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LG, Bang & Olufsen
Partner on UltraPremium
AV Package
TALK ABOUT AN all-star
duo - LG Electronics and
Bang & Olufsen have
teamed up to provide a
high-end, high-performance
package for discerning AV
enthusiasts. The companies
previewed the pairing earlier
this year, and now have announced
the availability of
this ultra-premium bundle
that marries LG's 136-inch
MAGNIT microLED display
and Bang & Olufsen's flagship
Beolab 90 loudspeakers.
design and audio excellence,
make them an ideal partner
for LG MAGNIT, " says Michael
Kosla, senior vice president at
LG Electronics USA. " When
adding the flagship Beolab 90
speakers to the breathtaking
color, clarity and contrast of
LG MAGNIT, the result is a
truly immersive home cinema
experience with seamless,
large-scale images and dynamic,
nuanced sound. "
LG MAGNIT is the first
The luxury-performance
bundle launched
at B&O's Southern
California showroom.
The bundle (model
LSAD-U136RBO90) was recently
launched in the United
States at Bang & Olufsen's
Costa Mesa, Calif., showroom.
It also will be available
through select specially
certified LG MAGNIT integrators
catering to the luxury
residential market, B&O adds.
Together, the 11-foot
diagonal LG display and
pair of 4-foot-tall B&O
floorstanding speakers are
available at a lofty suggested
price of $381,392.
" Bang & Olufsen's rich
heritage, spanning 97 years of
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microLED from LG, which
showcased the technology
recently at CEDIA Expo 2023.
The 136-inch 4K UHD
(3840 x 2160) display,
featuring a 120Hz refresh
rate, includes LG's a (Alpha)
9 AI Processor that employs
deep learning technology,
which is said to reduce
picture noise and optimize
saturation and contrast
based on room conditions.
As the flagship home
theater speakers from Bang
& Olufsen, Beolab 90 has
become an iconic design for
the acclaimed Scandinavian
brand. The 8,200-watt
speakers feature a curved
wooden base, a series of angular
facets covered in sleek
fabric, and finishing touches
of brushed aluminum, the
company describes.
Beolab 90 sits atop the
category of Bang & Olufsen
speakers that includes
Beolab 50 and Beolab 28,
all of which are compatible
with LG MAGNIT 136- and
118-inch displays.
Lenbrook Acquires High-Res
Audio Provider MQA
LENBROOK HAS ACQUIRED the premium music encoder,
adding MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) to its stable of
audio brands and associated software.
Pickering, Ontario-based Lenbrook Group is the parent
company of NAD Electronics, PSB Speakers and Bluesound
and distributor of DALI Speakers. On the software side it
has continued to improve its BluOS whole-house audio
platform, recently highlighting BluOS 4.0 at CEDIA Expo
2023 in Denver.
Now, with this acquisition of UK-based MQA and its
technology assets, the hi-fi company has added what it
calls " an assortment of significant patents " and introduces
two prominent audio codecs - MQA and SCL6 - to its
ecosystem. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Established by acclaimed Meridian co-founder Bob Stuart,
MQA sought to provide music creators with the means
to efficiently preserve the detail and nuance of their works
in high-resolution recorded formats, as opposed to the
trend toward heavily compressed music such as MP3. On
the streaming music scene, MQA was adopted and offered
by high-res service TIDAL.
" The patents and research that underlie MQA represent
significant contributions to digital audio quality due to their
focus on time domain issues that have not been well understood
until recently, " explains Greg Stidsen, chief technology
officer at Lenbrook. " We're determined to continue to
develop our marketplace and encourage the possibilities
these technologies can achieve. "
MQA had amassed over 120 licensees and several content
partnerships. Lenbrook notes that it retained a core
group of engineers and developers and sales and marketing
personnel including Andy Dowell, previously the head
of licensing for MQA, who will continue to lead business
development activities and strategies.
MQA was established by Bob Stuart, the iconic cofounder
of Meridian.
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