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Audinate Announces Availability of New Dante AVIO Bluetooth Adapter
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Audinate Announces Availability of New Dante AVIO Bluetooth Adapter

Audinate, the developer of Dante audio networking technology, confirmed that it is now possible to connect an audio-over-IP networked device directly to a Bluetooth 5 source and sink device, wirelessly. This is because Audinate announced availability of the Dante AVIO Bluetooth adapter, an important addition to the popular Dante AVIO family, allowing mobile devices and computers to wirelessly connect to any Dante audio network for playout or recording.
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Bang & Olufsen Breaks the Mold on Home Speakers with Future-Proofed Beosound Level
by Joao Martins

Bang & Olufsen Breaks the Mold on Home Speakers with Future-Proofed Beosound Level

Bang & Olufsen introduced Beosound Level, a portable wireless home speaker that expands the notion of what is possible with today's technology. Described by the Danish luxury audio brand as an home speaker made to move, the Beosound Level is unique in every aspect. First, it doesn't look like a speaker - but B&O has done that before. Second, its portable and able to adjust its sound to compensate for any position or room. Third, it's a connected speaker supporting all the latest technologies, but its connectivity module can be replaced in the future.
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B&C Releases New FB464 Passive Crossover for DCX464 Coaxial Compression Driver
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B&C Releases New FB464 Passive Crossover for DCX464 Coaxial Compression Driver

Continuing to expand on the innovation breakthroughs made possible by its ME464 1.4-inch horn, designed to extract the full potential of the DCX464 coaxial compression driver, B&C Speakers announced availability of the FB464 passive crossover, making available a unique ready-to-use solution. Notable results from the research work efforts by the Italian professional audio manufacturer that will greatly benefit integrators and speaker designers alike.
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Audeze Announces Euclid Closed-Back Planar Magnetic In-Ear
by Joao Martins

Audeze Announces Euclid Closed-Back Planar Magnetic In-Ear

At first glance, one would be forgiven to think, "Did Audeze just dropped their first true wireless earbuds - and they're planar magnetic?" Well, not exactly - not yet, at least. The new Euclid are not mass produced TWS earbuds with batteries inside, but actually the highest-quality in-ears (IEM's if you will) handcrafted in California, and their are proudly the company's first closed-back planar magnetic in-ear design.
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Treat Your Headphones With a McIntosh MHA200 Tube Headphone Amplifier
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Treat Your Headphones With a McIntosh MHA200 Tube Headphone Amplifier

McIntosh knows there are a lot of people out there who would like to have a McIntosh tube system, are spending serious money on high end headphones, and could consider a dedicated desktop preamp device that would match their passion - and that's who they designed the MHA200 Vacuum Tube Headphone Amplifier for. A product that is still big enough to proudly show to others, but is actually designed to throw the warmth of tubes when sitting close enough, enjoying long listening sessions.
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Solid State Logic Redefines Control Surfaces with UF8 USB-C Controller
by Joao Martins

Solid State Logic Redefines Control Surfaces with UF8 USB-C Controller

Solid State Logic introduced a new compact DAW control surface that redefines the category by relying on a combination of serial communication via USB and its own 360° control software and MIDI USB driver, making it relatively protocol independent. The new SSL UF8 takes lessons learned from many years building control extensions within studio mixing consoles like the SSL Origin, or dedicated studio DAW controllers like the SSL Nucleus. The expandable and modular UF8 is an interesting evolution.
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KEF Announces Mu3 Noise Cancelling True Wireless Earbuds
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KEF Announces Mu3 Noise Cancelling True Wireless Earbuds

The hottest product category in consumer electronics in 2019, 2020 and counting, true wireless earbuds are now mandatory for any established audio brand. Designed by the famous British designer Ross Lovegrove and engineered by KEF's own UK acoustic team, the new KEF Mu3 earbuds deliver the latest technologies and high quality sound, in a refined Bluetooth 5 proposition that offers ANC, ambient mode and good battery life.
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PSI Audio Updates Flagship Three-Way A25-M Studio Monitors for 2021
by Joao Martins

PSI Audio Updates Flagship Three-Way A25-M Studio Monitors for 2021

Swiss manufacturer PSI Audio announced a new version of its flagship three-way speaker A25-M for 2021. Following on the improvements announced in 2019 with the flow guide introduced in the A23-M monitor, and a larger, more powerful woofer engine, the A25-M boasts an entirely new midrange driver. The Extended Dome Driver (EXD) combines a larger dome and new cone formula, effectively offering the best of both worlds in the process. The new driver system is still mounted to a rotatable baffle to enable vertical or horizontal speaker placement at optimum dispersion.
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Devialet Introduces Improved Phantom I All-in-One Speaker
by Joao Martins

Devialet Introduces Improved Phantom I All-in-One Speaker

Since its release, Devialet’s flagship compact speaker Phantom established a new reference in home audio. By combining a radical design with a series of innovative, proprietary technologies, Phantom consistently shattered expectations in terms of sound reproduction, while establishing a whole new business model for the French brand. Now, for 2021, Devialet updated the original Phantom with a new audio processing SoC, new matte finishes, and all the latest wireless audio technologies.
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Soundboks Introduces New and Improved Gigantic Soundboks Bluetooth Speaker
by Joao Martins

Soundboks Introduces New and Improved Gigantic Soundboks Bluetooth Speaker

When Soundboks introduced its "Bluetooth-speaker-for-parties" that looked like a Peavey guitar speaker, we couldn't stop laughing. Particularly at the suggestion that this would be a "portable" solution, loaded with battery-packs the size of a car battery (and as heavy) - the promotional images showed a guy carrying the "thing" on a backpack while riding a bicycle, and another one hiking through a mountain! Five years later, the Danish company has the last laugh with 50,000 units sold and introducing it's third-generation Soundboks speaker.
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