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HEAD acoustics Increases Audio Measurement and Analysis Flexibility with ACQUA 5.0.100 Software
by Joao Martins

HEAD acoustics Increases Audio Measurement and Analysis Flexibility with ACQUA 5.0.100 Software

ACQUA 5.0.100 is the first iteration of the new generation of the well-established measurement and analysis software ACQUA from HEAD acoustics. ACQUA's significantly reworked software structure provides even greater flexibility for voice and audio quality evaluation, while paving the way for future expansions. Designed for the requirements in applications as diverse as communication systems, Bluetooth, ANC headphones, or smart speakers, ACQUA now supports faster hardware configuration, perceived loudness analysis, and MDAQS audio quality evaluation.
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Zesto Audio Announces Tube Stereo Power Amplifier with 3-Position Bias Switch
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Zesto Audio Announces Tube Stereo Power Amplifier with 3-Position Bias Switch

Zesto Audio, the Californian company founded by George Counnas, announced the launch of a new Class A amplifier design that offers an impressive 100 watts per channel (8 ohms) plus a unique feature of a three-position "Auto Bias Select" switch. In order to achieve its power rating, the new Bia 200 Select Stereo Power Amplifier is sold with four 12AU7 plus four matched KT150 output tubes. Thanks to the new auto bias switch, the amplifier is ready to safely accommodate KT88, KT120 and KT170 tubes, delivering options for all preferences.
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Rotel Announces MKII Models of Integrated Amplifier and CD Players with Upgraded Audio Circuits and Components
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Rotel Announces MKII Models of Integrated Amplifier and CD Players with Upgraded Audio Circuits and Components

Rotel launched the A12MKII Class AB integrated amplifier, together with the CD14MKII and RCD-1572MKII CD players, expanding options further for hi-fidelity enthusiasts who still prefer separate stereo components. The new Rotel A12MKII, CD14MKII and RCD-1572MKII upgraded models are timed to signal the brand's 60th anniversary, and all benefit from innovations and improvements to the circuit designs and enhancement to critical audio components for better audio performance.
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Roland Announces iPad-Based Solutions for Livestream Productions
by Joao Martins

Roland Announces iPad-Based Solutions for Livestream Productions

As part of its AV professional solutions division, Roland announced new products to help take livestreaming productions to the next level. Helping users to work with what they already have, the new AeroCaster Live iPad app and AeroCaster VRC-01 console offer a complete audio and video production and presentation solution, accepting wireless signals from mobile devices and external computers. Roland also introduced the UVC-02 Web Presentation Dock and CGM-30 Gooseneck Microphone to create a simple to use package for presentation and professionals calls.
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JBL SUB80P Compact Powered Subwoofer Features Wireless Connectivity and 400W Dynamic Power
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JBL SUB80P Compact Powered Subwoofer Features Wireless Connectivity and 400W Dynamic Power

Among the products announced at CES 2022 by Harman Luxury Audio, the new JBL SUB80P powered subwoofer was announced as part of the brand's expanded portfolio of high-performance loudspeakers. The new compact enclosure includes a high-gloss black painted finish and a down-firing 8-inch subwoofer. The subwoofer design delivers the flexibility of wireless connectivity allowing for easy placement in a wide variety of system applications, including as a low frequency extension for JBL latest Studio Monitors.
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Inovonics Introduces New HD Radio Broadcast Monitors
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Inovonics Introduces New HD Radio Broadcast Monitors

Headquartered in the mountain community of Felton, California, the Inovonics engineering team continues to work tirelessly to meet the needs of an increasingly connected broadcast world. Inovonics now introduced the new 551 and 552 HD Radio Modulation Monitors, providing the ultimate choice for advanced FM and HD Radio signal monitoring. Incorporating all the necessary features for station setup, regulatory compliance and remote monitoring, both models are on schedule to begin shipping mid-February 2022.
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Bang & Olufsen Offers Beolink Software Update That Connects Past With Present and Future Multiroom Products
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Bang & Olufsen Offers Beolink Software Update That Connects Past With Present and Future Multiroom Products

Bang & Olufsen announced an automatic software update to its new generation of home speakers that ensures multiroom compatibility between products launched in the last 40 years. From Bang & Olufsen’s iconic loudspeakers, music systems and turntables of the 1980s to its modern wireless speakers, the new update to Beolink makes a generation of products across decades work seamlessly together, showcasing Bang & Olufsen’s commitment to longevity.
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PreSonus Studio One 5.5 Update Delivers New Mastering Tools and More
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PreSonus Studio One 5.5 Update Delivers New Mastering Tools and More

PreSonus has released Studio One 5.5, a major update to its acclaimed recording and production software (DAW) and the first software release to come out from the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based company since the acquisition by Fender. Studio One 5.5 is an important tool for the company's strategy, and adds improvements for production, performance, and especially mastering. The first and still only DAW with a fully-integrated mastering environment, Studio One 5.5’s Project Page is now even more powerful.
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Shure Improves SRH840A and SRH440A Headphones
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Shure Improves SRH840A and SRH440A Headphones

Many of today’s content creators, professional musicians, and recording artists will underscore the importance of using gear that looks as good as it sounds. With this in mind, Shure has unveiled new enhancements and improvements to its portfolio of SRH Headphones. Featuring significant product design upgrades and nuanced improvements to sound quality, the second-generation SRH440A and SRH840A Headphones provide improved audio reproduction, long-wearing comfort, and durability.
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Røde Introduces Next-Generation VideoMic GO II Compact Shotgun Microphone
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Røde Introduces Next-Generation VideoMic GO II Compact Shotgun Microphone

Røde expanded its legendary range of on-camera microphones, introducing the VideoMic GO II, an ultra-lightweight and compact shotgun microphone that’s packed with innovative features for today’s content creators. Like the original VideoMic GO, one of Røde’s best-selling on-camera microphones, the VideoMic GO II offers sound quality while being very simple to use, and now with the addition of USB-C also adds a few new tricks up its sleeve that make it extremely powerful and versatile.
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