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Prism Sound Introduces Callia DAC and Headphone Amplifier
by Joao Martins

Prism Sound Introduces Callia DAC and Headphone Amplifier

Prism Sound launched Callia, a PCM and DSD capable DAC, digital pre-amplifier and headphone amp, leveraging the company’s know-how with top sound quality solutions for professional recording environments, now in a format adapted for the home. Offering the very best in digital music reproduction, the compact Callia is a state-of-the-art unit designed with exceptional attention to detail for music lovers and audio enthusiasts.
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Harman Appoints Mohit Parasher President of Professional Solutions Division
by audioXpress Staff

Harman Appoints Mohit Parasher President of Professional Solutions Division

Harman International Industries named Mohit Parasher, 47, as Executive Vice President and President, Professional Solutions, succeeding Blake Augsburger. Parasher was previously Vice President and General Manager for Harman’s Consumer Audio and Professional Solutions businesses in Asia Pacific. He joins the Harman Executive Committee and reports to Dinesh C. Paliwal, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harman.
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Erato Audio Technology Promotes Apollo 7 Compact True Wireless Earphones on Kickstarter
by audioXpress Staff

Erato Audio Technology Promotes Apollo 7 Compact True Wireless Earphones on Kickstarter

The race is on! Following previous simultaneous efforts to create the market’s first true wireless earphones (meaning no connecting wire and internal battery), Erato Audio Technology has launched a campaign on Kickstarter to promote awareness for the Apollo 7, which the company says are the industry’s first micro driver, true-wireless, waterproof earphones. Erato introduced the Apollo 7 at the MWC 2016 show in Barcelona and are actually ready to ship soon.
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Dialog Semiconductor’s SmartBeat Audio IC Enables a New Immersive Headset Experience
by audioXpress Staff

Dialog Semiconductor’s SmartBeat Audio IC Enables a New Immersive Headset Experience

Dialog Semiconductor announced the DA14195, an open audio platform IC for active headphones. The DA14195 offers a new route to next generation active headphone development. This end-to-end digital SoC with built in advanced audio processing heightens performance and defines a new standard for headset functionality and sound quality. Dialog Semiconductor’s new DA14195 combines extremely low power consumption with impressive processing performance in a small 0.4 mm pitch WLCSP package.
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Hi-Res Music Initiative Expands to Include Music Streaming Services
by audioXpress Staff

Hi-Res Music Initiative Expands to Include Music Streaming Services

Music streaming is officially going high resolution. The industry’s official logo mark for Hi-Res MUSIC – previously applicable primarily to high-quality digital download services – will soon be available for adoption by music streaming services as well, according to an announcement from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and its member companies Universal, Sony, and Warner, in cooperation with the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing, the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), and DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group.
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The New Generation Mark Levinson Components at High End Munich 2016
by audioXpress Staff

The New Generation Mark Levinson Components at High End Munich 2016

Harman’s Mark Levinson had much to show at the 2016 High End show in Munich. Adding to the 519 high-resolution and streaming audio player, and the 526 dual-monaural preamp with high resolution DAC and phono stage, both previewed at CES 2016, the revitalized company now introduced the 523, a version of the 526 without the DAC, and launched the 585 dual-monaural integrated amplifier with Precision Link DAC, and the 536 and 534, monaural and dual monaural amplifiers.
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Keysight Introduces Comprehensive Transmitter Testing Software for USB 3.1 Type-C Designs
by audioXpress Staff

Keysight Introduces Comprehensive Transmitter Testing Software for USB 3.1 Type-C Designs

Keysight Technologies introduced the U7243B USB 3.1 transmitter performance validation and compliance test software. The test software allows authorized test centers to test USB 3.1 Gen2 SuperSpeed Plus 10 Gbps devices with Type-C implementations and gives in-house test and performance validation engineers the tools to ensure devices comply with the USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C specification.
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New Family of USB-C Audio Codecs from Conexant Redefines Possibilities for Audio Accessories
by audioXpress Staff

New Family of USB-C Audio Codecs from Conexant Redefines Possibilities for Audio Accessories

Conexant introduced new single-chip solutions optimized for USB type-C implementation, as part of their AudioSmart product line of silicon and software products for audio development. The company announced the CX20985 and CX20899, two new USB DSP audio codecs that support USB Type-C (USB-C) connectors in smartphone headsets and docking station applications. Both the CX20985 and CX20899 are highly integrated solutions, fully compliant with the USB-C standard.
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Radial’s mPress and Exo-Pod Press Audio Distribution System is Now Shipping
by audioXpress Staff

Radial’s mPress and Exo-Pod Press Audio Distribution System is Now Shipping

Radial Engineering confirms the mPress and Exo-Pod press distribution system in now shipping. This is a radically new press audio distribution system that offers nearly unlimited expansion without signal degradation or noise, while keeping the whole system in the analogue domain. The mPress works in concert with a host of transformer-isolated Exo-Pods floor boxes and is able to distribute the signal to 112 users or more.
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Palmer Introduces Two Additional Clever Designs for Musicians
by audioXpress Staff

Palmer Introduces Two Additional Clever Designs for Musicians

Two new products to come out of the renowned Palmer forge were displayed at Adam Hall Group’s stand at the Prolight+Sound 2016 exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany. Targeting live musicians, the new Palmer Bass Pocket Amp will appeal to bassists and the rechargeable BatPack power pack supplies power to pedalboard effects. To simple examples on excellent product design from Palmer.
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