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HEAD acoustics Promotes Free Online Seminar on "Optimizing Listening Effort of Communication Devices"
by audioXpress Staff

HEAD acoustics Promotes Free Online Seminar on "Optimizing Listening Effort of Communication Devices"

HEAD acoustics is promoting a new free online seminar dedicated to communications under noisy conditions, evaluation of the listening effort, and detailing the company's own efforts towards a perceptual-based method targeting the objective prediction of that listening effort under variable communication conditions and using different devices. A very relevant topic in current times, discussed online by top experts in the field, September 1, 2020.
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Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Awards 2020-2021 in Audio Categories
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Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Awards 2020-2021 in Audio Categories

As the tradition mandates, even in times of a global pandemic, the Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) announced its product awards for 2020-2021. Involving the editorial staff of 61 expert magazines from 29 countries across the globe, and still growing, EISA represents the largest editorial collaboration in the world of consumer electronics. EISA has now been celebrating the very best products for over 35 years.
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Global Headphones Market Posts Better-Than-Expected Q2 Results
by Futuresource Consulting

Global Headphones Market Posts Better-Than-Expected Q2 Results

According to the latest market research by Futuresource Consulting, the global headphones market held up better than anticipated in the period April-June 2020, as units and prices fared relatively well, particularly from mid-May. That’s according to the latest preliminary quarterly tracker results from Futuresource, which reveals a 13% year-on-year increase in value for Q2. The firm also reports that units posted an 8% year-on-year contraction for the quarter, better than expected.
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Global Smart Speaker Sales Reach 30 Million Units in Q2 2020
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Global Smart Speaker Sales Reach 30 Million Units in Q2 2020

Defying the impact of the pandemic, global sales of smart speakers in Q2 2020 rose to 30.0 million units, an increase of 6% compared to Q1, according to preliminary results from Strategy Analytics. On a year-on-year basis, worldwide shipments of smart speakers and smart displays fell by 0.4% in Q2 2020, still a very robust indicator. Amazon retained first place with a share of 21.6%, followed by Google (17.1%) and Baidu (16.7%).
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Elk Introduces Aloha, Real-Time Remote Music Collaboration Interface and App
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Elk Introduces Aloha, Real-Time Remote Music Collaboration Interface and App

Elk, the Swedish company behind the Elk Audio Operating System for embedded audio products, now announced a new real-time remote music creation and performance platform with its Aloha by Elk service. The platform allows musicians to play, teach and collaborate together live and in sync from different locations. According to Elk, in order to avoid any latency, the new Aloha collaboration service runs on high-speed Internet and over 5G networks "transforming music creation and performance today with a clear path to the future."
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VOXX International Corporation Announces Klipsch Holding Is Now Premium Audio Company
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VOXX International Corporation Announces Klipsch Holding Is Now Premium Audio Company

VOXX International Corporation announced it has changed the legal name of its wholly owned subsidiary from Klipsch Holding, LLC to Premium Audio Company, LLC. This move is a result of the company's growing global brand portfolio and the recently announced distribution alliance with Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation. VOXX International is active in automotive, consumer electronics and biometrics industries, both as a manufacturer and distributor.
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Earbuds Consumer Survey Identifies Key Takeaways for Manufacturers
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Earbuds Consumer Survey Identifies Key Takeaways for Manufacturers

Austrian company ams, a leading worldwide supplier of high-performance sensor solutions, shared the results of its ‘Comfortable, Smart, High-performing Earbuds Survey’ conducted in Spring 2020 with 2000-plus consumers around the world on their audio earbud uses, habits and preferences. Earbud comfort seems to be a key focus for existing users, with the survey identifying the benefits of active noise cancellation and volume-limiting technology as top earbud innovations. Preference between loose fit and tight-fitting, in-ear earbuds, depends upon type of activity.
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Audio-Technica Launches Redesigned Website With Complete Product Catalog and Online Store
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Audio-Technica Launches Redesigned Website With Complete Product Catalog and Online Store

Audio-Technica, a leading company in transducer technology for over 50 years, announced the launch of its newly redesigned website at www.audio-technica.com. Apart from updating the website technology and improving user experience, the brand focused on updating information on Audio-Technica’s comprehensive range of microphones, headphones, turntables, cartridges and commercial audio products, offering e-commerce options, and offering specific resources for consultants, contractors and system integrators.
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Mcintosh Group and Alps Alpine Join Forces in Automotive Luxury Audio Strategy
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Mcintosh Group and Alps Alpine Join Forces in Automotive Luxury Audio Strategy

McIntosh Group Inc. and Alps Alpine have teamed up to deliver transcendent, luxury audio systems to the automotive industry. This announcement also signals that the McIntosh Group is returning to the automotive industry – bringing solutions from McIntosh Labs and Sonus Faber to vehicles. The partnership means that those automotive solutions are delivered by Alps Alpine in select vehicles.
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Steinberg Releases New VST 3.7 Software Development Kit
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Steinberg Releases New VST 3.7 Software Development Kit

Steinberg released the company's newest iteration of the Virtual Studio Technology (VST) Software Developer Kit (SDK), offering new capabilities to developers of host applications, audio plug-ins and virtual instruments. VST 3.7 introduces several enhancements of the SDK interface that allow new levels of integrations between VST 3 hosts and plug-ins, including the new VST 3 Project Generator, improved documentation as well as support for MIDI 2.0 and the development of plug-ins compatible with the new ARM-based Apple Silicon chips.
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