iDo extracts audio data in its original digital form (in USB Host mode) from Apple mobile digital devices, delivering bit-perfect, low-jitter, audiophile-quality music file playback
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The PicoHD5.1 portable Media Player from Crystal Acoustics caused quite a stir when launched. Well, the company has come back with something even better – the MediaMatchbox. The new design decodes even more video formats – now including Blu-ray; offers increased video bandwidth; HD Audio passthrough and downmix; navigation keys on the device; and video enhancement controls.
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Affordable Wireless DAC Is Part of the Company’s Focus In Digital Audio

CEDIA Expo Indianapolis IN, September 7, 2011 -– NAD Electronics, the highly regarded manufacturer of high-performance audio/video components, announced their DAC 1 ($300 MSRP) an affordable Wireless Audio USB Digital-to-Analog Converter. As one of several new models in NAD’s leadership position in digital audio, the DAC 1 features Point-to-Point Wireless Audio that transmits uncompressed 16/48 music.
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The single rack unit Class D mono power amplifier outperforms its class with sophisticated monitoring circuits that maintain proper frequency response, even when powering the heaviest speaker loads using a 120V line.

Indianapolis, IN – CEDIA EXPO 2011 – September 8-10, 2011 – Booth# 3224 – With a legacy of value-driven power and performance audio products, Anthem brings a new level of sound to high-power amplifiers with the Anthem Statement M1. Engineered with advanced load monitoring and power factor correction technology to satisfy demands up to 2400 W, even when connected to a 120V/15A line, the M1 annihilates perceptions that Class D amplifiers aren’t suitable for hi-end sound systems. Frequency response is load-independent – the difference in response between a 2-ohm load and an open circuit is only an astounding 0.1 dB! Between 4 ohms and 8 ohms there is no change in frequency response at all!
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Montis features the best of MartinLogan’s hybrid electrostatic speaker design techniques, technology and aesthetics.

Indianapolis, IN – CEDIA Expo 2011 – September 8-10, 2011 – Booth #SR-16 – MartinLogan, the world’s leader in electrostatic loudspeaker technology, proudly announces Montis^™, the newest hybrid electrostatic speaker in the Reserve ESL Series. Inspired by MartinLogan’s renowned CLX^™ loudspeaker, the Montis features controlled dispersion curvilinear XStat™ electrostatic technology, a proprietary Vojtko^™ crossover and DSP engine, and a seamlessly blended woofer system that delivers mid-range clarity, a richly etched soundstage, and tight low-frequency performance with efficiency and finesse.
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