audioXpress January 2025. Innovations in Audio. Product Development. The Best in DIY Audio

audioXpress January 2025. Innovations in Audio. Product Development. The Best in DIY Audio
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Start the Loudspeaker Year with Voice Coil January 2025

Start the Loudspeaker Year with Voice Coil January 2025
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The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities

The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities
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Bluetooth Wireless Audio, Innovations in Audio, and More in audioXpress December 2024

Bluetooth Wireless Audio, Innovations in Audio, and More in audioXpress December 2024
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Atlona and Symetrix to Emphasize Audio over IP Interoperability in Upcoming Webinar
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Atlona and Symetrix to Emphasize Audio over IP Interoperability in Upcoming Webinar

Following the announcement of their strategic alliance at InfoComm 2018, Atlona and Symetrix will take the first steps of a co-education initiative with a webinar. Scheduled from 10:30-11am on September 20, “Systems Design for Networked Audio” will outline the essentials of managing AES67 and Dante audio in a networked AV ecosystem, along with specifics on applying Atlona and Symetrix solutions to strengthen the overall infrastructure.
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New Loudspeaker Market Report from Futuresource Shows Segment Rising in Value
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New Loudspeaker Market Report from Futuresource Shows Segment Rising in Value

The Consumer Electronics (CE) team at Futuresource Consulting has shared some top line trends from their latest Loudspeaker Market Report showing that value is beating volumes as the traditional loudspeaker product segment makes the $3 Billion USD barrier. The report forecasts an average retail price increase through to 2022 in virtual every major category, allowing for value to significantly outperforming volume, as the overall market is shrinking, when ignoring the massive growth generated by wireless, connected and smart speakers.
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PRV Audio Introduces new Mid Bass and Mid Range Drivers for 2018
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PRV Audio Introduces new Mid Bass and Mid Range Drivers for 2018

PRV Audio announced two new mid frequency drivers optimized for very powerful pro audio applications. The 10MB800FT is a rugged 10" mid bass woofer that combines a remarkable SPL output with low distortion and extended bass response, optimized for compact enclosures and larger 2 or 3 way systems. The 8MR600X focuses on high output mid range performance, with a sensitivity of 98 dB, using a 2" voice coil to ensure high heat dissipation and the necessary motor strength to deliver high sensitivity even on high power with the minimum distortion.
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    Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association Continues Strategic Growth with Key New Members
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    Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association Continues Strategic Growth with Key New Members

    The Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association is continuing its strategic growth with the addition of two members. Sound United is returning to the Association’s roster with Eastech - the company behind Punktkilde and Scan-Speak brands and considerable Asia-based manufacturing facilities - also joining as a member. Both companies join WiSA as it continues to experience significant membership growth with major suppliers, manufacturers and speaker brands in the audio industry.
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    Tymphany and XMOS to Showcase New Soundbar with Alexa Built-In at IFA 2018
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    Tymphany and XMOS to Showcase New Soundbar with Alexa Built-In at IFA 2018

    Tymphany and advanced embedded voice solutions specialist XMOS announced the latest project in building a new Amazon Alexa Built-In soundbar that will be demonstrated at Amazon’s exhibit at IFA in Berlin, 31 August to 5 September 2018. The global audio ODM company will show how the new soundbar combines its acoustic expertise to create an immersive audio experience, featuring XMOS' Vocal Fusion far-field voice processor.
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    Frontier Introduces Multi-Ecosystem Voice Control to Smart Speakers
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    Frontier Introduces Multi-Ecosystem Voice Control to Smart Speakers

    Frontier Smart Technologies, a pioneer in development platforms for wireless audio, digital radio and voice recognition solutions, announced a significant enhancement to its Minuet Smart Audio platform, which will be the first in the world to allow smart speakers, soundbars and AVRs to be simultaneously controlled by voice-enabled devices from Google, Amazon and Apple, helping manufacturers to differentiate, and not have to compete head on with 1st party devices.
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    Yamaha Announces Quad-Streaming MusicCast Amplifier Designed Expressly for Custom-Installed Multi-Room Audio
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    Yamaha Announces Quad-Streaming MusicCast Amplifier Designed Expressly for Custom-Installed Multi-Room Audio

    Yamaha expanded its MusicCast multi-room audio ecosystem with the introduction of the XDA-QS5400RK and XDA-AMP5400RK MusicCast Multi-Room Streaming Amplifiers. This 4 Zone, 8 Channel, solution was specially designed for custom integration of whole home audio systems, featuring ICEpower amp modules and ESS converters inside. The "AMP" serves as a companion amplifier for the Yamaha XDA-QS5400RK to expand speaker coverage and/or increase power output.
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    Audio Precision Mourns the Passing of Co-Founder Bob Metzler
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    Audio Precision Mourns the Passing of Co-Founder Bob Metzler

    Audio Precision is mourning the loss of co-founder, and former president, Bob Metzler. Along with Dr. Richard Cabot, Bruce Hofer and Robert Wright, Bob founded Audio Precision in 1984 and served as the organization’s president until his retirement in 1999. A prolific author and gifted speaker, for many in the industry, Metzler was seen as the “face” of the famous audio test and measurement company, based in Beaverton, Oregon.
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    RHA Introduces CL2 Planar Magnetic Bluetooth Headphones
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    RHA Introduces CL2 Planar Magnetic Bluetooth Headphones

    RHA has released the world’s first planar magnetic wireless headphones, the CL2 Planar, which also come with premium wired cable options in a precision engineered package with luxury materials, remarkable sound quality and beautiful finish. The new RHA CL2 Planar are now available for pre-sale online for €799.95/$899.95/(ROW $995.95), with deliveries expected from September 12. Full charging of the Bluetooth neckband is done via USB-C in just 1.5 hours.
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    HEAD acoustics Releases ACQUA 4 Voice and Audio Quality Analysis Software
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    HEAD acoustics Releases ACQUA 4 Voice and Audio Quality Analysis Software

    HEAD acoustics has launched a new version of ACQUA (Advanced Communication Quality Analysis), the powerful software for voice and audio quality testing. As promised, with version 4, ACQUA supports the new modular hardware platform labCORE and includes a multi-channel signal generator and a multi-channel analyzer for testing all equipment in the field of telecommunication. The software features a restructured database menu and extended reporting functionalities, with easy-to-use hardware configuration and quick access to favorite projects.
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