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Celestion Introduces Updated Horn Design App HornWizard 2.0
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Celestion Introduces Updated Horn Design App HornWizard 2.0

Celestion announced the launch of HornWizard 2.0, the updated and enhanced version of the desktop and mobile application which is a portal to the company’s free powerful horn design software. The updates bring enhanced functionality and now allow users to design horns for Celestion’s 1.4" and 2" exit compression drivers, including the Axi2050, and adds horn length as a primary parameter. It also introduces the possibility to refine and compare multiple up to 3 designs, as well as design horns with Circular or Elliptical mouths.
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GN Group Announces Launch of Jabra Enhance Plus Hearing Enhancement Earbuds
by Joao Martins

GN Group Announces Launch of Jabra Enhance Plus Hearing Enhancement Earbuds

A day past from the introduction of a new, category-defining hearing-aid model from ReSound, another GN Group brand announces the launch of a new hearing enhancement convergence product. The new Jabra Enhance Plus are described as true wireless earbuds designed to bring hearing enhancement for clearer conversations, as well as music and calls in a state-of-the-art miniaturized design. They look like regular TWS earbuds, but are in fact OTC-class self-fitting hearing aids.
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Harro Heinz Retires and Appoints CFO Monika Smetona as Renkus-Heinz President
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Harro Heinz Retires and Appoints CFO Monika Smetona as Renkus-Heinz President

Having successfully navigated the challenges of the past two years and now riding strong sales and business development momentum, Renkus-Heinz is organizing for the next wave of growth with the appointment of Monika Smetona to the role of President. Currently serving as CFO of the privately held loudspeaker manufacturer and a member of the founding Heinz family, Monika will rely on Ralph Heinz, CTO, to lead the company into the future.
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Ferrum Audio Introduces ERCO High End Headphone Amplifier and DAC
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Ferrum Audio Introduces ERCO High End Headphone Amplifier and DAC

Ferrum Audio just unveiled its latest product, the third to be launched from the new brand created in 2021 by HEM, the electronics manufacturing company from Warsaw, Poland. The Ferrum ERCO is a high end USB-C DAC with balanced headphone and line level outputs, using a ESS Sabre ES9028PRO converter with support for PCM up to 32-bit/384kHz and DSD256. The name ERCO (not pronounced airco but ˈert͡so) is Esperanto for ore and was intended "to forge musical gems from its components," as the company states.
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AKM Develops Advanced Velvet Sound AK4493S and AK4490R 2-Channel Premium Audio D/A Converters
by Joao Martins

AKM Develops Advanced Velvet Sound AK4493S and AK4490R 2-Channel Premium Audio D/A Converters

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has totally redesigned the AK4490 D/A converter (DAC) and its higher-end counterpart, AK4493, as new products under the Velvet Sound brand. Following the recent announcement that AKM has resumed sample shipments of 13 Velvet Sound A/D and D/A converters, the Japanese manufacturer now relaunches the AK4490REQ and AK4493SEQ, 32-bit, 2 channel premium devices, with a superior signal-to-noise ratio of 120dB and 123dB, respectively.
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GN Hearing Introduces ReSound ONE Behind-the-Ear Hearing Aids
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GN Hearing Introduces ReSound ONE Behind-the-Ear Hearing Aids

GN Hearing unveiled a new product that delivers on the convergence between consumer electronics and audiology solutions. The new ReSound ONE Behind-the-Ear hearing aids combine the best technologies from both fields, in order to provide clarity in sound and convenient hands-free phone and FaceTime calls from iPhone and iPad. The ReSound ONE hearing aids are targeted at those with moderate to severe hearing loss.
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Dolby Acquires Real-Time, Ultra-Low-Delay Video Streaming Platform Millicast
by Joao Martins

Dolby Acquires Real-Time, Ultra-Low-Delay Video Streaming Platform Millicast

Dolby Laboratories announced the acquisition of Millicast, a developer platform that provides ultra-low-latency video streaming capabilities that scale to massive audiences. Millicast has enabled a new generation of interactive live streaming applications built on WebRTC and end-to-end encryption. By embracing web standards, the Millicast API works with all modern browsers and devices without the need for a plugin or custom player. The acquisition will complement the Dolby.io platform and enable large-scale, highly-interactive online experiences.
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Origin Acoustics Taps Industry Veteran and Technologist, Joe Whitaker as VP of Business Development
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Origin Acoustics Taps Industry Veteran and Technologist, Joe Whitaker as VP of Business Development

Origin Acoustics announced the appointment of Joe Whitaker as the company's new VP of Business Development. Joe Whitaker has been a longtime ally and supporter of Origin Acoustics, having worked with the manufacturer of architectural audio and electronics on more than a few product developments as a consultant and contributor. "He brings a great deal of custom integration industry expertise, insight, and knowledge to the table," says Nick Berry, CEO of Origin Acoustics.
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Mojave Audio Partners with Audio Test Kitchen to Launch Virtual Showroom
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Mojave Audio Partners with Audio Test Kitchen to Launch Virtual Showroom

Mojave Audio announced a partnership with Audio Test Kitchen (ATK) to launch of a Mojave-specific ATK Player. The software application creates a "virtual showroom" allowing users to virtually test out each microphone in the Mojave line as well as compare them to each other on the same sound clips. The partnership grew out of Mojave’s participation with Audio Test Kitchen, an ambitious website loaded with a 13,000-audio-file database designed to be the ultimate ‘virtual showroom’ for microphones.
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Purifi Audio Unveils New Aluminum Cone 6.5" Extended Excursion Woofer
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Purifi Audio Unveils New Aluminum Cone 6.5" Extended Excursion Woofer

Danish audio powerhouse Purifi Audio is not showing any intention of slowing down its efforts to push innovation further in both audio amplification and speaker transducers. Adding to the original formula - featuring proprietary fiber paper cones - used in the successful PTT4.0X and PTT6.5X midbass drivers, Purifi now announced a new aluminum-cone version of the PTT6.5X, delivering extended frequency range with ultra low distortion for superior midrange performance.
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