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Renkus-Heinz ICONYX Gen5 Digitally Steered Array Loudspeakers Shipping with Dante
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Renkus-Heinz ICONYX Gen5 Digitally Steered Array Loudspeakers Shipping with Dante

Renkus-Heinz has announced the immediate availability of new Dante-enabled versions of its ICONYX Gen5 and IC Live for Fixed Installation series speakers. Iconyx IC Series and IC Live ICL-F Series models are now available in -RD versions, offering Dual Redundant Dante connectivity with audio transport and configurable sample rates up to 96kHz. The announcement coincides with the launch of RHAON 2.1 software, now with support for Dante connectivity.
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Frontier Silicon and Marvell Showcase New Wi-Fi Multi-Room Speaker Network Optimization Technology
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Frontier Silicon and Marvell Showcase New Wi-Fi Multi-Room Speaker Network Optimization Technology

Frontier Silicon, a leading software and development solutions provider for consumer audio devices, and Marvell, specialized in storage, cloud infrastructure, Internet of Things (IoT), connectivity and multimedia semiconductor solutions, have extended their collaboration to develop a new generation of smart audio technologies. Frontier is including Marvell’s Dynamic Multi-Hop Relay (DMHR) technology in its new Google Cast-enabled smart audio module, Minuet.
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Wireworld Now Shipping Helicon 16 Speaker Cable with Patented DNA Helix Design
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Wireworld Now Shipping Helicon 16 Speaker Cable with Patented DNA Helix Design

Wireworld Cable Technology announced the availability of Helicon 16, a speaker cable that delivers accurate sound reproduction, in a small and easy to use design that overcomes limitations of conventional designs. Combining the performance advantages of Wireworld’s patented DNA Helix design in an amazingly light, flexible and affordable cable, the Helicon 16 speaker cables are available in OCC and oxygen-free coper and where originally designed for internal speaker wiring and DIY applications.
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Qualcomm Makes World’s First MulteFire Over-the-Air Connection
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Qualcomm Makes World’s First MulteFire Over-the-Air Connection

MulteFire was one of the buzzwords at the Mobile World Congress 2016, with the MulteFire Alliance promoted by Ericsson, Nokia, Intel and Qualcomm. Now, Qualcomm announced the world’s first over-the-air MulteFire connection, successfully demonstrating continued progress in MulteFire commercial viability as a new connectivity option, by combining the enhanced performance of LTE/5G networks with the deployment simplicity of unlicensed spectrum like WiFi.
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Pascal Introduces U-PRO Series Amplifier Modules Optimized for Self-Powered Portable PA and Fixed Install Applications
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Pascal Introduces U-PRO Series Amplifier Modules Optimized for Self-Powered Portable PA and Fixed Install Applications

Danish amplifier module specialists Pascal A/S, announced the release of the new Pascal U-PRO Series. This significant expansion of Pascal’s product line features extremely high voltage rails providing unique dynamic power ratings, at a competitive price to dynamic power ratio. The design meets the specific commercial requirements for self-powered, lightweight, portable PA and ultra-compact high output fixed install cabinets
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Better Discernment with Linear Audio Volume 12, Now Available
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Better Discernment with Linear Audio Volume 12, Now Available

Linear Audio Vol 12 is the 13th issue of a series of printed bookzines dedicated to technical audio and perception. Published every time Jan Didden things he has good enough content, Linear Audio is a vehicle for publishing technical information, developments and the state of the art of audio from a technical perspective. And this latest edition includes great articles by Chris Paul, Pierre Touzelet, Bill Waslo, Vincent Thiernesse, Hans Polak, Douglas Self and more…
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AES Releases Preliminary Loudness Guidelines for Over the Top Television and Video Streaming
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AES Releases Preliminary Loudness Guidelines for Over the Top Television and Video Streaming

The Audio Engineering Society’s Audio Guidelines for Over the Top Television and Video Streaming (AGOTTVS) technical group was formed in early 2016 to study the many issues related to audio loudness variations in distributed video content. After four-and-a-half months of work by 50 members, the group has announced the publication of preliminary guidelines.
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Acoustic Research Introduces M20 Digital Audio Player for HRA Enthusiasts
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Acoustic Research Introduces M20 Digital Audio Player for HRA Enthusiasts

The famous audio equipment brand from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Acoustic Research (now part of Voxx International) released a new portable high-resolution audio (HRA) digital player. The new M20 Hi-Res DAP is slimmer and lighter than the brand’s previous flagship model, the AR-M2, and is even more affordable, with 32GB of internal storage and expansion using Micro SDXC cards (up to 256GB). Essentially, the new M20 focuses on the quality of its audio circuits and DAC, offering a “less is more” approach.
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Steinberg Unveils Dorico Music Notation Software
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Steinberg Unveils Dorico Music Notation Software

Challenging established brands in music notation, German company Steinberg Media Technologies just announced details of its own next-generation scoring application for Windows and macOS. Designed by musicians for musicians, Steinberg wants it to become the new choice of professional composers, arrangers, engravers, copyists and educators the world over. Developed by an experienced team, Dorico wants to be the new standard in notation software.
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GN Audio (Jabra) Acquires VXi and BlueParrott
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GN Audio (Jabra) Acquires VXi and BlueParrott

GN Audio – the owner of Jabra – announced that it has acquired VXi Corp., the headset manufacturer of both the VXi and BlueParrott brands. Jabra is a brand of the global GN Group and market leader in its segment of audio solutions. The GN Group is made up of GN Hearing with the flagship hearing aid brand ReSound and GN Audio with the flagship brand Jabra, and now also includes the VXi and BlueParrott brands.
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