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We’re glad to bring you the news on some product introductions that our Gramophone team is excited about. Welcome to the April New Product Update - let’s get started!  

McIntosh MHT 300

The next generation of Home Theater

Home Theater Receiver: This latest addition to Mac’s line sets you up with 7.2 channels of room-filling power - 150 watts per channel into 4-ohm loads, all 7 channels driven.  It expands to 7.2.4; supports Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Dolby Vision, and even Dirac Live Room Correction. We Have them on order with McIntosh and we can’t wait to get them on display.  Many customers who want McIntosh quality are happy with a receiver's all-in-one, space-saving nature.  If you are eager for a thrilling home theater experience, visit us soon to hear how it can make your home theater come alive.

Audeze Maxwell

Wireless Gaming Headset

Audeze has created a great brand name in the headphone space, especially with gaming headphones.  The new Maxwell is a leap forward from the excellence of prior priducts in this price range.  Starting at $299 retail, it offers ultra-low latency wireless performance with 3X the range of traditional 2.4Ghz.; great sound quality; and long battery life of 80 hours or more. It comes in versions for X box or PlayStation.  Some key features of the Maxwell: 

• 80+ hours of battery life, with FastCharge for all-day play in 20 minutes!
• High Res Audio up to 24 bit - 96 kHz
• Award-winning Audeze 90mm Planar Magnetic Drivers
• Ultra-low Latency Wireless performance, 3X the range of traditional wireless, for lossless quality high-resolution audio performance
• First-in-class Bluetooth 5.3 supports LE Audio, LC3plus, LDAC
• All-New Reinforced Chassis, built with aluminum and spring steel headband
• FILTER Noise Reduction Technology, AI-powered, for clear communications
• Embedded Dolby Atmos License (X-box version only) 

Sonos Era 100 and Era 300

Wireless Smart Speakers

It’s a new era for Sonos!  Decades ago, the mono sound was great, but stereo offered a more realistic listening experience.  Now, Spatial Audio as heard through the Sonos Era 300 offers a whole new era in “an all-in-one chassis” listening enjoyment. Priced at just $449, Sonos 300 makes your entire room the sweet spot for listening.  It supports Dolby Atmos Music, and its beautiful and unique shape adds to the sonic performance.  Era 300 features a combination of technologies, including six optimally positioned drivers all around the front, top, and sides, and custom waveguides to direct the sound.  You hear sound from wall to wall, floor to ceiling, for a beyond-stereo immersive effect.  “I feel like I am immersed in the music”, “it's a three-dimensional sound field”, and “It’s more like live music” are common themes of listeners - all from one cabinet.  You’ll get more space and depth from the music than you expect.  

Sonos Era 100 @ $249 offers an affordable, “single chassis stereo” solution with a small footprint. This compact product has both next-generation acoustics, and even greater connectivity than prior products. The acoustic performance is amazing!  Era 100 has twin, angled tweeters for convincing stereo sound; a larger woofer, with better bass, than the popular Sonos One Gen 2; incorporates Bluetooth connectivity, so visitors can share their music with you easily; offers line-in, to connect a music source such as a CD player, and USB-c connection too.  It has Wifi 6, Airplay 2, and voice control with Sonos Voice and Amazon Alexa.  A quick TruePlay Tuning optimizes the speaker’s sound in your acoustic space.   

The Sonos Era speakers are already available at Gramophone Showrooms and at SKY by Gramophone. You can find in-depth reviews about both the Sonos Era 100 and Sonos Era 300 on our YouTube channel. Both McIntosh MHT 300 and the Audeze Maxwell will be available very soon! Be on the lookout, follow us on social media, and you can expect full reviews of both on our YouTube channel! Be seeing you!