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miniDSP Teams with Dirac to Deliver First Consumer-Driven, Ambisonic USB Microphone for Content Creators
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miniDSP Teams with Dirac to Deliver First Consumer-Driven, Ambisonic USB Microphone for Content Creators

miniDSP, the Hong Kong-based developer of innovative digital signal processing (DSP) platforms, announced its category-redefining ambiMIK-1 Ambisonic USB microphone is now shipping, featuring 3D audio software from Swedish sound pioneer Dirac. The affordable new ambiMIK-1 with 3D audio processing from Dirac lets AR/VR developers, musicians, podcasters, videographers, and vloggers record immersive, spatial audio that can be played back over any stereo headphones.
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NAD Launches Modular T 758 V3i Surround Sound Receiver with BluOS, AirPlay2 and Dirac Live
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NAD Launches Modular T 758 V3i Surround Sound Receiver with BluOS, AirPlay2 and Dirac Live

NAD Electronics announced the launch of the T 758 V3i, a performance update to the T 758 A/V Surround Sound Receiver. The affordable surround sound receiver will now come ready with Dolby Atmos, DTS Master Audio, BluOS high-res multi-room audio, Dirac Live, 4K UHD Video and Apple AirPlay 2 all built-in. The T 758 V3i ($1,499 U.S. MSRP) begins shipping in August 2020. As with all NAD components, the company’s latest offering expands on the 'Simple is Better' design philosophy, which contributes to ease of use and maximizes performance where it counts.
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Prism Sound Updates Lyra Audio Interface Design
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Prism Sound Updates Lyra Audio Interface Design

Prism Sound’s acclaimed Lyra audio interface has been given an aesthetic overhaul to create a uniform look for the entire Prism Sound audio interface range. Lyra now boasts the same sleek black-fronted look that was introduced to Titan and Atlas in 2019. It also features Prism Sound’s new updated logo and can now be controlled using the company’s recently updated software app that is available for both Mac and Windows platforms. This enables musicians, composers and producers to manipulate the unit from their own computer, thus speeding up workflow.
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Io Audio Technologies Offers Safer Speaker Connections with New Speakerlatch Connectors
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Io Audio Technologies Offers Safer Speaker Connections with New Speakerlatch Connectors

Io Audio Technologies expanded their “Latch” family of connectors with the introduction of the Speakerlatch audio cable and chassis connectors. The “Latch” family of connectors is known for its robust locking mechanism which virtually eliminates the possibility of accidental unplugging. The new Speakerlatch connectors bring that ruggedness and dependability to speaker level connections. The connector’s UL approval makes these an obvious choice for any integration project.
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Crestron Launches Tabletop Conferencing System for the Work from Anywhere Workforce
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Crestron Launches Tabletop Conferencing System for the Work from Anywhere Workforce

Crestron announced Crestron Flex MM, a compact, integrated audio and video conferencing solution that is an easy-to-use, deploy, and manage tabletop meeting and collaboration system. Supporting native Microsoft Teams or Zoom Rooms software, the new Crestron Flex MM solution is ideal for newly converted or dedicated small workspaces both in the corporate office and the home office. This solution, optimized for work-from-anywhere, offers high-performance audio and video quality in a compact footprint.
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Symphonic Acoustics Debuts 2X8V Ultra High-End Studio Monitors
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Symphonic Acoustics Debuts 2X8V Ultra High-End Studio Monitors

Studio monitor company Symphonic Acoustics has unveiled its new Dual 8V ultra high-end monitors. The new 2X8V is the result of a longtime design and manufacturing collaboration between Symphonic Acoustics and several industry legends, including George Augspurger, John Storyk and others. Ideally suited for mixing and monitoring across a range of genres, each pair of monitors ship with a curated selection of power and DSP options.
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Puro Sound Labs Introduces PuroPro Volume-Limiting, Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Headphones
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Puro Sound Labs Introduces PuroPro Volume-Limiting, Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Headphones

Puro Sound Labs, the company better know for making volume-limiting headphones for children, now introduced the PuroPro hybrid active noise cancelling headphones into the UK and US market. Like previous products from the brand, the new Bluetooth 5 wireless headphones promote Healthy Ears, protecting adult hearing by limiting the volume to the maximum safe listening level, as recommended by the WHO, OSHA, and various other international organizations.
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Arylic Introduces New Up2stream Amp 2.1 Wireless Amplifier Board
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Arylic Introduces New Up2stream Amp 2.1 Wireless Amplifier Board

Arylic, an audio electronics company specialized in the needs of both the OEM/ODM market as well as the requirements of DIY music enthusiasts, announced the availability of its Up2stream Amp 2.1 Wireless Amplifier Board. This Class D stereo amplifier board with a powerful subwoofer output is able to generate 50W+50W+100W and deliver good results from low impedance speakers. And it adds the most advanced wireless technology, with WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, Airplay, Spotify Connect, also with DLNA and UPnP protocols for wireless control.
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Sony Launches New WH-1000XM4 Headphones with Next Generation Adaptive Noise Canceling
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Sony Launches New WH-1000XM4 Headphones with Next Generation Adaptive Noise Canceling

Sony Electronics announced the WH-1000XM4 – the fourth-generation noise-canceling headphones from Sony's 1000X family. The popular wireless over-ear model shows a similar design to the previous WH-1000XM3, with subtle but effective changes in materials providing longer comfort and lighter weight. But the main improvement relies on Sony's latest processing, sensors and a new Bluetooth 5 SoC, providing the WH-1000XM4 with additional smart features that personalize music, improve noise cancelation and adjust ambient sound automatically.
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Dirac Live Bass Control Expands Performance of Latest AudioControl AV Receivers and Processors
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Dirac Live Bass Control Expands Performance of Latest AudioControl AV Receivers and Processors

Swedish digital audio pioneer Dirac and the team of self-proclaimed obsessed audio experts at AudioControl announced that the brand's latest line of receivers and processors will include Dirac Live Bass Control for a more immersive home theater experience in any space. The collaboration between the two companies has resulted in expanding the Dirac Live Bass Control software to the new Concert Series receivers and Maestro Series AV processors, part of AudioControl's high end home audio range.
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