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Orb Audio Launches Booster
Four Inputs, Remote Control and Subwoofer Output
World’s Smallest Integrated Amplifier with Four Inputs, Remote Control and Subwoofer Output
New Product Complements Line of Orb Compact Speakers and Amplifiers
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (October 31, 2011) –– Orb Audio, a leading maker of handmade, highly
affordable and décor-friendly audio products, announced today the launch of Booster, one of the world’s
smallest integrated amplifiers. Together with Orb’s compact Mod1 and Mod2 speakers, Booster allows
consumers to say goodbye to large, complicated home audio receivers without sacrificing sound quality
or convenience.
Booster brings high performance sound to up to four audio sources, featuring an easy-to-use remote
control, beautiful extruded aluminum cabinet and professional quality speaker connectors. Additionally,
Booster is designed with a subwoofer output and small/large speaker size selector, features not normally
found on amplifiers of this size.
Booster is also very small, measuring just six inches wide, six inches deep and one and three quarters
inches high. When paired with Orb’s award-winning compact speakers, Booster delivers luxurious, room-
filling sound from an unbelievably small package.
“Booster is a great addition to our product line because it is a problem solver,” said Ethan Siegel, co-
founder and CEO of Orb Audio. “Our customers have asked us for an easy way to bring home speaker
sound to their computers, iPods and TVs without complicated electronics or extensive wiring. Now we
have two great solutions to offer consumers — Mini-T, released earlier this year, which connects one
audio source to a pair of speakers, and Booster, which connects up to four sources and also features
a subwoofer output and remote control. Between these two choices, we have the bases covered, and
consumers can choose the features they need.”
“We also hope to expand the market for small home audio components,” said Siegel. “Booster is the only
amplifier of this size that features multiple inputs, a remote control and a subwoofer output. It really can
replace much larger components, and we think this is a winning combination of features, performance,
size and price.”
Available immediately for $164.00, Booster can also be purchased as a package with two Orb speakers
for $378.00, a savings of $25. For individuals who desire a more traditional audio setup, Orb Audio also
offers complete home theater systems to fit most budgets and room sizes. More information about Orb
Audio products, pricing and purchasing can be found at www.orbaudio.com or by calling 877-ORB-
AUDIO (877-672-2834).
About Orb Audio
Orb Audio is committed to being different. From the beginning in 2002, it has been our intention
to deliver speaker systems with the finest quality components, an attractive, upscale design and an
affordable price. The only way to accomplish all of this was to be different from the other players
in the industry, make our speakers in the United States, and to sell them to our clients directly to
avoid substantial (and totally unnecessary) markups. Our satellite speakers are manufactured in the
United States by craftspeople with years of experience in electronics assembly. We do not have to take
mass market considerations into our design, so we can design our speakers for one thing — performance.
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WiFi HiFi System Goes Platinum
SONOS NOW PLAYING IN ONE MILLION ROOMS
The Wireless HiFi System Goes Platinum
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – August 31, 2011 – Sonos, Inc., the leading manufacturer of wireless music systems, announced today that it is now streaming music in more than one million rooms around the world. Sonos first began shipping wireless music systems in 2005. Since then, Sonos has radically amplified the music experience at home by making it incredibly easy to wirelessly stream all the music on earth to every room.
“Today’s milestone demonstrates loud and clear that music fans want a new way to listen to music in their homes,” said John MacFarlane, CEO, Sonos, Inc. “We’re thrilled to be able to provide this music experience to so many people around the globe and we will continue to pursue our mission of filling every home with music.”
The Sonos Wireless HiFi System makes it extremely simple to bring a world of music to any room of the home. You can start with one player, like the SONOS PLAY:3 or SONOS PLAY:5, and expand anywhere to fill your entire home with music. Free apps for your Android smartphone, iPhone or iPad let you control all your music from the comfort of your couch—or while dancing on the kitchen counter.
The PLAY:3 is Sonos’ newest all-in-one player, delivering big HiFi sound in a small size for any room. It works both horizontally and vertically and mounts on the wall for added flexibility. It has been called “the compact music system for the next decade” by Sound & Vision Magazine. And, CNN.com concluded that the “high-quality PLAY:3 can sing for people looking to outfit their homes for the Internet age of music.”
To see how easy it is to add music to any room of your home, watch a demo at www.sonos.com. To purchase or locate an authorized Sonos dealer in your area, please visit www.sonos.com or call 877.80.SONOS.
