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Crest Audio Debuts C1 Series Contracting Amplifiers with Integrated DSP and Dante Connectivity
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Crest Audio Debuts C1 Series Contracting Amplifiers with Integrated DSP and Dante Connectivity

During InfoComm 2018 Crest Audio has unveiled the new C1 Series range of contracting and installation amplifiers featuring powerful and efficient Class D designs, on-board digital signal processing, Dante protocol networking and USB/Ethernet connectivity for monitoring and control. The new C1 Series amplifiers are contractor-friendly thanks to the addition of Euro connector inputs and barrier strip outputs as well as fault relays and CV (control voltage) inputs.
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First Alert Launches Onelink Safe & Sound Alexa-Enabled Smoke and CO Alarm and Home Speaker
by Joao Martins

First Alert Launches Onelink Safe & Sound Alexa-Enabled Smoke and CO Alarm and Home Speaker

A connected smoke alarm that's also a speaker, strategically placed in the ceiling to cover any room with quality sound. The idea might sound bizarre at first, but indeed it reflects the way manufacturers are reimagining different categories in the era of "smart devices." Following a successful presentation at CES 2018, First Alert launched its Onelink Safe & Sound Connected Smoke Alarm with Amazon Alexa, allowing users to ask questions or and even listen to music.
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Fluance Most Affordable Ai40 Powered Bookshelf Speakers with Bluetooth
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Fluance Most Affordable Ai40 Powered Bookshelf Speakers with Bluetooth

We first reported on Fluance's venture into wireless speakers with the uniquely designed (and also affordable, at just $499.99 USD) Fi70 Bluetooth Speaker, using a 3-way and six driver design with integrated amplifier in a floor-standing cabinet. Later, Fluance proposed more conventional Bluetooth bookshelf and tabletop speakers, now complemented with the Ai40 Powered Bookshelf, the most affordable from the Canadian brand, selling for just $199.99 USD.
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NTi Audio Introduces New Vibration Meter and Vibration Option for the XL2 Sound Level Meter
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NTi Audio Introduces New Vibration Meter and Vibration Option for the XL2 Sound Level Meter

NTi Audio introduced the Vibration Meter, built on the advanced technology employed in the XL2 Sound Level Meter. This enticing addition to the NTi product family, provides many functions for vibration analysis, allowing users to accurately measure acceleration, velocity and displacement simultaneously for frequencies down to 0.7 Hz. The results are presented with metric or imperial units, or as a dB value with an adjustable reference level.
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Cambridge Audio YoYo (L) Is a Complete Home Audio Wireless Hub
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Cambridge Audio YoYo (L) Is a Complete Home Audio Wireless Hub

Cambridge Audio announced the Yoyo (L) home audio hub, the third speaker in its stylish Yoyo range of wireless speakers. This is a WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth system, with HDMI ARC, digital and analogue inputs, Chromecast and Spotify Connect built-in, combining the simplicity and convenience of a wireless speaker with the scale and performance of a dedicated home theater solution, priced at $399. The largest in the Yoyo series, the (L) features six drivers and Waves MaxxAudio digital processing for a wide immersive response.
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Kensington Introduces SD1600P Universal USB-C Mobile 4K Docking Station with Pass-through Charging
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Kensington Introduces SD1600P Universal USB-C Mobile 4K Docking Station with Pass-through Charging

As a fine example of the impact that USB-C is having in the industry, Kensington announced an ideal docking station for evolving mixed-computer environments and mobile applications, ticking all the boxes on what consumers might expect from these designs. The new SD1600P Universal USB-C Mobile 4K Docking Station with Pass-through Charging (K33968, SRP $99.99), offers full support for Thunderbolt 3, USB-C, and USB 3 devices from laptops using Windows, Chrome, and macOS operating systems.
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Sennheiser Unveils New Unified Communications and Collaboration Solutions
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Sennheiser Unveils New Unified Communications and Collaboration Solutions

Following on Sennheiser's presentations at InfoComm 2018, mainly focusing on audio headsets, speakerphones, audioconferencing products, and wireless solutions, the company is now promoting new important products for Unified Communications and Collaboration spaces, including the new SDW 5000 Series of headsets, and the new TeamConnect Ceiling 2 array microphone, complementing the recently launched TeamConnect Wireless tabletop portable speakerphones.
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Rembrandt Laboratories Patent-Pending Home Speaker Will Make You Cry
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Rembrandt Laboratories Patent-Pending Home Speaker Will Make You Cry

Rembrandt Laboratories is promoting its patent-pending speaker design Model V with the line "New Audio Technology With Sound So Beautiful, It Moves Listeners to Tears of Joy," claiming a level of realism that feels like the artist is in the room. Effectively, the outside of the Model V, in stained poplar tone wood, looks like one those early tube radios, but there's nothing vintage inside this active speaker, using a distributed mode planar driver with proprietary multiple internal tuned resonate chambers and bass reflex port.
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Accusonus Releases ERA-Bundle Single-Knob Plugins for Audio Repair
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Accusonus Releases ERA-Bundle Single-Knob Plugins for Audio Repair

We have witnessed the evolution of digital processing algorithms getting so sophisticated that it actually becomes possible to "fix in post" those audio recordings that feature common problems such as background noises, excessive reverb, and voice sibilants and plosives. Many existing processing and audio repair packages feature a world of possibilities to handle such problems, but sometimes users simple need to get "things done," quickly. That's what software company Accusonus proposes, with the ERA-bundle of single-knob plugins.
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Work Pro Audio Introduces SoundNut Pendant Speaker Range
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Work Pro Audio Introduces SoundNut Pendant Speaker Range

First unveiled at InfoComm 2018, the new SoundNut range, a new series of stylish, high-powered pendant loudspeakers for installation applications from Spanish manufacturer Work Pro Audio, is now available and represents an innovative approach to speaker design from the Valencia-based company. The SoundNut SN8 is the first product in the range, a two-way 400W coaxial pendant speaker with an 8-inch bass driver.
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