Arkamys Announces SoundStage Suite Integration with MediaTek's Dimensity Auto Cockpit Platform for In-Car Audio
Arkamys announced the compatibility of its SoundStage Suite with MediaTek's Dimensity Auto Cockpit platform. With this integration, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers can benefit from streamlined, premium sound solutions, allowing faster launches and scalable deployment in multiple vehicle segments, without compromising on cost or increasing complexity with additional hardware for in-car audio.
New JBL Tour ONE M3 Headphones with Smart Transmitter Herald the Dawn of Consumer Awareness for Auracast
Unveiled at CES 2025 and discreetly launched into the market in April 2025, the new JBL Tour ONE M3 headphones are touted as the most feature-rich, high-performance noise-cancelling model from the brand. But what truly sets it apart is the inclusion of the Smart Audio Transmitter, which effectively becomes a smart way for Harman to generate consumer awareness for the possibilities of Auracast wireless audio sharing.
Schiit Audio Introduces Mimir Affordable DAC and Digital Preamp
Schiit Audio recently surprised with the introduction of its Forkbeard wireless control and monitoring solution, which the manufacturer is now expanding to more products. The latest example is the Mimir, a new affordable USB DAC that debuts a Forkbeard-controlled preamp functionality and is also the company’s first to feature what they call a Mesh filter, implemented on a standard ESS Sabre chip.
Bowers & Wilkins Announces New Px7 S3 Advanced Wireless Headphones
Bowers & Wilkins announced its all-new premium active noise-cancelling wireless headphones. The renowned British audio brand has a long-established pedigree in the manufacture of reference-quality loudspeakers and gradually established a solid reputation also in category-defining headphones, from the original P5 of 2010 to the Px7 S2e of 2023. The Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 headphones are a comprehensively re-imagined design benefiting also from Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon Sound platform.
Sennheiser Now Shipping First Spectera WMAS Solutions
Officially unveiled to the world in September 2025, Sennheiser has announced that it will commence shipments of its Spectera wideband wireless ecosystem from April 25, 2025. Spectera is based on Wireless Multichannel Audio Systems (WMAS) broad bandwidth technology, offering the ability to densely pack many audio channels within a six to ten megahertz (MHz) radio frequency band, and meeting the regulatory goals around the globe for the use of available spectrum.
New Ravenna, AES67 and ST2110-30 Cross-Platform SDK Now Available
A new software development company headquartered in The Netherlands, Sound on Digital is the latest name to join the Ravenna audio-over-IP partner community. Founded by a team of developers with experience in audio networking and programming, Sound on Digital recently announced the availability of RavennaKit, a new Software Development Kit (SDK) for implementing audio-over-IP technology into new products.
Intelligent Audio is Changing Everything!
In both enterprise and consumer audio, a profound transformation is underway. Devices that once passively transmitted sound are now becoming intelligent, adaptive, and context-aware. Apple’s latest AirPods 4, with their AI-enhanced features, have elevated mainstream awareness of what premium audio can feel like — personalized, immersive, and effortless.
Voice Coil Focus: Quasi-Alignment Families
This article is another great contribution by Claus Futtrup, this time with direct support from Jeff Candy, the two creators of Speakerbench, the free to use web-based application for low-frequency analysis and design of loudspeakers. Another follow-up article for the Bass Reflex Alignments article series that was published in audioXpress and Voice Coil, this time, the authors discuss the important Quasi-Alignment Families where the fundamental idea is trying to approach a roll-off similar to the Butterworth B4 alignment (a maximally flat response) but compatible with real systems for which the driver Qt will not allow a true B4 alignment.
Getting Out of the Ear: The Evolution of ANC Technology in Hearables
This deep dive article from Alex Bonnet and Eric Benhaim - Orosound’s acoustics technical lead and chief technology officer, respectively - offers a unique perspective of the challenges associated with the increasingly popular open ear form factors. Extensively familiar with product implementation challenges, the two authors address the specificities of loose-fit and open-ear designs, and the potential of AI-based ANC technology for the future of hearables.
Sonical Promotes WeFunder Crowdfunding Campaign
Sonical, the Headphone 3.0 pioneer and creator of the headphone operating system CosmOS, based in San Mateo, CA, launched a WeFunder campaign, inviting everyone to join the company's movement to redefine wearable audio technology. "We’re not just creating another audio device — Sonical is revolutionizing the way we experience sound, combining groundbreaking AI and unparalleled audio personalization to improve lives everywhere. And now, you can help us make this vision a reality!", the company promotes.