All items tagged with professional audio (418)
Test Bench: Wavecor’s New WF211PA01 8.25" PA Woofer
September 25, 2024 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Wavecor’s New WF211PA01 8.25" PA Woofer

The driver characterized in this Test Bench is a new 8.25" paper cone woofer, which is only the second pro audio design from the Wavecor, renowned for its high-end home hi-fi drivers. The company decided to expand its catalog with new OEM pro audio woofers, and the WF211PA01 is basically a smaller version of the WF259PA01 10" woofer explicated in the February 2024 issue of Voice Coil. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, June 2024.
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New Lake People HPA G103-D-4 DANTE Headphone Amplifier
September 25, 2024 by Joao Martins

New Lake People HPA G103-D-4 DANTE Headphone Amplifier

Lake People unveiled a series of new products that meet growing market needs, including the new G103-D-4 DANTE headphone amplifier. The new concept reflects well the mainstream adoption of Audinate's Dante as the de facto audio networking standard. The HPA G103-D-4 with Dante integration is a versatile solution for professional audio, combining extremely useful features, such as 4/4 network inputs with two independent signal output paths, robust Alps volume controls, PoE, and USB-C.
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ESS Technology Introduces High Performance 8-Channel ESS Sabre SMART DACs
September 23, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

ESS Technology Introduces High Performance 8-Channel ESS Sabre SMART DACs

ESS Technology announced two new 8-channel DACs with integrated line drivers, which the California company says will deliver exceptional performance for professional audio designs, soundbars and powered speakers, as well as Class-D pre-amplifier controllers. The incorporated latest generation ESS patented Hyperstream IV architecture provides the recognized SABRE sound quality with improved audio performance.
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Renkus-Heinz OmniBeam Technology Makes Beam-Steering Simpler
September 20, 2024 by Joao Martins

Renkus-Heinz OmniBeam Technology Makes Beam-Steering Simpler

Renkus-Heinz has officially launched OmniBeam, a new beam-steering software tool available for free with the company's latest RHAON II 2.5.0 release. Built on decades of expertise in steerable technology, OmniBeam streamlines the workflow for beam-steerable loudspeakers, ensuring optimal audio quality with minimal time and effort. The OmniBeam algorithm is supported by all of Renkus-Heinz's current-generation steerable products.
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Test Bench: The Faital Pro 5HX140 5" Pro Sound Coaxial Driver
September 18, 2024 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The Faital Pro 5HX140 5" Pro Sound Coaxial Driver

The 5HX140 5" coaxial driver from Faital Pro is built on a cast-aluminum frame, with a water-resistant coated paper cone and pleated M-type fabric surround, and an acoustically transparent cloth dust cap over the compression driver conical horn. The high-frequency compression driver has its own neodymium ring magnet motor system that drives the 25mm Kapton dome shaped diaphragm, with a voice coil also wound with aluminum wire on a Kapton former. This diaphragm fires into a short 90° aluminum conical-shaped horn.
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Sony Launches New MDR-M1 Closed Monitor Professional Headphones
September 5, 2024 by Joao Martins

Sony Launches New MDR-M1 Closed Monitor Professional Headphones

Sony launched new reference closed monitor headphones for creators, extending the solid reputation of the Japanese brand in the professional market. The product of an extensive development process, the new Sony MDR-M1 headphones deliver the ultra-wideband playback that is required to work with high-resolution audio recordings, including for mixing and mastering. Designed for the studio with professional standards, the Sony MDR-M1 ensure optimized passive isolation to reproduce detailed sound and for use in a wide range of music production workflows.
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Zoom Unveils 32-bit H1 XLR Handy Recorder that Doubles as USB-C Interface
August 12, 2024 by Joao Martins

Zoom Unveils 32-bit H1 XLR Handy Recorder that Doubles as USB-C Interface

Zoom Corporation announced another great product for field recording... and much more. The new Zoom H1 XLR Handy Recorder is a perfect design that ditches the built-in microphones and focuses on professional audio, 32-bit floating point, ultra-high-dynamic-range recording - no gain adjustments needed! Perfect to work with shotgun or lavalier microphones and even line level sources. But the compact device is also a versatile USB-C audio interface when we need one.
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RCF RDNet Sound System Manager Version 5 Enhances Network Configuration, Monitoring and Control
July 3, 2024 by Joao Martins

RCF RDNet Sound System Manager Version 5 Enhances Network Configuration, Monitoring and Control

RDNet from RCF is a robust networked management platform delivering comprehensive control and exhaustive monitoring for sound systems from small to arena-sized, including complex and extended installations. The solution has received a major upgrade - with enhanced capabilities and workflow improvements, RCF's feature-rich, platform RDNet version 5 provides even more system information and greater control with streamlined operation.
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Cirrus Logic Unveils Latest Family of Professional Audio Digital-to-Analog Converters and CODEC Products
June 25, 2024 by Joao Martins

Cirrus Logic Unveils Latest Family of Professional Audio Digital-to-Analog Converters and CODEC Products

Cirrus Logic unveiled a new series of digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and an ultra-high performance audio CODEC, that cater to the needs of recording artists, live performers, and even audio enthusiasts. Setting a new standard for the prosumer and professional audio markets, the new CS4308P, CS4304P, CS4302P DACs and CS4282P CODEC expand on last year's successful analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) launch, and deliver transparent audio conversion to ensure recording and playback without any compromise in sound quality.
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AudioControl Reinvents Distributed Audio with New Dual-Mode GaN-Based Amplifier Design
June 12, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

AudioControl Reinvents Distributed Audio with New Dual-Mode GaN-Based Amplifier Design

AudioControl has announced the introduction of three highly versatile CM Series amplifiers using GaN technology and a new proprietary circuit design for compatibility with both 70-volt and 4/8-Ohm loudspeakers (Dual Mode). These new CM Series amplifiers offer DSP control, matrixing capabilities, Dante digital audio networking and all the critical features integrators must have to satisfy every imaginable application including superior audio performance and build quality.
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