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InfoComm 2019 Set To Be the Largest Pro-AV Show in North America
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InfoComm 2019 Set To Be the Largest Pro-AV Show in North America

InfoComm 2019 will be held June 8-14 (exhibits June 12-14) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. InfoComm is now consolidated has the largest pro-AV show in North America, representing every facet of audiovisual technology with 44,000 attendees and 1,000 exhibitors expected for the 2019 edition. From the largest professional audio expo, largest digital signage expo, largest collaborative conferencing expo, plus the hottest products, emerging trends and top-notch professional development, all is ready for another exciting edition.
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Powersoft Shows New Amplifier and Innovative OEM Components at Prolight+Sound 2019
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Powersoft Shows New Amplifier and Innovative OEM Components at Prolight+Sound 2019

Powersoft returned to Messe Frankfurt in force for Prolight+Sound 2019 with a full suite of industry audio solutions, including the brand new X4L, a 4 channel amplifier specifically designed for peak voltages and to feed the most power hungry arrays and subwoofers. On the OEM components range, Powersoft introduced the LOTO DSP 1-2 in / 4 out Advanced DSP board; the DSP-Lite ETH 1-2 in / 3 out DSP interface for LiteMod, MiniMod and DigiMod amp modules; and an update for its Snapshot Selector mobile app.
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The Search for Ultimate Sound: Sonarworks Launches User-Driven Research Project for Sonic Personalization
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The Search for Ultimate Sound: Sonarworks Launches User-Driven Research Project for Sonic Personalization

Sonarworks, the European sound calibration software developers, have just announced the launch of a public research project designed to fine-tune the calibration of their award winning apps for individual listener preference. The Sound Preference Research Project, which is currently underway globally, allows users to audition music samples with different sound settings in a simple A/B assessment to choose the sound they prefer most.
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German Physiks Launches New High-End Electronics at AXPONA 2019
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German Physiks Launches New High-End Electronics at AXPONA 2019

Announced in late 2018, German Physiks’ new Emperor Extreme range of high-end electronics will be launched in the U.S. at the AXPONA 2019 show. The range currently comprises a preamplifier, integrated amplifier and stereo and mono power amplifiers and will be further expanded soon with a DSP and Digital Electronic Crossover unit. Knows for its unique omnidirectional speakers and the development of the DDD driver, the German company will now expand into electronics.
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Virtual Assistants Establish Strategic Role in Multiple Categories
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Virtual Assistants Establish Strategic Role in Multiple Categories

Virtual Assistants (VAs) are poised to become the next-generation go-to interface, according to new market data and reporting from Futuresource Consulting. The company’s recent home audio quarterly tracker shows that products with integrated VAs grew to 41.8% of all home audio shipments in Q4 2018, an increase of nearly 50% on Q4 2017, with smart speakers increasing by 79%.
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Dayton Audio WFA400 4-Zone Wi-Fi Audio Receiver and Streamer Gains Mobile App Integration
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Dayton Audio WFA400 4-Zone Wi-Fi Audio Receiver and Streamer Gains Mobile App Integration

Dayton Audio announced its WFA400 4-Zone Wi-Fi Audio Receiver is now able to support wireless, whole-home, multi-room and multi-user streaming thanks to its integration with the new Hi-Fly app for iOS and Android. With the new mobile app integration, the WFA400 provides total control over a whole home audio system right from the user's phone or tablet. And the new Dayton Audio Hi-Fly App turns any mobile device into a fully-featured remote control for all Dayton Audio Hi-Fly enabled devices.
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Radial Engineering Launches DiNET DAN-TX2 and DAN-RX2 2-Channel Dante Network Interfaces
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Radial Engineering Launches DiNET DAN-TX2 and DAN-RX2 2-Channel Dante Network Interfaces

Radial Engineering announced that its DiNET DAN-TX2 and DAN-RX2, 2-channel Dante-enabled network transmitter and receiver boxes, are now shipping. The new second-generation Dante interfaces are designed for use with any Dante or AES67-compliant network, utilizing low-latency audio-over-Ethernet protocol while featuring 24-bit/96kHz digital converters for exceptional audio quality.
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Amphion FlexBase25 Stereo Base Extension Launched at Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound 2019
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Amphion FlexBase25 Stereo Base Extension Launched at Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound 2019

Following the unveiling at NAMM 2019 in January, Finnish studio monitor manufacturer Amphion Loudspeakers will launch FlexBase25, for the first time in Europe, during the Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, April 2-5, 2019 (Hall 8.0 booth J50). FlexBase25 is a tunable bass extension system for Amphion's range of nearfield studio monitors, allowing an exact definition of the complete frequency response as required for recording, mixing and mastering tasks. VC
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L-Acoustics Debuts L-ISA Training Program
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L-Acoustics Debuts L-ISA Training Program

Noting growing demand for immersive sound productions, L-Acoustics is now offering a dedicated training program worldwide for L-ISA, its object-based mixing technology. At the Prolight+Sound 2019 trade show in Frankfurt, L-Acoustics will be promoting availability of training programs for systems and mixing engineers seeking to implement L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology on live events and installations. VC
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Morel Hi-Fi Introduces Högtalare Wireless Home Speaker Modular Concept
by Joao Martins

Morel Hi-Fi Introduces Högtalare Wireless Home Speaker Modular Concept

Högtalare is the Swedish word for speaker and that was a deliberate choice since Sweden is the home-base for IKEA, the multinational company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture. Yes, this new speaker concept comes from Tel-Aviv-based Morel Hi-Fi and, like IKEA's furniture is intended to offer the benefits of high-quality wireless sound for everyone, in a modular, affordable and creative way. The Högtalare is designed and manufactured by Morel and is now being promoted on Indiegogo.
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