Remora UWB Wireless Audio Solution Unveiled Ahead of 2024 High End Munich Show

Remora is the name of a new business venture and a new wireless audio hardware solution that will be officially launched at the 2024 High End show in Munich. Jumping ahead of technology availability in wireless headphones and earbuds, Remora PRO creates a Ultra-Wideband (UWB) transmitter and receiver solution for the highest wireless audio quality available. The USB-C dongle form factor also introduces the world's first Headphone 3.0 platform from Sonical. Following years of research and strategic partnerships, followed by a preview at CES 2024, Sonical is finally revealing to the world the first product in its Headphone 3.0 platform strategy. Sonical is the Silicon-Valley based company pioneering a fully integrated approach for the product development of headphones and hearables, with a real-time operating system that allows consumers to load their own apps - a concept that was dubbed Headphone 3.0.
 
Remora's mission is to eliminate the need for cables in professional and high-end consumer audio applications. Remora PRO is a way to achieve that and much more, introducing the world's first Headphone 3.0 platform from Sonical, while it introduces a game-changing Ultra-Wideband (UWB) wireless connection, delivering an unparalleled lossless audio experience with imperceptible latency.

The first Remora PRO wireless devices will be unveiled in public at the prestigious High End show in Munich, Germany, where companies always target the highest possible quality experiences in every element of an audio chain. To do that in wireless audio it was necessary to explore completely different technology options.

The foundation for this development was in fact unveiled at CES 2024, when Sonical partnered with XMOS to showcase a wireless dongle prototype that enabled high resolution (24-bit/96kHz) uncompressed audio to stream wirelessly from a PC to a headset (or other playback device) using ultra-wideband (UWB) technology. With UWB, in addition to the increased bandwidth (6.8Mbps data streams), the development supports transmission latencies under 5 milliseconds - performance figures that also enable applications in multiple markets, including musical instruments and live performance.
 
By working on a USB-C dongle form factor that supports both UWB and Bluetooth LE Audio, Sonical and XMOS could not only address audio quality and latency but also incorporate added features, based on xcore-ai, the third-generation of XMOS’ xcore platform, combining high performance AI, DSP, I/O and control in a single economical device.

Remora PRO is now set to empower the millions of professional users and premium audio listeners who refuse to compromise on quality or latency. The product's design connects seamlessly with all existing audio sources via analog and USB interfaces, and is adaptable to all sources and headphone models. By also featuring full Bluetooth dual mode support, Remora PRO also ensures backward compatibility with billions of existing wireless audio devices.

"By using CosmOS, the operating system for the ear from Sonical, running on their high performance ear computer platform, Remora PRO provides a complete solution for a personalized experience through downloadable plugins," states Mark Wade, Head of Products at Remora.

The Remora PRO dongle includes THX AAA, the patented THX linear amplifier technology for headphones, ensuring a no-compromise headphone audio experience by delivering infinitesimally low levels of noise, distortion, and low power consumption. Matching XMOS renowned experience in USB audio interfaces, the Remora PRO design also features an ESS Sabre DAC on its analog output. Many user configurable possibilities resulting from Sonical's CosmOS for personalized audio will be implemented over time.
  The team at Sonical is developing their own operating system, CosmOS, specifically designed for hearables running downloadable plugins. This will unlock the large number of app developers that have created advanced AI based algorithms, and enable users  to choose which apps they want.

Anticipating a high demand for the Remora PRO, the company is targeting first shipments by the end of September 2024, with a suggested retail pricing of USD $949 or EUR €890 (we asked and were told this is the price for a complete system, the wearable unit and the UWB dongle). Sonical and Remora will be at booth C12 in Hall 1 of the 2024 High End Munich show.
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