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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Rehear Audiology Promotes AI Revolution in the Hearing Industry

Rehear Audiology Promotes AI Revolution in the Hearing Industry
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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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Design, Simulations, and Measurements in Voice Coil December 2024

Design, Simulations, and Measurements in Voice Coil December 2024
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Jabra Unveils Elite Sport Advanced True Wireless Sports Earbuds
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Jabra Unveils Elite Sport Advanced True Wireless Sports Earbuds

True wireless earbuds or hearables seem to be the focus for most of the audio brands in the consumer electronics industry. Given the technology convergence with audiology and communication solutions in this area, we shouldn’t be surprised to see announcements from company leaders in those segments as well. Now, at IFA 2016, Jabra launched its first true wireless earbuds under its new Elite franchise with the promise of superior sound, strong battery life, and advanced personalized fitness analysis.
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Harman Announces JBL Playlist, First Google Cast Wireless Speaker
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Harman Announces JBL Playlist, First Google Cast Wireless Speaker

Harman is already the world’s #1 provider of wireless home audio devices achieving an 11% share of global home audio sales in 2015. Now, at IFA 2016, Harman announced its first Google Cast-enabled wireless home speaker, the JBL Playlist, allowing users to stream cloud-based music services and radio from smartphones, tablets or laptops. Frontier Silicon confirms its audio speaker development toolkit has been chosen by Harman to power the new JBL Playlist.
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Sony Announces MDR-1000X Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones and Ultimate 'Signature Series' Audio Range at IFA 2016
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Sony Announces MDR-1000X Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones and Ultimate 'Signature Series' Audio Range at IFA 2016

Sony continued the High-Res Audio focus at IFA 2016, as shown at CES 2016 earlier this year. At the Berlin show, Sony introduced the new MDR-1000X Wireless Headphones with improved noise cancellation performance, while at the same time releasing its Ultimate 'Signature Series' Audio Range, combining reference MDR-Z1R headphones, NW-WM1Z and NW-WM1A Walkman players, and the TA-ZH1ES headphone amplifier. Unveiled for later release was Sony’s first hearable, the Xperia Ear.
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    HDMI Releases Alternate Mode for USB Type-C Connector to Support Delivery of Native HDMI Signals to 4K/UltraHD Displays with No Adapters or Dongles
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    HDMI Releases Alternate Mode for USB Type-C Connector to Support Delivery of Native HDMI Signals to 4K/UltraHD Displays with No Adapters or Dongles

    HDMI Licensing, LLC announced that it is releasing the HDMI Alternate Mode (“Alt Mode”) developed by the HDMI Founders for the USB Type-C Specification. This will allow HDMI-enabled source devices to utilize a USB Type-C connector to directly connect to HDMI-enabled displays, and deliver native HDMI signals over a simple cable without the need for cumbersome protocol and connector adapters or dongles.
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    Griffin Unveils iTrip Clip Bluetooth Adapter to Wirelessly Connect Headphones to Any Smartphone
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    Griffin Unveils iTrip Clip Bluetooth Adapter to Wirelessly Connect Headphones to Any Smartphone

    For all those users which are perfectly happy with their existing wired headphones and earphones but would like to have the convenience of wireless once in a while, Griffin Technology just announced a possible solution. The new Griffin Trip Clip converts any pair of wired headphones to wireless headphones, a simple yet powerful solution to wirelessly connect headphones, car stereos or home audio systems to any smartphone, for only $19.99.
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    Yamaha Expands TF Series Digital Mixer Lineup with New Compact Rack-mount Format
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    Yamaha Expands TF Series Digital Mixer Lineup with New Compact Rack-mount Format

    With the continuous evolution in digital mixers and audio networking technology, live sound is embracing more compact and affordable concepts, such as rack-mount formats, which can be controlled from computers and tablets. The concept is ideal for fixed installs in small venues or to be used on stage by musicians. Yamaha now announced the new TF-RACK, expanding its affordable range of TF series mixing consoles with this more flexible and convenient rack-mount format.
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    Sennheiser Launches PXC 480 Wired Active Noise Cancelling Travel Headphones
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    Sennheiser Launches PXC 480 Wired Active Noise Cancelling Travel Headphones

    For all those that like to travel or focus on work using noise-cancelling headphones, Sennheiser has introduced the PXC 480 high-performance wired travel headphone. The new model shares the essence of the recently launched Sennheiser PXC 550 Wireless, without the restrictions of shorter battery life. According to Sennheiser, the PXC 480 offers NoiseGard hybrid active noise cancellation, excellent comfort and an impressive battery life of up to 50 hours, making it the perfect travel companion.
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    Hearing More: First Impressions from Aalborg, DK
    by Joao Martins

    Hearing More: First Impressions from Aalborg, DK

    The 2016 Audio Engineering Society (AES) International Conference on Headphone Technology took place August 24-26, 2016, in Aalborg, Denmark, at the Nordkraft building - an old power station converted into a mix of community and events center near the city's new music center, Musikkens Hus. Approximately 160 registered participants had the opportunity to attend more than 40 paper and keynote presentations, while 20 companies promoted demonstrations. One of the most successful AES international conferences ever!
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    RIVA Audio Introduces WAND Series Multi-Space Music System
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    RIVA Audio Introduces WAND Series Multi-Space Music System

    Audio manufacturer RIVA, the lifestyle brand of Audio Design Experts, Inc. (ADX) is at the forefront of Bluetooth speaker development and electroacoustic design with its patented Trillium audio technology. As previewed earlier at CES 2016, RIVA has announced the launch of its WAND Series, entering the whole-home audio space with new designs, allowing more connectivity options, high-resolution audio and extended support for streaming audio services.
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    Sonos Announces Expanded Partnerships for Connected Home Listening
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    Sonos Announces Expanded Partnerships for Connected Home Listening

    Founded in 2002, Sonos is now present in more than 60 countries, and already supports dozens of streaming music providers. Still, the company’s networked home sound systems have remained a closed-garden concerning software and remote control integration. Now, Sonos wants to change all that and announced new partnerships with Amazon for voice control, a new level of software integration with Spotify, and control integration with AV control manufacturers such as Crestron, Lutron, Savant, Control4, and iPort, among others.
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