Purifi Audio Promises to Reduce Distortion in Speakers and Amplifiers
A new Danish company, founded by Bruno Putzeys, Lars Risbo, and Peter Lyngdorf will be making its first public presentation to the industry in Munich 9-12 May, concurrently with High End 2019. The name is Purifi Audio, and as you can guess from the founders involved, the venture promises Class D amplifiers with record-breaking performance "unmatched by amplifiers of any operating class." But the new company will be doing more than amplifiers, since it will also reveal a new 6.5" woofer with "magnitudes lower intermodulation distortion across frequency and SPL."
Holoplot Promotes Immersive Audio and Large Sound Fields at Prolight+Sound 2019
German audio technology pioneer Holoplot reported another successful demonstration of wave field synthesis technology at the Prolight+Sound 2019 show, with examples of its groundbreaking "more than beamforming" conferencing and retail-oriented ORION Series solution. Along with extensive showcases of its current products, the company was an enthusiastic participant in the event's education program, with Head of Applications Emad El-Saghir giving two well-received presentations.
Meyer Sound Targets Peak Energy Efficiency and Zero Waste
Meyer Sound has announced a renewed commitment to further reduce energy consumption, cut manufacturing waste to zero, and provide more incentives for employees to reduce their personal carbon footprints. The new efforts build on more than a decade of work led by Meyer Sound’s own “Green Team,” a group of employees representing every department that continually work on new initiatives to further the company’s ambitious sustainability goals. VC
Bryston Adds Qobuz Hi-Res Streaming Capability to BDP Music Players
Bryston has introduced native support for the Qobuz streaming music service as an available firmware update for Bryston’s BDP Music Players. With the update, users will be able to access Qobuz' high-resolution 24-bit/up to 192 kHz streaming service, and stream uncompressed content from a library of well over 40 million tracks representing every imaginable style including jazz and classical music. Qobuz first became available in Europe in 2007 and is now also available in the US.
RCF Renews Range of Active Studio Monitors with New AYRA Pro Series
RCF celebrates its 70th anniversary this year and its RCF 2019 product line includes exciting new products and technological improvements to existing lines, including the new AYRA Pro range of studio monitors for recording and mixing. Completely designed and built in-house, using the company's own transducers, these monitors feature powerful amplification combined with RCF's FiRPHASE algorithm.
Magix Releases Sound Forge Pro 13 with Redesigned Interface, New VST Engine and ARA2 Support
For over 25 years, Sound Forge Pro has been an industry-leading professional software for recording, audio editing and mastering. With this latest version 13, Berlin-based Magix presents a comprehensive update specifically designed to meet current requirements of professional audio producers, updating the code for more stability, efficiency and speed. The all-new Sound Forge Pro 13 has a redesigned interface, delivers a new VST engine and ARA2 support for greater plug-in speed and stability, and adds a host of professional effects.
Renesas Electronics Simplifies Development of USB PD and USB-C Battery Charging Applications with New Reference Designs
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced two new reference designs that simplify and speed the development of USB Power Delivery (PD3.0) and USB-C battery charging applications such as USB-C computing hubs, power banks, car chargers, SSD enclosures, point of sale (POS) printers, and desktop displays. The RTK-251-1PowerBank3 and RTK-251-BuckBoostConverter2 are USB-IF PD3.0 certified design kits, and represent the first in a new series of reference designs for applications implementing the USB Type-C power and data connection standard.
Sonarworks Expands Headphone Profiles for Reference 4 and Partners with Focusrite
Sonarworks just announced the latest additions to their list of supported headphone models for Reference 4, the sound calibration software. The new models include offerings from major brands like AKG, Focusrite, Pioneer, and Sennheiser, many of which have been added due to user feedback and bring the total count of supported headphone models to over 200 and counting. Meanwhile, Sonarworks is offering Focusrite users a free software license of Reference 4 Headphone Edition.
FaitalPro New 12 and 15-Inch XL Woofers Launched at Prolight+Sound 2019
FaitalPro attended Prolight+Sound 2019 in full force and with many new products to unveil, all with great appeal for the professional audio market. Together with its latest HF1440 1.4" neodymium compression driver, the renowned Italian manufacturer of professional loudspeakers announced several new low frequency drivers, including its latest FX Woofer Series and two new 12 and 15 inch subwoofers in its high power XL range: the 12XL1200 and 15XL1200 models. According to FaitalPro, both woofers are ideal solutions for high power compact systems. VC
Need a Dedicated Spectrum Analyzer? B&K Precision Just Announced its Slim 2680 Series
B&K Precision, the manufacturer of reliable, cost-effective test and measurement instruments announced its evolution of RF test equipment with the New 2680 Series of Spectrum Analyzers. This series includes a pre-amplifier, 2D spectrum monitor and advanced measurements such as channel power, adjacent channel power and occupied bandwidth, which are options on most competing models. It also includes advanced measurement options and pre-amp for RF design and verification.