Our trip to CES 2016!
Published by Creative Audio via CEOutlook.com on 16th Jan 2016
CES has just ended so that means we have tons of exciting news and new gadgets to drool over. Below is a rundown of some of our favorite things we saw this year at CES from our vendors.
JL Audio introduces 19 new Stealthboxes for UTVs
JL Audio is showing during CES, its broadest line of powersports audio products to date including new source units, and vehicle-specific Stealthboxes, as well as new MX amplifiers and VeX speaker pods.
The new Stealthbox custom fit enclosures loaded with subwoofers will fit 19 different UTVs. The boxes are built in the US using laser scanning to precisely fit the tight spaces in specific UTV models. Eleven models will ship in March.
The boxes are loaded with TW1, TW3 or M10W5 subwoofers and will be available at prices from $749.99 to $1099.99. They may be used with new JL Audio powersports VeX speaker pods for a full system.
The powersports source units include two Bluetooth streaming models and one marine deck.
Other new powersports products for 2016 are MX amplifiers with IPX6 weather resistant ratings and JL’s NexD switch technology. They include two monoblock subwoofer amplifiers and two four-channel models.
JL Audio’s first leap into the head unit game
The new MediaMaster MM100S does not include chip amplifiers, as used in most marine source units, said the company. Instead it uses “audiophile quality” preamp-level audio circuits in an 8-channel architecture with 4V RMS outputs. The design allows system building flexibility for four zones including a subwoofer zone.
The mechless (CDless) player includes an AM/FM/weather band tuner with Bluetooth audio streaming with AptX CODEC and full control of play/pause and track up/down functions.
It is SiriusXM ready and NMEA 2K compliant so it can network with other marine electronics.
JL Audio’s Jeff Scoon said, “The audio engineering team focused on making a better sounding head unit, the hardware team on making a classy looking product that could withstand real marine conditions, and the software team created a beautiful interface that works great on the water.”
The MediaMaster is iPX66 rated for marine-grade weatherproof construction. It has a full color 3.5 inch CD display with day/night modes and it works with optional MMR-20 remote controls.
It will ship in March at $549.99 suggested retail price, and it will be on view in Las Vegas this week at The Palms Casino and Resort.
Here are the system configurations supported by the unit:
- Main Audio Zone features bass, midrange, treble and balance controls.
- Audio Zone 2 is a full-range zone with independent bass, midrange, treble and balance controls, plus absolute or relative volume control.
- Audio Zone 3 can be assigned as a Subwoofer Zone or as a 3rd Full-Range Zone with independent bass, midrange, treble, balance controls, plus absolute or relative volume control.
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