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RTW and Nixer Pro Audio Partner on Handheld Dante Network Monitoring and Diagnostic Device
September 25, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

RTW and Nixer Pro Audio Partner on Handheld Dante Network Monitoring and Diagnostic Device

With AoIP becoming increasingly popular in all sorts of professional audio installations, visual audio meter and audio monitoring specialist, RTW, announced a global distribution partnership with Nixer Pro Audio, to make its PD-Dante handheld monitoring and diagnostic device available globally. The PD-Dante device allows users to listen directly into Dante streams located on the network. First deliveries will be made in December 2017.
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Axis Expands Its Network Audio Offering for Smart Background Music and Public Address Systems
September 25, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Axis Expands Its Network Audio Offering for Smart Background Music and Public Address Systems

Axis Communications, expanded its offering to include audio distribution for background music and public address. The company announced the addition of its AXIS C8033 Network Audio Bridge, which allows integration between analog and network audio systems. Axis also announced the 2N SIP Mic which is a compatible network microphone console that can become a complete public address system when paired together with Axis network speakers.
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Bose Introduces Truly Wireless SoundSport Free Earbuds and Updates Iconic QC35
September 22, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Bose Introduces Truly Wireless SoundSport Free Earbuds and Updates Iconic QC35

Bose made two important announcements on its popular range of headphones. Entering a new increasingly popular category, Bose introduced its SoundSport Free truly wireless earbuds, designed especially for active users that want to workout with music. At the same time, the Massachusetts company updated its iconic QC35 noise-cancelling headphones to become the first to offer voice access to Google Assistant, and introducing new settings to control environmental noise.
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Pioneer Introduces Eight Speakers and Six Subwoofers on New Z and D High Performance Automotive Loudspeaker Series
September 22, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Pioneer Introduces Eight Speakers and Six Subwoofers on New Z and D High Performance Automotive Loudspeaker Series

Pioneer Electronics (USA) introduced several new high performance automotive loudspeakers, all using advanced designs and materials. The new Z series of speakers and subwoofers and the next generation D series speakers and subwoofers, have been engineered to reproduce music with premium sound quality, respond to hi-res audio increased dynamics, and take full advantage of unique concepts and proprietary advanced technology, benefiting from Pioneer's decades of automotive loudspeaker design theory and testing ability.
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BeagleBoard.org Introduces PocketBeagle $25 Development Board
September 22, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

BeagleBoard.org Introduces PocketBeagle $25 Development Board

The newest development board from BeagleBoard.org is the PocketBeagle, an ultra-tiny-yet-complete open-source USB-key-fob computer. The PocketBeagle will cost just $25 and features an extremely compact design and simple usage, making it an ideal development board for beginners and professionals alike. It's compact enough to be used in portable designs and, with USB and numerous digital interface peripherals, it is powerful enough to support experiments in audio.
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StageTec Introduces AVATUS IP-Based Audio Production Console in Cooperation with DirectOut
September 21, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

StageTec Introduces AVATUS IP-Based Audio Production Console in Cooperation with DirectOut

StageTec introduced its new AVATUS IP mixing console at IBC 2017, featuring a new Router InterFace AES67 (RIF67) board, designed in cooperation with DirectOut Technologies. Using multiple 21" multi-touch screens for display and control functions, the impressive AVATUS offers an IP-based connection to the audio processing, combined with a workflow-oriented operation, in which only the relevant, context-related functions are displayed on the touch screens.
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Dusun Electron Announces New Bluetooth Audio Module for Smart Speakers and Voice-Based Assistants
September 21, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Dusun Electron Announces New Bluetooth Audio Module for Smart Speakers and Voice-Based Assistants

Dusun Electron announced a new Bluetooth audio module based on Qualcomm aptX Low Latency audio technology, designed for wireless speakers and voice assistant product development. According to Dusun, with the new DSI-0095 module, audio data can be preserved with less than 40ms transmission latency, ideal for voice-based designs that can also be used on hands-free control to effectively interact with visual media devices, home appliances, or car equipment.
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MStar T12 UHD TV SOC Platform Incorporates Fraunhofer MPEG-H TV Audio System Decoding Capabilities
September 21, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

MStar T12 UHD TV SOC Platform Incorporates Fraunhofer MPEG-H TV Audio System Decoding Capabilities

World-renowned experts in audio and media technologies, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, and MStar Semiconductor, specializing in application-specific ICs for the consumer and communication product markets, announced the immediate availability of the MPEG-H TV Audio System decoder in MStar’s 4K mainstream TV system-on-chip (SOC) platform T12, leveraging the company's highly-integrated ICs.
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SOUNDBOKS Ridiculously Large Portable Bluetooth Speaker Powered by Merus Audio eximo Amplifier Technology
September 21, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

SOUNDBOKS Ridiculously Large Portable Bluetooth Speaker Powered by Merus Audio eximo Amplifier Technology

Here's an interesting story both from the loudspeaker design and marketing perspective. Copenhagen, Denmark-based SOUNDBOKS recently released a follow-up version of their "popular party speaker", known among music festival participants and other party goers as “The loudest battery-powered speaker.” Among other improvements, the updated version features two Merus Audio MA12070P amplifier ICs, allowing higher power and longer battery life.
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New Meyer Sound Bluehorn Monitor System Provides Phase Accuracy from 25 Hz to 20 kHz on Large-Format Loudspeakers
September 20, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

New Meyer Sound Bluehorn Monitor System Provides Phase Accuracy from 25 Hz to 20 kHz on Large-Format Loudspeakers

Meyer Sound unveiled its new Bluehorn System development, which the company is now starting to commercialize as complete monitor systems for critical applications. The product of more than six years of intensive research, Bluehorn applies advanced proprietary algorithms to cancel out the non-linearities inherent in all mechanical transducers and loudspeaker cabinets, resulting in flat amplitude and phase response from 25 Hz to 20 kHz in a large-format loudspeaker.
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