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Bose Professional Ships DesignMax Series of Premium Commercial Loudspeakers
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Bose Professional Ships DesignMax Series of Premium Commercial Loudspeakers

Bose Professional announced today that its new DesignMax family of loudspeakers has begun shipping in Europe and will be available in the U.S. in November 2019. DesignMax delivers the critical performance needed while providing the flexibility and style to blend into any commercial space. Consisting of 10 loudspeakers and two subwoofers — including ceiling- and surface-mounted options available in either black or white — system designers can tailor DesignMax to fit applications of any size.
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WiSA Announces Certification of Harman’s HK Surround 5.1 Speaker System
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WiSA Announces Certification of Harman’s HK Surround 5.1 Speaker System

WiSA, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association, comprised of over 60 leading consumer electronics brands, and founded by Summit Wireless Technologies, announced that the Harman Kardon “HK Surround” wireless audio speaker system is now WiSA Certified. The speaker system features four satellites, a center channel and a subwoofer that are all pre-configured as a 5.1 audio solution, eliminating complicated setup and ready to deliver amazing theater-quality surround sound.
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Audio Precision New Module Enables MEMS Microphone Array Testing with Simultaneous Analysis of Up to 16 PDM Channels
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Audio Precision New Module Enables MEMS Microphone Array Testing with Simultaneous Analysis of Up to 16 PDM Channels

Audio Precision introduced the PDM 16 module for its APx500 Series audio analyzers. The new module offers simultaneous acquisition and measurement of up to 16 channels of PDM signals, making it the highest channel-count solution available for MEMS microphone and MEMS mic array testing. The new option supports anechoic tests with the acoustically silent remote pod that can be positioned at up to 10 meters, feeding 16 phase-aligned channels on 8 data lines with accurate measurements via a delay-calibrated module.
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Point Source Audio Receives Fourth Patent with Dual Element Lavalier Microphone
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Point Source Audio Receives Fourth Patent with Dual Element Lavalier Microphone

Point Source Audio, an audio equipment manufacturer from Petaluma, CA, specializing in the development of miniature microphones and headsets, has received U.S. Patent No. D850,422 for the CO2-8WL, part of the company’’s CO2 Confidence™ microphone series. This design is the world’’s first fully redundant microphone in a wearable housing, providing an all-in-one solution for critical live sound and broadcast applications that require back-up miking.
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Dense Launches Adapt Reference High Performance Portable USB Audio DAC
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Dense Launches Adapt Reference High Performance Portable USB Audio DAC

Dense, a San Jose-based audio startup, created the Adapt Reference audio DAC as a portable audio performance boost device for smartphones and personal computers. Dense successfully raised the funds for the production on Kickstarter and delivered the unique product to early backers. Now, the company launched its homepage and the Adapt Reference DAC ($209.99) is now officially available and ready to be distributed worldwide.
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New TI Burr-Brown Audio Quad-Channel ADC Captures Voice at Four Time Larger Distances
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New TI Burr-Brown Audio Quad-Channel ADC Captures Voice at Four Time Larger Distances

No more yelling at smart speakers. Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a new audio analog-to-digital converter (ADC) capable of capturing clear audio up to four times farther away than competing devices. The new TI Burr-Brown TLV320ADC5140 audio ADC enables far-field voice capture and achieves a 120-dB dynamic range for clear, high-fidelity audio in smart home applications. The TLV320ADC5140 is the industry’s smallest quad-channel audio ADC with this level of performance.
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The New Headphone Gizmo from Angry Audio
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The New Headphone Gizmo from Angry Audio

Another great product from Angry Audio, the company founded by radio-veteran Michael “Catfish” Dosch. The Headphone Gizmo is an headphone amp designed to live under the desk, exactly where it’s needed and convenient. But the Headphone Gizmo is also an headphone amp designed for radio, or anyone that does live production commentary, podcasting, with just the right features that many headphone enthusiasts would also enjoy.
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Naim’s High End Network Streamers Add Apple AirPlay 2 and Siri Support
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Naim’s High End Network Streamers Add Apple AirPlay 2 and Siri Support

British hi-fi specialist Naim Audio announced that Apple AirPlay 2 can be added to its ND 555, NDX 2 and ND5 XS 2 network streamers via a free over-the-air update. Apple AirPlay 2 enables advanced multi-room functionality and Siri voice control and, following similar updates to Naim Audio’s Mu-so and Uniti ranges, will now be available across the company’s entire family of music-streaming products, including its $20k flagship reference network player.
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Chirp and Synaptics Join Forces to Empower Smart Home Devices with Data-Over-Sound Connectivity
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Chirp and Synaptics Join Forces to Empower Smart Home Devices with Data-Over-Sound Connectivity

Chirp, the pioneers in data-over-sound, have joined forces with one of the leading companies in human machine interface (HMI) hardware and software solutions, Synaptics, in an effort to bring low-powered connectivity to consumer smart home devices. The collaboration targets seamless smart device experiences by embedding Chirp’s data-over-sound software into Synaptics’ edge computing SoCs.
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NTi Audio Offers Rapid Frequency Response Measurements with the XL2
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NTi Audio Offers Rapid Frequency Response Measurements with the XL2

Do you want to measure the frequency response of a speaker or audio component, and not have to wait until the lower frequencies stabilize? NTi Audio offers an innovative and practical solution with its Minirator MR-PRO and XL2 range of measurement instruments. The measurement uses two new MR-PRO test signals and a new, matching measurement function in the XL2, in which the signals contain a 1-second and a 4-second cyclic pink noise, from which the XL2 can quickly calculate a stable measurement result in real time.
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