The SPARK suite will be located close to the Focal room at the Venetian Palazzo Towers, where the new Diva Utopia, Focal’s first active speaker, will be demonstrated. The Focal Diva Utopia (USD $39,999 pair) are wireless speakers that use SPARK UWB technology to replace cables without any compromises on quality, including with high-resolution audio sources. The SPARK UWB wireless platform has also been selected by Sonus Faber for its connected speakers and is being implemented by Lenbrook for an upcoming range of PSB headphones.
At CES 2025, SPARK will present live demonstrations of its available UWB solutions that highlight its unsurpassed throughput, latency, and power advantages versus Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Going beyond legacy Bluetooth and proprietary 2.4GHz Wi-Fi connectivity solutions that have imposed significant compromises in wireless device performance, SPARK UWB offers readily available modules and chip-level solutions that deliver an unrivaled performance profile encompassing high throughput, data delivery, extreme low latency, and power consumption, with strong immunity from RF interference.
SPARK Microsystems will demonstrate these advantages for manufacturers seeking radically improved performance for wireless designs and devices. These demos include wireless headphones that deliver bit-perfect fidelity and ultra-low latency that’s indistinguishable from wired audio delivery.
The demonstrations of SPARKS' latest UWB solutions follow the announcement that third-party testing has confirmed the technology demonstrates "bit-perfect performance that’s indistinguishable from wired sound". According to SPARK, the research findings, initially presented at the AES NY Show 2024 in October, show that the UWB wireless audio transceiver is able to deliver high-resolution, lossless audio with latencies consistently below 7 milliseconds, capable of reaching < 5ms. The research also confirmed the possibility for a wireless connection supporting bi-directional uncompressed audio transport. The research was conducted by Jeff Anderson, an independent audio engineering consultant, comparing wired equipment as a reference, and wireless links using audio codecs such as LDAC, aptX HD, aptX LL, and SBC.
At CES, the company is also showing 8K (8,000 Hz) gaming peripherals with ultra-low latency for wireless performance on par with wired gaming devices, and SPARK’s advanced presence detection technology, featuring ultra-low power and interference-resistant capabilities for real-time tracking in smart and industrial environments. At CES 2025, SPARK is also previewing high-performance wireless connectivity for the next generation of medical implants and mobile diagnostic, imaging, and monitoring devices.
SPARK Microsystems will be Venetian Palazzo Towers, Las Vegas. Meetings can be scheduled by sending a request to this email.
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