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Amazon Reacts To Apple’s Announcement and Confirms Music HD For All at No Extra Cost
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Amazon Reacts To Apple’s Announcement and Confirms Music HD For All at No Extra Cost

Subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited can now upgrade to the highest quality streaming audio available, for free. Reacting to the fact that Apple Music announced it will offer lossless audio streaming as standard starting in June, Amazon also announced that Amazon Music HD Lossless Audio, previously available at an additional cost, is now standard for Unlimited Tier subscribers.
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Apple Confirms Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio Are Coming to Apple Music June 2021
by Joao Martins

Apple Confirms Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio Are Coming to Apple Music June 2021

Apple announced that Apple Music will be offering Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos tracks, as well as offering its entire catalog in Lossless Audio, at no additional cost for subscribers, starting June 2021. Lossless will use ALAC file format, and support 24-bit/48kHz as standard, with Hi-Res Lossless Audio files available up to 24-bit/192kHz. Apple is even promoting the fact that Hi-Res Lossless will require external equipment, such as a USB digital-to-analog converter (DAC)!
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Morph InfiniConnect Bluetooth Earbuds Support Rapid Switch Between Bluetooth Audio Devices
by Joao Martins

Morph InfiniConnect Bluetooth Earbuds Support Rapid Switch Between Bluetooth Audio Devices

Morph Audio announced an interesting concept for true wireless earbuds, focusing on the charging case design and Bluetooth pairing experience. The new Morph InfiniConnect TWS earbuds, which have been successfully crowdfunded - 1600% funded on Kickstarter - allow users to pair with an infinite number of devices, and to seamlessly switch audio connection anytime to any device, across any operating system, via a smart control case.
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Cadence Offers MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile Decoders for Tensilica HiFi DSPs
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Cadence Offers MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile Decoders for Tensilica HiFi DSPs

Fraunhofer confirmed that Cadence Design Systems is now offering decoder implementations supporting the new MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile and has joined the MPEG-H Audio System trademark program administered by Fraunhofer. Adding MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile decoding capabilities to Cadence’s industry-leading Tensilica HiFi DSP designs opens up the potential to bring interactive and immersive sound to millions of users worldwide.
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Tektronix Delivers Automated USB Type-C Compliance and Debugging Solutions
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Tektronix Delivers Automated USB Type-C Compliance and Debugging Solutions

As manufacturers intensify their efforts to meet consumer demand for ever faster data downloads, from live streaming videos to global videoconferences, multiple industries are now accelerating adoption of the latest USB4 and Thunderbolt 4 specifications over USB Type-C connectors. Tektronix announced three new testing solutions to help drive these efforts, which can easily be integrated into test environments, enabling higher speed data transfers.
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Zuma Offers Integrated Smart Home Ceiling Speaker and Light
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Zuma Offers Integrated Smart Home Ceiling Speaker and Light

Zuma is a new company announcing a new ceiling speaker and light for the smart home. The integrated concept, which the creators believe generates a more immersive experience, has been developed over three years by an expert team, led by leading industrial designer and entrepreneur Morten Villiers Warren, now also the founder and CEO of Zuma, the company.
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ArkX Laboratories Joins Voice Interoperability Initiative
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ArkX Laboratories Joins Voice Interoperability Initiative

ArkX Laboratories has joined Amazon, Dolby, Facebook, and more than 30 leading technology and manufacturing companies as a member of the Voice Interoperability Initiative (VII) Group. Originally announced in 2019, the initiative's mission ensures voice-enabled products provide users with choice and flexibility through multiple, interoperable voice services. ArkX is a recognized supplier of production-ready, far-field voice capture solutions, all Amazon Voice Service (AVS) pre-qualified.
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New Radial JX42V2 Amp and JX44V2 Guitar and Amp Switchers with Jensen Transformers Now Shipping
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New Radial JX42V2 Amp and JX44V2 Guitar and Amp Switchers with Jensen Transformers Now Shipping

Radial Engineering is now shipping its two newest professional products, the JX42 V2 and JX44 V2 Guitar and Amp Switchers and Signal Managers. Designed with input from some of the industry’s busiest touring professionals and roadies, both units now feature high-end Jensen transformers and expand Radial’s renowned line of professional switchers and signal managers.
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Schiit Audio Introduces IEMagni Headphone Amplifier With More Features for IEMs
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Schiit Audio Introduces IEMagni Headphone Amplifier With More Features for IEMs

Schiit announced a new model in its Magni line of headphone amplifiers, called IEMagni. This one is black and gray, rather than silver and gray or black and red, like the Magni 3+ and Heresy. The new IEMagni is called that way because it has three gain modes, including negative gain for IEMs, and advanced protection, like DC sense and mute, to protect those same IEMs. It still offers 0dB and +15dB gain and it still has 2400mW RMS output into 32 ohms for hard-to-drive headphones, making it a more versatile Magni.
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Powersoft Launches New Free Certified Training Courses
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Powersoft Launches New Free Certified Training Courses

Powersoft has launched a brand-new training program on its recently updated website, which provides two new free training sections for users: Webinars, where all Powersoft’s recent webinars are uploaded, and E-Learning, where the live sound and install courses are available online for anyone who wishes to take them. A new OEM course will be released in the coming weeks.
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