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Pro-Ject Carbon EVO Turntable Now Available
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Pro-Ject Carbon EVO Turntable Now Available

Pro-Ject Audio Systems' new Debut Carbon EVO turntable, an updated and refined version of the brand's most beloved turntable design, and further expanding its critically-acclaimed Debut Collection is now available for purchase. The new Debut Carbon EVO (for Evolution) features the brand’s famous one-piece carbon fiber tonearm technology, electronic speed selection, suspension elements from the EISA award winning X1 turntable, and a factory mounted Sumiko Rainier phono cartridge.
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Zoom Unveils New PodTrak P4 Podcasting Recorder and ZDM-1 Podcast Mic Pack
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Zoom Unveils New PodTrak P4 Podcasting Recorder and ZDM-1 Podcast Mic Pack

With podcasting popularity on the rise, as more and more users learn to balance music streaming services with a sprinkle of favorite talk shows, interviews and commentary, brands are also launching new podcasting production solutions. Japanese brand Zoom introduced the PodTrak P4, a new mobile recorder for podcasting that features a four channel mixer and USB-C audio interface. And to complete the solution, Zoom introduced the new ZDM-1 Podcast Mic Pack, including the ZDM-1 large-diaphragm dynamic microphone and ZHP-1 professional closed-back headphones.
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Samsung Launches Galaxy Buds Live ANC True Wireless Earbuds
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Samsung Launches Galaxy Buds Live ANC True Wireless Earbuds

Samsung is now selling its new true wireless earbuds worldwide, following a new product announcement event for smartphones and wearable products. The most interesting thing about the new Galaxy Buds Live is the product's original design. More focused on comfortable fit, Samsung combined Harman's driver expertise in a bigger, 12mm dynamic driver, which combined with a bass duct, delivers deeper and richer sounds. To support the active noise cancellation features, the Galaxy Buds Live come with three microphones and a custom Voice Pickup Unit.
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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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