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Strategy Analytics: Global Smart Speaker Sales Soared 96% To 30.3 Million In Q2 2019
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Strategy Analytics: Global Smart Speaker Sales Soared 96% To 30.3 Million In Q2 2019

Global sales of smart speakers continued to soar in the second quarter of 2019, reaching 30.3 million units, nearly double the same period in 2018, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. With a 21.9% share, Amazon remained the leading brand. Google retained second place, followed by Baidu, Alibaba and Xiaomi. Apple’s smart speaker sales increased 81% compared to a year earlier, but its share fell slightly and it remained in sixth place.
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SEAS Announces New Excel Graphene C16NX001/F Coaxial Speaker
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SEAS Announces New Excel Graphene C16NX001/F Coaxial Speaker

SEAS announced its fourth speaker model in the company's new Excel Graphene line, designed for modern high-res audio reproduction. The new C16NX001/F is also the first coaxial driver using the magnesium cone treated with the new graphene nano-coating formula, and the successor to the famous C16N001/F (E0051-04/06) driver from SEAS, implementing all the improvements the company introduced into the W16NX003 woofer.
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McIntosh Announces Most Versatile Tube Preamp Ever with New DA2 Digital Module
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McIntosh Announces Most Versatile Tube Preamp Ever with New DA2 Digital Module

McIntosh announced the C2700 Vacuum Tube Preamplifier, a highly versatile 16-input preamp which combines 70 years of tube expertise with the very latest high resolution digital audio technology, courtesy of the company’s new, upgradeable DA2 Digital Audio Module (DAC). A reference in home entertainment and high quality audio for 70 years, McIntosh designed a highly versatile, featured-packed tube preamp for today’s modern music lover.
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Chirp Announces Data-Over-Sound on Arduino Boards
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Chirp Announces Data-Over-Sound on Arduino Boards

Chirp, the pioneer of data-over-sound technology and Arduino, the open-source electronics platform, announced the first official integration of data-over-sound on Arduino’s range of boards. The partnership with Arduino makes it easier to rapid prototype acoustic networking, and fully support developers with a seamless software-defined solution when building projects using data-over-sound.
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Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Awards 2019-2020 in Audio Categories
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Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Awards 2019-2020 in Audio Categories

Following last year's evolution of the (former) European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) to the new (global) acronym Expert Imaging & Sound Association, coinciding with the admission of new members from all over the world, including the United States, the traditional winners of its 2019-2020 Awards have been announced. As always, audioXpress highlights all the audio-related winers in the Hi-Fi, Home Theatre Audio, In-Car and Mobile Devices categories. And there are a few surprises!
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Total Studio Control with New Neumann KH 750 DSP Subwoofer
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Total Studio Control with New Neumann KH 750 DSP Subwoofer

Neumann Berlin introduced the KH 750 DSP compact subwoofer. The new model is the ideal choice for smaller rooms and the perfect complement to the, also compact, Neumann KH 80 DSP studio monitors, the brand's first with digital signal processing. Together, Neumann is now able to offer a studio solution with analog and digital inputs and outputs, routing modes and adaptable acoustical controls, with the Neumann.Control app for iPad providing room calibration and configurable alignment.
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Auralex Introduces Improved T-Coustic Ceiling Tiles and Updated Eco-Tech Acoustical Treatment Products
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Auralex Introduces Improved T-Coustic Ceiling Tiles and Updated Eco-Tech Acoustical Treatment Products

Auralex Acoustics, a leading brand in acoustical treatment products, is now offering the new T-Coustic drop-tile ceiling panels that, apart from visually blocking unsightly HVAC systems, wiring, and insulation, can also meet the acoustical requirements for critical listening environments. And the Indianapolis manufacturer has also updated its range of Eco-Tech Acoustical Panels with improved fire, moisture, mold and bacterial resistance.
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Antelope Audio Announces Orion Studio Synergy Core Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface and Effects Processor
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Antelope Audio Announces Orion Studio Synergy Core Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface and Effects Processor

Antelope Audio announced it is taking pre-orders for its latest Orion Studio Synergy Core Thunderbolt 3 audio interface, advancing its series’ workhorse with a new hardware configuration that uses six ARM-based DSP (Digital Signal Processing) processors paired with two proprietary FPGA chips to free resources on the host DAW computer. The upgraded version also adds upgraded D/A converters, and discrete transistor mic preamps.
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Smart Speakers Continue to Play a Leading Role in the Home Audio Market
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Smart Speakers Continue to Play a Leading Role in the Home Audio Market

The worldwide home audio hardware market grew 20% last year to reach 154 million units, with a further 19% growth projected in 2019, according to a new market report from Futuresource Consulting. The sector, which includes wireless speakers, soundbars, A/V receivers, Hi-Fi systems and dedicated speaker docks, also witnessed 5% revenue growth last year, with trade values reaching $14.5 billion.
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PRV Audio Announces New WG270Ph High SPL Compression Driver with 4x4" Horn
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PRV Audio Announces New WG270Ph High SPL Compression Driver with 4x4" Horn

Offering improved performance on a new compact design for easy front load mount, the new WG270Ph is PRV's latest addition to an already extensive range of 1” exit family of phenolic diaphragm compression drivers. The WG270Ph combo pairs the new and improved D270Ph-S 1″ exit driver with the WG11-25 compact 45° x 45° exponential horn. A combo that is all about high output, low distortion vocal reproduction all the way down to 500 Hz, offering a powerful solution for use in high output public address systems.
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