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Precision Devices Confidently Introduces Eight New Products
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Precision Devices Confidently Introduces Eight New Products

Precision Devices, the highly regarded "Made in England" manufacturer of high-quality loudspeaker transducers, just announced a brand new series of products. The company is using the forced interruption of normal support activities to intensify its work on refinements, new product development and improving production methods to its extensive portfolio. The results are now visible in new improved subwoofers, bass/midrange, and midrange drivers.
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Signia Breaks Barriers With Active Pro Earbud-Style Hearing Aids
by Joao Martins

Signia Breaks Barriers With Active Pro Earbud-Style Hearing Aids

It's not only the technology that is evolving much faster in consumer true wireless earbuds. It's also consumer's perception of what these products can do and its widespread appeal. Understanding that hearing aids could greatly benefit from that form-factor to surpass existing stigmas, WS Audiology's hearing-aid brand Signia is targeting a new generation of users with its Signia Active Pro earbud-style hearing aids that also offer high-tech audiological benefits.
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Audinate Announces SDK for Dante Embedded Platform
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Audinate Announces SDK for Dante Embedded Platform

Audinate, the developer of the industry-leading Dante AoIP networking technology, has announced the availability of a software development kit (SDK) for manufacturers of ARM-based audio products. This SDK lets manufacturers deploy Dante audio networking as on-chip software in their products, reducing costs and conserving on space while still delivering the same audio performance. This means that embedded computing platforms with a simple Ethernet connection can now be Dante-enabled.
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Cambridge Audio Introduces Updated DacMagic 200M with Dual ESS Sabre Converters and Native MQA Support
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Cambridge Audio Introduces Updated DacMagic 200M with Dual ESS Sabre Converters and Native MQA Support

Cambridge Audio announced its new flagship DAC and headphone amplifier, DacMagic 200M. This new top-of-the-range DAC is the first product from Cambridge Audio to feature full MQA decoding, also offers integrated Bluetooth 5, and with Dual ESS Sabre DACs, it can handle PCM and DSD signal inputs at a higher resolution than the previous generation. The Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M will be available for purchase in February 2021 for $499 USD.
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Creative and Technical Achievements in Audio, Music and Sound Celebrated at the 36th Annual NAMM TEC Awards
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Creative and Technical Achievements in Audio, Music and Sound Celebrated at the 36th Annual NAMM TEC Awards

Winners of the NAMM Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC Awards), honoring the best in professional audio and sound production, have been announced in a virtual event on the final day of NAMM’s Believe in Music week, a global online gathering to unify and support people who bring music to the world. Presented by NAMM on Believe TV, the annual event recognized the highest achievements in the pro audio and sound worlds of music making, live performances, video games, television and films.
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KRK Introduces Updated 2021 Line of Studio Subwoofers
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KRK Introduces Updated 2021 Line of Studio Subwoofers

Even with the restrictions imposed over The NAMM Show 2021, Gibson was one of most energized companies with an astonishing number of new product announcements in all its brands. Its pro audio studio monitor brand KRK also received attention, the latest generation of KRK monitors are now complemented with a new generation of powered subwoofers. Coming spring 2021, the new series of KRK Studio Subwoofers will be available in 8-, 10-, and 12-inch variations: S8.4, S10.4, and S12.4.
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In-Car Voice Controls Must Be Context-Based to Offer Best User Experience Finds Strategy Analytics
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In-Car Voice Controls Must Be Context-Based to Offer Best User Experience Finds Strategy Analytics

As voice controls are fast becoming a primary interaction modality of choice in-vehicle, Strategy Analytics identified that context is key in user experience. Automakers of all types have largely aligned on touchscreen and voice control as the primary modalities for infotainment HMI. While touch-and-voice-centric HMI has achieved a majority market penetration in all major markets, China in particular spearheads voice as the primary modality in many verticals.
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Meyer Sound Extends Leopard Line Array Family with New Leopard-M80 Elements
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Meyer Sound Extends Leopard Line Array Family with New Leopard-M80 Elements

Meyer Sound has announced immediate availability of its latest Leopard-M80 narrow coverage linear line array, a new variant of the Leopard loudspeaker family, designed for focused coverage and long-throw applications. Leopard-M80 is identical to the existing Leopard design except that it provides a precisely controlled 80° horizontal pattern instead of the 110° coverage of the original model.
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iCON Pro Audio Introduces Cocoon and Martian Large-Diaphragm Studio Microphones
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iCON Pro Audio Introduces Cocoon and Martian Large-Diaphragm Studio Microphones

iCON Pro Audio, a professional musical equipment manufacturer with operations in the United States, Europe, China, and Hong Kong, announced availability of Cocoon and Martian, two large-diaphragm condenser microphones, inaugurating its Space series with a fusion of vintage-sound and bold, intergalactic design. Two products certain to turn heads at the NAMM Show, designed by familiar hands in Latvia.
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Native Instruments Receives Major Investment From Francisco Partners
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Native Instruments Receives Major Investment From Francisco Partners

Native Instruments, EMH Partners, and Francisco Partners announced an agreement where the Berlin-based music creation company will sell the majority of its shares to leading technology-specialized investment firm, Francisco Partners. Both EMH Partners and the founding shareholders will remain involved with NI as significant minority shareholders. The agreement was described as necessary to support a new expansion strategy for Native Instruments.
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