All items tagged with immersive audio (425)
James Loudspeaker Expands Mavericks Home Theater Lineup with MQ84/MQ84A
August 26, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

James Loudspeaker Expands Mavericks Home Theater Lineup with MQ84/MQ84A

James Loudspeaker announced the addition of the MQ84/MQ84A mid/high frequency modules to their Mavericks home theater lineup. This highly efficient 4-way loudspeaker was designed to enhance immersive experiences for all surround formats in combination with the M152 dual 15-inch subwoofer, creating a stackable no-compromise full range solution.
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Ultra HD Blu-ray Content Will be Available for 2015 Holiday Season
August 10, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Ultra HD Blu-ray Content Will be Available for 2015 Holiday Season

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) will commence licensing the Ultra HD Blu-ray format starting August 24, 2015. Product announcements are anticipated for 2015 Holiday Season. This is good news for all home-theater enthusiasts and anyone in the market for a new 4K TV set and a new immersive audio installation.
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Standards Review: Considerations for the MPEG-H Audio Standard
July 31, 2015 by Joao Martins

Standards Review: Considerations for the MPEG-H Audio Standard

This article discusses the plan for the new MPEG-H Audio standard, a real-time 3-D audio encoder system with applications for broadcast and streaming distribution, developed in large part by the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany, and recently finalized and submitted as an ISO/MPEG standard.
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An Inspiring audioXpress August 2015 Edition is Now Available
July 16, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

An Inspiring audioXpress August 2015 Edition is Now Available

The August 2015 issue of audioXpress is now available and if you are interested in immersive, spatial, or 3-D sound, there are great reasons to dive in. We also have an inspiring interview with Kvart & Bølge founder, Bjørn Johannesen, the author of a quarter wave design published by audioXpress in 2007, now turned into a successful business.
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ATSC 3.0 Shows The Way Forward for Broadcasting with Immersive Audio
July 13, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

ATSC 3.0 Shows The Way Forward for Broadcasting with Immersive Audio

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) is steadily confirming all scheduled stages for the development and implementation of the most complete terrestrial transmission standard, effectively upgrading broadcasting to Mobile, Handheld and 4K Ultra HDTV with immersive, personalized audio.
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Sennheiser Completes Fiscal Year 2014 with Record Sales
July 9, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Completes Fiscal Year 2014 with Record Sales

The Sennheiser Group presented its annual results for fiscal year 2014 and, compared to the previous year, total sales at the audio specialist rose by 44.3 million euros to 634.8 million euros, representing an increase of around 7.5 percent. Net earnings also increased by 20.4 million euros to a total of 34.7 million euros.
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Dante Media Networking Drives Immersive 3D Audio Experiences at Virginia Tech
June 30, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Dante Media Networking Drives Immersive 3D Audio Experiences at Virginia Tech

The Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology at Virginia Tech has turned to Audinate’s technology to establish a robust, multichannel Dante network for a new immersive facility, The Cube, a unique four-story theater and high-tech laboratory with one of the highest-channel count 3D audio systems in the world.
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Prize for Fraunhofer IIS 3D Surround Audio Algorithms
June 9, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Prize for Fraunhofer IIS 3D Surround Audio Algorithms

The Fraunhofer IIS team responsible for the development and market launch of the Cingo and Symphoria immersive 3D audio algorithms and software solutions for digital audio playback has been awarded the 2015 Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize, awarded every year in recognition of outstanding scientific work.
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Fraunhofer Promotes Interactive and Immersive TV Audio Demonstrations
May 7, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Fraunhofer Promotes Interactive and Immersive TV Audio Demonstrations

Fraunhofer’s Audio & Multimedia division has been extremely active in the latest industry shows, promoting the MPEG-H Interactive and Immersive TV Audio standard. Demonstrations at NAB 2015, in cooperation with Qualcomm and Technicolor, showcased the new audio system for ATSC 3.0 and Internet streaming in a complete broadcast chain showing live sports and music productions.
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New DTS:X Immersive Object-Based Audio Format Coming To Cinema And Home
April 13, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

New DTS:X Immersive Object-Based Audio Format Coming To Cinema And Home

Just prior to the opening of the 2015 NAB Show in Las Vegas, where demonstrations of the upcoming ATSC 3.0 digital television standard are being promoted, DTS has unveiled further details about DTS:X, its own object-based, immersive audio technology, competing directly with Dolby Atmos and the MPEG-H formats under evaluation.
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