Company:Soundcast

Soundcast LLC

Type	Privately funded
Industry	Wireless Audio
Founded	2006
Headquarters	San Diego, California United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Oscar Ciornei, Pres & CEO, Will Berry, GM & VP Finance, Bob Dulsky, CFO, Charity Hardwick, VP Sales & Marketing, Tom Dixon, Business Strategy, Alan Poe, Sales & Compliance, Oscar Huerta, Customer Service, Norman Bentley, Network Administrator
Products	Portable Weather-Resistant Speaker Systems, Wireless Audio Solutions
Website	goSoundcast.com

Soundcast LLC is a privately funded company that creates wireless audio technologies for the consumer & commercial markets. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Soundcast is a producer of wireless audio transmission systems that overcome 2.4GHz band interference, and allow digital music to be listened to in stereo throughout the home or building through its proprietary wireless technology, Bluetooth®, DTS Play-Fi® and can be paired with Alexa®.

Products

The Soundcast product line has grown in stages since 2006. The first product, the AudioCast, was designed to create a bridge between an audio source and an audio speaker. With this creation came the G2 systems technology. Since then, the list of products has expanded by building on the G2 system first developed for the AudioCast. Some of the current products are:

VG1

The Take Anywhere, Everywhere, Premium Waterproof Speaker

Stunning audio performance belies its hand-held form. Dual aluminum drivers and weighted rear-firing passive radiator deliver rich, studio accuracy audio with real bass response you can hear. The VG1 is a rugged take-anywhere, everywhere design and fully waterproof. Whether it’s at the pool, the gym, hiking or just hanging at the hotel, the VG1 is the perfect travel companion no matter the destination.

It streams music from a mobile device. No additional software necessary. It also has a plug in audio source via 3.5mm mini jack and an output plug as well. The VG1 not only works as a hands free Bluetooth speakerphone, it can also communicate and issue commands with Siri. Sync two VG1 speakers together for dedicated left and right playback with Bluetooth True Wireless Stereo (TWS). No additional software necessary!

• Pair Two VG1 Units for TWS (True Wireless Stereo) Configuration
• Waterproof Enclosure (IP67)
• Stream High-Def Audio via Bluetooth® with aptX and AAC
• On-Board Play/Pause and Volume Controls
• External Auxiliary Connection
• Multiple Drivers for Immersive Sound
• 15 hour Built-in Recharegable Battery

Melody

Melody streams music wirelessly and delivers omni-directional beautifully precise sound out of its 8-speaker bi-amped system with the latest Bluetooth® v3.0 technology. Some of its many features:

   • Weather Resistant Design
   • Built-in Up to 20-Hour Rechargeable Battery
   • Lossless CD-Quality Audio with Apt-X and AAC
   • Incredible 360° Sound
   • Built-in Keypad Track Controls
   • Comfortable Carrying Handle

OutCast

The OutCast is SoundCast Systems flagship product and perhaps the most well known of all their products. It is a weather-resistant, wireless speaker that lets you enjoy rich multi-directional stereo sound throughout the house, the yard, the patio and even on a boat/RV. With broadcast range of up to 300 feet, this powerful wireless speaker receives transmissions through walls, floors, and ceilings without the hassle of running wires.

OutCast Jr

OutCast Jr. is a highly portable wireless speaker system that features multiple drivers, 3-amplifiers, a down-firing built-in subwoofer, volume/track control with Soundcast’s optional UAT and iCast transmitters – Pick it up, move it and listen to music anywhere! It's Weather-Resistant, plays on included rechargeable batteries up to 20 hours.

SurroundCast

SurroundCast - a wireless rear or side speaker amplifier system. It consists of a transmitter with speaker level inputs and an amplified receiver module with 60 watts of digital power and speaker level outputs. The system allows you to set up any brand of surround speakers without the need for front to back of room wires. The system has a low latency (15 ms) and is a quick and easy installation. No programming, no fuss. Just great audio. Note: SurroundCast is not compatible with any other Soundcast wireless products

SubCast

An exciting alternative to WIRES! SubCast allows any subwoofer to play wireless. It is also a full range transmitter - receiver system. It will transmit 20-20K Hertz and can be used to support full audio, not just Low Frequency Effects. It is marketed as a Sub kit but has many more very flexible uses. There is latency adjustment to 64Ms for longer range applications. No programming, no assigning IP addresses, just plug Sub "out" into SubCast transmitter and power it up, then plug Receiver module into Subwoofer inputs and power it up.

Technology

Soundcast forms a wireless bridge between an audio source like an MP3 player and an audio sound system with plug-n-play setup. Soundcast's audio products incorporate 2.4 GHz wireless technology. The Soundcast engineering team refined this wireless technology to avoid interference from other appliances like the microwave oven or the cordless phone. The wireless range is reported to be up to 350 feet.

Soundcast employs Spread Spectrum technology. This is widely regarded as the most effective method of achieving effective communication in the 2.4GHz ISM band. There are two principle ways this can be done: Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS)—such as used by Bluetooth, and Direct Sequencing Spread Spectrum (DSSS)—such as used by 802.11b. Soundcast G2 transceivers use FHSS. This allows as many as three Soundcast G2 systems to operate in close proximity to each other. This also allows for wireless audio to be securely used in high density multi-unit dwellings (MUD). The platform also provides the flexibility of being configured as a one transmitter one receiver system or a one transmitter multiple receiver system. The Soundcast G2 module integrates the RF physical layer, baseband, MAC protocol, audio CODEC, and dynamic error correction functions. Hardware forward error correction, adaptive frequency hopping, and dynamic hopping channel diversity are all built into the protocol of the system. The system also supports bi-directional communication for acknowledging and retransmission should packet loss occur.

Environmental efforts

Soundcast's products are RoHS compliant. This is a directive which restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. This directive bans from the market new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed to levels of lead, cadmium, mercury hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated biphenyl Ether (PBDE) flame retardants.

Editorial Awards & Recognition

• 2007 - Consumer Electronics Show [CES]: INNOVATIONS DESIGN AND ENGINEERING AWARD.
• 2010 - Sound & Vision's Best: The top gear to buy right now.
• 2011 - Editors Choice Top 40 E-Gear Magazine: Soundcast Outcast Wireless Speaker.
• 2013 - TrulyNet: There's a lot to like here - exceptional range, great audio quality, and excellent battery life.
• 2015 - Editors Choice Top 20 EuroWireless Speakers: Soundcast OutCast & Melody Wireless Speakers.
• 2016 - Techaeris / Sound & Vision / Yahoo Tech / Gadget Review - Powerful, Accurate, Clear Sound.
• 2017 - PC Mag / Android Community / Apple World Today / CCC / Bridal Guide / leSoleil - Small portable wonders, great accurate sound.