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CanJam London 2015, the First Official Head-Fi Event in Europe
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CanJam London 2015, the First Official Head-Fi Event in Europe

North America’s premier headphone audio event is coming to the UK for the first time this summer. CanJam London 2015, the first of Head-Fi’s official CanJam events to be held in Europe, will take place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August 2015, bringing together the world’s best names in high-quality headphone design.
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Music Industry Meets in Nashville for Summer NAMM 2015
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Music Industry Meets in Nashville for Summer NAMM 2015

The 2015 Summer National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show is being held in Nashville, TN, from July 9–11. Attendance at Nashville’s Music City convention center is expected to increase as it happened over the past four years. It’s mainly an MI show, but focus on audio is also growing.
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Special Workshop Hosted by Flex Acoustics at AES 59th International Conference
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Special Workshop Hosted by Flex Acoustics at AES 59th International Conference

The upcoming AES 59th International Conference, on Sound Reinforcement Engineering and Technology, will feature a special workshop hosted by Flex Acoustics and will include a demonstration of Flex Acoustics' inflatable membrane low-frequency absorbers, showing the overall effectiveness of their innovative acoustic absorption at low frequencies.
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Bluetooth Speakers Drive Growth in Home Audio
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Bluetooth Speakers Drive Growth in Home Audio

According to the latest Worldwide Home Audio Market report from Futuresource Consulting, the home audio market (Wireless Speakers, Soundbars, Hi-Fi Systems, A/V Receivers and Speaker Docks) grew by 22% to ship 71 million units. Trade value also grew by 22%, generating just under $10 billion worth of revenue in 2014.
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SoundHound Updates App to Include Apple Music Integration
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SoundHound Updates App to Include Apple Music Integration

SoundHound, a pioneering company in sound recognition and search technologies, updated its music app, SoundHound, to include integration with Apple Music and Beats1 Radio. SoundHound has more than 265 million global users and the new features will go live in over 100 countries where Apple Music launched.
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Dante Media Networking Drives Immersive 3D Audio Experiences at Virginia Tech
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Dante Media Networking Drives Immersive 3D Audio Experiences at Virginia Tech

The Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology at Virginia Tech has turned to Audinate’s technology to establish a robust, multichannel Dante network for a new immersive facility, The Cube, a unique four-story theater and high-tech laboratory with one of the highest-channel count 3D audio systems in the world.
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Knowles Completes Acquisition of Audience
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Knowles Completes Acquisition of Audience

Knowles completed the acquisition of Audience, following an updated offer for a mix of cash and shares of Knowles common stock. The acquisition and merger of the two companies was already approved by Korean regulators and should enable the world leader in MEMS devices and transducers for mobile devices to access Audience’s advanced voice and audio processing technologies.
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Meyer Sound’s Bob McCarthy to give Keynote Speech at 59th International AES Conference
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Meyer Sound’s Bob McCarthy to give Keynote Speech at 59th International AES Conference

Meyer Sound’s Director of System Optimization, Bob McCarthy, will be a keynote speaker during the 59th International AES Conference at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, taking place July 15-17, 2015, with an emphasis on Sound Reinforcement Engineering and Technology.
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Plan Now for the Upcoming AES 139th International Convention in New York City
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Plan Now for the Upcoming AES 139th International Convention in New York City

Registration and special hotel packages are now available for the upcoming Audio Engineering Society 139th International Convention in New York City. AES will once again be the meeting place for the top names in audio engineering to deliver a diverse Tech Program of Workshops, Tutorials, Papers and more.
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The International Symposium of Electro-Acoustic Technology 2015
by Mike Klasco

The International Symposium of Electro-Acoustic Technology 2015

Held every other year since 2007, the International Symposium of Electro-Acoustic Technology (ISEAT) will be held in Shenzhen, China, November 14 and 15, 2015. ISEAT is one of the most important events in the field of electro-acoustics in China and already attracts a significant number of attendees and exhibiting companies.
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