Sonance has introduced the new Sonamp ASAP3D SE power amplifier which answers a multitude of integration challenges with unparalleled performance and efficiency.  The ASAP3D SE combines high-performance stereo power with signal-switching and control facilities that set a new standard for system versatility. The amplifier is designed to automatically switch a pair of loudspeakers between two different input sources, such as a whole-house audio system and a TV or iPort™ music system for the Apple iPod® which gives designers and installers unprecedented flexibility in system conception and layout.

Genesis Advanced Technologies announces the availability of the Reference-series Amplifiers. First debuted in prototype form at CES2007, and then with pre-production versions at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2007 in Denver, the full line of amplifiers is now in production.

Pass Laboratories, Inc. introduces the XA.5 Series Power Amplifiers at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show, next month in Las Vegas. Designed for audiophiles by lifelong audiophiles, the new amplifiers represent a peak in the evolution of Pass Labs amplifiers toward ever higher performance. The XA.5 Series consists of five models — the XA200.5, the XA160.5, the XA100.5, the XA60.5 and the XA30.5 Power Amplifiers. All embody significant improvements on their classic Pass Labs predecessors, and all deliver the warmth, sweetness, depth and space that are the hallmarks of outstanding audio products.

McIntosh Laboratory, a world leader in home entertainment systems for over 56 years, has announced a special Trade-UP incentive program for loyal customers of McIntosh power amplifiers. During the limited-time program through participating McIntosh dealers, customers may trade in their McIntosh Multi-Channel, 2-Channel or Monoblock Amplifier regardless of age and receive up to 75% of its original MSRP towards a new current model McIntosh Power Amplifier. To qualify for the program, all trade-ins must be functional and maintain their original design.

The joint-development of high-performance digital amplifiers incorporating Zetex Class Z direct digital feedback amplifier (DDFA) technology, a “unique” performance-optimized digital amplifier architecture, has been announced by NAD Electronics and Zetex Semiconductors.