Find All the Cutting-Edge Audio Knowledge in audioXpress February 2025

Find All the Cutting-Edge Audio Knowledge in audioXpress February 2025
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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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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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Start the Loudspeaker Year with Voice Coil January 2025

Start the Loudspeaker Year with Voice Coil January 2025
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Dynaudio Introduces New Contour Loudspeaker Series at High End 2016
by Joao Martins

Dynaudio Introduces New Contour Loudspeaker Series at High End 2016

Dynaudio introduced its all-new Contour loudspeaker series at this year’s High End show in Munich. This is an all-new, re-thought, re-designed and re-engineered Contour range with four high-performance models: the compact 20, the medium-sized floor standing 30, the larger floor standing 60, and the 25C dedicated centre channel speaker. All models feature new mid and low-frequency drivers, complemented with the renowned Esotar2 tweeter.
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Harman Appoints Henry Tirri as Chief Technology Officer
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Harman Appoints Henry Tirri as Chief Technology Officer

Harman International Industries announced that Henry Tirri will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, effective June 1, 2016. Tirri previously served as Nokia’s Chief Technology Officer in Palo Alto and served as an advisor to several of the world’s leading technology companies in matters related to digital technologies. Tirri will join the Harman Executive Committee and report to Dinesh C. Paliwal, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harman.
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Worldwide Headphones Market Worth $11.2 Billion as Prices Accelerated by 11% in 2015
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Worldwide Headphones Market Worth $11.2 Billion as Prices Accelerated by 11% in 2015

Futuresource Consulting has just completed their latest round of research into the worldwide headphones market. The key findings reveal that the global headphones market enjoyed another year of robust volume and price growth in 2015. Shipments grew 7% to reach 331.3 million units, while retail value surged by an impressive 19% to $11.2 billion. The average price paid for a pair of headphones rose by 11% in 2015, to $34.
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    Bowers & Wilkins Gets Wanted Muscle Thanks to EVA Automation
    by Joao Martins

    Bowers & Wilkins Gets Wanted Muscle Thanks to EVA Automation

    The official release was a simple letter from EVA Automation’s founder Gideon Yu, confirming the acquisition of Bowers & Wilkins. The operation, announced on EVA’s website, was introduced as “EVA Automation joining forces with Bowers & Wilkins” and effectively concludes a process which was long envisaged by the famous British brand, looking for the financial muscle it needed to pursue further product development and market expansion.
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    ONEaudio Promotes New Wireless DECT Speaker Concept on Kickstarter
    by audioXpress Staff

    ONEaudio Promotes New Wireless DECT Speaker Concept on Kickstarter

    ONEaudio just announced a Kickstarter campaign to help fund its DECT wireless speaker concept. After five years of development work, ONEaudio says it is almost ready to start producing the ONEclassic speakers, which the company says will be able to rival wired high-end speakers costing much more. The ONEclassic project introduces an interesting transparent speaker design, highlighting the company’s fully integrated and simple to use approach.
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    Comply Foam Partners with Sennheiser to Develop Custom Tips
    by Joao Martins

    Comply Foam Partners with Sennheiser to Develop Custom Tips

    Hearing Components, the manufacturer of Comply Foam Tip products, has announced a partnership with Sennheiser to develop a custom tip to fit specifically on the Sennheiser Momentum In-Ear (MIE2), CX 3.00, and CX 5.00 earphone models. This custom Comply Premium Foam tip is now available exclusively on the US Sennheiser website, with a one-pair and a three-pair pack option for $6.99 and $15.99, respectively.
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    Harman and Lufthansa Provide Airline Passengers with AKG N60 NC Headphones
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    Harman and Lufthansa Provide Airline Passengers with AKG N60 NC Headphones

    Harman International Industries announced that it has entered into a long-term collaboration with Lufthansa, one of the world’s largest airlines, to equip passengers with an aviation-certified adaptation of AKG N60 NC (noise cancelling) headphones. Beginning in January 2017, all business class seats on Lufthansa flights will be outfitted with the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) award winning active noise-cancelling headphones from AKG.
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    Ayre Acoustics Adopts ESS SABRE ES9038PRO DAC on New QX-5 Twenty Digital Hub
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    Ayre Acoustics Adopts ESS SABRE ES9038PRO DAC on New QX-5 Twenty Digital Hub

    ESS Technology announced that its flagship SABRE ES9038PRO Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) will be featured in the Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty digital hub being introduced at the Munich High End show. This new cutting edge digital hub leverages the unmatched performance and sound quality of the ES9038PRO to extend Ayre’s decades-long record of groundbreaking innovation in audio systems design.
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    Dirac Research Certifies StreamUnlimited’s StreamSDK
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    Dirac Research Certifies StreamUnlimited’s StreamSDK

    StreamUnlimited, the established provider of software solutions and modules for connected audio products, announced Dirac Research has certified StreamSDK, the streaming and multi-room audio integration solution from StreamUnlimited, as an approved product module for companies who want to incorporate Dirac technologies, like room correction and speaker optimization, into their products.
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    Point Source Audio Announces Issuance of Patent for Audio Headset
    by audioXpress Staff

    Point Source Audio Announces Issuance of Patent for Audio Headset

    California company Point Source Audio (PSA), an audio equipment manufacturer specializing in the development of miniature microphones and headsets announced that the US Patent Office has approved its patent submission that covers its modular headset design method of integrating in-earphones into a structure. This innovative design creates a lightweight and modular audio headset that has been said to enhance hearing, and transform communications work flow for some users.
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