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Genelec Opens Berlin Experience Center
by audioXpress Staff

Genelec Opens Berlin Experience Center

Genelec opened a Genelec Experience Centre in central Berlin - a brand new demonstration facility that provides visitors with a high quality critical listening environment from stereo to immersive, and allows Genelec to showcase its wide range of studio monitors and AV and Home Audio loudspeakers. The new Berlin location joins existing Experience Centre facilities in Europe and Asia.
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Microchip Introduces New Bluetooth 5.0-Qualified, Dual-Mode Audio IC and Certified Module with LDAC Codec Support
by Joao Martins

Microchip Introduces New Bluetooth 5.0-Qualified, Dual-Mode Audio IC and Certified Module with LDAC Codec Support

Microchip introduced the new BM83 SoC, a Bluetooth 5.0 certified dual-mode audio module that contains an on-board Bluetooth stack and audio profiles and supports 24-bit/96kHz high-resolution audio formats to enable high-fidelity wireless audio, including support for Sony’s high fidelity LDAC codec. The combined solution is intended for both new speaker and headphone designs, offering differentiated features.
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Yamaha VOCALOID:AI Faithfully Reproduces Singing of Legendary Japanese Vocalist Hibari Misora
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Yamaha VOCALOID:AI Faithfully Reproduces Singing of Legendary Japanese Vocalist Hibari Misora

Yamaha Corporation announced that it has succeeded in reproducing the singing of the late Hibari Misora, a legendary Japanese vocalist, using its own VOCALOID:AI singing synthesis technology in technical cooperation with an NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) television program broadcast in Japan on September 29, serving as both the public debut and first real-world implementation of VOCALOID:AI - an extension of the company's original singing voice synthesis technology.
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beyerdynamic Launches Aesthetically Refined Amiron Wireless Copper Headphones
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beyerdynamic Launches Aesthetically Refined Amiron Wireless Copper Headphones

beyerdynamic announced the new Amiron Wireless Copper over-the-ear headphones, designed to be used with portable audio devices, but featuring exceptional sound quality and a sophisticated design. Expanding on the original Amiron model introduced in 2018, the Amiron Wireless Copper combines a soft Alcantara headband with an updated Bluetooth system with aptX HD and AAC support, creating what the company describes as "the ultimate headphone for music and design enthusiasts."
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Sonifex Introduces New Dante-Enabled Products at AES NY 2019
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Sonifex Introduces New Dante-Enabled Products at AES NY 2019

The adoption of Dante-enabled AoIP solutions has reached the status of de facto standard in both the commercial installation and broadcast application markets, and manufacturers are extending the number of Dante-enabled solutions to all domains. Sonifex is an example of a leading manufacturer with an early lead in the design of Dante solutions and, at the AES NY 2019 show, the British company will introduce its new Dante configurable commentary units with 2 or 4 channels, together with an extensive number of interface solutions.
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Waves Unveils New Audio Testing Labs in Taipei
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Waves Unveils New Audio Testing Labs in Taipei

Waves is opening a new state-of-the-art audio and voice testing labs at the company's Taipei location, establishing a commitment to support the growing market for voice-enabled connected devices. The new facilities include 4 ETSI testing labs and one custom designed anechoic chamber for precision acoustic measurements. The labs are designed for testing voice communication and automatic speech recognition technologies for smart speakers and other mobile devices.
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VOVOX Restructures Entire Home and Pro Audio Cable Range
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VOVOX Restructures Entire Home and Pro Audio Cable Range

The Swiss cable manufacturer VOVOX is restructuring its cable range. With effect from 1 October 2019, the company will be presenting a completely revised product portfolio. The most important novelty of this groundbreaking step includes the consolidation of the previously separated Home Audio and Professional Audio divisions with the accompanying streamlining of the current product lineup. At the same time, the Lucerne-based manufacturer has announced the market launch of its new reference line VOVOX excelsus.
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Allen & Heath Announces New Avantis 96kHz Digital Mixing Console for Touring and Live Events
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Allen & Heath Announces New Avantis 96kHz Digital Mixing Console for Touring and Live Events

Allen & Heath has revealed a new stunning new mixing console design. Avantis is the third model to be based on the company's XCVI FPGA engine, allowing 96kHz operation and puts this next-generation technology available across all its 64 channels and 42 configurable busses, with twin Full HD touchscreens, extensive I/O options and processing from the company's flagship dLive mixing system. The new console is also designed with a surprisingly robust all-metal structure inspired by tubular exo skeletons of super-bikes!
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NXP Announces New Dual-Core Arm Cortex-M Based GHz Crossover Microcontroller for Advanced Machine Learning Applications
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NXP Announces New Dual-Core Arm Cortex-M Based GHz Crossover Microcontroller for Advanced Machine Learning Applications

NXP Semiconductors announced the i.MX RT1170 family of crossover MCUs that combines unprecedented levels of performance, reliability, and integration to propel industrial, automotive and consumer machine learning applications. The NXP i.MX RT1170 family reinforces NXP’s commitment to advance edge computing with its EdgeVerse portfolio of solutions and marks a technology breakthrough with MCUs that run up to 1GHz while maintaining low-power efficiency.
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HIFIMAN Electronics Now Shipping ANANDA-BT High-Resolution Bluetooth Headphones
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HIFIMAN Electronics Now Shipping ANANDA-BT High-Resolution Bluetooth Headphones

HIFIMAN is a brand revered for its high end planar magnetic and electrostatic headphone solutions. Recently, the company surprised us with the announcement of a TWS model, and now the company confirmed that is now shipping a new wireless version of its acclaimed Ananda open-back planar headphones, an attempt to create a high fidelity personal audio solution that translates the highest possible quality from high resolution audio sources, wired and wireless.
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