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Wolfgang Fraissinet to Leave Georg Neumann GmbH
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Wolfgang Fraissinet to Leave Georg Neumann GmbH

Wolfgang Fraissinet, the most recognizable face of Georg Neumann GmbH, and the company’s Marketing and Finance President, will leave the studio specialist to pursue new career opportunities in the audio and music industry, Sennheiser announced. “We thank Wolfgang for his huge contribution to the success of Georg Neumann GmbH for almost three decades,” said Peter Claussen, COO of Sennheiser.
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Fraunhofer Institute Researcher Receives Grant to Improve Personalized Hearing Systems
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Fraunhofer Institute Researcher Receives Grant to Improve Personalized Hearing Systems

Dr. Jan Rennies-Hochmuth has been awarded a grant from the “Klaus Tschira Boost Fund” for his research on personalized hearing systems for improved speech communication at the Hearing, Speech and Audio Technology Division (HSA) of the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT in Oldenburg. Rennies-Hochmuth’s research work aims to understand better how speech is perceived in complex listening conditions and above all how information is combined across both ears.
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Dirac to Equip New All-Electric Car with Improved Audio Experience
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Dirac to Equip New All-Electric Car with Improved Audio Experience

Chinese automotive brand Polestar is developing its latest Polestar 2 model, an all-electric five-door fastback that hit the car show circuit in 2019. According to Dirac, the project is breaking new ground with innovative in-car technologies that improve the in-vehicle experience. The Polestar 2 intends to offer a new level of in-vehicle audio performance, thanks to an integrated audio system developed by Swedish audio pioneer Dirac and Harman International.
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Biamp Systems Accelerates Expansion with Acquisition of Community Loudspeakers and Apart Audio
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Biamp Systems Accelerates Expansion with Acquisition of Community Loudspeakers and Apart Audio

Biamp Systems, a manufacturer of video and audio networked solutions for commercial audio applications based in Beaverton, Oregon, announced the acquisition of Audioprof Group International, parent company of Community Loudspeakers based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Apart Audio based in Antwerp, Belgium from 3d Investors of Gent, Belgium. The strategic acquisition follows the expansion strategy defined by Rashid Skaf, Biamp's President and CEO, appointed by Highlander Partners, a private investment firm which acquired Biamp in November 2017.
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World’s First Sure-Fi Radio Technology Offers Robust Alternative for Low Data Rate Transmission
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World’s First Sure-Fi Radio Technology Offers Robust Alternative for Low Data Rate Transmission

Based in Provo, Utah, Sure-Fi has developed the world’s first radio that the new company says is able to “leap” signals through tall buildings of metal, brick, concrete and anything else preventing typical signals from getting through. Able to save time, money and avoid trenching to connect impenetrable places in extremely harsh environments, the patented technology can be installed in minutes and is being used in construction, mining, factories and congested areas like apartment complexes and stadiums.
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Sennheiser Acquires Majority Stake in VR/AR Audio Software Company Dear Reality
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Sennheiser Acquires Majority Stake in VR/AR Audio Software Company Dear Reality

Sennheiser has taken a majority sharehold in Dear Reality GmbH. The German company specialized in spatial audio algorithms and VR/AR audio software will continue to operate as a separate company based in Düsseldorf and Dear Reality confirms that its existing customers will be able to rely on existing dearVR products, while looking forward to new joint VR/AR workflows developed in collaboration with Sennheiser. Uwe Cremering, responsible for AMBEO Immersive Audio at Sennheiser, will support the company as a third CEO alongside founders Achim Fell and Christian Sander.
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Synthax Appointed New Distributor for Digigram in the US Market
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Synthax Appointed New Distributor for Digigram in the US Market

Synthax, distributor of premium interface manufacturer RME, converter manufacturer Ferrofish and personal monitor mixer myMix, among other products and brands, has announced that it is now the exclusive U.S. distributor for Digigram, the French audio-over-IP manufacturer and industry pioneer. The latest addition to Synthax’s portfolio offers a wide range of solutions for both broadcasters and audio installers, including one of the most complete range of bridges and converters to AoIP.
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Smart Home Market Shifting to Integration Over New Home Acquisition
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Smart Home Market Shifting to Integration Over New Home Acquisition

Smart home technology pushed into 34 million new homes worldwide last year, according to a new Smart Home report from ABI Research, a global tech market advisory firm. In North America, the most valuable smart home market, close to 40% of homes have invested in smart home technology. However, new home growth is poised to decline slightly this year as the market transitions from entering new homes to extending the scope of existing deployments.
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Audio Industry Returns to New York for 147th International Audio Engineering Society Convention
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Audio Industry Returns to New York for 147th International Audio Engineering Society Convention

Now solidly established as an annual tradition for the whole audio industry, and particularly for the professional audio sector, the International Audio Engineering Society Convention returns to New York City, October 16 – 19, at the Javits Center. Registration is now open, and as in previous years, the AES New York 2019 will be co-located with the independent NAB Show New York, open October 16-17 in an adjacent exhibition hall. AES New York registration includes access to both exhibition halls.
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Zylia Expands Technical and Operations Teams to Address 360-Degree Audio Recording Solutions
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Zylia Expands Technical and Operations Teams to Address 360-Degree Audio Recording Solutions

Zylia, the Polish company that developed the successful ZM-1 spherical microphone array, is expanding across technical and operational areas to address rapidly rising demand for the company’s innovative 3D audio recording and production solutions. Zylia has hired Maurizio Barausse as key account manager, Marek Kabacinski and Krzysztof Klos as software testers, Michal Huflejt as a research engineer, Wojtek Blachowiak as a technical customer service expert, and Lidia Wojciechowska as office manager.
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