CES 2015 highlights - Day 3: Audeze, Musaic, Chord Electronics and Bang & Olufsen

We also been given our first chance to get up close and personal with some of the new products that we've heard about at CES 2015, with hands on reviews of LG's WebOS 2.0 smart TV platform and G Flex 2 smartphone for you to read.

Don't forget to stay tuned to whathifi.com on Wednesday for more news, reviews and products – with highlights from our International News Stage also in the pipeline...

CES 2015: Highlights – Day 1 news, launches, products

CES 2015: Highlights – Day 2 news, launches, products

Audeze headphones and DAC/amp

Audeze, the much-loved high-end headphone maker, has introduced a new entry-level set of cans – and they come in the form of the EL-8s, which are a relatively affordable £600. Much cheaper than those £1700 cans, then...

The EL-8s weren't the only new product to emerge from Audeze, with the Deckard DAC/headphone amp also making a debut. We're awaiting confirmation on price and a release date, but we do know it's able to handle 16-bit and 32-bit files.

CES 2015: Audeze unveils £600 EL-8 headphones and Deckard DAC/amp

Bang & Olufsen's BeoSound Moment system

It might prove to be one of the most striking debuts that we'll see at CES 2015, with Bang & Olufsen's BeoSound Moment music system proving – once again – that the Danish company likes to do audio matters a bit differently.

Not only is the design on the unusual side, but one of its key features is its "mood control" abilities. It has a coloured "mood wheel" that chooses music from your collection based on how you're feeling – find out how by reading on...

CES 2015: Bang & Olufsen introduces the BeoSound Moment music system with “mood control”

Chord unveils Hugo TT DAC/headphone amp

It has been exactly one year since the portable Award-winning Hugo DAC/headphone amp made its first outing, and Chord Electronics now returns to CES with the Hugo TT – a better equipped desktop version costing £2995.

The Hugo TT supports up to 32-bit/384kHz and DSD128 audio via coaxial and USB; 24-bit/192kHz over optical; and DSD64 across all inputs. Additional features compared to the original Hugo also include a pair of XLR outputs and larger chassis.

CES 2015: Chord Electronics unveils desktop Hugo TT DAC/headphone amp

Musaic high-res multi-room system

British hi-fi start-up Musaic has travelled across to CES in Las Vegas to take the wraps off its new high-resolution multi-room music system, which also incorporates smart home features.

The system is claimed to be the first wireless hi-fi system that supports high-resolution audio and the ability to integrate with your smart lighting and home automation hubs and apps.

CES 2015: Musaic launches high-resolution multi-room system

TCL's 4K Quantum Dot TV

The mainstream TV manufacturers have all lined up at CES 2015 to share details of their line-ups for 2015, but one name you might not be familiar with is TCL. That situation looks set to change for the Chinese manufacturer.

After launching its 55in 4K Quantum Dot TV H9700 in China not so long ago, the company has used CES 2015 to confirm that "targeted overseas markets" including Europe and Asia Pacific can expect to see the set "soon".

CES 2015: TCL to launch 55in 4K Quantum Dot TV H9700 in Europe

LG hands on reviews

With LG announcing the launch of its G Flex 2 curved smartphone and WebOS 2.0 TVs at CES 2015, we've had the chance to get up close and personal - and now we've been able to form our first impressions, what did we make of them both?

CES 2015: LG G Flex 2 hands on review

CES 2015: LG WebOS 2.0 hands on review

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Don't forget that What Hi-Fi? is live and direct from the showfloor in Las Vegas all week as we bring you the very latest news and product launches from CES 2015. Not only that, but we'll bring you coverage from our very own International News Stage in partnership with our sister publication, Stuff.

CES 2015: All the latest news highlights

Joe Cox
Content Director

Joe is Content Director for T3 and What Hi-Fi?, having previously been the Global Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-Fi?. He has worked on What Hi-Fi? across the print magazine and website for more than 15 years, writing news, reviews and features on everything from turntables to TVs, headphones to hi-fi separates. He has covered product launch events across the world, from Apple to Technics, Sony and Samsung; reported from CES, the Bristol Show, and Munich High End for many years; and written for sites such as the BBC, Stuff, and the Guardian. In his spare time, he enjoys expanding his vinyl collection and cycling (not at the same time).