sound bars have up to 40 speakers. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:13:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Events_And_Associations/CEDIA/C4Q5M4P7 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200808040338456aab3.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/B2W8M6N2 A number of Australia’s leading retailers and manufacturers of digital radio products have joined forces to ensure a united effort in launching digital radio onto the Australian commercial market later this year. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:07:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/B2W8M6N2 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080730020947f8646.jpg