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Adam Hall North America Merges with Musical Distributors Group to Expand US and Canada Activities
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Adam Hall North America Merges with Musical Distributors Group to Expand US and Canada Activities

Adam Hall North America, Inc., a newly-formed subsidiary of the German-based Adam Hall Group, announced that it has merged with its New Jersey-based North American Distributor, Musical Distributors Group (MDG). The partnership will enhance the Adam Hall Group’s presence in the US and Canada and improve customer experience and growth. The deal will strengthen the presence of the Adam Hall brands, including LD Systems, Cameo Lighting, Gravity Stands, Palmer and Defender Cable Protection, as well as MDG’s exclusive distribution brands.
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Amphion Introduces Redesigned Helium and Argon Loudspeakers at High End Show in Munich
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Amphion Introduces Redesigned Helium and Argon Loudspeakers at High End Show in Munich

Finnish manufacturer Amphion Loudspeakers will demonstrate their updated Helium and Argon models at the 2018 High End Show in Munich, May 11-13. Amphion had earlier announced updates to Helium410, Helium510, Argon0, and Argon1. These bookshelf loudspeakers now come in redesigned cabinets. The two Helium models utilize new, higher-class components.
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SABRE DACs from ESS Technology to Integrate MQA Rendering
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SABRE DACs from ESS Technology to Integrate MQA Rendering

ESS Technology has announced that it will be launching versions of its popular SABRE audio DACs that feature integrated MQA rendering. This will enable easy implementation of MQA across a wide variety of applications, including more mobile devices. As MQA technology is becoming widely accepted as a standard for distributing high resolution files and streams across a variety of platforms, the new ESS chips will enable manufacturers to easily implement MQA support.
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Barix Announces Programmable IP Audio Module for OEMs and Systems Integrators with New SIP-Enhanced SDK
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Barix Announces Programmable IP Audio Module for OEMs and Systems Integrators with New SIP-Enhanced SDK

Offering OEM manufacturers and systems integrators a flexible platform for quickly implementing advanced audio and IP functionality in audio installations, Swiss company Barix announced the availability of its IPAM 400 IP Audio Module, a new openly-programmable, high-performance hardware now available to OEM developers together with comprehensive programming tools including Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) integration support.
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Roon Labs Releases Roon 1.5 Update with Powerful MQA Integration
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Roon Labs Releases Roon 1.5 Update with Powerful MQA Integration

Roon Labs has launched its much anticipated MQA integration with its version 1.5 update. The new updated Roon music player, supports and decodes MQA files and streams, as part of Roon’s multi-room, multi-user networked audio platform. Enno Vandermeer, Founder & CEO, Roon Labs, said, “We feel that the rapidly expanding ecosystem of ‘Roon-ready’ audio products, combined with the growing number of MQA-enabled products and services in the market, makes this a powerful partnership.”
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Revolutionary “Curante” Full Range Speaker From Bayz Audio Unveiled at High End Munich 2018
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Revolutionary “Curante” Full Range Speaker From Bayz Audio Unveiled at High End Munich 2018

Bayz Audio from Budapest, Hungary, will be premiering Curante, an omnidirectional, full range loudspeaker, at the 2018 High End show in Munich. The Curante represents a complete re-thinking of traditional speakers by utilizing the patented Bay Radial Speaker (BRS), a unique “radial tweeter” design by Zoltán Bay, CEO and Chief Engineer, in collaboration with Frank Nielsen of Danesian Audio, and András Voloscsuk of Composite Project Kft.
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Sensaphonics Introduces D2 Dual Dynamic Custom Silicone IEM
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Sensaphonics Introduces D2 Dual Dynamic Custom Silicone IEM

Sensaphonics, the in-ear safe monitoring technology specialist, has announced the immediate availability of the first dual-driver dynamic in-ear monitor with soft silicone earpieces: the D2 Dual Dynamic IEM. Designed to excel both on stage and with mobile devices, the D2 with Dynamic Resonance Chamber technology utilizes twin dynamic drivers to deliver full-range high fidelity audio with strong bass response, clear mid-range and extended high frequencies.
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Pascal Appoints Michael Munch to New Product Manager Position
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Pascal Appoints Michael Munch to New Product Manager Position

Continuing its accelerating pace of expansion, Pascal has announced the appointment of industry veteran Michael Munch to the newly created position of Product Manager. As an industry-leading OEM manufacturer of high-power amplifier modules for the professional audio industry, Pascal will benefit highly of Munch's extensive experience and market knowledge, having worked previously with leading amplifier brand Lab.gruppen.
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CEDIA Expo 2018 Signals New Era for Custom Installation Industry Into the Connected Home
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CEDIA Expo 2018 Signals New Era for Custom Installation Industry Into the Connected Home

CEDIA Expo is the place for system integrators to experience new products and breakthrough innovations first and to access targeted training in residential technology integration. CEDIA Expo 2018 takes place September 4–8 at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, now operated by Emerald Expositions. The 2018 edition promises to take the industry to a new expansion era, towards the connected home and connected built environments.
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Global Wireless Headphones Market - Increasing Penetration of Smart Devices to Promote Growth
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Global Wireless Headphones Market - Increasing Penetration of Smart Devices to Promote Growth

Technavio’s latest market research report on the global wireless headphones market provides an analysis of the most important trends expected to impact the market outlook from 2018-2022. Technavio defines the increasing penetration of smart devices as an emerging trend with the potential to significantly impact the market and contribute to its growth or decline. The report signals the increasing adoption of sports and fitness wireless headphones to drive growth of the wireless headphones market till the end of 2022.
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