Miele's 'Black Wing Music' guarantees perfect sound during cooking / StiWa test winner now with integrated loudspeakers

Cooking inspired by your favourite music? Naturally from your own smartphone. And if the sound is to be achieved without additional loudspeakers or ill-fitting earphones, a new cooker hood from Miele fits the bill perfectly: Miele's 'Black Wing Music' extractor features invisible, integrated loudspeakers and an amplifier for crystal clear stereo sound, and is still perfectly suited to its main purpose.

In terms of design and function, the new Black Wing Music is derived from its sister model, the DA 6096 W, which has been on sale since 2014. This model is currently test winner with Germany's leading consumer watchdog Stiftung Warentest (StiWa 3/2016), achieving top marks for air recirculation, the removal of odours and very low operating sound levels. The design of this model is a boon in particular to taller users as its 90 cm glass canopy is inclined upwards away from the head, offering plenty of room for manoeuvring. The Black Wing Music is therefore classified as a headroom hood.

Music is relayed via a Bluetooth connection. This product is compatible with all common smartphones and tablets – and the range of music is virtually limitless, thanks to streaming services, radio stations or personal favourites lists. A compact amplifier and two loudspeakers ensure right sound, all invisibly stowed away inside the unit. Sound emanates from vibration speakers, so-called exciters, with the appliance casing serving as a soundbox.

The canopy features two energy-efficient and long-life LED downlights and can be operated either as a vented or recirculation unit. 10-ply stainless-steel grease filters for high-level grease extraction and the CleanCover – a canopy liner – count among the quality features so typical of Miele. Miele also offers a chimney section which is only necessary if vent ducting has to be routed upwards towards the ceiling. Low operating sound levels contribute to untainted listening pleasure, even when the cooker hood is in operation.

The Black Wing Music will be available in Germany and Austria. The market launch is scheduled for spring 2017.

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Company profile: Miele is the world's leading manufacturer of premium domestic appliances including cooking, baking and steam-cooking appliances, refrigeration products, coffee makers, dishwashers and laundry and floor care products. This line-up is augmented by dishwashers, washer-extractors and tumble dryers for commercial use as well as washer-disinfectors and sterilisers for use in medical and laboratory applications (Miele Professional). The Miele company, founded in 1899, has 8 production plants in Germany as well as one plant each in Austria, the Czech Republic, China and Romania. 2015/16 turnover amounted to approx. EUR 3.71 bn with sales outside Germany accounting for around 70%. Miele is represented with its own sales subsidiaries and via importers in almost 100 countries. The Miele company, now in the fourth generation of family ownership, employs a workforce of around 19,000, 10,500 thereof in Germany. The company headquarters are located in Gütersloh/Westphalia, Germany.