Fender Audio, the buyer electronics arm of the instrument maker, will introduce two flagship audio merchandise at this 12 months’s CES in Las Vegas. These merchandise have been made beneath a licensing settlement with Singapore-based firm RiffSound.
First up is a line of Bluetooth audio system dubbed the ELIE (Extraordinarily Loud Infinitely Expressive). The lineup consists of two fashions, the E6 and E12. The audio system leverage a mix of DSP and system-on-a-chip processing, which Fender says can ship extra quantity whereas sustaining better energy effectivity.
Every speaker can deal with as much as 4 audio channels directly, together with a Bluetooth supply, a wired XLR or 1/4-inch enter and two extra wi-fi channels with appropriate Fender Audio equipment. Customers may also sync up two ELIE audio system in a stereo set-up. The announcement was mild on particular variations between the E6 and E12, however in photographs shared with Engadget, the E12 seems bigger. We’ll be seeing these in particular person at CES for a extra thorough analysis.
Fender may even introduce the MIX headphones, a set of modular cans that the corporate says are designed to adapt to a consumer’s sound and elegance preferences. The headphones embody a USB-C transmitter that provides lossless, low-latency and transmission modes.
The headphones are powered by 40mm graphene drivers and have energetic noise cancellation. They work in wired or wi-fi mode, with as much as 100 hours of battery life, in line with Fender. The corporate hasn’t shared a lot in regards to the modular side of those headphones, however we’ll get a more in-depth have a look at CES. Particulars on pricing and availability haven’t been shared.
