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Sennheiser Unveils New Unified Communications and Collaboration Solutions
July 3, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Unveils New Unified Communications and Collaboration Solutions

Following on Sennheiser's presentations at InfoComm 2018, mainly focusing on audio headsets, speakerphones, audioconferencing products, and wireless solutions, the company is now promoting new important products for Unified Communications and Collaboration spaces, including the new SDW 5000 Series of headsets, and the new TeamConnect Ceiling 2 array microphone, complementing the recently launched TeamConnect Wireless tabletop portable speakerphones.
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Rembrandt Laboratories Patent-Pending Home Speaker Will Make You Cry
July 2, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Rembrandt Laboratories Patent-Pending Home Speaker Will Make You Cry

Rembrandt Laboratories is promoting its patent-pending speaker design Model V with the line "New Audio Technology With Sound So Beautiful, It Moves Listeners to Tears of Joy," claiming a level of realism that feels like the artist is in the room. Effectively, the outside of the Model V, in stained poplar tone wood, looks like one those early tube radios, but there's nothing vintage inside this active speaker, using a distributed mode planar driver with proprietary multiple internal tuned resonate chambers and bass reflex port.
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Accusonus Releases ERA-Bundle Single-Knob Plugins for Audio Repair
July 2, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Accusonus Releases ERA-Bundle Single-Knob Plugins for Audio Repair

We have witnessed the evolution of digital processing algorithms getting so sophisticated that it actually becomes possible to "fix in post" those audio recordings that feature common problems such as background noises, excessive reverb, and voice sibilants and plosives. Many existing processing and audio repair packages feature a world of possibilities to handle such problems, but sometimes users simple need to get "things done," quickly. That's what software company Accusonus proposes, with the ERA-bundle of single-knob plugins.
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Work Pro Audio Introduces SoundNut Pendant Speaker Range
July 2, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Work Pro Audio Introduces SoundNut Pendant Speaker Range

First unveiled at InfoComm 2018, the new SoundNut range, a new series of stylish, high-powered pendant loudspeakers for installation applications from Spanish manufacturer Work Pro Audio, is now available and represents an innovative approach to speaker design from the Valencia-based company. The SoundNut SN8 is the first product in the range, a two-way 400W coaxial pendant speaker with an 8-inch bass driver.
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2018 AES International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality
June 30, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

2018 AES International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality

The Audio Engineering Society is promoting its second International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality. The conference and exhibition will bring together a community of influential research scientists, engineers, VR and AR developers, and content providers to explore topics such as spatial audio capture, binaural, ambisonics, wave field synthesis techniques, 3D Sound field navigation, HRTF modeling, reverb and room acoustics synthesis, 3D audio content production, and sound design for VR/AR. The three-day conference takes place in Redmond, WA.
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New Qualcomm QCC3026 Bluetooth Audio System-on-Chip Now Available
June 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

New Qualcomm QCC3026 Bluetooth Audio System-on-Chip Now Available

Qualcomm announced the QCC3026, a flash-programmable Bluetooth Audio System-on-Chip (SoC) that is designed to reduce power consumption by up to 50% compared to previous generation entry-level flash devices. The new SoC is also engineered to help manufacturers simply and quickly develop and commercialize feature optimized truly wireless headsets, and extends the Company’s portfolio of low power Bluetooth audio solutions following the announcement of the flagship QCC5100 Bluetooth SoC series earlier this year.
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DSP Group Announces Ultra-Low-Power Development Kit with Far-Field Speech Accuracy for Amazon Alexa Voice Service
June 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

DSP Group Announces Ultra-Low-Power Development Kit with Far-Field Speech Accuracy for Amazon Alexa Voice Service

Wireless communications chipset solutions specialists DSP Group announced the availability of its HDClear 3-Microphone Development Kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS). This Alexa certified solution features DBMD5, DSP Group’s advanced audio/voice processor, and its best-in-class HDClear voice enhancement processing technology, creating a complete development platform for low-power applications, including smart speakers, wearable computing devices, smart home devices and remote controls.
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Radial Engineering Launches New Website with Improved Experiences
June 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Radial Engineering Launches New Website with Improved Experiences

Just as it has been quietly doing with its other brands, Primacoustic, Jensen Transformers, Hafler, and Dynaco, Radial Engineering has launched its new website at www.radialeng.com. The new much improved website front has several features to make the user experience better, while maintaining the information rich content that Radial users have come to expect and rely upon. New 'personas' on the Home page are just one of several features improving user experience.
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CEntrance MixerFace R4 Mobile Audio Recording Interface Now In Production
June 28, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

CEntrance MixerFace R4 Mobile Audio Recording Interface Now In Production

The MixerFace R4 mobile recording interface (MSRP $349.99) that CEntrance debuted at NAMM 2018 is now in production and is set to ship in July to dealers and distributors worldwide. The battery-powered device turns a smartphone into a multitrack DAW with software such as Apple's GarageBand for 24-bit recording. The MixerFace R4 can also work with software running on selected Android devices, Apple iOS, macOS and Windows, creating a versatile solution for multitrack field recording.
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Sennheiser Announces New X Massdrop HD 58X Jubilee Exclusive Headphones
June 28, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Announces New X Massdrop HD 58X Jubilee Exclusive Headphones

Following the success of previous collaborations, Sennheiser and Massdrop, a community-driven commerce platform, announced the latest result of the companies’ ongoing partnership: the Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee. The new exclusive headphone is a tribute to the Sennheiser HD 580 Jubilee, an open, dynamic headphone that helped pave the way for a successful range of audiophile headphones including the HD 600 and the HD 650.
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