audioXpress June 2024 Models Automotive Audio Development

audioXpress June 2024 Models Automotive Audio Development

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Advertise in the Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2024!

Advertise in the Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2024!
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Loudspeaker Knowledge and Resources in Voice Coil May 2024

Loudspeaker Knowledge and Resources in Voice Coil May 2024
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The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities

The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities
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Origin Acoustics Takes Ambisonic Systems Worldwide Distribution and Announces New Ambisonic LSR6 Landscape Speaker
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Origin Acoustics Takes Ambisonic Systems Worldwide Distribution and Announces New Ambisonic LSR6 Landscape Speaker

Origin Acoustics, the architectural audio manufacturer, is now the exclusive source for Ambisonic Systems, the Arizona-based company founded in 2009 by industry pioneer Jeff Coombs, specializing in high-output, high-quality ribbon line array designs for sound reinforcement. Now, Origin is promoting the new Ambisonic LSR6 landscape speaker, which the company believes will be "the next product that is certain to shape the path of custom integration."
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Analog Devices Confirms Maxim Integrated Acquisition
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Analog Devices Confirms Maxim Integrated Acquisition

Analog Devices (ADI) and Maxim Integrated Products announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ADI will acquire Maxim in an all stock transaction that values the combined enterprise at over $68 billion. The combination of the two North-American semiconductor companies was announced to increase scale and diversification of the combined business, enhancing domain expertise and breadth of engineering capabilities to develop more complete solutions. The transaction is expected to close in the summer of 2021.
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More Than Merchandise: Orange Amps Crest Edition Wireless Over-Ear Headphones
by Joao Martins

More Than Merchandise: Orange Amps Crest Edition Wireless Over-Ear Headphones

When in 2017 Orange Amplification introduced its own headphones at the Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt, the strategy was right on target. They helped leverage the brand's reputation as product extensions that reinforce the emotional connection with users. While generating a new revenue opportunity, in this case by expanding the already existing and extremely successful merchandise catalog. Three years later, Orange Amps renews the strategy with the new Crest Edition wireless headphones.
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    Studio Six Digital Introduces Updated Surround Signal Generator with Dolby Atmos for Apple TV
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    Studio Six Digital Introduces Updated Surround Signal Generator with Dolby Atmos for Apple TV

    Studio Six Digital has released an updated version of its Surround Sound Signal Generator for Apple TV. This app is available from the Apple TV App Store and is an essential tool for integrators. To install it, users just need to navigate to the App Store on an Apple TV, and search for “Surround Generator”. When installed, the app offers a variety of test signals that can be used with Studio Six Digital's AudioTools app to help check speaker polarity, delay, and EQ to optimize the surround audio experience.
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    Fraunhofer IIS Licenses LC3 Audio Codec Software to Microsoft
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    Fraunhofer IIS Licenses LC3 Audio Codec Software to Microsoft

    The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS announced the licensing of its LC3 software implementation to Microsoft Corp. LC3 (Low Complexity Communication Codec) is the audio codec adopted for Bluetooth LE Audio, a new audio architecture designed to boost the performance of Bluetooth Audio – for voice calls as well as for media playback including music. Following the news that Microsoft had licensed the xHE-AAC codec and MPEG-D DRC software implementation from Fraunhofer IIS, the addition of LC3 is a logic step.
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    Australian Design Firm Pantheone Audio Launches Pantheone I Amazon Alexa-Enabled Speaker
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    Australian Design Firm Pantheone Audio Launches Pantheone I Amazon Alexa-Enabled Speaker

    Pantheone Audio, a new Australian design firm that focuses on creating beautifully designed pieces of art and décor that also serve as state-of-the-art sound systems, launched its first product in the United States, Pantheone I. Created by international designers and engineers, Pantheone I is the largest multi-room, Alexa-enabled sound system that is built into a minimalistic, handmade resin sculpture that seamlessly fits into home interior designs.
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    RHA Launches TrueConnect 2 Second Generation True Wireless Earbuds
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    RHA Launches TrueConnect 2 Second Generation True Wireless Earbuds

    When Scottish brand RHA introduced its first true wireless design, in October 2018, the TrueConnect earbuds surprised everyone for the unique look with a subtle stem design and very high-quality feel, paired with what was then one of the best sounding wireless earbuds. A remarkable feat. Apparently, RHA was quick to understand that such a booming product segment required also a fast-moving strategy, and the brand has now announced TrueConnect 2, updating all critical specifications to be able to compete.
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    GRAS Announces The World's Thinnest Condenser Microphones
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    GRAS Announces The World's Thinnest Condenser Microphones

    GRAS Sound & Vibration is adding to its existing family of measurement microphones for boundary layer measurements and specifically wind tunnel testing – the new Ultra-Thin Precision (UTP) microphones. The UTP microphones - based on a patented technology - combine the high precision and reliability of GRAS measurement microphones with the need for extremely low-profiled (1 mm) microphones with minimum turbulence influence.
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    Listen SoundCheck Online Training: Advanced Sequence Writing
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    Listen SoundCheck Online Training: Advanced Sequence Writing

    While Listen, Inc. continues to expand its series of videos about the latest SoundCheck 18 features and how to do audio test and measurement working from home, the Boston-based company also continues its series of online training classes. Designed to offer more chances for participants to gain advanced skills, the next online training class, about Advanced Sequence Writing, takes place Tuesday, July 14.
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    The UNH-IOL Launches New A2B Testing Services for In-Vehicle Audio Devices
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    The UNH-IOL Launches New A2B Testing Services for In-Vehicle Audio Devices

    The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, announced it will have a key active role in the advancement of the Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) technology developed by Analog Devices. The UNH-IOL will serve as the industry’s first laboratory for A2B conformance testing, which is an essential element of the broader A2B ecosystem.
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