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Wireless Speaker and Audio Association Confirms Certification for System Audio and Platin Speakers
May 23, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Wireless Speaker and Audio Association Confirms Certification for System Audio and Platin Speakers

The Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) continues to announce the certification of new speakers. Immediately following the High End 2019 show in Munich, Germany, WiSA announced the certification of the Legend Silverback speakers from Danish manufacturer System Audio. Following that announcement, WiSA confirmed the certification of the Monaco 5.1 Wireless Home Theater speaker system from Platin, a division of Hansong Technology.
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Zoom Launches New F6 32-bit MultiTrack Field Recorder
May 23, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Zoom Launches New F6 32-bit MultiTrack Field Recorder

First unveiled at the NAB 2019 show in Las Vegas, Zoom confirmed the final specifications and shipping schedule for its new F6 multitrack field recorder and mixer. In this compact but extremely powerful design, Zoom combined the latest 32-bit recording technology with the most popular features of its pro-grade Zoom F8n recorder. This allows incredible possibilities for any production that needs a very compact solution in the field and recording audio with very high quality.
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Propellerhead Launches Reason Compact 2.0 – A Pocket Music Studio
May 23, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Propellerhead Launches Reason Compact 2.0 – A Pocket Music Studio

Propellerhead Software launched Reason Compact 2.0, a free and easy-to-use mobile app for iOS, which offers a comprehensive music studio for iPhone or iPad. The new version evolves from what was basically a pocket synth app to offering an advanced pocket music studio, with sequencing and recording. More important, all creations done inside the Compact 2.0 can be directly exported to the complete Reason 10.4 desktop software, also now updated.
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Apple Updates MacBook Pro with 8-Core Processor
May 23, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Apple Updates MacBook Pro with 8-Core Processor

With Apple getting ready for its traditional WWDC event on June 3, where the company usually focuses on OS updates and technology announcements for developers, there was a discreet refresh of its best-selling professional notebook. Now with an 8-core processor, the 15-inch MacBook Pro is the fastest Mac notebook ever. The new machine, featuring the new configurable Touch Bar is clearly targeted at the graphics creation and video-editing markets.
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Martin Audio Adds Power to Its Fastest-Selling Portable Speaker Range with BlacklineX Powered
May 22, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Martin Audio Adds Power to Its Fastest-Selling Portable Speaker Range with BlacklineX Powered

Designed to set a new benchmark for full-bandwidth, high definition portable audio at a user-friendly price point, Martin Audio has announced BlacklineX Powered, bringing new active options to its BlacklineX family of portable sound reinforcement solutions. The new self-powered portable range from the British brand, was launched in a special event in London, anticipating its presentation at InfoComm 2019.
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Fraunhofer IIS Licenses MPEG-H Audio Patents to LG Electronics
May 22, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Fraunhofer IIS Licenses MPEG-H Audio Patents to LG Electronics

Fraunhofer IIS, one of 72 institutes and research units of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Europe’s largest application-oriented research organization, announced the licensing of its MPEG-H Audio patents to LG Electronics, allowing the Korean consumer electronics giant to produce products which feature MPEG-H object-based Audio. In South Korea, terrestrial ATSC 3.0 broadcasting with MPEG-H Audio is already on air, making MPEG-H the world’s first commercialized next-generation TV-audio technology.
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Chord Electronics Introduces Advanced Microprocessor-Controlled Phono Preamp
May 22, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Chord Electronics Introduces Advanced Microprocessor-Controlled Phono Preamp

As part of its ongoing 30th-anniversary celebrations in 2019, Chord Electronics has unveiled Huei, an all-new phono preamp that distills three decades of amplifier development and audio engineering expertise into a high-performance yet space-saving chassis. Entirely conceived, engineered and manufactured in Great Britain, the new microprocessor-controlled Chord Huei has been carefully designed to provide turntables with the same high standards of amplification the company has become known for over the past 30 years.
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China Smart Speaker Sales Surge Puts Baidu, Alibaba, Xiaomi In Reach of Amazon and Google
May 21, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

China Smart Speaker Sales Surge Puts Baidu, Alibaba, Xiaomi In Reach of Amazon and Google

Sales of Chinese language smart speakers in the first quarter of 2019 grew by more than 500% year-on-year, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. This lifted global Q1 sales to 25.9 million, a 168% increase on the same period in 2018. The global market shares of Chinese brands therefore rose much closer to Amazon and Google, although the US giants remained in first and second place respectively. Strategy Analytics has now increased its forecast for full-year 2019 global shipments by 10% to 147.7 million units.
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RHA Announces Lightning Compatible Refresh to its Popular MA650i In-ears
May 21, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

RHA Announces Lightning Compatible Refresh to its Popular MA650i In-ears

Always offering excellent design and the best price-to-quality ratio in every segment, RHA has been expanding its catalog of personal audio products with reassuring consistency. Sometimes with announcements of really cutting-edge or high-end products. Other times, a simple, but welcome refresh. This time, RHA introduced a new version to its popular MA650 lineup - a wired, in-ear headphone with a Lightning connection for Apple devices: the MA650i with Lightning. No more dongles needed!
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Sonitus Technologies Extends Molar Mic Two-Way Comms Platform and Bone-Conduction Speaker to New Commercial Applications
May 21, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Sonitus Technologies Extends Molar Mic Two-Way Comms Platform and Bone-Conduction Speaker to New Commercial Applications

While the audio industry has focused on hearables, some companies are exploring embedded wearables. Sonitus Technologies has been focusing on military communication NFMI applications, trying to embed the same features of a two-way wireless communications system that can be used undetected, even under the most harsh environments. The company's “Molar Mic” fits a miniaturized headset into a device that clips to a user’s back teeth, and is now available as a Bluetooth-compatible solution for high-noise commercial markets.
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