In just a few hours, the annual CEDIA Expo will kick off in Denver, Colorado. Get ready for a week filled with brand-new, drool-worthy products! Definitive Technology is hoping to get audio fans salivating a little early, by announcing four new speakers before the show officially opens its doors.
The new collection offers Definitive sound in several shapes and sizes, as well as several price ranges. All four of the new options will start shipping sometime in October 2013.
The largest of the lot may sound slightly familiar. The Mythos ST-L Floorstanding Speaker is the latest in the company's Mythos ST line. Like that model, the ST-L has a built-in powered subwoofer. However, everything else inside this "SuperTower" has been completely redesigned from the ground up.
The company is promising three new patent-pending speaker technologies, which boast improved sound quality across the audible range. Each cabinet also has two 5.25-inch third-gen BDSS midrange drivers and one 1-inch magnesium/aluminum dome tweeter in a D'Appolito array. There's also the 6-by-10-inch active woofer pressure coupled to two 6-by-10-inch low-bass radiators.
Available in black and graphite silver finishes, the ST-L comes with its own wireless remote for tweaking bass levels to match the program material, room acoustics or your mood. Definitive Technology has priced the Mythos ST-L speaker at $2499.
For something slimmer, Definitive is introducing its second soundbar, the SoloCinema Studio. This slim speaker promises five discrete channels and 120 watts of power. It's also packaged with a wireless subwoofer, which has a downward-firing 8-inch woofer and a 200-watt amplifier. The SoloCinema Studio even packs in Bluetooth connectivity for streaming content straight to the speaker. It's also easy to pair, thanks to Near Field Communication (NFC) support. This allows users to pair Definitive's audio package with compatible smartphones and tablets by simply touching that portable to the soundbar. Other features include three HDMI inputs, DTS and Dolby processing, and Definitive's own Spatial Array technology. Look for the SoloCinema Studio sometime next month, with an MSRP of $1199.
For those tighter spaces, Definitive also has a pair of smaller options. The Incline Desktop Loudspeaker is actually the company's first audio system designed for use with computers, tablets and other smaller audio sources. It features a pair of compact, self-powered loudspeakers created to match the look of that computer equipment. Featuring speakers on the front and rear panels of the enclosure, the Include has an 80-watt amp, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) module, a 3.5-inch bass/midrange driver, a 4-inch pressure coupled bass radiator, a 0.75-inch silk dome tweeter, and a rear-panel 1.5-inch driver. It also angles that audio upward for better sound reproduction and to once again match that desktop equipment. The Include can be paired with devices that have a USB port, a digital optical output, or a headphone jack. As an added bonus, it also has a rear-panel Sub Out jack. This compact option will ship with an MSRP of $399 per pair.
Finally, the Cube offers a counter-top space-saving design -- in the shape of a cube, of course. However, this square is anything but. It's actually a self-powered, wireless stereo loudspeaker with Bluetooth technology for wireless streaming. Because of the shape, the speaker components are located on the sides as well as the top in a "Tri-Polar" configuration. That lineup includes five 1.25-inch mid/high frequency drivers and one 5.25-inch woofer. Other features include NFC support and a built-in Lithium Ion battery for up to 8 hours of untethered playtime. Like the rest of the new products, Definitive plans to ship the Cube in October, with an MSRP of $399.
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