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L-Acoustics Announces Expanding Universe of Manufacturer Partnerships for L-ISA
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L-Acoustics Announces Expanding Universe of Manufacturer Partnerships for L-ISA

L-Acoustics continues its campaign to change the live sound industry with its new approach to multi-source immersive sound reinforcement systems, since it launched its L-ISA technology in 2017. Because L-ISA demands a complete multi-layer sound design solution, the company now announced new partnerships with Avid, Blacktrax, DiGiCo and KLANG:technologies. L-Acoustics will promote L-ISA demonstrations at Prolight+Sound 2018 with these companies.
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B&C Expands 4” Woofer Family with New 4NDS34 Driver
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B&C Expands 4” Woofer Family with New 4NDS34 Driver

B&C Speakers added the 4NDS34 neodymium subwoofer to their 4" family of professional transducers. The 4NDS34 features a 34mm copper voice coil, 84 gram neodymium slug magnet, 200w continuous power rating, and high sensitivity (89 dB) from 80-2000Hz. The 4NDS34 subwoofer compliments the other B&C 4" family members, including the 4NDF34 neodymium woofer, and the 4CXN36 high performance coax which combines a 36mm diaphragm compression driver and wide bandwidth woofer.
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Genelec Reinforces USA Team with Key Sales Personnel Promotions
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Genelec Reinforces USA Team with Key Sales Personnel Promotions

Genelec announced the promotion of two of its key U.S. sales personnel, John Whitcore and Paul Stewart (both formerly Genelec Inc. Territory Managers). Whitcore has been appointed to the position of Genelec Inc. National Sales Manager, and Stewart has been appointed to the position of Genelec Inc. Senior Technical Sales Manager – both effective immediately.
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Maxim's Low-Power Microcontrollers Extend Battery Life for Wearables and Other Compact Devices
by Cristina Costa

Maxim's Low-Power Microcontrollers Extend Battery Life for Wearables and Other Compact Devices

Designers of IoT sensors, smartwatches, all types of wearables, and other size-constrained devices can now increase battery life and functionality using the ultra-low power MAX32660 and MAX32652 microcontrollers from Maxim Integrated Products. These microcontrollers (MCUs) are based on the Arm Cortex-M4 with FPU processor and provide designers the means to develop advanced applications under restrictive power constraints.
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"Road to ATSC 3.0” exhibit in the Grand Lobby of NAB 2018
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"Road to ATSC 3.0” exhibit in the Grand Lobby of NAB 2018

With the global media and entertainment industries preparing to descend on the Las Vegas Convention Center for the annual NAB Show (April 7-12), the Advanced Television Systems Committee announced that more than 40 exhibitors will be showcasing some type of ATSC 3.0 product or service, an indication of the arrival of the new broadcast standard designed to seamlessly meld over-the-air with over-the-top content.
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Powersoft Introduces New M-Force Design at 2018 Prolight+Sound
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Powersoft Introduces New M-Force Design at 2018 Prolight+Sound

With virtually every single professional audio manufacturer in the world considering or already shipping subwoofer solutions based on Powersoft revolutionary M-Force linear motor technology, introduced to the market in 2013, the Italian company will now demonstrate a new generation M-Force at Prolight+Sound 2018, with a simpler implementation, better thermal dissipation, improved magnetic spring action, and high voltage and current connectors.
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Celestion Launches the CDX14-3040 Neodymium Magnet Compression Driver
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Celestion Launches the CDX14-3040 Neodymium Magnet Compression Driver

At this year’s Prolight+Sound (Hall 3.1, Stand B40), Celestion, one of the world’s leading suppliers of professional loudspeakers and compression drivers for sound reinforcement applications is announcing the launch of the CDX14-3040 neodymium magnet compression driver. This brand new model utilizes a single-piece pure titanium diaphragm and surround—together with a compact lightweight magnet assembly — to deliver a superior high frequency performance.
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New Low Frequency Drivers From Lavoce for Prolight+Sound 2018
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New Low Frequency Drivers From Lavoce for Prolight+Sound 2018

Lavoce Italiana continues to unveil the new drivers that it will be launching at Prolight+Sound 2018 (Frankfurt, April 10-13). The transducer company will be showing the new MAN062.00 high-power 6.5” neodymium midrange; a new 12" model, the WAF123.02 with a ferrite magnet purposely designed for mid-band applications; and the new and powerful 21” subwoofer, the SAF214.50, able to offer super high excursion using a 4.5” CCAW sandwiched voice coil and a ferrite motor.
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OPPO Digital Announces Decision to Gradually Stop Manufacturing New Products
by Joao Martins

OPPO Digital Announces Decision to Gradually Stop Manufacturing New Products

It could well have been an April's Fool story, but unfortunately it was released on April 2nd... In a message of farewell, OPPO Digital confirms it will gradually stop manufacturing new products, causing a shockwave across home theater and audio enthusiasts all over the world. A decision which is hard to understand given the brand's recent success stories in Blu-ray players, planar magnetic headphones and even wireless speakers. OPPO Digital also confirms they are open to proposals regarding the IP related to their product design.
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Zoom Launches F1 Field Recorder and Mic Systems for Video Recording Devices
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Zoom Launches F1 Field Recorder and Mic Systems for Video Recording Devices

Zoom is now shipping its F1 Field Recorder with a choice of shotgun or lavalier microphones, expanding its product line of quality audio recording solutions for video recording devices and DSLR cameras. The all-new two-channel F1 Field Recorder takes portable audio recording to a new level, with a bright display for outdoors, pre-recording buffer, on-board limiter and auto-level control, and USB connectivity, allowing transfers to a computer, or recording directly to a computer or iPad using the USB audio interface mode.
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