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Dirac Research Opens Dirac China and Establishes Tech Centers in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen
February 12, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Research Opens Dirac China and Establishes Tech Centers in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen

Dirac Research, the digitally optimized sound solutions specialist firm, confirmed a significant expansion of its commitment to the Chinese marketplace with the announcement that it has acquired the assets of its Chinese distribution partner, Allied Acoustiks, and has established Dirac China as a new legal entity in the country. With this expansion, Dirac now is present in China with three technology centers in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
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Bose Professional Now Shipping Panaray MSA12X Modular Steerable Array Loudspeaker
February 9, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Bose Professional Now Shipping Panaray MSA12X Modular Steerable Array Loudspeaker

Bose Professional is now shipping its Panaray MSA12X modular steerable array loudspeaker, which extends the Panaray line with advanced digital beam steering. The self-powered Panaray MSA12X features a slim, unobtrusive acoustic design with 12 full-range 2.25-inch transducers in a columnar array configuration, to provide consistent audio levels with outstanding vocal intelligibility and full-range music reinforcement in acoustically challenging spaces.
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Audinate’s Dante Domain Manager Platform Now Available
February 9, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Audinate’s Dante Domain Manager Platform Now Available

Audinate, developer of the industry-leading Dante media networking technology, announced that its Dante Domain Manager Platform is now commercially available through a global network of authorized resellers. Dante Domain Manager is Audinate’s new network management solution that brings enterprise-grade system administration to the AV world and makes audio networking more secure, scalable and manageable than ever before.
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Bryston and StormAudio Announce Collaboration on New Surround Processors and Multichannel Amplification Products
February 8, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Bryston and StormAudio Announce Collaboration on New Surround Processors and Multichannel Amplification Products

Bryston has announced that they will be working in collaboration with StormAudio. Both companies intend to leverage their respective design and manufacturing expertise in an array of new product offerings. As a byproduct of the cooperative effort, Bryston will be unveiling an SP4 surround processor based on the acclaimed StormAudio platform, and StormAudio will introduce 2-channel and 4-channel amplifiers based on Bryston’s own Cubed Series Technology.
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Legrand Unveils the Nuvo P600 Full-Featured Streaming Audio Player for Din Rail Mounting
February 8, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Legrand Unveils the Nuvo P600 Full-Featured Streaming Audio Player for Din Rail Mounting

Legrand, the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, introduced the Nuvo P600 Player, the first model in the Player Portfolio whole home audio line designed specifically for the DIN rail mounting system, heavily adopted throughout Europe and the rest of the EMEA regions. The new player, which is compatible with other amplifiers in Legrand’s expanding ecosystem of Nuvo streaming players, supplies up to 40 watts of power to a single zone.
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Lavoce Introduces New Pro Audio Drivers at the NAMM Show 2018
February 7, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Lavoce Introduces New Pro Audio Drivers at the NAMM Show 2018

With a heritage of over 30 years designing and manufacturing loudspeaker components, Lavoce Italiana continues to expand its portfolio of OEM professional audio solutions. At the NAMM Show this year, Lavoce introduced several new products including 1.4” exit and 2" exit ferrite magnet compression drivers and a high sensitivity neodymium magnet 10”. Lavoce also appointed its very first official distributor for the USA.
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Xiaomi Teams Up with Dirac Research on its Xiaomi Mi AI Smart Speaker
February 7, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Xiaomi Teams Up with Dirac Research on its Xiaomi Mi AI Smart Speaker

Marking Dirac’s debut in the smart speaker market segment, the Swedish company has teamed up with Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi to provide the Mi AI smart speaker with an improved listening experience – complete with louder audio, a wider soundstage, clearer and improved vocal separation, and richer acoustical details. This upgrade - which Xiaomi describes as “extraordinary” - has been delivered through a software update made available worldwide on January 26th, 2018.
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Meyer Sound IntelligentDC Hits the Ceiling with New Ashby Series
February 7, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Meyer Sound IntelligentDC Hits the Ceiling with New Ashby Series

Meyer Sound has announced the introduction of the Ashby Series self-powered ceiling loudspeakers, the latest addition to a growing family of installation products incorporating the company’s exclusive IntelligentDC technology. The two new Ashby loudspeakers join seven surface mount models in the existing IntelligentDC line, all of which offer the inherent sonic advantages of self-powered systems along with the installation ease of distributed low-voltage systems.
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Focal Expands Integration Speaker Series and Launches New Entry-Level 100 Series
February 6, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Focal Expands Integration Speaker Series and Launches New Entry-Level 100 Series

2018 sees the launch of two new important built-in speaker ranges from Focal, with the introduction of the all new entry-level 100 Series and additional products added to the mid-priced 300 Series, focused on audio performance. With both series offering a wide array of in-wall/in-ceiling models, stereo, AV and ambient music applications are catered for, with each model conforming faithfully to Focal’s signature sound.
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Renkus-Heinz Announces Three New Iconyx Steerable Arrays
February 6, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Renkus-Heinz Announces Three New Iconyx Steerable Arrays

Renkus-Heinz has significantly expanded its family of acclaimed Iconyx-series digitally steerable column arrays, introducing the new IC8-HD, IC Live X, and IC Live XL models. The IC Live X and IC Live XL deliver even higher SPL than the current ICLive's, while the IC8-HD is Renkus-Heinz’ highest-definition array ever. The Californian manufacturer introduced the three new models at ISE 2018, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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