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Lectrosonics President Gordon Moore Honored with AVIXA Award at InfoComm 2019
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Lectrosonics President Gordon Moore Honored with AVIXA Award at InfoComm 2019

Lectrosonics' company President Gordon Moore, CTS, has been honored with the Fred Dixon Service in Education Award presented by AVIXA for his outstanding contributions to education in the AV industry. The award was presented in a ceremony on InfoComm 2019’s Center Stage at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando on Wednesday, June 12. Other seven 2019 AVIXA award recipients highlighted important contributions made by industry individuals to the science of AV.
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Periodic Audio Announces New Carbon Flagship IEM
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Periodic Audio Announces New Carbon Flagship IEM

Periodic Audio is launching its new flagship in-ear headphones during the fifth annual CanJam SoCal show, June 22-23. Known for its use of periodic elements to create unique drivers with beryllium, titanium or a magnesium/aluminum alloy, Periodic Audio pushes the envelope with the new Carbon (C) IEMs, featuring diaphragms made from lab-grown diamonds. According to the company, the Carbon design provides the ultimate statement in resolution — with incredibly low distortion — below that of any other IEM on the market today.
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Klipsch Introduces New T5 Series Earphones Including First-Ever True Wireless Model
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Klipsch Introduces New T5 Series Earphones Including First-Ever True Wireless Model

Klipsch announced that its highly anticipated T5 Series of earphones are now available. The Klipsch T5 Series of earphones are small in size and weight, yet powerful in performance, technology, materials, and feature True Comfort design, allowing people to listen comfortably on the go. The new Klipsch T5 True Wireless earphones are a Bluetooth 5 with AAC and aptX support, providing up to 8 hours of battery life on a single charge and up to 24 additional hours with the Zippo-design USB-C charging case, all for just $199.
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Danley Sound Labs Introduces New Versatile Full-Range Compact Loudspeakers
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Danley Sound Labs Introduces New Versatile Full-Range Compact Loudspeakers

Tom Danley and his team of loudspeakers engineers continue to work hard to innovate even in the most apparently conventional design categories, such as full-range compact loudspeakers. During InfoComm 2019, Danley Sound Labs introduced the new and affordable FLX-12 Full-Range Loudspeaker, a point-source rugged cabinet that can be used pole-mounted, hung from rig points, or lain on its side as a floor monitor. The second product is the small-format but powerful Go2-6CX, which uses a six-inch co-axial driver, creating an extremely versatile solution for integrators.
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Alteros Expands Ultra-Wideband Wireless Microphone System with New Options
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Alteros Expands Ultra-Wideband Wireless Microphone System with New Options

Alteros, an Audio-Technica Company, was at InfoComm 2019 to promote the latest developments in its expanding Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Wireless Microphone System. Since its introduction, the Alteros GTX 6.5 GHz Ultra Wide Band digital wireless microphone system has been successfully deployed and proven in high-profile broadcast event and live production environments. Now the company introduced a Direct-to-Fiber extension to the system and introduced two new handheld transmitters in the GTX Series.
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Clair Brothers Expands TrueFit Options with New Double 10-Inch Line Array
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Clair Brothers Expands TrueFit Options with New Double 10-Inch Line Array

During InfoComm 2019, Clair Brothers introduced its new C-Series line array, C10-TrueFit, offering custom-tailored loudspeakers with one-of-a-kind horizontal waveguides. The company's breakthrough innovation, Clair TrueFit Technology, is the first modular, bespoke waveguide introduced originally with the company's 12-inch line array element, C12-TrueFit, the kiTCurve12-TrueFit, and the more compact C8. The new C10-TrueFit represents the latest double 10-inch format midsize line array and an industry first in integration optimization.
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SEAS Announces Third Excel Graphene Woofer
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SEAS Announces Third Excel Graphene Woofer

Following the introduction of its completely new Excel Graphene Woofer Series with the W16NX003 (E0073-08), followed recently by the 19-series W19NX001 (E0076-08), SEAS Fabrikker announced the third product in the line, the W18EX003 (E0074-08). According to SEAS, the new line is designed for truthful high-res audio reproduction with outstanding clarity and dynamic capability in mind, and the new W18EX003 represents a successor to the famous W18EX001 (E0017-08) model. All Excel Graphene drivers feature a graphene-coated magnesium cone.
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IK Multimedia New T-RackS Tape Machine Plug-In Collection Recreates Four Classic Tape Machines
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IK Multimedia New T-RackS Tape Machine Plug-In Collection Recreates Four Classic Tape Machines

IK Multimedia has released the T-RackS Tape Machine Collection for its industry standard T-RackS mixing and mastering software workstation. This new collection of plug-ins recreates the iconic sound and character of four classic tape recording machines from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s: the Ampex 440B, the Studer A80, the MCI JH24 and the Revox PR99. In addition to finely detailed machine emulations, the collection also offers a selection of reel-to-reel tape formulas, variable tape speed, transport controls, and other tone shaping features.
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Harman Partners with SoundHound to Introduce Voice-Enabled Solutions for the Hospitality Industry
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Harman Partners with SoundHound to Introduce Voice-Enabled Solutions for the Hospitality Industry

Harman Professional Solutions and SoundHound, the voice-enabled AI and conversational intelligence technologies company, announced a partnership to power the voice interface for future JBL Professional-branded solutions for hospitality environments. SoundHound will supply its Houndify voice AI platform to be implemented in Harman's Hospitality Cloud AI, JBL Professional smart speakers and AMX control systems to deliver what Harman is calling Smart Hotel Room Experiences.
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Diodes Announces New USB Type-C Ultra-Low THD Analog Audio Port Switch
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Diodes Announces New USB Type-C Ultra-Low THD Analog Audio Port Switch

Diodes Incorporated announced the PI3A6386 USB Type-C multimedia port switch, designed to enable manufacturers to continue supporting legacy data and analog peripherals through USB Type-C ports. As a result of the adoption of USB Type-C ports in mobile phones and tablets, manufacturers are removing other ports such as USB 2.0 and 3.5mm audio sockets. The PI3A6386 port switch enables legacy data and audio signals to be passed through the USB Type-C port, allowing consumers to continue using existing peripherals.
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