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Schiit Audio Introduces The Great Mani Two Phono Preamplifier
by Joao Martins

Schiit Audio Introduces The Great Mani Two Phono Preamplifier

Simply the highest performing, most flexible, affordable phono preamp... That was the Mani phono preamplifier. And now Schiit Audio introduced the Mani 2 phono preamplifier, which is even better. The successor to the original Mani, in production since 2014, is simply even more performing and more flexible, even when compared to products several times its cost. In addition, Mani 2 is produced in the USA like all Schiit products and remains as affordable, available for only $149.
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Renesas Develops World's Smaller and Lower Power Bluetooth Low Energy RF Transceiver
by audioXpress Staff

Renesas Develops World's Smaller and Lower Power Bluetooth Low Energy RF Transceiver

Renesas Electronics announced the development of two 2.4 GHz RF transceiver technologies that support the Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) low-power, near-field communication standard. The new technologies also achieve a smaller mounting area and better power efficiency. Renesas presented these technologies at International Solid-State Circuits Conference 2022 (ISSCC 2022), held between February 20 and 24 in San Francisco.
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PreSonus Expands Revelator Family With New USB Vocal Microphone and USB-C Audio Interface
by audioXpress Staff

PreSonus Expands Revelator Family With New USB Vocal Microphone and USB-C Audio Interface

PreSonus announced the global launch of two new products in its Revelator line of products for home studios and work from home. As with other Revelator-series products, the new Revelator Dynamic USB vocal microphone and Revelator io44 USB-C audio interface combine studio-grade audio recording quality with powerful onboard processing and a simple software-controlled mixer that can blend sound from multiple applications for monitoring and live streaming.
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Positive Grid Shows New Dimensions in Guitar Amplification with Spark MINI
by Joao Martins

Positive Grid Shows New Dimensions in Guitar Amplification with Spark MINI

San Diego, CA-based Positive Grid introduced Spark MINI – a completely new concept in guitar amps, combining a battery-powered, portable combo that is also a Bluetooth speaker with enhanced DSP for "Multi-Dimensional Sound". The product was designed by the music software company that created the BIAS analog circuit emulation, Impulse Responses (IR) and convolution engine for guitar players. Positive Grid had already ventured into hardware, but this new portable combo is all the more surprising.
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Roku’s Danish Audio Team Joins Sound Hub Denmark
by audioXpress Staff

Roku’s Danish Audio Team Joins Sound Hub Denmark

Roku announced its membership and participation in Sound Hub Denmark, the innovative growth hub designed to foster innovation within the field of audio, sound and acoustics. Joining other members located in Struer, including Bang & Olufsen, Harman and Dynaudio, Roku’s Denmark-based audio and acoustics teams will provide coaching and mentoring – and present on topics around home theater and audio at Sound Hub Denmark events.
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FLUX:: Immersive SPAT Revolution Software Adds Wave Field Synthesis for Spatial Audio Reproduction
by audioXpress Staff

FLUX:: Immersive SPAT Revolution Software Adds Wave Field Synthesis for Spatial Audio Reproduction

SPAT Revolution, the result of a successful partnership between FLUX:: Immersive and the French research institute Ircam, is a complete software suite created to bring the vast research performed at Ircam available to the market. SPAT Revolution 22.02 is a free software upgrade, packed with new features and improvements, and includes a Wave Field Synthesis option with an add-on license. It also offers reinforced support for QLAB and Logic Pro, OSC messages for snapshot recall, and enhanced ADM-OSC support.
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Ultrasone Introduces Wireless Bluetooth Headphones and TWS Earbuds
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Ultrasone Introduces Wireless Bluetooth Headphones and TWS Earbuds

German headphone brand Ultrasone unveiled three new wireless options to expand its product catalog. The new Ultrasone ISAR, LAPIS and METEOR ONE are effectively the first Bluetooth headphones in its long company history and also target new markets. Ultrasone says these are the result of more than two years of development, invested by the Bavarian headphone specialist to completely reposition itself within the important "wireless personal audio" segment.
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Cadence and Dassault Systèmes Partner on Electronic Systems Development
by Joao Martins

Cadence and Dassault Systèmes Partner on Electronic Systems Development

A partnership between Cadence and Dassault Systèmes intends to leverage the Cadence Allegro platform and the 3DExperience SolidWorks CAD software platform to optimize electromechanical systems modeling, design, simulation and product lifecycle management. The two companies are determined to accelerate innovation and time-to-product realization by improving modeling, simulation, virtual twin experiences, collaboration, manufacturing and supply chain execution.
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Koshiro Kudo to Become New President of Asahi Kasei
by audioXpress Staff

Koshiro Kudo to Become New President of Asahi Kasei

Asahi Kasei announced at the end of January 2022 a change in the company's management. As of April 2022, Koshiro Kudo will assume the role of President & Representative Director. The current President Hideki Kobori will become Chairman of Asahi Kasei. Koshiro Kudo takes over the position in a robust business setting as the recently presented quarterly results show. With 40 years of corporate experience as a solid foundation, the new President will lead the company into a new century of its history, as Asahi Kasei celebrates its 100th anniversary in May 2022.
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Aspinity AML100 Analog Machine Learning Chip Redefines Always-on Power Efficiency for Voice Applications
by Cristina Costa

Aspinity AML100 Analog Machine Learning Chip Redefines Always-on Power Efficiency for Voice Applications

Aspinity launched the first member of its analogML family, the AML100, which is the industry’s first and only tiny machine learning (ML) solution operating completely within the analog domain. As such, the AML100 reduces always-on system power by 95%, allowing manufacturers to dramatically extend the battery life of devices and migrate walled powered always-on devices to battery - opening whole new classes of products for voice-first and smart home systems.
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