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Focal Announces Kanta No2 Loudspeakers with New Color Finishes
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Focal Announces Kanta No2 Loudspeakers with New Color Finishes

Like many other audio manufacturers that haven't had any chance to attend trade-shows or promote events, Focal has been quiet for the past months, while recognizing that home audio in all segments is clearly a growth product category in these shelter-at-home times. Understanding the need to continue to offer more options for consumer's interiors and styles, Focal launched two new stunning finishes for the Kanta No2 floor-standing speakers, with no price premium over the existing models, at $4995.00 each.
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Renkus-Heinz Introduces ICC12/3 Iconyx Compact Series Beam Steering Array Speaker
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Renkus-Heinz Introduces ICC12/3 Iconyx Compact Series Beam Steering Array Speaker

Premium professional loudspeaker manufacturer Renkus-Heinz introduced its newest Iconyx Compact Series 12/3-RN single array module. The new design offers a solution for positioning sound precisely where it's needed, with more flexibility for integrators. The Iconyx Compact Series brings the renowned flexibility of the Iconyx family to a smaller footprint array, filling a need for integrators seeking options in “medium-sized” installations, common in the house of worship, corporate, transportation, education, and government markets.
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WiSA Welcomes Buchardt Audio as a New Member and Certifies New A500 and A700 Powered Speakers
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WiSA Welcomes Buchardt Audio as a New Member and Certifies New A500 and A700 Powered Speakers

WiSA, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association, comprised of over 60 leading consumer electronics brands and founded by Summit Wireless Technologies, announced Buchardt Audio has joined the WiSA Association and WiSA has certified the Buchardt Audio A500 and A700 active loudspeakers. With these two new models, the Danish high-end loudspeaker manufacturer expands its current product family with the first two WiSA-certified wireless audio solutions.
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Audio Precision Announces Version 6.0 of Its Apx500 Audio Measurement Software with Correlated Cross-Domain Measurement and Reduced Test Time
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Audio Precision Announces Version 6.0 of Its Apx500 Audio Measurement Software with Correlated Cross-Domain Measurement and Reduced Test Time

Audio Precision released the latest update to APx500 audio measurement software, version 6.0. With this release, APx software supports multiple simultaneous input types, enabling the concurrent measurement of up to 16 channels of digital and 8 channels of analog audio data. This new multi-input capability, paired with the highest channel count and widest range of digital I/O available, provides APx users critical cross-domain insight and the opportunity to reduce testing time.
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Sennheiser Announces Very Special HD 25 Limited Edition Anniversary Offer
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Sennheiser Announces Very Special HD 25 Limited Edition Anniversary Offer

A very special anniversary deal is available throughout the month of June 2020, Sennheiser’s birthday month. The HD 25, Sennheiser’s legendary monitoring and DJ headphones, will be available for only USD $99.95 instead of $149.95. Even better, to celebrate the company’s 75th anniversary, anyone who orders the HD 25 in June has the chance to receive a limited-edition version of the headphones instead. You have to be lucky, as there are just 25,000 HD 25 Limited Editions available worldwide.
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Avantone Pro Introduces Sub-Frequency Kick Drum Microphone
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Avantone Pro Introduces Sub-Frequency Kick Drum Microphone

Avantone Pro announced availability of Kick — a remake of the popular Yamaha SubKick Low-Frequency Capture Device designed to bring out the natural sound of bass drums and floor toms. The Kick is a sub-frequency (below 100Hz) kick drum microphone that can be used together with other drum microphones. Avantone Pro says it aims to bring back to life this well-known concept, offering an affordable, high-quality alternative, using its own ‘white cone’ low-frequency driver to capture lower frequencies than a standard dynamic microphone.
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Parasound Introduces ZoneMaster ZM 12 12-Channel Custom Installation Amplifier
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Parasound Introduces ZoneMaster ZM 12 12-Channel Custom Installation Amplifier

Parasound has introduced a 12-channel, 2-ohm stable power amplifier for commercial and residential audio systems installers with flexible power options for stereo audio in six rooms (zones), and up to 24 individual speakers. Uniquely, the Parasound ZoneMaster ZM 12 drives two channels at 120 watts each, 8 ohms, with the remaining 10 channels at 60 watts each. With 4-ohm speakers typical of architectural audio, the ratings are 150 and 100 watts respectively. There are also A and B speaker outputs for each channel. With this upgraded performance and features, the ZM 12 represents a significant advance over its 12 x 50W predecessor, the ZM 1250.
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Zylia Demonstrates 6 Degrees of Freedom High-Resolution Recording of Live Concerts
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Zylia Demonstrates 6 Degrees of Freedom High-Resolution Recording of Live Concerts

Zylia created a new demonstration that shows the possibilities of fully navigable 6 degrees of freedom audio technology using the ZYLIA 6DoF VR/AR set. The company is constantly working on providing state-of-the-art solutions in the field of 3D audio recording and post-production and recently presented the new technology that allows recording high-resolution 3rd order Ambisonics sounds from concert halls, ambient soundscapes, and live concerts in a fully navigable way. It can be then rendered and used in virtual and augmented reality projects allowing users to flexibly move within a recorded scene.
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WiSA Certifies Axiim WM Speaker Series
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WiSA Certifies Axiim WM Speaker Series

WiSA LLC, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association, comprised of over 60 leading consumer electronics brands, and founded by Summit Wireless Technologies, announced it has certified the WM line of powered, wireless loudspeakers from Axiim. Each WM Series speaker features wireless connectivity to all WiSA Certified wireless audio transmitters including Axiim’s own LINK and Q UHD.
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HELM Audio Launches THX Certified DB12 AAAMP Mobile Headphone Amplifier Featuring THX AAA Technology
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HELM Audio Launches THX Certified DB12 AAAMP Mobile Headphone Amplifier Featuring THX AAA Technology

HELM and THX have partnered to design the new THX Certified for Android HELM DB12 AAAMP, a mobile headphone amplifier powered by highly praised THX Achromatic Audio Amplifier (THX AAA) technology already featured in several successful products. After unveiling the portable headphone amplifier at CES 2020 (receiving a CES 2020 Innovation Honoree Award), HELM announced that it was launching the DB12 AAAMP exclusively on Drop, the community-driven commerce company formerly known as Massdrop, now also a product design company targeting technology enthusiasts.
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