New 6" Jensen Vintage Speaker Reissues Available
Jensen Musical Instrument Speakers announced the newest additions to the Jensen Vintage reissue series of speakers - the P6V and the C6V. Both new speakers - now the smallest on Jensen’s Vintage range - are 6 inch and rated at 20 watts. Both are great options for compact guitar amplifiers systems.
Next Generation Universal-Fit Personal Monitors from Future Sonics
The new Spectrum Series model G10 universal-fit professional personal monitors from Future Sonics signal the brand’s return to an universal-fit platform solution. For the new professional personal monitors, Future Sonics used a wide-spectrum, micro-sized, armature-free voice coil infrastructure and a new miniature dynamic transducer.
Apogee Bundles Waves Plug-Ins with Duet, Quartet, and Ensemble Interfaces
In order to increase the value proposition for its Duet, Quartet and Ensemble interfaces, Apogee has now partnered with Waves to include complete Silver and Gold plug-in collections for anyone who purchases those systems. Anyone evaluating their options in terms of audio recording interfaces for Mac will need to consider this.
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Alo Audio Continental Dual Mono Hybrid Headphone Amp with USB DAC
Promised to start shipping in June, Alo Audio’s new Continental dual mono headphone amp with USB DAC was already the talk of the show at the Headphonium section of The Show Newport. Alo Audio will not be alone with the idea of designing an hybrid tube/solid-state “transportable” headphone amp and USB DAC but it certainly did it with an interesting design.
Bose Introduces New SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker with New Features for the Same Price
Bose introduced its next-generation SoundLink Mini Bluetooth speaker, updating its features with a speakerphone for taking calls out loud, longer battery life, multi-connect for a phone and a tablet, and voice prompts for easy pairing - while still delivering the audio quality that made it famous. The price remains $199.95.
Radial Engineering Shipping New-Generation DI’s
Radial Engineering announced its new JDX 48 Amplifier direct box is now shipping. The new generation version of the popular JDX Reactor amplifier DI joins the company’s recently expanded range tackling stereo connections, with the JDI Stereo high-end passive direct box and the J48 Stereo, all introduced in earlier 2015 and now already available.
Audinate to Connect Everything with Dante at InfoComm 2015
Following the announcement made by Audinate at InfoComm 2014, the company confirms they will be previewing a fully working version of its forthcoming Dante Via software at the 2015 edition of the InfoComm Show in Orlando, FL. Audinate also confirms there will be over 70 Dante OEMs at InfoComm 2015.
New CSRatlas7 SoC and tuneX Solutions for Display Audio Infotainment and SDR Tuners
CSR announced two new automotive infotainment products at TU Automotive Detroit 2015. The new CSRatlas7 platform combines hardware and software to boost simplicity, lower costs, and speed time-to-market. CSR also has entered the car radio tuner front-end market with tuneX, a cost-effective software-defined radio (SDR) solution for the in-vehicle environment.
Antelope Audio to Demonstrate its New Pure2 Stereo Mastering Converter and Master Clock at 14th Annual Gearfest
Antelope Audio announced that its widely anticipated Pure2 mastering-grade 24/192 kHz AD/DA stereo converter and master clock, which is now shipping and priced at $2,195, will be demonstrated during the 14th annual Gearfest, to be held on June 12 and 13 at Sweetwater Sound’s headquarters in Fort Wayne, IN.
Intel Combines Thunderbolt 3 Technology with USB-C at 40Gbps
Intel unveiled its new Thunderbolt 3 technology, which updates the previous specification to 40 Gbps, adopts the new reversible USB-C connector, and introduces compatibility with USB 3.1. Great reasons to be excited about the future of (modular) computing now that the world of connectors and interfaces has one compact port that does it all. Suddenly everything starts to make so much more sense!