Audio Design Experts Launches Riva Brand With $249 Bluetooth Speaker

Audio Design Experts launched its Riva lifestyle audio brand Tuesday with the announcement that it’s shipping its first product, the Turbo X Bluetooth mobile speaker. The $349 system incorporates the company’s Trillium technology that’s designed to offer immersive sound through a surround-sound mode that’s said to enhance sound in movies and video games. The Turbo X packs three 60mm full-range drivers and delivers 45 watts of power, while offering a 26-hour battery life, the company said. The Turbo X is being sold at www.rivaaudio.com, along with Huppin’s, Listen Up and World Wide Stereo, with more retailers to follow in 2015, the company said.