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Amadeus Holophonix Expands Options for Spatial Audio Productions
by Joao Martins

Amadeus Holophonix Expands Options for Spatial Audio Productions

Available as an hardware processor and now as a native macOS app, the Holophonix spatial sound processor from French audio equipment manufacturer Amadeus, has been evolving since its original introduction and is now proven in multiple high profile productions. Unveiled originally in 2018 at the Frankfurt Prolight+Sound trade show, and commercially available since January 1, 2019, the Holophonix spatial sound processor received many new features and improvements, according to requests and needs expressed by its users.
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Roon Labs Introduces Roon 2.0 and Mobile App Roon ARC
by Joao Martins

Roon Labs Introduces Roon 2.0 and Mobile App Roon ARC

Roon was always the media library and streaming player software for those users who want to appreciate cover artwork and read all about the artists and all the recording credits, as much as listening to the music. And obviously, this was always associated with a home desktop experience, that only a large screen - or a large tablet, at best - can provide. With the new Roon 2.0, the company takes the experience mobile with the Roon ARC app for iOS and Android mobile devices. Roon 2.0 also brings additional enhancements, like native support for Apple Silicon.
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Bowers & Wilkins Launches 700 Series Hi-Fidelity and Home-Theater Range
by Joao Martins

Bowers & Wilkins Launches 700 Series Hi-Fidelity and Home-Theater Range

It's not for everyone's taste, but large, brown, woody speakers are still selling, particularly when featuring a famous brand name and the pedigree of a company that remains associated with bringing the studio sound to the living room. Bowers & Wilkins just unveiled its 700 Series range of hi-fidelity and home-theater loudspeakers, with eight models, from floorstanding to stand-mount and center-channel loudspeakers.
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Paul Wojciechowski Joins Russound as Director of Product Development
by audioXpress Staff

Paul Wojciechowski Joins Russound as Director of Product Development

Russound, a leading developer and manufacturer in home audio entertainment, announced the appointment of Paul Wojciechowski to the position of Director of Product Development. The long-time CE product development specialist, whose extensive background in consumer and custom electronics includes leadership roles at ELAC Audio and Sonavox/Merry Electronics, will drive an aggressive period of product design and manufacturing at Russound. He reports to the company’s CEO, Charlie Porritt.
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SMPTE Announces 2022 Honorees and Awards John Meyer the Samuel L. Warner Memorial Medal
by audioXpress Staff

SMPTE Announces 2022 Honorees and Awards John Meyer the Samuel L. Warner Memorial Medal

SMPTE, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has once again honored industry luminaries and next-generation leaders. The 2022 SMPTE Awards Gala takes place during the SMPTE Media Technology Summit (The Summit), the Society's first in-person conference since 2019. Among the names honored by the SMPTE, John Meyer receives the Samuel L. Warner Memorial Medal, which recognizes a Lifetime of Contributions to Excellence in Cinema Sound.
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John Calder Creates Calder Acoustics
by audioXpress Staff

John Calder Creates Calder Acoustics

John Calder started in the music and sound business as a teenager playing drums in a surf band, and later became a successful recording engineer, working in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Milan and Montreal. His interest in acoustics lead him to work in studio design. After 10 years with Acoustical Surfaces (ASI), were he created and led the Acoustic Geometry brand, he now started as an independent room acoustics designer as Calder Acoustics, based in Minneapolis, MN.
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PSB Speakers Launches Alpha iQ Streaming Powered Speakers with BluOS
by Alfred Moody

PSB Speakers Launches Alpha iQ Streaming Powered Speakers with BluOS

Anticipating a presentation at CEDIA Expo 2022, PSB Speakers announced the Alpha iQ Streaming Powered Speakers with BluOS, an all-in-one audio system designed for modern, tangle-free, audiophile-grade listening. Expanding the Lenbrook Bluesound wireless audio ecosystem, these active bookshelf speakers can be managed with the BluOS Controller app. The Alpha iQ speakers will be available for pre-order online on October 19, 2022, for US $1,499 and retail availability will begin in late November 2022.
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Powersoft Expands DSP+ Amplifier Range with AES67 Native Models
by audioXpress Staff

Powersoft Expands DSP+ Amplifier Range with AES67 Native Models

Powersoft has further enhanced its amplifier product range oriented towards fixed installations by introducing AES67-compatible versions of its popular Duecanali and Quattrocanali amplifier platforms. The new models, called Duecanali DSP+ and Quattrocanali DSP+, are able to receive audio-over-IP (AoIP) streams from AES67-capable networked sources for increased interoperability across different systems.
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Alcons Introduces Wide Dispersion LR24/120 Pro-Ribbon Line-Array Elements
by audioXpress Staff

Alcons Introduces Wide Dispersion LR24/120 Pro-Ribbon Line-Array Elements

Over several years, Alcons Audio has been building its L-series of pro-ribbon line array modules into a comprehensive range to bring hi-fidelity sound quality at concert sound pressure levels to any size of indoor or outdoor venue. The latest LR24/120 mid-size line array is an important extra tool for medium to larger Pro-Ribbon applications. As with the rest of the range, this new line-array element offers precise horizontal and vertical projection control.
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Airoha Confirms Bluetooth LE Audio Certification. Chips to Be Available H1 2023
by Joao Martins

Airoha Confirms Bluetooth LE Audio Certification. Chips to Be Available H1 2023

Taiwan-based Airoha Technology announced that its new series of Bluetooth audio chips have successfully completed the latest Bluetooth Low Energy Audio Qualification Process and will be "widely available" to manufacturers in the first half of 2023. Airoha is one of the most important suppliers of chips for true wireless earbuds and the LE Audio certification is also an important R&D achievement for its Bluetooth audio R&D team consisted of hundreds of engineers.
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