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Powersoft Appoints Akira Mochimaru As Global Marketing Director
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Powersoft Appoints Akira Mochimaru As Global Marketing Director

Powersoft has confirmed the appointment of Akira Mochimaru to serve as its new global marketing director, based in the US. Mochimaru is an experienced audio industry professional, with over 38 years in pro audio, spanning from product development and acoustic research to managing and executive positions in Altec Lansing and Bose Corporation, where he lead the Bose Professional efforts for more than 14 years.
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Fidelity Imports to Distribute Goldring Brand in the US
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Fidelity Imports to Distribute Goldring Brand in the US

Founded in 1906, Goldring remains one of the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of phono cartridges. Today, with more than 100 years of rich heritage behind them, Goldring continues to deliver high performance, premium quality products for the specialist cartridge and turntable market, including the flagship moving coil Ethos cartridge and the entry-level E series range. Fidelity Imports is now responsible for distributing Goldring’s entire portfolio of products throughout the US.
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JBL Reimagines Home Audio With New L75ms Music System and L52 Classic Bookshelf Loudspeakers
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JBL Reimagines Home Audio With New L75ms Music System and L52 Classic Bookshelf Loudspeakers

ProSource, the US audio, video, and integration buying group, announced at its ProSource Summer Conference that JBL is once again pushing reimagined home audio classics. JBL introduced its L75ms Music System, a modern reimagining of the traditional hi-fi system, now with wired and wireless connectivity, a classic walnut wood veneer cabinet finish and black Quadrex foam grille. Also new is the JBL L52 Classic bookshelf loudspeaker, available with Quadrex foam grilles in a choice of black, blue, or orange.
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Klipsch AI-Powered True Wireless ANC Earbuds with Bragi OS and Dirac Sound Optimization Now Available
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Klipsch AI-Powered True Wireless ANC Earbuds with Bragi OS and Dirac Sound Optimization Now Available

Klipsch confirmed that its new true wireless earbuds with best-in-class Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) technology and built-in artificial intelligence are now available! The Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC earphones are the result of an extended collaboration between the consumer audio brand (a VOXX International company), Dirac's digital audio processing experts, and Bragi, the pioneers in hearables and creators of the Bragi Software Suite with embedded AI.
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Logitech Debuts Zone True Wireless and Wired Earbuds Built for Work
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Logitech Debuts Zone True Wireless and Wired Earbuds Built for Work

Logitech wants to help professionals who need to work with the old Windows laptop the company assigned to them, and still need to stay confident and connected in the next phase of hybrid work. The new Zone True Wireless and Zone Wired Earbuds from Logitech are targeted to be certified by Google, Microsoft Teams and Zoom cloud video conferencing platforms, offering a business solution that is designed to sound good.
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Audeze and SMRT Image Announce CRBN Electrostatic Headphones for Medical and Neuroscience Applications
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Audeze and SMRT Image Announce CRBN Electrostatic Headphones for Medical and Neuroscience Applications

Over the years Audeze has developed planar magnetic headphones that are highly praised by musicians, sound engineers, and audio/music enthusiasts for their high quality. The company, whose R&D and manufacturing center is based in Orange County, California, is now launching a new series of electrostatic headphones using a new transducer technology called CRBN, which Audeze believes will help improve patient comfort, and support neuroscience research.
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Telos Alliance's Minnetonka AudioTools Server Adds MPEG-H Audio Authoring Workflow
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Telos Alliance's Minnetonka AudioTools Server Adds MPEG-H Audio Authoring Workflow

Telos Alliance announced the integration of Fraunhofer IIS's MPEG-H authoring workflow into its Minnetonka AudioTools Server. The toolset is suitable for a wide variety of audio-processing fields and brings numerous benefits to terrestrial, IPTV, and satellite broadcast, as well as content pre- and post-production. Fraunhofer IIS’s MPEG-H Audio authoring workflow delivers enables Next-Generation Audio (NGA) workflows adding to the immersive audio tools already available.
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AES Launches Redesigned AES.org Website and Branding
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AES Launches Redesigned AES.org Website and Branding

The Audio Engineering Society, to further its position as the leading organization to promote the science and art of audio, has been busy improving the member experience and accessibility of its online portal, AES.org. Earlier this year, phase one debuted with a new and more user-friendly membership and event management interface, simplifying the processes of joining the Society, renewing memberships and event registration.
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Audio-Technica Introduces AT2040 Hypercardioid Dynamic Microphone
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Audio-Technica Introduces AT2040 Hypercardioid Dynamic Microphone

Audio-Technica launched its new AT2040 Hypercardioid Dynamic Podcast Microphone. The new microphone takes inspiration from Audio-Technica’s acclaimed BP40 Large-Diaphragm Dynamic Broadcast Microphone, and focuses on delivering the right features for vocal reproduction at an affordable price point, aiming at podcasters and content creators in general. The rugged AT2040 uses it's own dynamic hypercardioid capsule to minimize room noise, and features an internal shock mount and pop filter.
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Fluent.ai Expands Leadership Team to Support Rising Demand for Voice-Enabled Solutions
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Fluent.ai Expands Leadership Team to Support Rising Demand for Voice-Enabled Solutions

Fluent.ai, a Canadian company specializing in integrated speech recognition solutions, announced the appointment of Charles Gauvin to Vice President of Product and Engineering, and Peter Robinson to Head of Corporate Business Development – North America. The two hires are part of the company’s larger growth strategy to aggressively expand new business opportunities, heighten product development and expand into new territories.
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