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Amazon Music Partners with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to Remaster Thousands of Songs and Albums in High Resolution
by Joao Martins

Amazon Music Partners with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to Remaster Thousands of Songs and Albums in High Resolution

Amazon Music announced a partnership with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to remaster thousands of songs and albums to be streamed in its Ultra High Definition premium tier music service, upgrading the digital streaming audio quality of these songs to the highest available. Music from Eagles, Marvin Gaye, Nirvana, Tom Petty, Diana Ross, Linkin Park, J. Cole, Waylon Jennings, Ramones, 2 Chainz, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez and more, is now available in exclusive remasters on Amazon Music HD.
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UE FITS Wireless Earbuds Use Gel-Filled Tips to Instantly Mold to Fit Each Ear
by audioXpress Staff

UE FITS Wireless Earbuds Use Gel-Filled Tips to Instantly Mold to Fit Each Ear

Ultimate Ears (UE) introduced UE FITS, a new truly wireless custom fit earbuds design, that is able to shape to consumers' unique earprints in under 60 seconds. Similar to fingerprints, each person’s individual ears are unique. No two prints, even on the same person, are the same. UE FITS mold to perfectly fit individual ears in less than a minute with its patented Lightform technology, enabling all-day comfort. And the moldable earbuds stay in place consistently allowing also an improved audio experience.
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L-Acoustics Reveals New Compact K3 Line Source System
by audioXpress Staff

L-Acoustics Reveals New Compact K3 Line Source System

The market leader in touring, music festivals and large scale live music events, French manufacturer L-Acoustics has unveiled the latest reference in its family of sound reinforcement systems. Positioned above the compact Kiva and Kara line arrays, and the massive K2 and K1 full-range enclosures, the new L-Acoustics K3 completes the K Series lineup, offering a versatile solution for a reshaped events industry.
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Bassboss Releases SV9 Single 9" Powered Monitor for Intimate Events and Acoustic Venues
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Bassboss Releases SV9 Single 9" Powered Monitor for Intimate Events and Acoustic Venues

Los Angeles, CA-based powered loudspeaker manufacturer Bassboss released the SV9 single 9" Powered Monitor, a new full-range and wide dispersion design described by the company as "a deeply satisfying mix of studio quality audio clarity, surprisingly deep low frequencies, very high output, wide dispersion, and long-throw." The durable design is equally at home in a wide variety of settings where quality audio is imperative and is labelled as a "socially-distanced crowd pleaser."
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Powersoft Introduces ArmoníaPlus 2.0 Software to Easily Design, Manage and Control Install Projects
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Powersoft Introduces ArmoníaPlus 2.0 Software to Easily Design, Manage and Control Install Projects

Powersoft just announced the new ArmoníaPlus 2.0 software update. This new version redefines what Powersoft amps can do, maintaining the same structure and features for Live Sound projects, while introducing completely new features for installations, focusing on the needs of system integrators for sources and zones management, and allowing the creation of fully customizable user interfaces and controls with the new Views Designer and a dedicated app to quickly load project designs to the amplifiers and external controls.
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Audio Innovations for Applications That Demand Premium Sound Quality
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Audio Innovations for Applications That Demand Premium Sound Quality

Learn how TI Burr-Brown™ technology continues to shape the premium audio market with it's growing portfolio of devices for smart home, automotive and professional audio applications. Driven by a growing stream of innovative and enhanced technologies, audio is entering a new era. Here’s what you need to know about today’s rapidly evolving audio market. Download the white paper now to learn more!
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Loudspeaker Bonding in Perfection! Precise Adhesive Application to Components
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Loudspeaker Bonding in Perfection! Precise Adhesive Application to Components

Bonding is an important point when it comes to ensuring the quality of each finished loudspeaker. What you need: Most precise adhesive dispensing and absolute repeatability in fast processes! preeflow dispensers are proven in loudspeaker dispensing applications worldwide: Bonding of coils, magnet system, membrane damper adhesives, wire fixation and contact protection. Smallest adhesive quantities starting from 0.001 ml can be applied – with a repeatability higher than 99%
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Google Introduces Nest Audio Smart Speaker With Focus on Music Reproduction
by Joao Martins

Google Introduces Nest Audio Smart Speaker With Focus on Music Reproduction

Google held the company's traditional hardware announcements event. Apart from a new mandatory phone, the star of the event was the new Nest Audio smart speaker, bigger and more powerful than the Google Home that it replaces. Rumored for months, the new smart speaker reflects the hard work by a dedicated engineering team, resulting in a better overall speaker design, but also improved multi-room streaming features. Inside, there's more intelligence to support voice commands locally, and there's even a microphone "privacy" mute switch, when required.
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Zound Industries Redesigns Iconic Marshall Wireless On-Ear Headphones
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Zound Industries Redesigns Iconic Marshall Wireless On-Ear Headphones

Swedish headphone and speaker designer and developer Zound Industries International successfully refreshed the iconic Marshall Major on-ear headphones. The new Major IV is not only the strongest iteration and refinement of the iconic design, but it also achieves the increasingly important goal of sustainability by using recycled plastics, with electronics designed for minimal environmental impact. And it helps that the sound is also the best ever in the range.
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Dirac Introduces Spatial Audio Solution for Direct Chipset Integration Into Next-Generation Wireless Headphones
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Dirac Introduces Spatial Audio Solution for Direct Chipset Integration Into Next-Generation Wireless Headphones

Swedish digital audio pioneer Dirac announced that its latest spatial audio solution, which leverages the company's patented Dynamic HRTF technology, is now available for direct integration into the digital signal processors (DSP) of Bluetooth wireless headphones. The solution is now compatible with chipsets from Qualcomm, BES, and MediaTek and allows headphone manufacturers to deliver spatial audio to consumers, independent of playback devices or media players.
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