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audioXpress July 2016 Now Available for Download, Directly from the Speaker Factory to Your Hands
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audioXpress July 2016 Now Available for Download, Directly from the Speaker Factory to Your Hands

The July 2016 issue of audioXpress is now available and includes something for everyone. We visit Sinar Baja Electric — the birthplace of speaker driver brand SB Acoustics, report on AXPONA 2016, Mark Driedger shares his amazing D70 Stereo Tube Amplifier project, and we explain how to test Dante-enabled audio devices. And that’s just the start! Download the July 2016 issue now!
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Blue Microphones Announces Bottle Mic Locker Tube Microphone System
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Blue Microphones Announces Bottle Mic Locker Tube Microphone System

Blue announced the Bottle Mic Locker, lauded as “the world’s most versatile tube mic system in one package.” Combining Blue’s flagship Bottle microphone with a variable sensitivity power supply and four of Blue’s interchangeable classic capsules, the Bottle Mic Locker provides access to the highest caliber blend of modern and vintage textures for studio recordings. Available now, for $5,999 (MSRP).
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Lab Gruppen Unveils New LUCIA and D Series Slimline Amplifiers
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Lab Gruppen Unveils New LUCIA and D Series Slimline Amplifiers

Responding directly to the needs of the installation market, Lab Gruppen unveiled two new amplifier families during InfoComm 2016. The new LUCIA amplifiers follow the highly successful launch of LUCIA 70 V output models during last year’s InfoComm show now with three new LUCIA 60 W power models, all with configurable DSP features. The company also expanded its D Series advanced install-dedicated amplifier platform with the introduction of three slimline models.
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Funktion-One Explores New Horizons in Bass Frequencies Thanks to Powersoft’s M-Force System
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Funktion-One Explores New Horizons in Bass Frequencies Thanks to Powersoft’s M-Force System

If there is an audio company known for earth-shattering levels of bass frequencies, it certainly is Tony Andrews’s Funktion-One. The news that the British manufacturer, one of the leading companies in professional audio systems for dance clubs, has joined forces with Powersoft to explore the possibilities of it’s M-Force solution to generate new levels of bass performance, is not surprising. The result of this cooperation, implemented in the new F132 subwoofer, should lead to plenty more surprises.
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EvertzAV Adopts Dante Audio over IP Networking and Introduces Industry’s First Dante-Enabled AV Switch Product
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EvertzAV Adopts Dante Audio over IP Networking and Introduces Industry’s First Dante-Enabled AV Switch Product

EvertzAV announced support for Dante audio networking as an option for the company’s MMA10G-HUB In-Room AV Switch. The MMA10G-HUB is an in-room audio & video switcher that leverages Evertz MMA-10G Network Based AV Distribution capability. The HUB makes connecting a single room to a facility easy and opens up a world of possibilities for collaboration, resource sharing and connectivity.
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QSC Staff Engineer Luis Esparza Named to Board of Directors of ALMA International
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QSC Staff Engineer Luis Esparza Named to Board of Directors of ALMA International

QSC Staff Engineer Luis Esparza was appointed to the Board of Directors of ALMA International, the professional association that is the global source of standards, networking, and education for the acoustics, audio, and loudspeaker industry. A key member of the QSC engineering team for more than 11 years, Esparza has been a leader in transducer development for the company’s acclaimed loudspeaker products and solutions.
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B&K Precision Offers 100 kHz Handheld LCR Meter with Bench Performance
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B&K Precision Offers 100 kHz Handheld LCR Meter with Bench Performance

B&K Precision announced the expansion of its current 878B and 879B 40,000-count handheld LCR meters with the addition of a new 100 kHz model, the 880. This new portable LCR meter can measure inductance, capacitance, and resistance with 0.1% basic impedance accuracy. Offering many features typically found only in bench LCR meters, the 880 provides test frequencies up to 100 kHz, selectable test signal levels, and 4-terminal measurement capabilities.
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Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2016 - Now Online!
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Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2016 - Now Online!

For 2016, our annual Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook (LIS 2016) directory has gained an entirely new dimension. The online directory was updated and contains complete listings and category indexes, which make this annual publication such an invaluable resource for the industry. In this edition, readers will also find a complete series of must-read articles for anyone in the audio industry: feature articles, industry reports, and company profiles, as well as our annual query about the state of the industry, with contributions from distinguished market executives and professionals.
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Radial Catapult new 4-Channel Audio Snake Now Shipping
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Radial Catapult new 4-Channel Audio Snake Now Shipping

Radial Engineering announced the Radial Catapult is now shipping. Part of a series of new audio distribution products designed by the Canadian company to address new wireless and wired applications, announced at the end of 2015, the Catapult is a 4-channel audio snake that allows sending analog and AES digital audio signals over standard Cat 5 shielded twisted pair cable.
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Focusrite Announces Second Generation of Scarlett USB Audio Recording Interfaces with Pro Tools First Bundle
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Focusrite Announces Second Generation of Scarlett USB Audio Recording Interfaces with Pro Tools First Bundle

Focusrite announced its second generation of Scarlett USB audio interfaces, which the British company says is its most popular range of products and one of the most sold range of audio interfaces in the world. The second generation Scarlett is now “better, faster and easier,” as Focusrite explains. While the I/O count of every interface remains the same, the new Scarlett audio interfaces deliver Focusrite’s fastest USB performance yet, with roundtrip latency measurements as low as 2.74ms at 96kHz.
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