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Powersoft Unveils Mezzo Smart Amplifiers for Corporate, Hospitality, and Education Applications
June 12, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Powersoft Unveils Mezzo Smart Amplifiers for Corporate, Hospitality, and Education Applications

Powersoft unveiled its newest amplifier platform at InfoComm 2019 in Orlando, FL. Mezzo is a new line of audio amplifiers expressly designed for the AV/IT market, consisting of eight models, each offering different power and connectivity options, including Dante and AES67. Mezzo amplifiers are a self-configuring system that delivers unprecedented power and flexibility in a highly compact, Class-D technology design that is easy to install and operate, and are perfectly suited for corporate, hospitality and educational environments.
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Cambridge Audio Enters True Wireless Headphones Category with Melomania 1
June 12, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Cambridge Audio Enters True Wireless Headphones Category with Melomania 1

In over five decades of engineering hi-fi and home cinema products, British hi-fi and home theater specialist Cambridge Audio has launched many innovate products. The Melomania 1 is the latest, being Cambridge Audio’s first pair of true wireless in-ear headphones. Apart from an affordable price and well engineered Bluetooth 5 design, the new Melomania 1 are extremely compact and lightweight, feature an outstanding battery life, are water- and sweat-proof, and boast graphene coated drivers.
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Knowles Announces First Amazon-Qualified Development Kit for Wake-on-Voice Alexa Headsets
June 12, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Knowles Announces First Amazon-Qualified Development Kit for Wake-on-Voice Alexa Headsets

Knowles announced that it has developed a new hands-free reference solution to enable OEMs and ODMs to build headphones, headsets and wireless earbuds that allow users to talk directly to Alexa. The new AISonic SmartMic Headset Development Kit for Amazon AVS supports Alexa with the lowest power voice activation, eliminating the need for Push-to-Talk activation. This Development Kit includes the Knowles AISonic IA611 SmartMic, which integrates a low power audio edge processor inside a tiny microphone.
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Yamaha Adopts Audinate’s Dante AV Technology
June 12, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Yamaha Adopts Audinate’s Dante AV Technology

Yamaha Corporation has adopted Audinate's Dante AV Product Design suite for integrated AV over IP audio/video technology, and has begun the development of a new suite of products targeted at the Pro AV market. Based on Audinate’s recently-announced Dante AV technology, initial Yamaha AV products will centre around applications requiring the need to breakout and distribute audio and video signals, while maintaining tight synchronisation throughout the facility or venue.
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Sonarworks Announces Reference 4.3 Update with New Features
June 11, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Sonarworks Announces Reference 4.3 Update with New Features

The Latvia-based audio technology company Sonarworks has released the latest update to their monitoring calibration software, Reference 4.3, including a revamp of Systemwide as well as on-demand headphone profile downloads and new mixed-filter mode. Dedicated to improving the experience for both current and new users, the update includes a reworked filter mode as well as usability, latency and on-boarding improvements to allow greater ease of use with the software.
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Nureva Joins Quicklaunch Solution Partner Program with HDL300 Audio Conferencing System
June 11, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Nureva Joins Quicklaunch Solution Partner Program with HDL300 Audio Conferencing System

Nureva, the fast-growing collaboration-solutions company, announced that its HDL300 audio conferencing system is now part of the Quicklaunch Solution Partner Program, which provides a unique framework for certifying the seamless integration of hardware and software. Through the Quicklaunch user interface, users will have convenient access to HDL300 system settings like conference call-sync, mute and volume controls, and product update control.
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Power for All Audio Needs with audioXpress July 2019!
June 10, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Power for All Audio Needs with audioXpress July 2019!

For our July 2019 edition, audioXpress focused on audio amplification technologies and platforms, including a Market Update on Audio Amplifiers. Eric Eklund writes about Smart Power Audio Amplifiers for Smartphones, and Ward Maas discusses Powersoft's OEM amplifier modules. Read the reviews on the Dayton Audio HTA20BT Hybrid Stereo Tube Amplifier, and on Sonarworks’ True-Fi Software, learn about control and monitoring user interfaces for AoIP, and much more. Download your edition now!
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Sennheiser Improves the Meeting Experience at InfoComm 2019
June 10, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Improves the Meeting Experience at InfoComm 2019

At InfoComm 2019 (June 12-14), Sennheiser will highlight its business and education solutions portfolio, with a focus on its new TeamConnect Ceiling 2 (TCC2) microphone array. Sennheiser will offer live booth demonstrations of TeamConnect Ceiling 2, which uses its patented automatic, dynamic beamforming technology to deliver the ultimate virtual meeting experience. They will also be demonstrating the latest version of its Sennheiser Control Cockpit software at Infocomm 2019.
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Meyer Sound Debuts Ultra-X40 and Previews Spacemap Live at InfoComm 2019
June 10, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Meyer Sound Debuts Ultra-X40 and Previews Spacemap Live at InfoComm 2019

Following European presentations at ISE and Prolight+Sound 2019, at InfoComm 2019, Meyer Sound had an expanded booth and demo room to preview its new immersive system, Spacemap Live, and demo Ultra-X40, the company’s latest point source loudspeaker. In Demo Room W240, visitors were immersed in a captivating preview of Spacemap Live, Meyer Sound’s prototype spatial sound mixing tool.
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BenQ Adds Even More Flexibility to InstaShow Wireless Presentation System With USB-C Connectivity
June 10, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

BenQ Adds Even More Flexibility to InstaShow Wireless Presentation System With USB-C Connectivity

BenQ announced the expansion of its InstaShow wireless presentation system adding USB-C connectivity. BenQ’s USB-C-optimized WDC10C InstaShow button transmitter joins the HDMI WDC10 to provide true plug-and-play wireless presentation capabilities to a plethora of diverse USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 devices, including MacBooks and other PCs. Thanks to the update, users now can share quickly and securely from any USB-C-equipped device.
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