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NTi Audio Announces New PTB Certificate for XL2-TA Sound Level Meter
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NTi Audio Announces New PTB Certificate for XL2-TA Sound Level Meter

NTi Audio received certification from the national metrology institute of the Federal Republic of Germany, PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) for legally-binding measurements standards with its XL2-TA Sound Level Meter with firmware V3.11. This update also introduces several new features. NTi Audio also confirmed that the current firmware of its FX100 Audio Analyzer allows playback of audio files through the analog or digital generator output ports.
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Wilson Audio New Alexx Speakers Playing at T.H.E. Show
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Wilson Audio New Alexx Speakers Playing at T.H.E. Show

Anyone attending T.H.E. Show (The Home Entertainment Show) at the Hotel Irvine, Irvine, CA (June 3-5) will not want to miss the opportunity to listen to the fourth all-new loudspeaker from Wilson Audio in as many years. Alexx combines a new modular MTM driver arrangement, adjustable on the time domain, with all-new ten-and-half-inch and twelve-and-a-half-inch woofers, following Wilson’s design philosophy and form factor. U.S. MSRP price is $109,000.00 for the pair.
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Sonica High Resolution Wi-Fi Speaker from OPPO Digital Now Shipping
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Sonica High Resolution Wi-Fi Speaker from OPPO Digital Now Shipping

Sonica, from OPPO Digital is an elegant and powerful Wi-Fi speaker designed with state of the art technology. It streams music from any smartphone, tablet and online music services via Wi-Fi, Airplay or Bluetooth; plays files of many formats from USB drives or network computers up to 24-bit / 192 kHz, it features DIRAC room optimization, supports multi-room modes and can even be paired as stereo pair. And it's now shipping.
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Jaybird Launches Fifth-Generation Freedom Wireless Bluetooth Buds
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Jaybird Launches Fifth-Generation Freedom Wireless Bluetooth Buds

Jaybird, the pioneer brand in premium sport wireless headphones, recently acquired by Logitech, announced its fifth-generation Freedom Wireless Bluetooth Buds, combining style, sound and increased comfort into its smallest and most advanced wireless earbuds model. The new Jaybird’s Freedom allow listen-while-charging and secure comfortable fit for all active lifestyles, with control provided by the MySound app.
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Analog SPDT Switch from Diodes Features Low RON for Signal Multiplexing in Consumer Audio Products
by Cristina Costa

Analog SPDT Switch from Diodes Features Low RON for Signal Multiplexing in Consumer Audio Products

Diodes Incorporated announced the 74LVC1G3157, a single-pole, double-throw analog switch designed for multiplexing digital or analog signals. Its low on-state resistance ensures high integrity when routing audio signals, making this switching solution well-suited for a wide range of advanced consumer electronics from cell phones, tablets and e-readers to personal music players, hand-held games, satellite navigation and other audio equipment.
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Feniks Essence High Quality Computer Speaker System Successfully Funded on Kickstarter
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Feniks Essence High Quality Computer Speaker System Successfully Funded on Kickstarter

Another week and another speaker project gets successfully funded on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. Swiss company Feniks promoted its high end speaker concept, the Essence active sound system, and received a positive response allowing to start building and delivering directly to consumers. The Essence is a fully integrated design, featuring a high-quality DAC, custom designed full-range driver and a cutting edge low resonance aluminum alloy cabinet.
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The Return of the Legendary Dynaco ST70 Tube Amplifier
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The Return of the Legendary Dynaco ST70 Tube Amplifier

At the 2016 High End show in Munich, and as advertised, visitors could experience the relaunch of the Dynaco ST70 Series 3, stereo tube amplifier, together with the prototype of a new integrated Dynaco ST-1 amplifier. The return of the Hafler and Dynaco brands was signaled in Munich with the return of what is, without question, the most successful tube amplifier of all time. And the new advanced design was sounding great already.
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Acoustic Sciences Corporation Unveils New IsoThermal Tube Trap at T.H.E. Show Newport
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Acoustic Sciences Corporation Unveils New IsoThermal Tube Trap at T.H.E. Show Newport

Oregon-based Acoustic Sciences Corporation (ASC) is heading to T.H.E. Show Newport in Irvine, CA (June 3-5) to unveil its new IsoThermal Tube Trap solution. The new TubeTrap model is an isothermal class RC time constant bass trap, combined with the adjustable treble diffusion of ASC’s Standard TubeTrap. It delivers twice the deep bass absorbing power as its predecessor.
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Innovations in Headphones and Speaker Drivers in Voice Coil June 2016, Now Available!
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Innovations in Headphones and Speaker Drivers in Voice Coil June 2016, Now Available!

Learn how to design really innovative earphones and headphones using the latest technologies with the June 2016 issue of Voice Coil. Also included is a complete directory of key Earphone and Headphone suppliers, our regular column on Acoustic Patents and characterization of the recently released 6.5” midrange Scan-Speak 18M/4631T00 Revelator. Now Available!
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NI Introduces WLAN Measurement Suite Solution for 802.11ax High-Efficiency Wireless
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NI Introduces WLAN Measurement Suite Solution for 802.11ax High-Efficiency Wireless

National Instruments (NI) announced an early access version of the WLAN Measurement Suite with support for the IEEE 802.11ax (draft 0.1) high-efficiency wireless draft standard. The WLAN Measurement Suite, combined with NI’s RF vector signal transceiver (VST), allows engineers to measure the performance of their 802.11ax designs confidently in the presence of significant new changes to the 802.11 physical layer specification.
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