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Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association Continues Strategic Growth with Key New Members
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Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association Continues Strategic Growth with Key New Members

The Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association is continuing its strategic growth with the addition of two members. Sound United is returning to the Association’s roster with Eastech - the company behind Punktkilde and Scan-Speak brands and considerable Asia-based manufacturing facilities - also joining as a member. Both companies join WiSA as it continues to experience significant membership growth with major suppliers, manufacturers and speaker brands in the audio industry.
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Essential Reading in Voice Coil September 2018 Before Heading Off to CEDIA!
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Essential Reading in Voice Coil September 2018 Before Heading Off to CEDIA!

Voice Coil September 2018 edition is now available and features all the essential information about this year’s CEDIA Expo event. James Croft reviews a Harman patent for a multi-coil transducer approach to improve the cooling structure of loudspeakers, while Vance Dickason characterizes the ambitious new Dayton Audio Epique E160CF-8 midbass driver and two new 28 mm dome tweeters also from Dayton Audio — the RST28A-4 and the RST28F-4. Now available for download or in print.
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Tymphany and XMOS to Showcase New Soundbar with Alexa Built-In at IFA 2018
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Tymphany and XMOS to Showcase New Soundbar with Alexa Built-In at IFA 2018

Tymphany and advanced embedded voice solutions specialist XMOS announced the latest project in building a new Amazon Alexa Built-In soundbar that will be demonstrated at Amazon’s exhibit at IFA in Berlin, 31 August to 5 September 2018. The global audio ODM company will show how the new soundbar combines its acoustic expertise to create an immersive audio experience, featuring XMOS' Vocal Fusion far-field voice processor.
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Frontier Introduces Multi-Ecosystem Voice Control to Smart Speakers
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Frontier Introduces Multi-Ecosystem Voice Control to Smart Speakers

Frontier Smart Technologies, a pioneer in development platforms for wireless audio, digital radio and voice recognition solutions, announced a significant enhancement to its Minuet Smart Audio platform, which will be the first in the world to allow smart speakers, soundbars and AVRs to be simultaneously controlled by voice-enabled devices from Google, Amazon and Apple, helping manufacturers to differentiate, and not have to compete head on with 1st party devices.
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Yamaha Announces Quad-Streaming MusicCast Amplifier Designed Expressly for Custom-Installed Multi-Room Audio
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Yamaha Announces Quad-Streaming MusicCast Amplifier Designed Expressly for Custom-Installed Multi-Room Audio

Yamaha expanded its MusicCast multi-room audio ecosystem with the introduction of the XDA-QS5400RK and XDA-AMP5400RK MusicCast Multi-Room Streaming Amplifiers. This 4 Zone, 8 Channel, solution was specially designed for custom integration of whole home audio systems, featuring ICEpower amp modules and ESS converters inside. The "AMP" serves as a companion amplifier for the Yamaha XDA-QS5400RK to expand speaker coverage and/or increase power output.
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Audio Precision Mourns the Passing of Co-Founder Bob Metzler
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Audio Precision Mourns the Passing of Co-Founder Bob Metzler

Audio Precision is mourning the loss of co-founder, and former president, Bob Metzler. Along with Dr. Richard Cabot, Bruce Hofer and Robert Wright, Bob founded Audio Precision in 1984 and served as the organization’s president until his retirement in 1999. A prolific author and gifted speaker, for many in the industry, Metzler was seen as the “face” of the famous audio test and measurement company, based in Beaverton, Oregon.
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RHA Introduces CL2 Planar Magnetic Bluetooth Headphones
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RHA Introduces CL2 Planar Magnetic Bluetooth Headphones

RHA has released the world’s first planar magnetic wireless headphones, the CL2 Planar, which also come with premium wired cable options in a precision engineered package with luxury materials, remarkable sound quality and beautiful finish. The new RHA CL2 Planar are now available for pre-sale online for €799.95/$899.95/(ROW $995.95), with deliveries expected from September 12. Full charging of the Bluetooth neckband is done via USB-C in just 1.5 hours.
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HEAD acoustics Releases ACQUA 4 Voice and Audio Quality Analysis Software
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HEAD acoustics Releases ACQUA 4 Voice and Audio Quality Analysis Software

HEAD acoustics has launched a new version of ACQUA (Advanced Communication Quality Analysis), the powerful software for voice and audio quality testing. As promised, with version 4, ACQUA supports the new modular hardware platform labCORE and includes a multi-channel signal generator and a multi-channel analyzer for testing all equipment in the field of telecommunication. The software features a restructured database menu and extended reporting functionalities, with easy-to-use hardware configuration and quick access to favorite projects.
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New IMF Specification for Broadcast and Online Content Exchange
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New IMF Specification for Broadcast and Online Content Exchange

There is a new important file specification for media exchange now specified by the SMPTE and published in document number SMPTE TSP 2121:2018, titled "IMF Application DPP (ProRes)." This new specification was proposed by the Digital Production Partnership (DPP) and builds on the existing Interoperable Master Format (IMF) standard developed and published by the SMPTE, which was originally designed for streamlining the distribution of premium feature film content.
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Merging Technologies To Introduce Significant Enhancements to Software and Hardware at IBC 2018
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Merging Technologies To Introduce Significant Enhancements to Software and Hardware at IBC 2018

Merging Technologies will arrive in Amsterdam with a significantly enhanced product range. This has more to do with ensuring that the company’s main products address the new workflow demands of broadcasters than only taking advantage of new components. Pyramix, Ovation, VCube, Horus, Hapi and ANEMAN all have something notable to entice visitors to stand 8.E96 at RAI. Merging is sharing this space with its Swiss neighbours, PSI Audio and Sonosax.
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