
Periodic Audio Debuts Trio of High-Performance In-Ear Monitors
One of the highlights of CanJam NYC 2017 was the unveiling of a new trio of in-ear monitors from Periodic Audio, a new company led by a seasoned engineering team led by Daniel Wiggins, and industrial designer Mike Kim, both with a vast experience in consumer electronics for a wide variety of brands. The first products from Periodic Audio are proprietary designs using beryllium, titanium and magnesium/aluminum alloy, with precisely tuned enclosures to achieve best-in-class performance.

Hafler Announces the CI Series of Multi-Channel Amplifiers
Following several show previews, including NAMM 2017 and ISE 2017, Hafler (a division of Radial Engineering) confirmed it will be launching the Hafler CI series in spring 2017. The CI series range of multi-channel amplifiers was designed for the custom installation market, featuring true class-AB circuitry, with individual level controls on each channel, Fault-Safe protection, energy saving auto shut-off and turn on, and OmniPort expansion modules, including a Dante digital network card.

Origin Acoustics and Bang & Olufsen Reaffirmed Partnership on In-Wall/In-Ceiling Speakers at ISE 2017
Following the partnership announcement at CEDIA 2016, Bang & Olufsen and Origin Acoustics reaffirmed at ISE 2017 their partnership to extend the famous Danish brand’s product portfolio with best-in-class passive in-wall and in-ceiling speaker solutions, engineered and manufactured by Jeremy Burkhardt's new company. The new Bang & Olufsen and Origin Acoustics Celestial in-ceiling range and Palatial in-wall range are co-branded and will be distributed by both companies.
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Crestron Unveils Mercury Unified Communication and Collaboration Solution at ISE 2017
Imagine a speakerphone with an attractive touch-screen that you can place in a meeting room space, allowing everyone to participate in a conference and collaborate, independently of the hardware, software or service everyone else is using. A table-top device that already incorporates en effective microphone and speaker, but that also doesn’t mind if you prefer to use your iPhone with Skype, and someone else is using a company's Cisco WebEx system.

Evolutionary Obsolescence: MWC 2017 Report
Like every year at this time, the world of telecom and mobile descends upon cosmopolitan Barcelona for another edition of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) promoted by the GSM Association (GSMA). As we have noted before, MWC is becoming a larger forum for cutting-edge audio technologies than other industry events: anything that's wireless audio, wearables, and IoT, and even small dedicated audio technology providers have taken notice and are attending in full force.

Powersoft Launches new Quattrocanali Series Amplifiers at ISE 2017
Following the success of the 8-channel Ottocanali series, launched at Integrated Systems Europe two years earlier, Powersoft has again chosen ISE (RAI, Amsterdam, February 7-10) as the forum to launch its new Quattrocanali Series, with three models, all in a 1RU format. The launching of the new range completes the Powersoft Installation Series that includes Duecanali (2-channel) and Ottocanali (8-channel) series.

ASL Launches Enchorus Dante-Based Audio Network With Integrated Mixing for Live Stage Deployments
ASL Intercom, now a Riedel Communications company, announced the launch of Enchorus, a professional, flexible, and scalable Dante-based audio network for live stage applications, production studios, and other pro-AV installations. This is the first visible result since Riedel announced the acquisition of ASL Intercom BV, from The Netherlands, and DELEC Audio und Videotechnik, from Germany, expanding its engineering resources considerably.

John and Helen Meyer Share Summer Of Love Golden Anniversary
2017 promises to be an interesting year for Meyer Sound. While the Californian company continues to innovate and expand worldwide, its founders and audio pioneers, John and Helen Meyer, celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love, when both met. Meyer Sound has festivities and events planned throughout the year, starting with the launching of a brand new website, but John and Helen Meyer started with a special event in Amsterdam…

Peerless by Tymphany Speaker Drivers Available Worldwide from Digi-Key
As a result of a new distribution agreement, Peerless by Tymphany’s high-end drivers are now available globally through global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Electronics.
Since 2005, Tymphany has manufactured drivers under the Peerless, Vifa, and Tymphany brands. Recently all these brands were unified under a single brand name: Peerless by Tymphany.

Bang & Olufsen Opens Up BeoLink SmartHome System to Third Party Control Systems
The BeoLink SmartHome solution allows users to connect Bang & Olufsen proprietary systems with other technology products in the home and offers full direct IP control with all of the existing home integrators such as Crestron, Control4 and Savant and completely new possibilities in the connected world such as Danfoss Link, DoorBird, Ecobee, OpenWeather and many more.