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Røde Launches NTH-50 On-Ear Headphones
May 20, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Røde Launches NTH-50 On-Ear Headphones

Following the enormous success of its NTH-100 circumaural headphones launched in 2022, Røde has now unveiled the NTH-50 professional on-ear headphones, expanding its lineup. With a design that is somewhat similar to the famous Sennheiser HD 25 without being a blatant copy, the new NTH-50s are made for professionals and any user who demands sonic precision, exceptional comfort, and superior noise isolation in a lightweight, durable on-ear design. At the heart of the NTH-50 headphones is a custom-engineered 40mm dynamic driver.
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Nugen Audio Releases DialogCheck Speech Intelligibility Software
May 9, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Nugen Audio Releases DialogCheck Speech Intelligibility Software

Nugen Audio, the UK-based developer of professional loudness metering/correction, mixing/mastering, and audio analysis software tools, has now introduced a new speech intelligibility plug-in, DialogCheck. A mono, stereo and multichannel dialog clarity meter, the software provides an objective measure of speech intelligibility. DialogCheck is ideally suited for use in film, television, radio, podcasting and game audio production, as well as post-production environments.
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PSI Audio Unveils A226-MAIN Three-Way Main Studio Monitor
May 8, 2025 by Alfred Moody

PSI Audio Unveils A226-MAIN Three-Way Main Studio Monitor

PSI Audio unveiled its latest A226-MAIN, an active three-way studio monitor, designed for main monitors and mastering applications. Two 10-inch woofers in symmetrical configuration combine with an all-new aluminum coil tweeter and the company’s Extended Dome (EXD) midrange driver. Touted as the pinnacle of PSI Audio speaker development, the Swiss company rates the A226-MAIN to cover the entire 20Hz to 23kHz frequency spectrum with a maximum SPL level of 112dB as per AES 75 standard.
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Fresh From the Bench: Sony MDR-M1 Closed Monitor Professional Headphones
May 1, 2025 by Brent Butterworth

Fresh From the Bench: Sony MDR-M1 Closed Monitor Professional Headphones

Intended to become a new studio stalwart replacing Sony's MDR-7506 headphones, which have been a fixture in recording and radio studios for decades, the new MDR-M1 headphones retail for two and a half times the price. Sony reexamined and improved upon all aspects in the new MDR-M1 headphones and added a few improvements according to today’s high-resolution standards for mixing and mastering. Brent Butterworth compares the new MDR-M1 to the MDR-7506 and the AKG K371.
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Neumann Develops Integrated Solution for Monitoring Immersive Audio on Its Own Headphones
April 23, 2025 by Joao Martins

Neumann Develops Integrated Solution for Monitoring Immersive Audio on Its Own Headphones

Neumann announced the release of RIME (Reference Immersive Monitoring Environment), a new DAW plugin that allows users to monitor stereo, surround, and immersive formats up to 7.1.4 via Neumann's NDH 20 and NDH 30 headphones. RIME enables music producers and mixing engineers to monitor immersive formats like Dolby Atmos in reference quality, providing an excellent alternative when a multichannel loudspeaker setup is unavailable or when working on the go.
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Waves Audio Is Giving Away a Full Plugin Pack
April 21, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Waves Audio Is Giving Away a Full Plugin Pack

Waves Audio, one of the world's leading developers of professional audio signal processing technologies and certainly the most recognized name in studio and live processing plugins, has announced a Free Plugin Pack, including free ongoing updates. Normally, no one gives anything for free, but in this case, Waves just wants to know if there's anyone out there that still doesn't use its plugins. They want to know you. The Waves Free Plugin Pack is the way to get you registered.
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Audeze Announces LCD-S20 Closed-Back Planar Magnetic Headphones Featuring SLAM Technology
April 10, 2025 by Joao Martins

Audeze Announces LCD-S20 Closed-Back Planar Magnetic Headphones Featuring SLAM Technology

Audeze announced the new LCD-S20 closed-back headphones, the first planar model from the Californian company featuring their patent-pending SLAM technology for powerful bass response and improved spatial imaging, along with a new magnetic earpad attachment system. At $499, LCD-S20 becomes Audeze’s most affordable LCD headphones, appealing to a whole new group of content producers, musicians, and music enthusiasts that always admired the planar magnetic products from the manufacturer.
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Waves Audio Introduces Curves AQ Generative AI Equalizer Plugin
April 10, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Waves Audio Introduces Curves AQ Generative AI Equalizer Plugin

Following the success of Waves’ Curves Equator, the resonance suppression plugin, and the first in the “Curves” series presenting an evolution in EQ technology, Waves Audio is now shipping Curves AQ, the world’s first autonomous EQ plugin. Unlike other “smart EQ” offerings which rely on a rigid “take-it-or-leave-it” preset curve with extremely limited adjustment and control options, Curves AQ uses generative AI Spectral Targeting Technology.
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Audio-Technica Launches ATH-R30x Open-Back Headphones
April 4, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Audio-Technica Launches ATH-R30x Open-Back Headphones

Audio-Technica expanded its brand-new R-Series line of professional open-back headphones with the introduction of the ATH-R30x Open-Back Reference Headphones. First previewed in January 2025 at the NAMM show, this more affordable model joins the ATH-R50x and updated flagship ATH-R70xa, launched earlier. The new Audio-Technica R-Series of open-back headphones offers a more natural, spacious listening experience, ideal for mixing and mastering in a studio or other private space.
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Universal Audio Apollo E Series Expands Dante Networking Possibilities
March 19, 2025 by Joao Martins

Universal Audio Apollo E Series Expands Dante Networking Possibilities

Responding to the popularity of audio networking solutions for studios and stage, Universal Audio announced the Apollo E Series of PoE peripherals for Dante‑networked audio systems and the Apollo x16D audio interface. The new Apollo e1x adds remote-controllable Unison mic/line preamps to the Apollo x16D, while the Apollo e2m expands Dante networked systems with I/O and monitor control, enabling acclaimed UAD plug‑ins to work directly over Dante.
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