Corporate End User and Buyer Behavior in Corporate Meeting Rooms - Making Sense of Meeting Room Technology Spend
Futuresource Consulting has announced the availability of its brand new Meeting Room Technology - Corporate End User Study, which highlights the opportunities for an ever-broadening range of suppliers to the this rapidly evolving and developing market sector. The new study highlights corporate end user and buyer behavior in the Corporate Meeting Room markets in USA, UK, France and Germany.
Tascam Introduces BO Expansion Boxes for ML-Series Dante Converters
With many studios and professional audio companies embracing Dante audio networking solutions, digital connectivity becomes a simple, versatile, and reliable process. Responding to that trend, in 2017 Tascam introduced a complete line of Dante-enabled offerings. Now, Tascam is shipping its BO-series I/O expansion boxes for the Tascam ML-32D and ML-16D professional analog/Dante converters, and other D-Sub equipped devices. Three BO-series models are now available.
Maxim Announces Highly Efficient Plug-And-Play Digital Class D Speaker Amplifiers
Maxim Integrated Products announced new MAX98357 and MAX98358 compact and cos-effective audio amplifiers, ideal for a wide variety of applications, including a plug-and-play solution for portable and smart speakers. Despite their ultra-small form factors, the MAX98357 and MAX98358 digital-input 3.2W Class D audio power amplifiers require only a single power supply and auto configure for 35 different clocking configurations and 128 digital audio formats.
PMC Impresses at High End 2018 with New fenestria Flagship Loudspeaker
In what is its most significant product launch for the high-end consumer market, at High End 2018, PMC Speakers (The Professional Monitor Company Limited) introduced its new Fact loudspeaker range and launched fenestria, a flagship speaker which also represents a completely new approach from the famous British brand. Detailing every single aspect of the new design, and explaining all its technology innovations, the company impressed visitors and the specialized press at the Munich show.
Bowers & Wilkins to Launch New R&D Center in U.K. with Expanded Capabilities and Staff
Bowers & Wilkins, the storied British audio brand, is announcing the relocation of its research and development center to a new and larger facility with cutting-edge equipment and tools. As the company details, the move represents a significant investment to expand the team and accelerate the company's ability to develop new capabilities that will drive innovation across its suite of luxury home speakers, headphones and performance car audio.
AKM Develops New 32-bit D/A Converter with Headphone Amplifier and DSD Support
Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has developed a 32-bit stereo D/A converter with headphone amplifier, the AK4377, enabling playback of DSD sound sources in smartphones or portable music players. The new advanced stereo D/A converter uses AKM's Velvet Sound architecture, delivering improved audio performance with a THD+N of -109dB, and offers support for DSD inputs up to DSD256.
LOUD Audio Announces Sale of the Iconic Ampeg Brand to Yamaha
LOUD Audio LLC, a portfolio company of private equity firm Transom Capital Group, and the parent company of Mackie, EAW and Martin Audio, has concluded the sale of the historic family of Ampeg bass amps and pedals to Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. According to Transom, this move is aimed at allowing Loud to narrow its focus, return to its roots in professional audio, and deliver the best possible products and experience to its customers, while ensuring the future of a legendary bass and guitar amplification brand.
Focal Adds Large Size Grande Utopia EM Evo and Stella Utopia EM Evo Loudspeakers to its Utopia Range
Focal’s most emblematic high-fidelity loudspeakers of all its Collections - the Utopia III Evo line - now include the new Grande Utopia EM Evo and Stella Utopia EM Evo, which have debuted at High End 2018 in Munich. Redefining the Utopia III Evo unveiled in 2017, the newest large-sized models embody Focal’s constant investment in research and development and willingness to constantly renew their catalogue built on a legacy of delivering the ultimate in electro-acoustics.
Diodes Targets Wireless Media Speakers with New 10W Stereo Class-D Audio Power Amplifier
Semiconductor manufacturer Diodes Incorporated announced the PAM8106, a new 10W stereo Class-D audio amplifier featuring low THD+N, low EMI, and high PSRR, while integrating spread-spectrum modulation (SSM) and non-clipping power limit (NCPL) technology to deliver advanced features for a range of battery- or line-powered devices including LCD TVs, wireless speakers, portable stereos, and game machines.
On the Backstage of Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Imagine that you had to compose a 3-minute song that would represent your country in the largest song contest, televised live to 200 million viewers - the world's largest live music broadcast event. You have exactly 3 minutes to conquer the preferences of professional judges and each country's TV audience, knowing that a large number of people (and the majority in some countries) would vote simply based on their sympathy for neighbouring countries, cultural affinity, or artist recognition, given that no country can vote for its own song.