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Don’t play what’s there – play what’s not there. Miles Davis Transform your hi-fi with the new Linn digital stream products. LINN is bringing the future of music to more audiophiles around the world with the launch of its latest digital streaming source, DS. DS is the world’s most flexible high
Avielo by Projection Design
A new leader in high performance home cinema.
performance system, to previously unattainable levels: » Authentic audiophile performance
Fredrikstad, Norway, 7 May 2008 - Lifting
“At the same time, standards of interior
from digital music over a standard
the wraps off the all-new range of high-end
design are also rising very fast. It is not
home network
home cinema video projectors, the avielo
enough merely to offer the very latest tech-
» Format independent with open
series comprises five different models. They
nology – you have to package it in a way
interfaces for streaming and con-
are introduced by Norwegian projector
that suits the aesthetics of the living space,
trol of music
manufacturer, projectiondesign, and use
and complements the end customer’s life-
Texas Instruments DLP® technology for
style.”
enthuse all music lovers who seek
the ultimate in image quality and resolu-
The first three models to be released
authentic, audiophile-quality music,
tion. The projectors in the avielo series are
are the avielo prisma, spectra, and optix.
digitally streamed via a standard net-
superbly styled and packaged, continuing
All models were first shown at High End
work connection.
projectiondesign’s tradition for top-level
in Munich, Germany during April and they
DS is format independent and uses
industrial design.
are based on the philosophy of providing
open interfaces for digital streaming
“Customer expectations in the high-end
the best possible image quality and user
and control of music over the network.
home cinema segment are sharper than
experience at their respective price levels.
DS also integrates seamlessly with
ever,” comments Anders Løkke, Internation-
All feature projectiondesign’s exclusive
other Linn components for complete
al Marketing & Communications Manager.
RealColor colour management suite, Texas
control of the entire system through a
“The HD revolution has changed the way
Instruments DLP technology, full 10-bit
wireless touch panel, PC, laptop or IR
consumers perceive TV and movie content,
video processing, and proprietary designed
handset. LINN has always confounded
and people will no longer settle for second
custom optics. Each projector is hand-built
industry perceptions, starting more than
best.”
and uniquely characterised and calibrated.
35 years ago.
These breakthrough products will
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Connect. Stream. Listen. The future of radio begins now.
Boston, MA – When Tivoli Audio CEO Tom
Tivoli Audio-quality sound as a stand-alone
function and design with the ability to deliver
DeVesto and his team of engineers set out
unit, but can be expanded with a stereo
the world of radio broadcasts to home radio
to create the next generation of home audio,
speaker, CD player, or subwoofer. And the
listeners, offering audio networking that
they began with a simple question: What
NetWorks radio builds upon Tivoli Audio’s
sounds as good as it looks.”
would the ideal radio do? The new Tivoli
reputation as a design leader, offering
Accessing AM and FM stations via a
Audio NetWorks radio is the answer to that
a choice of furniture-quality hardwood
Wi-Fi or Ethernet broadband connection,
question. Taking advantage of broadcasting
cabinets. The result is an elegantly simple,
NetWorks connects to thousands of free
over the Internet, NetWorks delivers crystal-
beautifully designed, yet technologically-
radio stations worldwide. It easily searches
clear reception of any radio station, near or
advanced NetWorks that points to the
for stations by country, genre, or a station’s
far, with no need for a computer. NetWorks
future of home audio entertainment.
call letters. It is also one of the first audio
allows listeners to tune in to Italian Opera
“It has been our goal to continually bring
products to be user-upgradeable, so your
from Milan, rock music from New York
the most innovative radios to market with
advanced radio can keep pace with rapidly
City, or any specialty, niche radio station
the quality and high performance that our
changing technology. NetWorks comes
from any location in the world in its native
customers have come to expect from Tivoli
with five pre-sets, but through its exclusive
language, and in real time. It also allows
Audio,” says Tivoli Audio Chairman and
Global Portal can add an unlimited number
access to music stored on PCs from any
CEO Tom DeVesto. “The greatest challenge
of Internet stations that are stored to
room in the house through a wireless or
in designing the NetWorks Global radio
a “Favorites” list. These would include
Ethernet connection. NetWorks features
was in making it simple to use. It combines
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VARIETY Loewe “Connect”
Welcome to the age of networked entertainment Loewe Connect Now Available in the Middle East
Tivoli Audio Cont. many HD Multi-cast and DAB stations, previously only available from expensive HD or dedicated DAB receivers. NetWorks is available with or without a digital FM tuner with RDS (where available) to provide continual service when Internet service is unavailable. NetWorks even has the ability to stream music files from a computer via an Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection. NetWorks is compatible with most of today’s popular music formats, including MP3, WMA, and Real Audio. Also included is a USB input to connect a compatible MP3 player or memory stick.
