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Mike Sumner Joins L-Acoustics Creations as Business Manager
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Mike Sumner Joins L-Acoustics Creations as Business Manager

L-Acoustics Creations, the division of the French pro audio manufacturer now dedicated to bringing professional sound systems and immersive sound spaces to residential, marine, and architectural environments, has appointed Mike Sumner to the position of Business Manager, based in L-Acoustics Americas headquarters in Westlake Village, California. The seasoned luxury audio veteran brings passion, knowledge, and connections to his new role.
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Nixer Pro Audio Uses ZMAN OEM Solution from Merging Technologies for Ravenna AoIP Monitoring
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Nixer Pro Audio Uses ZMAN OEM Solution from Merging Technologies for Ravenna AoIP Monitoring

The rapid adoption of Audio-over-IP (AoIP) unveiled the need for innovative monitoring tools to make sure that streams are arriving safely. UK company, Nixer Pro Audio, has been providing solutions since 2017, and already offers an impressive range of Dante monitoring tools. However, rather quickly the company received requests for high channel count solutions supporting Ravenna too. Nixer met the challenge by implementing Merging's ZMAN, which is pin compatible with the Audinate Brooklyn 2 board.
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Mackie Announces Thump GO Battery-Powered Portable Loudspeaker
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Mackie Announces Thump GO Battery-Powered Portable Loudspeaker

If cars, scooters and bicycles can be battery-powered, why not professional audio? Expanding on the latest trend to allow sound to go wireless and move freely without AC power restrictions, Mackie announced its new Thump GO Portable Battery-Powered Loudspeaker. This is a new 8” Bluetooth-equipped model, designed in the footprint of Mackie’s renowned Thump speaker series, but with enhanced portability. And it's just one of several new product announcements from the revitalized brand.
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KEF Introduces Charcoal Grey Mu3 True Wireless Earbuds Designed by Ross Lovegrove
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KEF Introduces Charcoal Grey Mu3 True Wireless Earbuds Designed by Ross Lovegrove

KEF introduced a new model of its Mu3 Noise Cancelling true wireless earbuds, designed by Ross Lovegrove. Expanding on the original Mu3 Noise Cancelling True Wireless Earbuds, launched in March 2021 and available in silver, KEF now announces a Charcoal Grey model. Engineered by KEF’s own acoustic team, the new Mu3 model with ANC delivers high-resolution sound on the move and appeals to music enthusiasts looking for superior audio quality.
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Be The First To Learn About Exciting New Developments from Tectonic!
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Be The First To Learn About Exciting New Developments from Tectonic!

Tectonic is looking forward to engage with speaker designers and audio developers and share all the details about our next-generation BMR technology and product announcements. We are inviting you to sign-up now to get exclusive and earlier access to our preliminary datasheets, receive an invitation to an exclusive online event - promoted in partnership with audioXpress - and for the opportunity to receive exclusive giveaways! After you sign-up, you can immediately download more information about Tectonic and BMR technology.
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NuCurrent Delivers Fast Wireless Charging Solutions for Klipsch T5 II Series True Wireless Earphones
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NuCurrent Delivers Fast Wireless Charging Solutions for Klipsch T5 II Series True Wireless Earphones

NuCurrent is one of the technology companies involved in the successful launch of the Klipsch T5 II ANC True Wireless earphones, having its wireless charging technology licensed in five models of this advanced series and the 2X Charging Mat. For the Klipsch T5 II Wireless ANC McLaren Edition, NuCurrent was able to deliver inductive power transfer through a metallic case, the first product in the world to do so.
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Orchard Audio Starkrimson Streamer Ultra Combines 500W Stereo GaN Audio Amplifier and PecanPi Streamer
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Orchard Audio Starkrimson Streamer Ultra Combines 500W Stereo GaN Audio Amplifier and PecanPi Streamer

Orchard Audio announced a new powerful integrated product that will contribute to expand even more the brand's market. The new Starkrimson Streamer Ultra combines a complete audio streaming and network player, and amplifier all inside a minimalist enclosure. In a single chassis, the New Jersey company offers the Starkrimson Stereo Ultra next-generation GaN amplifier integrated with the versatile PecanPi Streamer. Just add speakers.
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Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Announces 2021-2022 Awards - All The Audio Highlights
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Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Announces 2021-2022 Awards - All The Audio Highlights

Even under the very unusual circumstances of a full year without trade-shows and the global pandemic continuing to disrupt the industry and many manufacturers' plans, EISA, the Expert Imaging & Sound Association revealed the winners of its 2021-2022 Awards. Technical experts from 60 leading specialist magazines and websites in 29 countries across the world have recognized and awarded no fewer than 86 products as the best in their categories, awarding performance and innovation in Consumer Electronics.
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AES Audio Product Education Institute Webinar Discusses Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)
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AES Audio Product Education Institute Webinar Discusses Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)

The AES Audio Product Education Institute promotes a new webinar on its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) education pillar, exploring the practical approach for AI & ML integration in audio product design and development. For this August 18 event, pillar chair Steven Willenborg invited XMOS, a company focused on embedded intelligence for edge-AI applications, now bringing AI, DSP, control and I/O together in a single device.
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Automated Processes Inc. Introduces New API Select Range of Products
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Automated Processes Inc. Introduces New API Select Range of Products

Targeting project studios and musicians, Automated Processes Inc., unveiled a new line of professional audio equipment, called API Select. Still designed, built and tested at the API factory in Jessup Maryland, the new API Select range is specifically engineered to complement API's classic mix of microphone preamplifiers, equalizers and compressors, and adds some tube-based designs and guitar-pedal form-factors, which are new to the brand.
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