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Cirrus Logic MasterHIFI Audio DAC Brings High Resolution Audio to Mobile and Pro Audio Devices
by audioXpress Staff

Cirrus Logic MasterHIFI Audio DAC Brings High Resolution Audio to Mobile and Pro Audio Devices

With demand growing worldwide for high-fidelity music content and playback through mobile devices, Cirrus Logic has introduced the low power CS43130 MasterHIFI digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with headphone amplifier. The new CS43130 DAC minimizes board space requirements, operates at 4x lower power consumption, supports DSD formats, includes a NOS Filter and 512 single-bit elements to eliminate unwanted noise from the signal and for best filter response.
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LitePoint and ETS-Lindgren Partner to Create First Over-the-Air Bluetooth Low Energy Antenna Testing Solution
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LitePoint and ETS-Lindgren Partner to Create First Over-the-Air Bluetooth Low Energy Antenna Testing Solution

LitePoint, a provider of wireless test solutions, announced that they have partnered with ETS-Lindgren to create the first over-the-air test system for performing antenna measurements for Bluetooth low energy devices. This advancement ensures Bluetooth devices will be more reliable, and is critical to wireless product developers who need to characterize antenna performance and ensure their product designs will work in customer hands the way they were designed.
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Ircam Lab's The Snail Tuner and Frequency Analyser Now Available for Windows, macOS and iOS
by audioXpress Staff

Ircam Lab's The Snail Tuner and Frequency Analyser Now Available for Windows, macOS and iOS

Over a year ago, Ircam Lab launched a revolutionary new standalone and plug-in tuner and frequency analyzer software called “The Snail” but it was released only on the Macintosh platform. The Snail set new standards in this software category with its flexibility, its wide range of uses, and its unusual interface. Now, Ircam Lab announced The Snail for Windows OS, available as a standalone application and as AAX and VST plug-in formats. A limited version is also available for iOS devices (iPhone and iPad).
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Intel Introduces Versatile New Cyclone 10 FPGA Family with Huge Potential in Audio and Video Applications
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Intel Introduces Versatile New Cyclone 10 FPGA Family with Huge Potential in Audio and Video Applications

Since completing the acquisition of Altera, in December 2015, Intel has been delivering on its promise to introduce new classes of field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technologies. Specifically to serve the growing number of Internet of Things (IoT) applications, Intel announced the Intel Cyclone 10 family of FPGAs. Designed to deliver fast and power-efficient processing, they have a variety of uses, including for automotive, industrial automation, pro audio visual and vision systems.
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Solid State Logic Introduces New V3.3 Software with Advanced Dante Capabilities for SSL Live Consoles
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Solid State Logic Introduces New V3.3 Software with Advanced Dante Capabilities for SSL Live Consoles

Solid State Logic (SSL) has been one of the strongest proponents of Audinate's Dante since it implemented its first solution with the audio networking technology. Now SSL announced a significant feature upgrade with the release of new V3.3 software for SSL Live L500 and L300 consoles, introducing enhanced Dante networking, including direct control over the SSL Network I/O range of devices which facilitate use of IP Audio networking.
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beyerdynamic Introduces Dante-Enabled TG 1000 Wireless System at ISE 2017
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beyerdynamic Introduces Dante-Enabled TG 1000 Wireless System at ISE 2017

Audinate's Dante audio networking technology is becoming a requirement in AV and commercial installation, as proven by the many Dante-related product releases at the Integrated Systems Europe show in Amsterdam. German brand beyerdynamic is the latest microphone manufacturer to respond to this trend, presenting a new version of its TG 1000 24-bit digital wireless system at ISE 2017.
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Stealth Acoustics Unveils LRx83 Improved Invisible Speaker For Premium Applications at ISE 2017
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Stealth Acoustics Unveils LRx83 Improved Invisible Speaker For Premium Applications at ISE 2017

The pioneers of invisible speaker technology, Stealth Acoustics, unveiled their brand new LineaResponse LRx83 speaker at ISE 2017. Targeted at installers in the residential and commercial integration sector, this much improved 8” 3-way flat panel speaker was one of the highlights of the show. Previous products in the company's LineaResponse range were already impressive, but this the highest quality invisible speaker ever created by Stealth.
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audioXpress March 2017, Focus on Test and Measurement, Now Available!
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audioXpress March 2017, Focus on Test and Measurement, Now Available!

A long-standing tradition, audioXpress' Focus on Test and Measurement 2017 is now available. Start with a thorough review of Audio Precision’s new APx1701 Transducer Interface; explore the DIM-100 device for interfacing and measuring with sound cards; build an Audio Dummy Load; learn how to measure Harmonic Distortion and discover the effects of Community Noise and their measurements. And just how good TIDAL's streaming quality actually is? All that and more in audioXpress March 2017. Get your copy now.
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Audinate Dante Technology Now Integrated in Over 1,000 Commercially Available Products
by Joao Martins

Audinate Dante Technology Now Integrated in Over 1,000 Commercially Available Products

Audinate confirmed key adoption milestones for its industry-leading Dante media networking technology at ISE 2017. Dante is now integrated in over 1,000 commercially available products, and licensed to over 350 manufacturers, an increase of 75 since this time last year. Recent licensees span a broad spectrum of markets, including installed sound, live sound, broadcast, transportation and CEDIA, and include notable brands such as Beyerdynamic, Clear-Com, JBL, Lawo, Panasonic, Riedel, Sony and more.
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Periodic Audio Debuts Trio of High-Performance In-Ear Monitors
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Periodic Audio Debuts Trio of High-Performance In-Ear Monitors

One of the highlights of CanJam NYC 2017 was the unveiling of a new trio of in-ear monitors from Periodic Audio, a new company led by a seasoned engineering team led by Daniel Wiggins, and industrial designer Mike Kim, both with a vast experience in consumer electronics for a wide variety of brands. The first products from Periodic Audio are proprietary designs using beryllium, titanium and magnesium/aluminum alloy, with precisely tuned enclosures to achieve best-in-class performance.
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