The variety of multimedia applications is in-
from an MP3 player, gaming fun from a
Additional features include a virtual analog
creasing all the time. In the future, the tele-
games console or a cinema treat from an
clock, dual independent alarms with sleep
vision set will be the multimedia focal point
external HD-DVD or Blu-ray player: the new
timer and snooze function, compact remote
in the living room. Loewe is therefore fur-
“Connect” line of LCD TV sets from Loewe
control, and easy-to-read four-line by 16
ther developing the TV into an intelligent,
heralds a new era in digital entertainment.
character back-lighted display.
networked media centre, placing it at the
It enables the perfect, simple connection of
NetWorks employs a full-range 3.5”
core of a multimedia universe. The result of
all kinds of different media.
magnetically shielded driver capable of high
With Loewe Connect, the company wants
quality audio reproduction. For true stereo
Connect features not only a modern de-
to appeal even more to modern, tech-savvy
sound, NetWorks provides a right channel
sign, aimed at younger buyers, but opens
buyers, who express their attitude to life
output for the matching NetWorks Speaker,
up completely new doors in terms of con-
through design as well as function. Today,
sold separately. A matching CD player and
nectivity to mobile devices such as digital
this target group wants to make life as
subwoofer are available. NetWorks system
cameras or MP3 players and even PC net-
comfortable as possible through the mul-
includes stereo headphone, record and
works. What’s more, thanks to the integrat-
timedia use of mobile devices and/or local
subwoofer outputs, and auxiliary and mixing
ed Network Media Player, the new “Con-
networks.
inputs for use with other audio equipment
this is “Loewe Connect”.
nect Media” devices can have direct access
That’s why Loewe Connect has an easily-
to photos, images and videos on a PC or
accessible USB interface for conveniently
“In keeping with Tivoli Audio’s design
network storage device – all in high-defini-
connecting USB memory sticks, multi-card-
philosophy, NetWorks is very easy to use
tion picture and sound quality through the
readers, external hard drives or digital
– simply access the internet and start
integrated HDTV receiver.
cameras. An integrated PhotoViewer en-
listening. You don’t have to be a computer
Photos from a digital camera or mobile
ables users to present digital JPEG photos
expert or even need a computer to operate
phone, videos from a camcorder, music
as a slide show – in full HDTV splendour.
it,” adds Mr. DeVesto.
or a computer.
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GENEVA: Simplicity. Re-Engineered iPod Generation Transforms Home Design Stunningly-finished cabinet delivers studio quality sound in one simple piece With the release of the Geneva™ Sound System the iPod Generation transforms HiFi and home décor with a polished wooden box containing the graceful power of digital audio as used by Grammy artists and Oscar winning professionals. Slip an iPod into the piano-lacquered wood cabinet. Then grip the remote control and be prepare to be blown back as Geneva™ Sound System produces up to 600 watts of astonishing stereo sound. It fills the home with a sonic clarity found only in the mixing rooms of recording studios. The Geneva™ Sound System plays iPod brilliantly and has a built in slot-loading CD and a FM radio with digital tuner presets. It also connects to all regular audio sources like other MP3 players, vinyl, TV or any other audio with line-out. It’s available in three colors: White, Black & Geneva Red. It comes in three sizes, M, L & XL. The M is a 8 inch solid cabinet. The L is a 12 inch solid cabinet with subtle low ends that rise up to 100 watts of high-end digital stereo. The XL is 24 inches of pure visual style, but it’s also a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
speaker hi-fi systems.
a single unit that fit’s into a contemporary
It embraces the listener at low volumes or
“The iPod generation wants music at
home by cutting the clutter of components,
it can power a party by unleashing it’s full
home to be as simple, powerful, elegant as
speakers and cables. On the outside it’s
600 watts of stereo. Unlike plastic desktop
the iPod,” says Jan-Erik Lundberg, founder
high-end home furniture; while on the in-
peripherals for the iPod; Geneva Sound for
of Geneva Lab ( www.genevalab.com ). “
side it’s the latest all-digital electronics. It
iPod delivers mind-blowing sound more ac-
As the iPod puts all your music into one el-
for the person who likes results without the
curately than high end separates or multi-
egant little device, we transform stereo into
fuss.”
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