Kenwood USA Corporation announced the delivery of the Company’s new flagship marine audio receiver with unique features, rugged construction and legendary Kenwood audio performance.

Kenwood’s new flagship marine audio system is the KMR-700U ($400.00 suggested retail price), a model positioned to be the marine industry’s most advanced and highest-performing audio system. The KMR-700U comes with a variety of marine specific construction features, such as an IPX5-rated front panel, conformal coated circuit boards, and an anti-corrosive chassis…

Today, Bose announces that the all-new Buick Encore luxury small crossover is available with an optional Bose sound system, and — for the first time in a Buick — Bose technology for reducing unwanted noise in the vehicle cabin.

The Bose sound system, custom-engineered for the Encore’s interior, provides driver and passengers with a spacious, lifelike listening experience. Bose Active Noise Cancellation technology, integrated into every Encore, allows Buick to target and reduce unwanted engine and powertrain noise in the cabin — while preserving the crossover’s desirable sound characteristics…

Pioneer today unveiled its new line of high-efficiency “GM Digital” series Class-D automotive amplifiers, consisting of the GM-D8604 4-channel model and GM-D9601 and GM-D8601 mono models. Pioneer’s digital amplifiers can produce the same power output as conventional amplifiers more than twice their physical size through improvements in their Class-D amplifier technology and design. The new amplifiers feature an extremely compact chassis for maximum installation flexibility, a new industrial cosmetic design, balanced audio inputs for improved sound quality and higher power output compared with previous models…

Clarion’s next generation portable navigation device, EZDrive is as easy-to-use as the name implies. Clarion’s EZD580 is has a 4.3 inch touch-panel screen, built-in rechargeable battery and intuitive operational control.

Clarion’s EZDrive is the ultimate navigation unit. With simple destination input, turn-by-turn voice prompts, text-to-speech operation and selectable route guidance this unit is all about convenience. It even has instant recall of previous destinations and includes an astounding 12 million points of interest in its database…

Boating season is just a few months away, so it’s time for improvements and upgrades to make this year’s moments on the water more memorable than before. Alpine today announced two new high-performance, rugged marine products that give boaters the ultimate flexibility to build the perfect custom sound system…

Clarion announced today the introduction of two all-new high performance Class D amplifiers for the 2013 model year. The new products offer exceptional performance, sophisticated styling, and several technologically advanced features.

The new line includes a 6-Channel and a 4-Channel model. Both feature full range top-rated Class D amplifiers, sleek new cosmetics, and ultimate flexibility with compact designs that makes them ideal for multiple automotive and marine applications. Both amplifiers feature electronic crossovers and a PWM MOS-FET power supply…

Polk Audio is pumping up the output for road warriors and boating enthusiasts with two new series of mobile audio models that are designed to please the most demanding audio enthusiasts.

Beginning in late January, Polk Audio will deliver the new DXi series of 12 volt speakers, improving upon current standards for sonic output in mobile and marine environments. Similarly, the new PA Digital Amplifier line features four ultra-compact, high efficiency models that are equally comfortable on land and sea…

Kenwood USA Corporation announced the introduction of a third model within the Kenwood Excelon Reference Fit mobile power amplifier line.

The XR-5S ($600 suggested retail price) is Kenwood’s only five-channel power amplifier and the industry’s most powerful five-channel amplifier for its size, delivering 80 watts (RMS) at 4 ohms with another 350 watts (RMS) x 1. Thanks to digital amplifier technology, the XR-5S has an extremely small chassis and allows for installation in very small spaces without any sacrifice in power or audio performance…

Alpine has announced that it is shipping three new products. The SBR-S83V enclosed subwoofer and SPR-10TW and SPS-110TW dome tweeter sets are the newest additions to Alpine’s sound system lineup.

The SBR-S83V consists of an 8-inch Type-R subwoofer in a carpeted enclosure. Rated at CEA-2031 specs, the subwoofer has 300W max RMS/900W peak power capacity, along with the characteristics that make the Type-R subwoofers so popular — dependability, high excursion and high power handling.

The SBR-S83V’s enclosure is designed to enhance the Type-R subwoofer and is constructed of high-quality MDF with internal braces for added stiffness and durability…

Alpine has announced the shipping of the INE-S920HD Audio/Video/Navigation (AVN) system. This new AVN system features a 6.1-inch WVGA screen and built-in Bluetooth® wireless technology…