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Dr. Chad Walber Named International Representative of Acoustical Society of America Standards Committee
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Dr. Chad Walber Named International Representative of Acoustical Society of America Standards Committee

PCB Piezotronics’ Dr. Chad Walber was appointed as the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) Co-TAs representative to the International Standards committee (IEC TC 29). Dr. Walber was voted into this position by a panel of his peers who are distinguished members in the acoustics field. Membership includes sensor manufacturers, consultants and end users.
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The Audio Networking Forum 2014: December 12 in London
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The Audio Networking Forum 2014: December 12 in London

Promoted in association with Resolution Audio Production Magazine, the Audio Networking Forum brings together technology experts, operators and industry professionals involved in audio networking for broadcast, post, live and music production. Happening December 12th 2014, in London, UK, the Forum will serve as an essential crash-course in the capabilities of audio networking today.
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Prism Sound & Power Physics Present - How to Choose & Test Audio Power Amplifiers
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Prism Sound & Power Physics Present - How to Choose & Test Audio Power Amplifiers

Audio test and measurement specialist Prism Sound and audio electronics specialist Power Physics have joined forces to promote a free webinar on “How to Choose & Test Audio Power Amplifiers”, as part of its series of web based seminars. The webinar explains how to select a power supply or amplifier for OEM speaker design.
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Wireless Audio Market Worth $13.75 Billion by 2018
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Wireless Audio Market Worth $13.75 Billion by 2018

According to a new market research report “Wireless Audio Device Market By Products, Technology and Application - Global Forecast & Analysis 2013 – 2018” published by MarketsandMarkets, the total market is expected to generate revenues of $13.75 billion by 2018, growing at an estimated CAGR of 24.02% from 2013-2018.
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2015 CES Best of Innovation Honorees in Consumer Audio Announced
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2015 CES Best of Innovation Honorees in Consumer Audio Announced

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced its 2015 International CES Best of Innovation Honorees for outstanding design and engineering advancements across 28 consumer electronics product categories. Some of the consumer audio honorees include Bragi, Alfred & Partners, Pioneer, Axxess CE, AudioQuest and Philips.
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The Audio Engineering Society Standards Committee Holds Successful AES67-2013 Standard “PlugFest” Event
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The Audio Engineering Society Standards Committee Holds Successful AES67-2013 Standard “PlugFest” Event

At the end of October, the AES hosted its first AES67 interoperability “PlugFest” at the IRT in Munich. 15 people from 10 different companies gathered for 4 days, testing 15 different AES67 implementations for basic interoperability. The result was very promising, as all the implementations were able to interoperate with each other.
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Prolight+Sound 2015 Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Frankfurt
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Prolight+Sound 2015 Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Frankfurt

Messe Frankfurt, promoters of the Prolight+Sound and Musikmesse concurrent trade shows, confirmed a series of initiatives to improve the 2015 edition, including an increased focus for the theatre world following the merger with Showtech Berlin. From 15 to 18 April 2015, the largest international show for the audio and music industries will introduce an improved hall layout, longer opening times for the general public and an exclusive B2B area.
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Sennheiser Opens Experiential Stores in New York City and San Francisco for the Holiday Season
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Sennheiser Opens Experiential Stores in New York City and San Francisco for the Holiday Season

Just in time for the holidays, Sennheiser opened two temporary experiential stores in New York City and San Francisco, running between November 22nd and December 28th. The stores deliver a unique sound experience to consumers while furthering Sennheiser’s own efforts to increase consumer awareness on the benefits of premium sound.
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Sonos Sues D&M Holdings for Patent Infringement of Wireless Audio Products
by Vance Dickason

Sonos Sues D&M Holdings for Patent Infringement of Wireless Audio Products

This may be from my “word-to-the-wise” department, given the number of Sonos clone products that have proliferated in the market place, but Sonos has filed a lawsuit against D&M Holdings in the state of Delaware over Denon’s HEOS wireless home audio product line. Sonos says D&M Holdings infringes on at least four of its patents.
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Arturia Announces Upcoming Next-Generation Audio Interface and Appoints President for US Operations
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Arturia Announces Upcoming Next-Generation Audio Interface and Appoints President for US Operations

Music software and hardware developer Arturia surprised the market with the announcement that it will be stepping into a new product sector, unveiling a next-generation audio interface in 2015. Widely recognized in the world of software and in particular analog emulation, Arturia successfully entered the musical instruments market a few years ago, but this will be its first audio specific hardware product.
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