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More than One Billion Wireless Headphones to Ship from 2016 to 2020
November 15, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

More than One Billion Wireless Headphones to Ship from 2016 to 2020

According to the latest report from SAR Insight & Consulting (Global Consumer Wired and Wireless Headphones), the overall consumer headphone market has risen steadily over recent years to reach almost $15.5 billion in 2016, and is forecast to see continued strong growth to be more than $20 billion in 2020. Sales will be driven by the increasing popularity of wireless headphone technology, SAR Insight forecasts.
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Audio over IP Expert Nicolas Sturmel Joins Merging Technologies as Senior Technologist
November 15, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Audio over IP Expert Nicolas Sturmel Joins Merging Technologies as Senior Technologist

Merging Technologies announced that Nicolas Sturmel has joined the company on November 1st 2016. He was previously Project Manager and Head of Research at Digigram investigating future platforms and innovative solutions for audio and video broadcasting; a position he held from 2012. Sturmel gained a Ph.D in signal processing and information technology from the University of Paris Sud Orsay. Prior to that, he was working in the music production world with a two-year spell as assistant sound engineer.
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Atlantic Technology Shipping Flagship FS5 Front-Stage Soundbar for Large TVs
November 15, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Atlantic Technology Shipping Flagship FS5 Front-Stage Soundbar for Large TVs

Atlantic Technology has begun dealer shipments of its new model FS5 Front Stage loudspeaker system. This soundbar offers exceptional sound quality in a size and profile ideal for flat-screen TVs measuring 50 inches and up. The FS5 is a true high-fidelity loudspeaker system that contains all three front-channel theater speakers in a single enclosure. Atlantic is also shipping its new FS3 Front Stage Loudspeaker, combining three side-by-side front-channel speakers, and the LCR3 single-channel version using the same design for use as stereo speakers or theater front or surround channels.
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NUGEN Audio Introduces MasterCheck Pro Codec and Loudness Auditioning Plug-in for the Streaming Age
November 15, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

NUGEN Audio Introduces MasterCheck Pro Codec and Loudness Auditioning Plug-in for the Streaming Age

NUGEN Audio announced the launch of MasterCheck Pro, a new loudness, dynamics, and codec toolset for music professionals. MasterCheck Pro enables producers to hear and visualize the playout encoding and loudness matching techniques now in use by music streaming service providers such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and Digital Radio. The new plug-in follows the recent introduction of the ISL 2 true-peak limiter, offering the essential true-peak compliance producers need to prepare audio for streaming services.
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Samsung Electronics to Acquire Harman International Industries
November 14, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Samsung Electronics to Acquire Harman International Industries

Harman’s current management was looking for an exit, getting richer while doing it. The detachment between Harman International Industries’ recent strategies and asian manufacturing focus with the company’s brands and market foundation in the United States and Europe was becoming increasingly visible. The acquisition by Samsung confirms the perspective. Follows the source statement without further comment.
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KRK Debuts New Updated V Series Monitors
November 14, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

KRK Debuts New Updated V Series Monitors

The new V-Series monitors from KRK Systems - now a Gibson brand - combine updated technology while getting back to what made KRK an industry standard in many studios for the past 30 years running. The V Series 4 nearfield studio monitors are specifically designed for audio production applications where accurate reproduction is critical and KRK says that these fourth-generation V Series monitors add a feature set that improves on its own VXT series in several significant ways.
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Audioengine Introduces New HD3 Desktop Wireless Integrated Speakers
November 14, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Audioengine Introduces New HD3 Desktop Wireless Integrated Speakers

Audioengine continues to show the audio industry how to combine good quality speaker design with the features demanded for contemporary lifestyles, making the best possible use of the latest technologies. The Texas-based company now introduced the HD3 wireless music system. More than just a powered multimedia speaker, the HD3 is a complete music system that allows users to listen to all of their music from any source — streaming wirelessly, digital downloads, vinyl, etc.
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Tegeler Audio Manufaktur Now Shipping the Crème Bus Compressor and Mastering Equalizer in the US
November 14, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Tegeler Audio Manufaktur Now Shipping the Crème Bus Compressor and Mastering Equalizer in the US

Berlin-based Tegeler Audio Manufaktur, maker of high-quality, hand-made professional audio gear, is now shipping their products in the US market. The company is highly respected by pro audio insiders, and their recording, mixing, and mastering products, which are sought-after by elite studios all over Europe, have a reputation as some of the best-sounding on the market. One of Tegeler Audio Manufaktur's best sellers is the Crème, a passive EQ based on the Pultec principle and a high-end bus compressor in a single device.
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CES Announces Best of Innovation Honorees for CES 2017
November 12, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

CES Announces Best of Innovation Honorees for CES 2017

As it happens every year, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and producer of CES, announced the Best of Innovation Honorees for CES 2017. The annual CES Innovation Awards honors outstanding product design and engineering across 28 product categories. The announcement came from the annual CES Unveiled New York industry event. Among the winners are audio products from ReSound, Crazybaby, OSSIC, SVS and Paradigm Electronics.
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2016 electronica Show Appeals to More Connected Security
November 11, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

2016 electronica Show Appeals to More Connected Security

In keeping with the motto “Connected Worlds — Safe and Secure,” electronica, the largest electronics trade fair in the world, took place in Munich from November 8–11. A total of 2,913 companies from more than 50 countries presented their solutions and used the industry gathering to network with approximately 73,000 professional visitors from around the world. From automotive, robotics to the smart home, the show sent a clear message that connected technology needs to deal with security first.
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