THX Launches Component Technologies Business With Headphone Amp

THX launched its first headphone amplifier as part of an expansion into component technologies, it said in a Monday announcement. The THX AAA amplifier is said to reduce harmonic, intermodulation and crossover distortion by 20-100 times to create a “realistic” and “fatigue-free” listening experience. The amplifier is optimized for low noise and minimal power consumption, said the company. AudioControl, meanwhile, announced availability of DTS:X and DTS Neural Surround for its Concert AVR-7 and AVR-9 AV receivers and the Maestro M9 processor. The THX surround formats can be added to AudioControl models in the field through a firmware update, said the company.