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Earthworks Microphones Celebrates 25th Anniversary and Launches New Vocal Capsules at NAMM 2020
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Earthworks Microphones Celebrates 25th Anniversary and Launches New Vocal Capsules at NAMM 2020

Earthworks Audio opened for business 25 years ago when the company started building measurement microphones in order to measure the speakers that David Blackmer, the company’s founder was designing. When musicians tried David’s measurement microphones for capturing their instruments live, they started coming back for more. 25 years later, Earthworks is announcing new vocal capsules for live sound wireless options, built on success of its latest SR314 microphone.
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Austrian Audio Launches HI-X Professional Headphones at NAMM 2020
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Austrian Audio Launches HI-X Professional Headphones at NAMM 2020

As promised when the company did its first public appearance in 2019, Austrian Audio is now launching the HI-X (High Excursion) professional headphones. Known until now for the OC818 and OC18 microphones for studio and live use, Austrian Audio introduced its new headphone range, designed and constructed in Vienna and made in Austria. At NAMM 2020, Austrian Audio debuted the on-ear HI-X50 and the over-ear HI-X55 headphones.
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Drop + THX Announce Panda Wireless Premium Planar Ribbon Headphones
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Drop + THX Announce Panda Wireless Premium Planar Ribbon Headphones

Drop, the company formerly know as Massdrop, now also a product design company targeting enthusiasts, announced its first premium wireless headphones, engineered in collaboration with THX. Combining the acclaimed THX AAA linear amplifier with a planar ribbon driver already tested and proven by Drop, the Drop + THX Panda headphones are able to offer 30+ hours of battery life, and where demonstrated at CES 2020, before being made available in the community-driven commerce platform.
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Nureva Introduces New HDL200 System for Advanced Audio Conferencing in Small Spaces
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Nureva Introduces New HDL200 System for Advanced Audio Conferencing in Small Spaces

Nureva announced the HDL200 audio conferencing system, the newest addition to the company’s line of advanced audio solutions. The intelligent microphone and speaker bar was specifically designed for the needs of smaller meeting spaces and delivers the same consistent and reliable pickup that Nureva’s award-winning HDL300 systems deliver for larger spaces. Nureva is also announcing the new Nureva Console cloud-based platform, to support broadscale deployments of Nureva audio systems.
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Solid State Logic Announces New Personal Studio Affordable Audio Interfaces
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Solid State Logic Announces New Personal Studio Affordable Audio Interfaces

Legendary console manufacturer Solid State Logic (SSL) has launched their first-ever dedicated audio interfaces as part of a new personal studio range: the SSL 2, and SSL 2+. Both models are USB 2.0 devices that use the updated USB-C connector, can be USB-powered, and include class-leading mic preamps, featuring a legacy 4K analogue enhancement mode inspired by classic SSL consoles, plus studio-quality monitoring, and come with the SSL Production Pack software bundle.
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Audient Introduces EVO Audio Interface Range at NAMM 2020
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Audient Introduces EVO Audio Interface Range at NAMM 2020

Audient has been working hard to launch something extra special for NAMM 2020. Not just new products, but a whole new brand. EVO by Audient is a new range of audio interfaces, created by renowned British audio brand Audient, focusing on the user experience and making recordings easier. The EVO interfaces are launching at NAMM 2020, with the 2in / 2out USB audio interface EVO 4 available now, and the EVO 8 available soon after. Both models are USB-C class compliant.
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Phonak Unveils Virto Black Fully-Connected Hearing Aid Designed to Look Like a Hearable
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Phonak Unveils Virto Black Fully-Connected Hearing Aid Designed to Look Like a Hearable

Hearing health care brand Phonak is challenging perceptions of hearing aids at CES 2020 with the world premiere of the Phonak Virto Black, a fully-connected in-the-ear hearing aid that combines the brand's Marvel hearing technology with the style of a modern hearable. In practice, the Phonak Virto Black will be able to do everything that standard true wireless earbuds allow, just that it is also a tunable hearing-aid, using hearing-aid non-rechargeable batteries and it will also cost a whole lot more.
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Panasonic Shows Strong True Wireless Ambitions at CES 2020
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Panasonic Shows Strong True Wireless Ambitions at CES 2020

CES 2020 will be remembered as the strongest show for true wireless stereo product announcements so far, and also a pivotal moment for technology evolution in the segment. Among the first companies to make a strong statement at CES 2020 was Panasonic - and its affiliated brand Technics - with three different products, two of which already feature one of the most advanced Hybrid Noise-Cancelling Technology platforms currently available.
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Shure Unveils New AONIC Line of Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones and True Wireless Earphones at CES 2020
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Shure Unveils New AONIC Line of Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones and True Wireless Earphones at CES 2020

Shure announced at CES 2020 its new AONIC line of wireless noise-cancelling headphones and true wireless earphones. The new products include the AONIC 50 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones, a high-quality, comfortable design which offers up to 20 hours of battery life, and the AONIC 215 True Wireless Sound Isolating earphones, which employ the same Shure design for in-ear monitors, boasting eight hours of battery life.
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Audio-Technica Debuts QuietPoint ATH-ANC300TW Truly Wireless Noise-Cancelling In-Ear Headphones
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Audio-Technica Debuts QuietPoint ATH-ANC300TW Truly Wireless Noise-Cancelling In-Ear Headphones

At CES 2020 Audio-Technica introduced its ATH-ANC300TW next-generation truly wireless in-ear headphones, using newly-designed digital hybrid active noise-cancelling (ANC) electronics. The result combines improved high-fidelity sound delivered by new 5.8 mm drivers with carbon-coated diaphragms, with a design that delivers superior noise cancelling performance, with the ANC feedback mic positioned perpendicular to the driver to optimize sound delivery.
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