audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available

audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available
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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 Innovation in Voice Coil April 2024

Loudspeaker Knowledge and Innovation in Voice Coil April 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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28% of Smart Speaker Owners use it to Control a Smart Home Device
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28% of Smart Speaker Owners use it to Control a Smart Home Device

The latest research from Parks Associates tracks growth of voice control and voice-based technologies for smart home and connected entertainment ecosystems. Parks Associates found that 28% of U.S. broadband households with a smart speaker use the voice assistant to control a smart home device, compared to only 12% that use it to control an entertainment device. The report "State of the Market: Smart Home and Connected Entertainment," is now available for download on the Parks Associates site.
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Headphones Market Revenues Surged 26% in Q3 Says Futuresource Consulting
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Headphones Market Revenues Surged 26% in Q3 Says Futuresource Consulting

In its latest Global Headphone Report update, market research firm Futuresource Consulting continues to see solid growth in the headphones market, both in units sold and revenue. According to the latest quarterly tracking report from Futuresource, the global headphones market enjoyed an upsurge in revenues in Q3 this year, growing by 26% year-on-year. It seems noise-cancelling and true wireless headphones are exciting consumers.
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Juniper Predicts Hearables To Revolutionize Personal Audio Tech by 2022
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Juniper Predicts Hearables To Revolutionize Personal Audio Tech by 2022

Predicting that over 50% of all wireless headphones will incorporate Hearable Voice assistants, touch sensors and other interface technologies, a new report by Juniper Research forecasts that hearables will become the new standard for personal audio in under 5 years. The new report from Juniper has found that there will be an estimated 417 million hearables in use by 2022. This includes fitness-focused devices, hearing augmentation and purely audio-focused devices.
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    Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) Announces Global Collaboration with LG Electronics and Exciting Product Introductions From Nine Leading Speaker Brands at CES 2019
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    Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) Announces Global Collaboration with LG Electronics and Exciting Product Introductions From Nine Leading Speaker Brands at CES 2019

    WiSA has announced that LG is adopting WiSA industry standards across its display product in 2019 (debuting at CES). As such, LG will leverage Summit Wireless technology and WiSA Certification to make their 2019 lines of OLED and flagship UHD LCD TVs ‘WiSA Ready’ and compatible with WiSA USB Transmitters as well as a range of intelligent, WiSA Certified speakers that together deliver unprecedented wireless sound for home entertainment. WiSA estimates up to 60 Million units of WiSA Ready platforms will be in the market during 2019.
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    MIPI Alliance Releases I3C Basic Interface Specification for Widespread Implementation in Mobile and Beyond
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    MIPI Alliance Releases I3C Basic Interface Specification for Widespread Implementation in Mobile and Beyond

    The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today released MIPI I3C Basic v1.0, a subset of the MIPI I3C specification that bundles the most commonly needed I3C features for developers and other standards organizations. Released under royalty-free terms, MIPI I3C Basic provides a streamlined upgrade path from the ubiquitous I2C, with the most commonly needed developer capabilities for smartphones, IoT devices, connected vehicles and more.
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    Welcome to 2019 and Start Strong with audioXpress!
    by audioXpress Staff

    Welcome to 2019 and Start Strong with audioXpress!

    The January 2019 (CES) edition of audioXpress has arrived. Read our Microphone Market Update, addressing the latest cutting-edge microphone technologies, and learn how Zylia created its ZM-1 spherical microphone array. Also in this edition, Joe D’Appolito explains how to address the equalization of closed-box subwoofers, Hans W. Gierlich writes about testing Smart Home Devices, David Logvin reviews the Lepai LP40PA plate amplifier, and George Ntanavaras describes a stereo analog preamplifier DIY project. Oh, and read Erik Owen's unique take on Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) 2018.
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    RCF Group Expands Global Reach with Acquisition of DPA Microphones
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    RCF Group Expands Global Reach with Acquisition of DPA Microphones

    RCF Group, the same Italian group that recently expanded into the US market with the acquisition of Eastern Acoustics Works (EAW), is now expanding its presence even more into the global production market with the signing of a definitive agreement for the acquisition of DPA Microphones A/S from private equity firm The Riverside Company. Based in Reggio Emilia, RCF is one of the fastest growing organizations in the professional audio market, and microphones was one of the few product segments missing in its portfolio.
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    L-Acoustics to Promote New Era of Immersive Live Sound at NAMM 2019
    by Joao Martins

    L-Acoustics to Promote New Era of Immersive Live Sound at NAMM 2019

    L-Acoustics will return to NAMM 2019 with an enhanced booth and demo space, ready to promote one of the most exciting developments in sound reinforcement for live performances since the inception of the line array. Following a series of historical performances where L-Acoustics was praised for its L-ISA Immersive technology debuting in shows across all continents, the French manufacturer will use the Winter NAMM show in Anaheim to further promote the revolutionary concept, powered by its latest range of high-quality speaker designs.
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    New QCon Pro G2 Universal Control Surface and QCon EX G2 Extender from iCON Pro Audio
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    New QCon Pro G2 Universal Control Surface and QCon EX G2 Extender from iCON Pro Audio

    iCON Pro Audio's products not only are affordable but they look good and always bring a nice level of innovation. Now the company announced the availability of its QCon Pro G2 USB-MIDI Controller Station and QCon EX G2 USB-MIDI Controller Expansion, next-generation versions of its full-featured, eight-channel universal control surface with Mackie Control and HUI emulation to support most major DAWs. The range now allows the control surface to be expanded to 32 channels with three extenders.
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    D5 Wireless Speaker from 0W1 Audio Wants to Offer Smart HiFi Experiences
    by Joao Martins

    D5 Wireless Speaker from 0W1 Audio Wants to Offer Smart HiFi Experiences

    Among the many new speaker designs that deserve a close look at CES 2019 (January 8-11) there is one that is the first product ever from a startup company, 0W1 Audio, and was already awarded a CES 2019 Innovation Awards nomination on the Wireless Devices, Accessories and Services category. The 0W1 Smart HiFi Audio Speaker is described as "the first truly High-End Connected Portable Audio system," and is said to offer "much more than just another wireless speaker," focusing on the emotional side of the hi-fidelity experience.
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