The Majik 140 is the new 4-way floorstanding loudspeaker from the Scottish company Linn. This speaker features Linn’s 2K driver array, an evolution of the array technology found in Linn’s highest performing loudspeakers to create a wonderfully clean and pure high frequency reproduction, claims Linn.

The 40-liter cabinet stands 97.5cm tall and weighs 21.3kg, includes a single port with unique "rifled" design for deep and extended bass. It loads four high-quality composite-cone drive units that deliver pitch-accurate musical bass, also an optional 2dB bass reduction is available. The speaker frequency response is 55Hz - 20KHz, sensitivity is 88dB and the Majik 140 can be easily achieved by simply bi-wiring through to fully configuration using Linn's Aktiv offboard crossovers.

The Majik 140 speakers sell for £1475 from all Linn's distributors in four finishes such as cherry, maple, black ash and white, a solid steel upgrade stands and an optional 3/4 length grille are available to purchase separately.

Audica is introducing their latest CX-Series which has been designed for a true uncolored sound reproduction, has been developed using the latest model simulation software. "This tool allows us to cover in one day what normally takes weeks testing empirically, this effectively means we can explore many possible solutions and then select the very best one", says Audica.

The cabinet of each speaker is made from extruded high-grade aluminium foil, thereof it reduces internal standing waves to negligible levels. The speakers use new 5cm mid/bass units and 20mm tweeters, all using neodymium magnets for better efficiency and dynamics, the subwoofer uses a 8-inch driver with a built-in 200W amplifier.

The CX series comprises an LCR speaker designed with large screens in mind, a satellite speaker for smaller rooms or rear speaker use, a center speaker, a tower speaker with a glass, adjustable spiked base and an active subwoofer.

Klipsch focused on performance, quality and beauty when designing its new ICON speaker series for flat-panel displays. This series includes six models of speaker: the award-winning XF-48 floorstander, XL-23 and XL-12 LCR speakers, XB-10 bookshelf/satellite speaker as well as the XW-500d and XW-300d subwoofers.

All of these speakers, except for the subwoofers, feature exclusive XT Tractrix Horn-loaded technology and are crafted of extruded aluminum that feature an anodized black-grain finish with high-gloss black accents. The ICONS series uses fiberglass cone woofers associated with titanium diaphragm compression drivers, besides the flagship model XF-48 employs two passive radiators for a better low-frequency response. The sealed subwoofers feature a black aluminum-look finish with high-gloss black accents and a built-in amplifier that delivers 300W (XW-300d) or 500W (XW-500d).

The XF-48 ($2,498/pair), XL-23 ($499/each), XB-10 ($499/each) and XFS floor stands ($299/pair) are shipping now, while the XL-12 ($299/each), XW-500d ($999) and XW-300d ($699) will become available later this winter.

The TP 5 S slim-line column loudspeaker is the latest master-piece from Piega's workshops. The 102cm high aluminum housing with its trapezoidal design not only stands out on account of its sleek and elegant looks but also due to the incredibly full sound for its size. the TP 5 S is equipped with the legendary Piega ribbon tweeter and 2x medium drivers including the MDS technology.

The Piega TP 5 S is capable of handling 150W @ 4 ohms with a frequency range of 40Hz - 50KHz and a sensitivity of 90 dB/W/m. Also the speaker dimensions are 102x14x16 cm and it weighs 12 kg.

The french manufactuer Triangle introduced a few day ago on the market, its GALAXY 2 a new 5.1-channel home theater system which is priced at 1500 EUR.

The GALAXY 2 system includes 5 closed satellite speakers combined with the Meteor 0.1 Tc compact woofer. The cabinet finish is a combination of aluminium and piano lacquer that gives a perfect luxury appearance, besides the small form factor allows you to place the speakers wherever you want (wall brackets include). The woofer using a 210mm driver is self-amplified and delivers 100W RMS, and can be controlled by an infrared remote control. The 2-way satellite makes use of a 25mm tweeter TZ205 and 2x 80mm midrange S08_F60_MR1.

The satellite components may be purchased in pairs separately as well as the Meteor 0.1 Tc subwoofer, or you can replace it by a stronger model like the Meteor 0.1.5 or the Meteor 0.2.5.

The British company Roth Audio has confirmed the shipping date of the OLi loudspeaker range as December 2007.

This new line features an entry-level bookshelf (OLi 1), a bigger bookshelf speaker (OLi 2) and a floorstanding speaker (OLi 3). Each 2-way speaker employs a 1-inch polymer integrated soft dome tweeter and one or two woven fiberglass hybrid cones medium with an impedance of 8 Ohms, built into a stylish curved cabinet with a black gloss finish.

Tannoy has introduced its new range of home theater speakers "Revolution Signature DC".

From the compact stand-mount DC4 to the imposing yet elegant DC6, Revolution Signature will bring music to life in your living room. Coupled with the horizontal DC4 LCR or DC6 LCR the range can be configured as a dynamic multi-channel system with class-leading dynamics, power handling and efficiency.

Each speaker makes use of premium crossover components, constant directivity "Dual Concentric" drive unit and, are mounted into a stylish curved trapezoidal vented cabinet to ensure natural midrange, high intelligibility, airiness and expansive sound staging.

The DC4 and DC6 bookshelf loudspeakers are priced respectively at 859€ and 1159€, the DC4 T and DC6 T floorstanding speakers cost 1159€ and 1459€. There is no word on the DC4 LCR and DC6 LCR center loudspeakers.

All models will hit the market soon in Europe and will be available in North America from January 2008.

The Auditor Elipsa is the latest speaker system from the italians of Sonus Faber. The elliptical shape design of this speaker is made by an ingenious sandwich construction obtained using hand selected wood layers and solid maple, quality graded and oriented for carefully optimized resonances and standing waves control.

The vented box contains a 25mm ultra dynamic ring radiator-driver and a 150mm cone driver with Symmetric Drive Motor System and selected black wood fiber cone. It features a frequency responce of 55Hz - 30KHz, a sensitivity of 89dB SPL (2,83 V/1m) and a maximum input power of 150W @ 4 ohm.

The Auditor Elipsa loudspeakers are now available via your local Sonus Faber distributor for a price of 3,700€.

The french specialist of glass loudspeakers comes back with 2 new models, the Victoria EVO and the Iguascu EVO.

These speakers are said to have increased power handling, reduced distortion and low frequency extension. This is, in part, due to the new drivers provided by Atohm, which has supplied a new generation of aluminium drivers with the ADT technology (Acoustic Damping Tube). Both EVO models use the LD150 medium (2x for Victoria EVO) and the SD20 tweeter. However, the secret of the bass improvement is the downward-firing passive radiator: a new 210mm unit (UFR 210) hidden into the plinth of the speaker.

Both models are available now and the price has been set at 2200€ for the Iguascu EVO and 2980€ for the Victoria EVO model.

Kenwood unveiled its newest LS-K1000, a 2-way bass reflex speaker. This bookshelf speaker adopts an original enclosure curved on its top, made from MDF.

The speaker is composed of a 12cm cone type woofer and a 2.5cm dome type tweeter that boasts a maximum input power of 80W @ 6Ω, a SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) of 85dB, a frequency response of 48Hz to 45kHz and a crossover set to 2kHz. Its dimensions are approximately 168x270x305mm and its weight is 5.2kg. Then, the Kenwood LS-K1000 is predicted to reach the market in late November for about $490.