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guitar
The Complete Idiot’s Guide(r) to Guitar starts the guitarist at the very beginning, learning how to hold the instrument. It covers everything from reading tablature, bar chords, and strumming techniques, to playing the blues and rock riffs. Each chapter has practice songs, and the guide includes a play-along CD, so learners are playing guitar from the very first chapter. With over 350 pages of instruction, and a suggested retail price of $22.95 USD (ISBN-10: 1615640215) The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guitar is the perfect companion! With it you also get;
- Fun To Follow lessons that teach top guitar techniques
- Instruction on reading and playing rhythms
- Complete tutorial om building chords and scales
- Advice on creating chord-melody arrangements
- Techniques for playing rock, folk, jazz, and blues guitar
- Easy and popular practice songs with a play along practice cd
Every Guitar God has To Start Somewhere
This is the second book by author David Hodge, the first being The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing Rock Guitar which also comes very highly recommended. For those starting their journey to play guitar, this book will become your best friend. Like having a guitar tutor sitting next to you, this book will also get you playing guitar right away. The contents of the book include; tuning, chords, rhythmic values, strumming, playing eighth notes, triplets, double stops, arpeggios, bends, slides, major scale, triads, barre chords, playing with a capo, drop D tuning, fills and riffs, to basic travis picking and so on.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide(r) to Guitar also offers plenty of exercises and short song tracks to learn. The book also covers many musical genres like, country, folk, blues, rock and classical. There is also a further study section at the back.
Idiot’s Guide to Guitar Exercises
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guitar Exercises starts out with endorsements from some of the best musicians in the music business:
complete idiot's guide to guitar exercises
“In these pages, Hemme outlines many different exercises and I would encourage you to find the ones best suited to your ability and playing character. Happy strumming!”
-Alex Lifeson (Rush)
“Working on a wide variety of exercises on the guitar gives you the facility to pull off any wacky idea you can think of, with room to spare! Hemme’s book takes the guesswork out of what to work on to gain that facility.”
- Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson, Jeff Beck)
“I’m sure that with Hemme’s knowledge and your time and patience, you, too, will become a better guitar player.”
- Mike Mushok (Staind)
“Hemme has put together a great book to help the player along the way. He did a wonderful job of transcribing a book of mine awhile ago so I’m happy to recommend this one.”
- Albert Lee (Eric Clapton, Emmylou Harris, The Everyly Brothers, Grammy-Award- winning session guitarist)
“The Complete Idiot’s Guide(r) to Guitar Exercises” is a great book for guitarists on every level. Hemme’s book will help you a lot!”
- Mike Stern (Jazz Guitarist Extraordinaire)
The Complete Idiot’s Guide(r) to Guitar Exercises provides new and experienced guitarists with practice you need to take your playing to the next level.
MSRP $21.95 USD, 264 pages
ISBN-10: 1592579728
- Exercises designed to build strength, endurance, dexterity, and technique
- A wide variety including single note, string-to-string, minor and major scales, harmonic and melodic minor scales, major and minor pentatonic and blues scales, chord progression exercises and melodic patterns
- Bonus chapters include fingerpicking, fingerstyle blues and Travis picking exercises
- Written using both standard notation and TAB
- Accompanied by an audio CD featuring over 150 samples of the exercises featured in the book
Praise for this book by:
Randy Bachman (The Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, and Ringo Starr’s All- Starr Band)
Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson, Jeff Beck)
Peter Frampton
Steve Howe (Yes, Asia)
Albert Lee (Eric Clapton, Emmylou Harris, The Everly Brothers)
Alex Lifeson (Rush)
Mike Mushok (Staind)
Mike Stern (Jazz Guitarist Extraordinaire)
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guitar Exercises takes you far beyond single-note diatonic sequences. It offers loads of spidery chromatic exercises, chordal exercises (including seventh chords), jazz chord-melody, Travis picking, and fingerstyle blues. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guitar Exercises also includes in-depth presentations on the music theory behind the exercises. All the exercises are meticulously fingered. In addition to left-hand fingerings, the book offers right-hand pick directions; many of the exercises also include right-hand fingerings for fingerstyle players.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guitar Exercises is appropriate for guitar players of any level. Beginning students will easily understand the contents without the aid of a teacher. The book is thorough, and explains simple concepts such as how to hold the pick! Readers will see and hear the mystery of guitar as it starts to make sense.
The Music Dictionary For Idiots
Once again the Idiot’s Guide series of books has released another excellent resource. This time for the music lover, fan, musician and general public. The ‘Complete Idiot’s Guide Music Dictionary’ (ISBN: 978-1-59257-997-6) MRSP – $16.95 US is a 300+ pages resource dedicated to the music industry, business, profession, art and general information. Music explained in the simplest terms.
The Complete Idiot's Guide Music Dictionary
The ‘Complete Idiot’s Guide Music Dictionary’ is filled with the most common terms from classical, rock, pop, jazz, and even music theatre. There are also entries from other music genre’s that are found only here. In addition to simple terms, there are illustrations, brief biographies of famous composers and performers.
‘A must have music reference that’s just your speed’ that includes;
- Nearly 2000 jargon free definitions of the most common music terms and concepts
- A visual index of musical notations even if you don’t know its name.
- Clever explanations of all music theory
- An introduction to the major works in every genre, both secular and sacred.
- Biographies of music players from classical to jazz to pop
Anyone involved with music needs to know dozens of terms and concepts, yet definitions in a traditional music dictionary can overwhelm and actually confuse the beginning musician. The concise and easy to follow format gives you everything you need to know and is the perfect alternative to the traditional music dictionary.
To use this dictionary, simply look for the term or symbol you need the definition of. No need to search through irrelevant terms to find what you need. Thick dictionaries mean more time searching and less time finding. The ‘Complete Idiot’s Guide Music Dictionary’ makes music easier, not harder!