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Ed Okorn Joins Scantek as President
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Ed Okorn Joins Scantek as President

Scantek, a leading company in sound and vibration measuring equipment sales, service and calibration, announced the appointment of Ed Okorn as President, assuming the responsibilities of president from Steve Marshall who has held the position for the past nine years. Marshall has agreed to continue his tenure by overseeing the re-accreditation of the Scantek Calibration Lab. Ed Okorn moves to Scantek from GRAS-Sound & Vibration where he was General Manager for North America since 2017.
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Sennheiser Announces New CX Plus True Wireless with Active Noise Cancellation
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Sennheiser Announces New CX Plus True Wireless with Active Noise Cancellation

Short after announcing the CX True Wireless earbuds focusing on sound and call quality, Sennheiser is now expanding its range with a new top of the range model with active noise cancellation at an attractive price point. The new development uses the same CX design and form factor, which Sennheiser believes delivers the sound quality and wearing comfort that are essential in the segment. The new Sennheiser CX Plus True Wireless also offers effortless smart interactions and aptX Adaptive.
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audioXpress October 2021 Home Theater Edition Now Available
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audioXpress October 2021 Home Theater Edition Now Available

The October 2021 edition of audioXpress is now available in print and digital. This edition offers a balanced mix of content, starting with our annual market update report on home theater, and associated residential technologies. Brent Butterworth reviews a MEMS earphone design from USound, Geoff Hill completes his Tetrahedral Test Chamber Story, and Bruce Heran writes about refurbishing Altec Lansing Vintage Speakers. Diving into audio electronics, Morgan Jones writes about Ultra-Linear Design; Morty Tarr discusses Cascodes and Folded Cascodes; and Richard Honeycutt talks about the Effects of Negative Feedback. Jump right in!
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Audio Research Signals New Era with All-New Product Series
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Audio Research Signals New Era with All-New Product Series

The I/50 Integrated Amplifier is the first product in an all-new series from Audio Research since the company was sold to Trent Suggs by the McIntosh Group. The new product series sends a clear message with a functionally simple and visually engaging design, while staying true to the company's values of sounding musically sublime. This is a product that responds to market demands, and builds upon the company's values, as the company's president and new owner promised.
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Optimal Audio Appoints Al McKinna as Head of Product
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Optimal Audio Appoints Al McKinna as Head of Product

Recently launched British company Optimal Audio, extending the business in commercial audio for holding company Focusrite plc (Focusrite, Martin Audio, ADAM Audio, Novation and Ampify Music), announced the appointment of Al McKinna as Head of Product. McKinna was Director of Product Management for Live Sound at Avid. Optimal Audio also announced the appointment of Raf Willems, formerly with Apart/Biamp as the new Head of Sales and Channel Marketing EMEA.
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Xilica Enters Strategic Alliance with Sennheiser for Collaboration Solutions
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Xilica Enters Strategic Alliance with Sennheiser for Collaboration Solutions

Xilica, the manufacturer of digital signal processing solutions for audiovisual installation has partnered with Sennheiser to develop a tightly-integrated room solution that minimizes installation time, improves audio quality, and enhances collaboration for end-users. The partnership will leverage audio products from both companies, offering integrators a seamless way to deploy networked audio-conferencing and collaboration systems.
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Rohde & Schwarz and Cadence Combine EDA Simulation with Hardware Testing
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Rohde & Schwarz and Cadence Combine EDA Simulation with Hardware Testing

Rohde & Schwarz and Cadence Design Systems have collaborated on a solution aimed at simplifying the engineering process from RF design to implementation and enhancing accuracy by using realistic signals for both simulation and testing. The new R&S VSESIM-VSS signal creation and analysis tool speeds up the development process for RF components and is particularly useful manufacturers of active components and systems.
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Audeze Recommends Weiss Engineering's DAC Series 5 Headphone EQ
by Joao Martins

Audeze Recommends Weiss Engineering's DAC Series 5 Headphone EQ

Weiss Engineering launched a firmware update for its Weiss DAC502 and DAC501, D/A converters with DSP, and the dedicated DSP501 and DSP502 DSP and network renderer models. With that update, unveiled in July 2021, the Swiss company introduced advanced Headphone EQ profiles for selected Audeze models. The Californian headphone manufacturer now recommends it as "the perfect combination for mastering engineers and producers."
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LG Announces XBOOM 360 Omnidirectional Premium Bluetooth Speaker with Mood Light
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LG Announces XBOOM 360 Omnidirectional Premium Bluetooth Speaker with Mood Light

LG Electronics announced the debut of the refined and versatile LG XBOOM 360 speaker (model RP4) featuring a conical-cylindrical design that delivers omnidirectional audio perfect for any space, indoor or outdoor use, in any occasion. This a powerful, portable Bluetooth speaker combining a 5.25" glass fiber woofer and 1" titanium horn tweeter, combined with an LED mood light. Battery life should last for up to 10 hours.
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Olive Pro TWS Bluetooth Earbuds with Hearing Enhancement Are Now Available
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Olive Pro TWS Bluetooth Earbuds with Hearing Enhancement Are Now Available

Olive Union - the smart hearing company on a mission to make affordable hearing health a reality for everyone - is officially making its 2-in-1 true wireless earbuds and smart hearing aids available for purchase in the US for $299. According to the company based in Tokyo, Japan, the Olive Pro design combines FDA-Registered class II hearing aids with true wireless stereo and was intentionally made to look like conventional Bluetooth earbuds to combat the social and economic barriers of hearing loss.
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