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Origin Acoustics and Bang & Olufsen Reaffirmed Partnership on In-Wall/In-Ceiling Speakers at ISE 2017
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Origin Acoustics and Bang & Olufsen Reaffirmed Partnership on In-Wall/In-Ceiling Speakers at ISE 2017

Following the partnership announcement at CEDIA 2016, Bang & Olufsen and Origin Acoustics reaffirmed at ISE 2017 their partnership to extend the famous Danish brand’s product portfolio with best-in-class passive in-wall and in-ceiling speaker solutions, engineered and manufactured by Jeremy Burkhardt's new company. The new Bang & Olufsen and Origin Acoustics Celestial in-ceiling range and Palatial in-wall range are co-branded and will be distributed by both companies.
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Crestron Unveils Mercury Unified Communication and Collaboration Solution at ISE 2017
by Joao Martins

Crestron Unveils Mercury Unified Communication and Collaboration Solution at ISE 2017

Imagine a speakerphone with an attractive touch-screen that you can place in a meeting room space, allowing everyone to participate in a conference and collaborate, independently of the hardware, software or service everyone else is using. A table-top device that already incorporates en effective microphone and speaker, but that also doesn’t mind if you prefer to use your iPhone with Skype, and someone else is using a company's Cisco WebEx system.
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Powersoft Launches new Quattrocanali Series Amplifiers at ISE 2017
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Powersoft Launches new Quattrocanali Series Amplifiers at ISE 2017

Following the success of the 8-channel Ottocanali series, launched at Integrated Systems Europe two years earlier, Powersoft has again chosen ISE (RAI, Amsterdam, February 7-10) as the forum to launch its new Quattrocanali Series, with three models, all in a 1RU format. The launching of the new range completes the Powersoft Installation Series that includes Duecanali (2-channel) and Ottocanali (8-channel) series.
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ASL Launches Enchorus Dante-Based Audio Network With Integrated Mixing for Live Stage Deployments
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ASL Launches Enchorus Dante-Based Audio Network With Integrated Mixing for Live Stage Deployments

ASL Intercom, now a Riedel Communications company, announced the launch of Enchorus, a professional, flexible, and scalable Dante-based audio network for live stage applications, production studios, and other pro-AV installations. This is the first visible result since Riedel announced the acquisition of ASL Intercom BV, from The Netherlands, and DELEC Audio und Videotechnik, from Germany, expanding its engineering resources considerably.
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Yamaha Launches VXS1ML And VXS3S Compact Loudspeakers At ISE 2017
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Yamaha Launches VXS1ML And VXS3S Compact Loudspeakers At ISE 2017

Yamaha launched two new ultra-compact installation loudspeakers at ISE 2017, which fulfil a demand for high quality sound from units which are as visually discreet as possible but also look great. The VXS1ML and VXS3S are significant new additions to Yamaha’s Commercial Installation Solutions (CIS) loudspeaker range and for background music (BGM) applications in restaurants, retail outlets, hotel lobbies, etc.
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Audio Networking Management Gets Serious with Audinate’s New Dante Domain Manager
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Audio Networking Management Gets Serious with Audinate’s New Dante Domain Manager

One of the main requests from both users and implementers of audio networking technology has been the need for better security. When Audinate promotes education sessions on its Dante media networking technology, integrators and IT/network specialists frequently express their concerns regarding the need to protect and manage user access and different network domains. Now, Audinate announced Dante Domain Manager, a new enterprise-wide, IT-Grade platform to simplify AV Network Management.
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Ferrofish A32 Dante AD/DA Converter Now Available
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Ferrofish A32 Dante AD/DA Converter Now Available

German company Ferrofish is serious about high-quality converters, but this time they have outdone themselves. The new Ferrofish A32 AD/DA converter with support for Dante audio networking was designed to streamline system cabling in both live and installed sound applications. The A32 Dante supports a wide range of audio formats, incorporates leading edge technology, and can also serve as a hi-end audio format converter.
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Harman Professional Solutions Introduces the Connected PA Concept
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Harman Professional Solutions Introduces the Connected PA Concept

With people getting used to store their personal profiles on smartphones and wearable devices, getting connected to the cloud and having smart systems at home and the office automatically adjusting to their preferences, why not enable the same level of connectivity to the tools musicians need to do their daily work? That’s the concept Harman pioneered with a first step on the Connected PA, demonstrated at NAMM 2017.
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Nuheara Starts Shipping IQbuds Wireless Hearables
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Nuheara Starts Shipping IQbuds Wireless Hearables

Australian company Nuheara Inc., makers of intelligent, truly wireless earbuds, launched its flagship product, IQbuds, at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, NV. More than simply targeting the convenience of truly wireless music listening, Nuheara IQbuds are a testament to the life changing benefits of assistive audio, allowing people to completely augment and control their audio environment to hear what they want to hear. And they want to be first to market...
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Shure Introduces GLX-D Advanced Digital Wireless Products, Provides Wireless Updates and Guidance
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Shure Introduces GLX-D Advanced Digital Wireless Products, Provides Wireless Updates and Guidance

At the 2017 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, Shure introduced an important new solution to its portfolio or wireless microphones with the GLX-D Advanced Digital Wireless products and accessories. The suite of GLX-D products offers increased channel count, solid RF performance, and expanded automatic frequency management for install applications. Shure also introduced new VHF frequency bands its ULX-D and QLX-D Digital Wireless Systems and launched a new wireless information resource center.
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