All items tagged with high resolution audio (346)
Audison Introduces First Dedicated High-Resolution Digital Music Player for the Automotive Aftermarket
December 17, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Audison Introduces First Dedicated High-Resolution Digital Music Player for the Automotive Aftermarket

The new Audison bit Play HD is the first high-resolution music player specifically developed for automotive applications, allowing for a vastly superior listening experience to CD and compressed MP3 files. The manufacturer of car audio products designed a complete solution with internal or external storage and control apps for Apple and Android devices.
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New Audio-Technica SonicPro In-Ear Headphones with Push-Pull Driver System
December 10, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

New Audio-Technica SonicPro In-Ear Headphones with Push-Pull Driver System

Audio-Technica announced the introduction of its new SonicPro in-ear consumer headphones with sophisticated audio technologies that deliver the most from high-resolution audio sources. The new SonicPro range includes the ATH-CKR10 and ATH-CKR9 models featuring the world’s first push-pull driver system. The ATH-CKR7, ATH-CKR5iS and ATH-CKR3iS models feature other innovative technologies, all combined in a contemporary design.
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PreSonus StudioLive AI-series Mixers and Nimbit Add 96 kHz Support
December 5, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

PreSonus StudioLive AI-series Mixers and Nimbit Add 96 kHz Support

Musicians are now able to record and distribute high-definition 24-bit@96 kHz audio files thanks to the newly announced HD mode for the PreSonus StudioLive AI-series digital mixers. PreSonus also confirmed its Nimbit online, direct-to-fan music marketing, promotion, and sales service now supports direct distribution of high-definition music files.
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New SonicPro ATH-MSR7 Headphones from Audio-Technica Designed for High-Resolution Audio
December 3, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

New SonicPro ATH-MSR7 Headphones from Audio-Technica Designed for High-Resolution Audio

Springing from Audio-Technica’s rich heritage in professional audio, the ATH-MSR7 Over-Ear High-Resolution Audio Headphones are outfitted with exclusive 45 mm True Motion Drivers, specially designed to improve transient response and minimize sound distortion, and with multi-layered air damping technology for extended mid-to-low frequency response.
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Three New Headphones, a Portable Headphone DAC/Amplifier and Headphone Cables from Sony
November 12, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Three New Headphones, a Portable Headphone DAC/Amplifier and Headphone Cables from Sony

At the RMAF 2014 show in Denver, Sony introduced an expanded range of portable audio options to enjoy Hi-Res sound anywhere. This includes three new headphones – the MDR-Z7 headband type Hi-Res Headphones, MDR-1ADAC Hi-Res Headphones with Integrated DAC/Amplifier, and XBA-Z5 Hi-Res In-Ear Headphones – as well as the PHA-3 Portable Headphone DAC/ Amplifier, and several headphone cables including models engineered with Kimber Kable.
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Facts and Projections on Music Services, Hardware and Content
November 10, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Facts and Projections on Music Services, Hardware and Content

Futuresource Consulting hosted its Audio Renaissance event in London on 23 October featuring prominent industry executives to explore the future landscape. “The Audio Renaissance: Market Dynamics in the New Audio Age” conference explored the business opportunities within music and audio, the services, hardware and content that will shape the future landscape.
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Standards Review - HDMI 2.0, The Evolution of a Winner
November 5, 2014 by Joao Martins

Standards Review - HDMI 2.0, The Evolution of a Winner

The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification currently supports one of the most successful consumer electronics standards. Fourteen years passed since the original HDMI 1.0 specification the HDMI Forum announced the new HDMI 2.0 specification with some interesting features for the audio industry, including better support for high-resolution audio options.
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137th AES Convention Was The Largest West Coast Convention in More Than a Decade
October 30, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

137th AES Convention Was The Largest West Coast Convention in More Than a Decade

The 137th Audio Engineering Society Convention marked a triumphant return to L.A. with 15,403 registered attendees and 307 exhibitors/sponsors - a west coast 10-year record high. During four days there were 350 presentations from 731 leading researchers and practitioners in the field, providing AES attendees an unprecedented program.
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TEAC Debuts HA-P50 Portable Headphone Amplifier With USB DAC
October 28, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

TEAC Debuts HA-P50 Portable Headphone Amplifier With USB DAC

TEAC introduced its new HA-P50 Portable Headphone Amplifier with an integrated USB digital to analog converter (DAC), designed for high quality audio listening with mobile devices. The new TEAC HA-P50 delivers the same TEAC Reference 501-grade headphone listening experience anywhere in a device ideal for traveling.
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Do You Want to Hear the Difference?
October 16, 2014 by Joao Martins

Do You Want to Hear the Difference?

Why is it so easy to find an audio enthusiast claiming that his new headphones, DAC, preamplifier, or pair of speakers “completely changed his perception of the music” and “made it possible to hear things in a totally new way,” and yet so many consumers cannot actually hear the difference when listening to high-resolution audio?
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