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Audinate’s Dante Domain Manager Platform Now Available
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Audinate’s Dante Domain Manager Platform Now Available

Audinate, developer of the industry-leading Dante media networking technology, announced that its Dante Domain Manager Platform is now commercially available through a global network of authorized resellers. Dante Domain Manager is Audinate’s new network management solution that brings enterprise-grade system administration to the AV world and makes audio networking more secure, scalable and manageable than ever before.
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OCA Alliance Demonstrates Expanding AES70 Interoperability at ISE 2018
by Joao Martins

OCA Alliance Demonstrates Expanding AES70 Interoperability at ISE 2018

The OCA Alliance is demonstrating the very latest developments in the AES70 standard and the technologies supporting it, at ISE 2018. Alliance member companies Archwave, Bosch, d&b audiotechnik GmbH, DeusO, Focusrite, Suzhou Fitcan Technology and Your Audio Systems GmbH are exhibiting numerous products and development tools to demonstrate the multiple facets of AES70 in a hands-on environment.
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Bryston and StormAudio Announce Collaboration on New Surround Processors and Multichannel Amplification Products
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Bryston and StormAudio Announce Collaboration on New Surround Processors and Multichannel Amplification Products

Bryston has announced that they will be working in collaboration with StormAudio. Both companies intend to leverage their respective design and manufacturing expertise in an array of new product offerings. As a byproduct of the cooperative effort, Bryston will be unveiling an SP4 surround processor based on the acclaimed StormAudio platform, and StormAudio will introduce 2-channel and 4-channel amplifiers based on Bryston’s own Cubed Series Technology.
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Legrand Unveils the Nuvo P600 Full-Featured Streaming Audio Player for Din Rail Mounting
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Legrand Unveils the Nuvo P600 Full-Featured Streaming Audio Player for Din Rail Mounting

Legrand, the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, introduced the Nuvo P600 Player, the first model in the Player Portfolio whole home audio line designed specifically for the DIN rail mounting system, heavily adopted throughout Europe and the rest of the EMEA regions. The new player, which is compatible with other amplifiers in Legrand’s expanding ecosystem of Nuvo streaming players, supplies up to 40 watts of power to a single zone.
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Dan Dugan Triple Anniversary Celebration at ISE 2018
by Audio Engineering_Society

Dan Dugan Triple Anniversary Celebration at ISE 2018

In 2018 Dan Dugan - inventor of the automatic microphone mixer - is celebrating his 50th year in business, his 75th birthday and his 35th year of his laboratory on Napoleon Street, San Francisco. Since 2011 Dan Dugan Sound Design technology has been a key component in Yamaha's digital mixing systems, so the company invited him to a surprise celebration on its stand at ISE 2018.
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Riedel Acquires Archwave and Cymatic Audio and Creates Zurich IP Engineering Hub
by Joao Martins

Riedel Acquires Archwave and Cymatic Audio and Creates Zurich IP Engineering Hub

Underlining its commitment to standards, Riedel is making continued investments in new technologies with its acquisition of Swiss engineering pioneer Archwave. The new partnership will create a strong research and development (R&D) hub in Zurich and increase Riedel’s global engineering team to over 100 engineers while expanding its R&D capabilities for IP and standards such as AES67, which will further boost interoperability in the broadcast world.
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Lavoce Introduces New Pro Audio Drivers at the NAMM Show 2018
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Lavoce Introduces New Pro Audio Drivers at the NAMM Show 2018

With a heritage of over 30 years designing and manufacturing loudspeaker components, Lavoce Italiana continues to expand its portfolio of OEM professional audio solutions. At the NAMM Show this year, Lavoce introduced several new products including 1.4” exit and 2" exit ferrite magnet compression drivers and a high sensitivity neodymium magnet 10”. Lavoce also appointed its very first official distributor for the USA.
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Xiaomi Teams Up with Dirac Research on its Xiaomi Mi AI Smart Speaker
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Xiaomi Teams Up with Dirac Research on its Xiaomi Mi AI Smart Speaker

Marking Dirac’s debut in the smart speaker market segment, the Swedish company has teamed up with Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi to provide the Mi AI smart speaker with an improved listening experience – complete with louder audio, a wider soundstage, clearer and improved vocal separation, and richer acoustical details. This upgrade - which Xiaomi describes as “extraordinary” - has been delivered through a software update made available worldwide on January 26th, 2018.
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Meyer Sound IntelligentDC Hits the Ceiling with New Ashby Series
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Meyer Sound IntelligentDC Hits the Ceiling with New Ashby Series

Meyer Sound has announced the introduction of the Ashby Series self-powered ceiling loudspeakers, the latest addition to a growing family of installation products incorporating the company’s exclusive IntelligentDC technology. The two new Ashby loudspeakers join seven surface mount models in the existing IntelligentDC line, all of which offer the inherent sonic advantages of self-powered systems along with the installation ease of distributed low-voltage systems.
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Focal Expands Integration Speaker Series and Launches New Entry-Level 100 Series
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Focal Expands Integration Speaker Series and Launches New Entry-Level 100 Series

2018 sees the launch of two new important built-in speaker ranges from Focal, with the introduction of the all new entry-level 100 Series and additional products added to the mid-priced 300 Series, focused on audio performance. With both series offering a wide array of in-wall/in-ceiling models, stereo, AV and ambient music applications are catered for, with each model conforming faithfully to Focal’s signature sound.
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