Cambridge SoundWorks introduces audiophile tower speaker packages for music, home theater.NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 1996--Cambridge SoundWorks (NASDAQ-HIFI) is introducing a new line of high-performance/high-value tower loudspeaker systems designed by company co-founder and Audio Hall of Fame member Henry Kloss Henry Kloss (1929, Altoona, PA–January 31, 2002, Cambridge, MA) was a prominent audio engineer and businessman who helped advance high fidelity loudspeaker and radio receiver technology beginning in the 1950s. . The line consists of a two-way model named "Tower III by Henry Kloss" ($599 pair); a three-way, four-driver model named "Tower II by Henry Kloss" ($999 pair); a three-way, six-driver bipolar model named "Tower by Henry Kloss" ($1,499 pair); and "CenterStage by Henry Kloss," a two-way, three-driver center channel speaker that acoustically matches the new line of tower speakers ($349). All models are magnetically shielded, are backed by a ten-year parts and labor warranty, and are acoustically matched for identical timbre timbre Quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument, voice, or other sound source from another. Timbre largely results from a characteristic combination of overtones produced by different instruments. (for tonal balance consistency), making them ideal for home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. applications including Dolby Digital A digital audio encoding system from Dolby used in movie and home theaters. First used in 1995, Dolby Digital employs Dolby's AC-3 (Audio Coding-3) coding and compression technology and is the standard for DVD-Video and HDTV. 5. (AC3), as well as for critical music listening. Like Cambridge SoundWorks' other systems, the new models are being sold factory-direct through the company's nationally distributed catalog, at its Factory Stores in New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. and the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay and through a limited number of retailers nationally. "Henry was allowed to run with a free hand, with no artificial restraints, to use his almost 50 years of speaker design experience to create what we believe are the very best speakers money can buy," says Tom DeVesto, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "These are the most sophisticated speaker systems Henry Kloss has ever created--yet they still maintain his long tradition of combining high performance with high value. And they are backed by the same unmatched sales and service policies we established for our very popular 'Ensemble' speaker systems." Cambridge SoundWorks is the country's first and largest factory-direct stereo company. The company sells its products directly to consumers through its company-owned retail stores and its mail order catalog. Its products were also available in Best Buy stores nationwide beginning in June 1995. CONTACT: Cambridge SoundWorks, Newton, Mass. Tom DeVesto, 617/332-5936, x127 |
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