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TuneIn and XPENG Join Forces to Reimagine In-Car Streaming Audio in Electric Vehicles
by Joao Martins

TuneIn and XPENG Join Forces to Reimagine In-Car Streaming Audio in Electric Vehicles

TuneIn, the leading radio station and live-streaming audio service, announced a new partnership with XPENG, a Chinese smart electric vehicle company. The TuneIn app will be integrated into XPENG’s lineup of electric vehicles including its flagship sedan and SUV models. This new partnership with XPENG vehicles provides access to live sports, 24-hour newscasts, continuous music and podcasts from around the world through a seamless infotainment system integration.
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Mesanovic CDM65 Studio Monitor Speaker Earns WiSA HT Interoperability Certification
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Mesanovic CDM65 Studio Monitor Speaker Earns WiSA HT Interoperability Certification

WiSA Association announced that its member company Mesanovic has earned the WiSA HT Interoperability Certification with its new CDM65 Controlled Directivity Monitor speaker. The CDM65 is an active three-way state-of-the-art speaker design, with built-in digital signal processing and the ability to receive wireless audio from any WiSA transmitter, like the WiSA SoundSend. This allows the CDM65 to be paired up to a 7.1 setup. The system will ship in May 2023 and is available for pre-order.
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KEF Launches R Series Speakers with Metamaterial Absorption Technology
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KEF Launches R Series Speakers with Metamaterial Absorption Technology

KEF launched its latest R Series with a Metamaterial absorber on the tweeter. The same groundbreaking Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT) technology first used in the LS50 Meta speakers, is now expanded in the updated R Series, together with a 12th generation Uni-Q driver, and a flexible decoupling chassis that prevents unwanted vibrations for better clarity. The seven-model range is available in stereo or home theater setups, in a choice of three stunning finishes.
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Audio Engineering Society Receives Technical Grammy Award Recognizing Outstanding Contributions to Recording
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Audio Engineering Society Receives Technical Grammy Award Recognizing Outstanding Contributions to Recording

The Audio Engineering Society (AES) was presented with a prestigious Technical Grammy Award during Grammy Week 2023. Acting AES President Bruce Olson and AES President-Elect Leslie Gaston-Bird accepted the Special Merit Award on behalf of the Society during a ceremony held by the Recording Academy on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Fluid Audio Image 2 Studio Monitors With Integrated SoundID Reference Now Available
by audioXpress Staff

Fluid Audio Image 2 Studio Monitors With Integrated SoundID Reference Now Available

Sonarworks announced the global availability of the Fluid Image 2 studio monitors. In November 2022, Fluid Audio announced a partnership with Sonarworks which delivers a complete pro studio monitoring solution, built around its Image 2 studio monitors and SoundID Reference. The room calibration software is integrated directly into Image 2 studio monitors, giving users the ability to load SoundID Reference export files into each monitor’s native DSP right after calibration.
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WiSA Technologies Begins Shipping WiSA E Multichannel Audio Development Kits to Initial Beta Customers
by Joao Martins

WiSA Technologies Begins Shipping WiSA E Multichannel Audio Development Kits to Initial Beta Customers

WiSA Technologies, a leading provider of wireless audio technologies for home theater already adopted by Bang & Olufsen, Harman, Klipsch, Savant, LG Electronics and many others, announced its first shipments of WiSA E development kits to leading audio brands developing multichannel audio systems. Using the 5GHz portion of the Wi-Fi band, WiSA E offers high-performance, high-quality wireless audio transmission and reception at an affordable price.
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Audio Engineering Society Requests Expressions of Interest in AES75 Standard
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Audio Engineering Society Requests Expressions of Interest in AES75 Standard

The Audio Engineering Society announced the adoption and publication of the AES75 standard for acoustics - "Measuring loudspeaker maximum linear sound levels using noise - in March of 2022. The AES SC-04-03-A task group is currently in the process of publicizing the 2022 AES75 standard and has issued an industry appeal of support from audio manufacturers, audio test and measurement solutions manufacturers, and audio measurement services providers.
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Beyma Introduces Innovative Solutions for Next-Generation Compression Drivers
by Joao Martins

Beyma Introduces Innovative Solutions for Next-Generation Compression Drivers

The brand new generation of Beyma compression drivers originates from an intense R&D effort and two patent-pending innovations. Unveiled at ISE 2013, Beyma's four base designs with 2 throat sizes, 4 voice coil diameters, 3 diaphragm materials and 2 magnet types, allow for a total of 12 new models (for now). Scheduled to be launched progressively during 2023, these new Beyma state-of-the-art high frequency transducers deliver new exciting possibilities for speaker designs.
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Pascal Acquires WorxAudio from Fender and Appoints Hugh Sarvis to Lead New Blaze Audio Loudspeaker Development Team
by Joao Martins

Pascal Acquires WorxAudio from Fender and Appoints Hugh Sarvis to Lead New Blaze Audio Loudspeaker Development Team

In what is certainly great news for all other OEM amplifier companies, Pascal A/S of Copenhagen, Denmark, which recently had decided to compete directly with its former amplifier clients with the launch of Blaze Audio, is now also going to sell speakers, competing directly with what last clients it still had. To push forward with this strategy, Pascal acquired the former WorxAudio IP from Presonus/Fender and hired its veteran team, led by Hugh Sarvis.
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Netflix Promotes AMBEO 2-Channel Spatial Audio Powered by Sennheiser
by Joao Martins

Netflix Promotes AMBEO 2-Channel Spatial Audio Powered by Sennheiser

Netflix has announced a series of brand-new features for subscribers on its Premium plan, including a surround renderer, powered by Sennheiser’s AMBEO 2-Channel Spatial Audio technology. The pitch says "Members on Netflix’s Premium plan using a stereo system will experience immersive cinematic audio on more than 700 top titles – all on their existing hardware." In reality, Netflix is basically supporting a spatialization rendering engine for content that isn't Dolby Atmos.
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