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Join the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) October 6-8, 2017
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Join the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) October 6-8, 2017

America's most friendly and largest High-end Consumer audio show takes place in Denver, October 6-8. Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) is the perfect event to feel the trends, see new products and find the best deals in the High-end audio industry. Over 130 active exhibit rooms and 400+ brands, a myriad of industry vendors and the voluminous CanJam portable audio extravaganza will once again take the whole 12,000 sq. ft. of the Denver Marriott Tech Center.
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MQA Streaming Expands Globally with Deezer New HiFi Service
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MQA Streaming Expands Globally with Deezer New HiFi Service

Following major partnership unveilings at the IFA 2017 technology show in Berlin, MQA announced a key new agreement with global music streaming platform Deezer, which will significantly expand MQA’s music offering and audience reach. With the MQA content catalog expanding daily, including many unique restoration works from analogue masters directly to digital hi-res, it is increasingly attractive for music streaming services to support the technology.
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Qualcomm Promotes aptX HD Audio Technology Ecosystem at IFA 2017
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Qualcomm Promotes aptX HD Audio Technology Ecosystem at IFA 2017

With the audio industry and consumer electronic companies pushing the high-resolution audio concept further, Qualcomm is determined to promote the message that consumers don't have to trade quality for convenience when it comes to wireless streaming, thanks to its aptX HD audio technology. At the IFA 2017 show in Berlin, Qualcomm announced that the aptX HD audio ecosystem is expanding rapidly.
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Harman Introduces JBL LINK Smart Speaker Series Combining Immersive Sound with the Google Assistant
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Harman Introduces JBL LINK Smart Speaker Series Combining Immersive Sound with the Google Assistant

At IFA 2017, Harman International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics unveiled the JBL LINK series of voice-activated speakers with the Google Assistant. Available in three models, the LINK 10, LINK 20, and LINK 300 were designed to generate full-range sound in a portable format, with instant access to music through voice control. With this announcement, Harman now offers voice-activated speakers for Microsoft Cortana, Amazon Alexa and now Google Assistant.
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MQA Expands Global Reach On Smartphone, Portable Devices and Music Services at IFA 2017
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MQA Expands Global Reach On Smartphone, Portable Devices and Music Services at IFA 2017

Music technology company, MQA, announced a breadth of new partnerships at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. Developed for convenient delivery and unmatched audio quality, MQA technology will now be supported by LG’s new V30 smartphone, the first globally available MQA-enabled handset. MQA music playback will also be available on the two latest portable devices from Sony’s iconic Walkman brand, the WM-ZX300 and WM-A40 models.
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Libre Wireless Technologies Announces Its LibreSync Platform Will Work with Amazon Alexa and Support the Alexa Connected Speaker APIs
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Libre Wireless Technologies Announces Its LibreSync Platform Will Work with Amazon Alexa and Support the Alexa Connected Speaker APIs

At the IFA 2017 consumer electronics show in Berlin, Libre Wireless Technologies announced their LibreSync wireless mic-to-cloud voice and media streaming platform solutions will work with Amazon Alexa voice service, as well as support the newly announced Alexa Connected Speaker APIs. With the integration of Alexa and the Alexa Connected Speaker APIs, Libre enables consumer brands and ODM’s to easily incorporate and leverage Alexa voice service and multiroom audio control via Alexa.
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Amazon Implements Multi-Room Music with Alexa Control and Announces New Alexa Developer Tools for Third-Party Alexa-Enabled Systems
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Amazon Implements Multi-Room Music with Alexa Control and Announces New Alexa Developer Tools for Third-Party Alexa-Enabled Systems

Amazon announced an all-new Alexa feature that allows users to control and synchronize music streaming across multiple Amazon Echo devices in the home. Not only target music to a specific Amazon device or a group of devices - such as the Dot, Echo Show, and regular Echo speaker - but also reach third-party AVS devices. New Alexa Developer Tools to extend the ability to control multi-room music on other connected audio systems using voice commands will be available in 2018.
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Dirac Research Introduces Consumer-Friendly Audio Room Correction Tool
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Dirac Research Introduces Consumer-Friendly Audio Room Correction Tool

Dirac Research announced Mobile Dirac Live – an end-user version of its groundbreaking integrator-based Dirac Live room correction solution. The new 'Mobile Dirac Live' app empowers end-users to optimize their home theater audio with an easy-to-use mobile application that is compatible with iOS and Android devices and works with most Dirac Live AVR products. Mobile Dirac Live will be demonstrated for the first time at CEDIA 2017, in San Diego, CA.
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AES New York 2017’s Product Development Track to Feature the Industry’s Newest Advancements in Audio Technology and Methods
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AES New York 2017’s Product Development Track to Feature the Industry’s Newest Advancements in Audio Technology and Methods

The 143rd International Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention, at the Jacob Javits Center, NY, October 18 to 21, will be the must-attend meeting place and gear exhibition for audio professionals. The AES New York 2017’s Product Development Track will feature the industry’s newest advancements in audio technology and methods. The seminar series will address methods of bringing products to market faster, new headphone design techniques, development methods, better audio coding methods, and more.
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Qualcomm 2017 State of Play Report Now Available
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Qualcomm 2017 State of Play Report Now Available

Qualcomm released its 2017 State of Play report. The report based on a survey of 4,000 adult smartphone users in the US and UK conducted by OnePoll, Ltd., helps identify current consumer attitudes and purchase drivers for wireless headphones and speakers. This annual report highlights consumer demand for convenience and quality from personal audio devices.
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