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New High-Fidelity Speaker Brand MarkAudio-SOTA Enters the Market
March 22, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

New High-Fidelity Speaker Brand MarkAudio-SOTA Enters the Market

Recently announcing their formal introduction to the U.S. market with a new website and the availability of its three first loudspeakers, the Viotti One, Cesti B and Cesti Tower bookshelf and tower models, MarkAudio-SOTA wants to invite audio enthusiasts to hear the difference in their designs. The company combines the talents of a team of experts from UK, Italy, China and Japan, to produce new loudspeakers designed from the ground up, with new drivers, crossovers and cabinet design.
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Dirac Live Room Correction Now Available on StormAudio High-End Immersive Audio Home Theater Products
March 22, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Live Room Correction Now Available on StormAudio High-End Immersive Audio Home Theater Products

Responding to industry demands to include the very finest room correction technology in its next generation of audio products, StormAudio, a leading manufacturer of high-end Immersive Audio home theater equipment, has entered into an agreement with Dirac Research to incorporate the Dirac Live room correction solution into its new StormOptimizer suite, equipping StormAudio’s integrators with a powerful tool to effectively and efficiently correct the acoustic behaviors of the room and speakers as a complete system.
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Philips Launches Brand-New Music and Voice Audio Recorder with Three Microphones
March 22, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Philips Launches Brand-New Music and Voice Audio Recorder with Three Microphones

Austrian company Speech Processing Solutions, a Philips subsidiary, has announced a new audio recorder, which expands the company's tradition with voice recording also as a recording device for music enthusiasts. The Philips VoiceTracer audio recorder DVT7500 has been specially developed for high quality recordings, combining three high-quality microphones, an XLR and line-in connector, as well as 16GB of internal storage space. And of course, it still supports the company's famous voice to text applications.
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V-MODA Enters Bluetooth Speaker Market with Customizable 3D-Printed Options and Built-in Headphone Amplifier
March 21, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

V-MODA Enters Bluetooth Speaker Market with Customizable 3D-Printed Options and Built-in Headphone Amplifier

It's a story of "world’s firsts" for V-MODA, evolving from an headphone lifestyle company, directly towards portable Bluetooth speakers and a world of 3D-printed customization of audio products. The company recently acquired by Roland of Japan, announced the launch of Remix, the company’s first portable Bluetooth speaker, featuring all sorts of outrageous 3D-printed customization options, multiple connectivity options and even a built-in headphone amplifier.
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OCA Alliance Demonstrations at ISE 2017 Showcase Growing Awareness of Media Over IP Control and Monitoring Standard Capabilities
March 21, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

OCA Alliance Demonstrations at ISE 2017 Showcase Growing Awareness of Media Over IP Control and Monitoring Standard Capabilities

This year’s Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show evidenced how far professional AV industry recognition of the power and potential of OCA (AES70) has grown. On its booth, the OCA Alliance promoted awareness and adoption of Open Control Architecture - also known as OCA and standardized as AES70 - running two key “proof of application” demonstrations, and showing Archwave’s AudioLAN 2.0, a unique commercially available solution leveraging both AES 67 and OCA (AES70).
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Intelligent Touch-Screen Display Modules with Integrated WiFi from 4D Systems
March 21, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Intelligent Touch-Screen Display Modules with Integrated WiFi from 4D Systems

Implementing rich graphical user interfaces with touch panel color displays for wireless control doesn't have to be complicated. At Embedded World 2017, in Nuremberg, Germany, 4D Systems has introduced its gen4 Internet of Displays (IoD) series with resistive touch. Featuring integrated WiFi capabilities, the display modules allow users to quickly and easily create GUI (graphical user interface) applications with wireless connectivity.
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A New Audio Show Coming to Los Angeles, California
March 20, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

A New Audio Show Coming to Los Angeles, California

The LAAS – Los Angeles Audio Show – is a new high-end audio and home theater show debuting in June 2017 and every weekend each year following Memorial Day. The Los Angeles Audio Show is presented in collaboration with the Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society at the Sheraton Gateway across from the Los Angeles International Airport with complimentary shuttle service. The Los Angeles Audio Show is funded and managed by The Orion Group, a private investment firm.
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Astro Spatial Audio and Adamson Systems Engineering bring 3D Audio to Prolight+Sound 2017
March 20, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Astro Spatial Audio and Adamson Systems Engineering bring 3D Audio to Prolight+Sound 2017

A special collaboration between Astro Spatial Audio (ASA) and Adamson Systems Engineering will allow visitors to experience true object-based 3D audio for live entertainment at Prolight+Sound 2017 (Frankfurt, Germany - April 4-7). Taking place in Hall 3.1, on booth H14, the two companies will combine their market-leading technologies to host a series of demonstrations using Adamson Point 8 enclosures driven by ASA’s recently launched SARA II Premium Rendering Engine.
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NEXO Releases NeMo 2.0 System Management Software for Mac and iOS
March 20, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

NEXO Releases NeMo 2.0 System Management Software for Mac and iOS

NEXO released a new version of its NeMo system management software, making it available for the first time on the macOS platform and introducing premium features and functionality for operational control of NEXO systems. The software allows remote control and monitoring of amplifiers over a wireless network. It also makes it easier to exploit advanced sensing functions in the PNEXO NXAMP controller-amplifiers which help protect loudspeaker cabinets.
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Let The Music Play! High End 2017 Will be the Largest and Most Vibrant Ever!
March 17, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Let The Music Play! High End 2017 Will be the Largest and Most Vibrant Ever!

The High End show is the world's foremost meeting place for the high-end audio industry, including emerging consumer audio technologies and personal audio. From 18 to 21 May 2017 the world’s biggest audio fair will open its doors at the MOC site in Munich. The High End is indisputably the number one international meeting point for audio enthusiasts and has been an institution for many years. This year will be the 36th edition in fact.
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