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Audioengine Introduces New B2 Premium Bluetooth Speaker
by audioXpress Staff

Audioengine Introduces New B2 Premium Bluetooth Speaker

Audioengine introduced the Audioengine B2 Premium Bluetooth Speaker, combining the signature sound of the Audioengine 2+ Powered Desktop Speakers to the wireless world in a convenient all-in-one stereo speaker system. The new B2 Premium speaker features a built-in 24-bit DAC, aptX decoder and is available in American walnut, Zebrawood or Black ash wood finishes.
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Universal Audio UAD Software v7.11 Features New Plug-Ins From Manley, Brainworx And Massenburg Designworks
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Universal Audio UAD Software v7.11 Features New Plug-Ins From Manley, Brainworx And Massenburg Designworks

A new Universal Audio UAD software, version 7.11, has been released and contains four new UAD plugins starting with a UA/Manley co-developed recreation of the Manley Vari-Mu Limiter Compressor. The new plug-ins also include a Brainworx-developed recreation of the Vertigo Sound VSM-3 Mix Satellite and Vertigo Sound VSC-2 Compressor, plus a UAD edition of the powerful Massenburg DesignWorks MDWEQ5 EQ Plug-In.
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Ultimate Ears BOOM Wireless Speaker Series Expands With Skrillex Limited Edition
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Ultimate Ears BOOM Wireless Speaker Series Expands With Skrillex Limited Edition

Ultimate Ears announced the newest addition to its limited edition lineup of award-winning UE BOOM speakers with the custom designed Skrillex Edition UE BOOM. Featuring Skrillex own hand-drawn images covering the acoustic skin, the collaboration with the six-time GRAMMY Award winning electronic dance music producer is now the fourth limited edition design in the awarded UE BOOM wireless speaker range.
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Genelec Home Audio G Series Active Loudspeakers
by Joao Martins

Genelec Home Audio G Series Active Loudspeakers

Leveraging the same 8000 series design and technologies used in studios and highly praised by audio professionals all over the world, Finish brand Genelec is progressively bringing consumer versions to the home audio market with its G Series of active loudspeakers. The most recent model to reach the market, the G Five, completes the series.
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iFrogz Tadpole Active Bluetooth Speaker is Splash- and Dust-Resistant
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iFrogz Tadpole Active Bluetooth Speaker is Splash- and Dust-Resistant

iFrogz, a ZAGG Inc brand specializing in colorful and clever mobile accessories, introduced the Tadpole Active, a splash- and dust-resistant miniature Bluetooth speaker that goes almost anywhere. The Tadpole family features some of the smallest portable Bluetooth speakers on the market.
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iZotope Ozone 6 Shows How Difficult Software Innovation Can Be
by Fernando Rodrigues

iZotope Ozone 6 Shows How Difficult Software Innovation Can Be

iZotope has been very active. After launching a new version of its flagship noise reduction suite RX, the Cambridge, MA, company introduced a new version of its main product, Ozone. iZotope went a long way in overhauling Ozone 6, and made important changes to the product. However, these changes were not well received among many of its long-term users and iZotope felt the need to come public explaining what they did and why.
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Kramer Expands Audio Solutions Introducing Four New Speaker Product Families
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Kramer Expands Audio Solutions Introducing Four New Speaker Product Families

Kramer Electronics has expanded its end-to-end audio solutions with four new families of speakers. The new Galil, Yarden, Tavor and Dolev speaker series were shown at the ISE 2014 Show in Amsterdam and introduced at InfoComm 2014 and reinforce the company’s position as a major global player in the audio arena.
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Parasound New Affordable Zdac V.2 DAC and Headphone Amp
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Parasound New Affordable Zdac V.2 DAC and Headphone Amp

Parasound new Zdac V.2 Digital Audio Converter (DAC) and Headphone Amplifier follows on the success of the original Zdac, adding enhanced preamplifier features, a new headphone amplifier with increased gain and dual output jacks. Lightning jack equipped Apple iOS devices can now send digital audio directly to the Zdac V.2’s USB port.
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New Cheap DAC and Headphones Bundle from Chinon
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New Cheap DAC and Headphones Bundle from Chinon

For anyone storing music on a laptop or mobile device, the CH-DA260U Digital to Analog Converter and CH-PH244 Headphones from Chinon make a great bundle package, available for just $179.99. The CH-DA260U DAC features USB audio input with amplified headphone output, along with coaxial and optical digital outputs which can be used to link any smartphone, tablet or laptop with a home sound system.
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PCB Piezotronics’s New Model 130A23 Measurement Microphone
by Vance Dickason

PCB Piezotronics’s New Model 130A23 Measurement Microphone

PCB Piezotronics’s new Model 130A23 high-amplitude array microphone is designed to enable research engineers to locate noise sources in appliances, machinery, aircraft, and automotive interiors. This all-in-one prepolarized microphone and preamplifier measures acoustic signals in the audible range of the human ear with the extended dynamic and frequency range often found on more expensive condenser microphones.
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