All items tagged with Dirac Research (126)

Dirac Closes $6-Million Financing Round To Boost New Consumer Digital Audio Processing Solution for Headphones and Smartphones

April 14, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Closes $6-Million Financing Round To Boost New Consumer Digital Audio Processing Solution for Headphones and Smartphones

Swedish sound pioneer Dirac strengthened its position as a leading one-stop source for digital audio signal processing solutions with the announcement that it has completed a new $6-million (60 MSEK) round of financing. Jonathan Forster, former Spotify executive and current angel investor, joins Dirac’s Board of Directors to help catalyze the company’s expansion into the streaming market and the launch of the company's first consumer-facing product.

Dirac Introduces Dirac Live for Studio Software and DAW Plug-In

March 27, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Introduces Dirac Live for Studio Software and DAW Plug-In

Swedish sound processing pioneer Dirac decided to expand the application of its pioneering room correction solution – Dirac Live – to include studio environments that have been long plagued by acoustical challenges. Dirac Live for Studio features patented impulse response and frequency response correction to help tackle time domain and frequency domain issues – thereby improving the accuracy of sound reproduction in studio environments.

Dirac and NXP Announce Collaboration to Support i.MX 8M Chipset Family with Premium Digital Audio

January 13, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac and NXP Announce Collaboration to Support i.MX 8M Chipset Family with Premium Digital Audio

Swedish sound pioneer Dirac and NXP Semiconductors announced a collaboration to combine one of the world’s most powerful audio chipsets with a market-leading digital audio platform. By equipping the NXP i.MX 8M family of chipsets with Dirac’s digital audio platform, OEMs can enable their devices with maximized, immersive, and adaptive sound across their complete range of products. The strategic partnership announcement was made at CES 2020.

Dirac Unveils Digital Audio Solution and Mobile App for Headphones at CES 2020

January 7, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Unveils Digital Audio Solution and Mobile App for Headphones at CES 2020

Swedish digital audio processing pioneer Dirac announced the debut of a new digital audio solution for smartphones and other mobile devices. What can be described for now as a powerful audio enhancer implemented on a mobile app, applies headphone specific profiles, intended to “set a new standard in sound across all headphones.” For now, Dirac is tying the promotion of this new processing solution with feedback received directly from acclaimed DJs and music producers, which praise the solution as “the best way to experience the richness and energy of studio sound through any headphones.”

NAD Unveils Masters M33 BluOS Streaming DAC Amplifier Featuring Purifi’s Ultra-Quiet Amplification Technology

January 6, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

NAD Unveils Masters M33 BluOS Streaming DAC Amplifier Featuring Purifi’s Ultra-Quiet Amplification Technology

NAD Electronics is previewing another exciting Masters Series release at CES 2020! The M33 is a BluOS enabled DAC/amplifier that will also be the brand's first product to feature Purifi Audio's new amplification technology. In its simplest form, the NAD M33 is an ultra-high-performance 200W amplifier that can serve as the heart of a reference whole-home system. For the brand, this will be its new flagship model, featuring BluOS multiroom streaming, Gorilla Glass touchscreen controls, 32-bit ESS Sabre DAC, full MQA decoding, and Dirac Room Correction.

Dirac and RHA Announce Commitment to Explore Next-Generation of Headphone Sound

September 26, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac and RHA Announce Commitment to Explore Next-Generation of Headphone Sound

Sound processing pioneer Dirac announced a commercial agreement with RHA to explore the integration of Dirac’s latest audio algorithms into the British manufacturer's headphones. According to the Swedish company, "the collaboration with RHA marks an important step for Dirac as it establishes itself as a global leader in digital sound optimization solutions for the headphone market – as it has for the luxury automotive, home theater, and mobile markets." RHA says this relationship with Dirac reinforces the company’s mission to deliver the best possible audio quality.

miniDSP Launches IL-DSP Tiny Headphone Amplifier Based on XMOS xCORE-200

August 28, 2019 by Joao Martins

miniDSP Launches IL-DSP Tiny Headphone Amplifier Based on XMOS xCORE-200

Those tireless folks from miniDSP have done it again! The Hong-Kong company just announced IL-DSP (In Line DSP), a tiny USB headphone amplifier with integrated DSP that is the perfect device to insert between any mobile music source and one's favorite headphones. This is a USB Audio class 2 device interface for PC-Mac-Linux-Android OS with a 3.5mm stereo jack output that is PCM and DSD capable, and features 10 PEQ filters (IIR correction) to equalize headphones, 3 button controls and an embedded microphone.

Dirac Live Bass Management Makes Residential AV Market Debut at CEDIA 2019

August 22, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Live Bass Management Makes Residential AV Market Debut at CEDIA 2019

Swedish sound processing pioneer Dirac announced the residential AV market debut of Dirac Live Bass Management, a unique room acoustics solution that optimizes a system’s subwoofers and speakers to deliver consistent, accurate bass throughout an entire room. The introduction will be made at CEDIA 2019, at Colorado Convention Center in Denver, where Arcam, JBL Synthesis, NAD Electronics and StormAudio will be also the first manufacturers to feature Dirac Live Bass Management in their AV products.

Dirac to Equip New All-Electric Car with Improved Audio Experience

July 12, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

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.

Dirac Research Makes PC Market Debut With Sound Optimization for Fujitsu

March 26, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Research Makes PC Market Debut With Sound Optimization for Fujitsu

Dirac Research announced that its sound optimization technologies are now incorporated into the new line of Fujitsu PCs produced by Fujitsu Client Computing Limited (Kawasaki, Japan). According to Dirac General Manager of Mobile Erik Rudolphi, the expansion effectively transforms the audio experience delivered by desktop and laptop computers and points the way to the future for a product category that is increasingly being used for gaming and media streaming.

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