HiWave's BMR speaker drivers adopted by Boston Acoustics to create its M Series of premium quality performance loudspeakers

High-end speaker series includes seven models priced to $2500 per pair

Cambridge, UK, November 9th 2012:HiWave Technologies (LSE:HIW), a provider of innovative audio amplifier ICs, full frequency range speaker drivers and next generation haptic touch devices, has announced its Balanced Mode Radiator (BMR) speaker drivers are being used by Boston Acoustics, a world-renowned manufacturer of innovative audio solutions and high performance loudspeakers, in its latest family of premium quality loudspeakers, the M Series.

Launched in September 2012, the Boston Acoustics M Series consists of seven units; three floor-standing speakers, a two-way bookshelf model, a centre channel speaker, a satellite speaker and a powerful subwoofer. One of the keys to the enhanced performance and wide sonic dispersion of the M Series is the innovative Balanced Mode Radiator (BMR), reported to be a favourite speaker technology of Ken Ishiwata, a brand ambassador for Boston Acoustics. Ishiwata is one of the most influential people in the high-end audio industry and a crucial figure in the development of the CD. The BMR is utilised in the MSurround and the MCenter products in the Boston M Series family.

Rainer Finck, head of Boston Acoustics' European operations said: "The advantages of BMRs are twofold: they have much wider and regular dispersion characteristics; and they shift the crossover frequency all the way down to 400Hz so give a better voice quality. This is essential for modern soundtracks, which have more information on the surround tracks than was previously used."

James Lewis, CEO of HiWave said: "HiWave's range of BMRs are being adopted in a wide range of quality -audio systems and Boston is a testament to the audio quality delivered by these speaker drivers."

HiWave's balanced-mode radiators have an extended frequency response and wide directivity compared with conventional drive units. They combine the benefits of HiWave's bending-wave technology and pistonic modes of operation and are ideally suited for compact audio applications that require a full-range, high performance acoustic solution.

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