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Adam Hall Group Highlights New Bold Designs and Technology at Prolight+Sound and Musikmesse 2016
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Adam Hall Group Highlights New Bold Designs and Technology at Prolight+Sound and Musikmesse 2016

Adam Hall Group promises to surprise visitors to the 2016 edition of the Prolight+Sound and Musikmesse shows in Frankfurt, introducing logical expansions of well-known series and completely new products in all its brands. The German group has recently announced its first Dante networked solution, and introduced a well-designed series of portable sound reinforcement speakers which have already received numerous awards.
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Microspeakers, New Patents, and Much More in Voice Coil April 2016
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Microspeakers, New Patents, and Much More in Voice Coil April 2016

The April 2016 issue of Voice Coil is now ready for download. This issue features an article on Microspeaker Trends and a complete microspeaker vendor directory. The issue also discusses two interesting new speaker patents and a Test Bench on a small ribbon driver by Tang Band and a 15”subwoofer from SB Acoustics.
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RIAA Publishes 2015 Year-End Sales & Shipments Data Report
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RIAA Publishes 2015 Year-End Sales & Shipments Data Report

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) published its annual Year-End Sales & Shipments report for 2015 and the results show that digital music subscription services reached new all-time highs, generating more than $1 billion in revenues for the first time, and averaging nearly 11 million paid subscriptions for the year. Revenues from vinyl albums also increased and represented a record $416 million.
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Morel Brings High Fidelity To Soundbars With New Soundwall LCR4
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Morel Brings High Fidelity To Soundbars With New Soundwall LCR4

Following the announcements made at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, speaker component and audio driver specialist Morel made the debut of its innovative in-wall modular soundbar at the ISE 2016 show in Amsterdam and is now shipping this versatile installation solution which complements its invisible Soundwall in-wall speaker line.
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CEntrance Successfully Launches DACportable on Indiegogo
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CEntrance Successfully Launches DACportable on Indiegogo

CEntrance’s campaign to launch its DACportable USB DAC on crowdfunding website Indiegogo received an amazing response and quickly surpassed its funding goal. The DACportable is a battery operated, powerful, palm-sized USB DAC designed to convert the average audio of any smartphone, tablet or computer into a high-quality, high-resolution, listening experience.
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Alcons Audio Introduces the LR18 Pro-Ribbon Line-Array at Prolight +Sound 2016
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Alcons Audio Introduces the LR18 Pro-Ribbon Line-Array at Prolight +Sound 2016

Dutch company Alcons Audio confirmed it will introduce its new Alcons LR18 pro-ribbon line-array at the 2016 Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt. The 3-way, “compact-mid-size” format line-source sound system, promises “the highest sound quality possible with very high SPL capabilities and throw” thanks to the multiple-patented pro-ribbon technology for mid and high frequencies.
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Braven BRV-XXL Large-Sized Indoor and Outdoor Party Speaker Now Available
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Braven BRV-XXL Large-Sized Indoor and Outdoor Party Speaker Now Available

Bluetooth audio and active lifestyle specialist Braven announced the immediate availability of their Braven BRV-XXL colossal Bluetooth speaker, originally introduced at CES 2016. Made for any location, indoor or outdoor, the Braven BRV-XXL combines a commanding design with powerful surround sound and many additional party features on a portable speaker.
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Tektronix Expands USB-Based Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Lineup
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Tektronix Expands USB-Based Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Lineup

Tektronix has expanded its line of USB-based real-time spectrum analyzers with 4 new higher-performance models targeting design, spectrum management and wireless transmitter installation and maintenance applications. The new RSA500 and RSA600 series of analyzers offer frequency coverage from 9 kHz up to 7.5 GHz with 40 MHz acquisition bandwidth, a measurement dynamic range from -161 dBm/Hz Displayed Average Noise Level, and up to +30 dBm maximum input.
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International Audio Group (IAG) Confirms Steve Hutt Is Heading R&D Efforts at Wharfedale Pro
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International Audio Group (IAG) Confirms Steve Hutt Is Heading R&D Efforts at Wharfedale Pro

International Audio Group (IAG) announced further expansion with the appointment of industry veteran, Steve Hutt to Director of R&D - Wharfedale Pro. With more than 30 years in the professional audio business Steve chairs the AES standards and technical committees on loudspeakers, has authored numerous AES technical papers and holds 15 Patents.
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Smart Home Applications Enabled by New XMOS Voice Capture Technology
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Smart Home Applications Enabled by New XMOS Voice Capture Technology

XMOS announced the launch of its xCORE Array Microphone aggregation solution for voice user interfaces (VUI) in smart home applications. With the ability to aggregate up to 32 MEMS microphones, and offering USB and I2S backhaul, XMOS enables a new class of array microphones to be created. Applications include smart TVs, soundbars, virtual digital assistants (VDAs) and smart home automation.
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