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Leema Acoustics Announces Xen 2 Loudspeaker, the Return of the Legendary 5-L Micromonitor
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Leema Acoustics Announces Xen 2 Loudspeaker, the Return of the Legendary 5-L Micromonitor

Leema Acoustics, a British hi-fi manufacturer founded and run by two ex-BBC sound engineers, has launched the Xen 2 loudspeaker; the original Xen having been the result of a research project to squeeze a BBC-graded monitor speaker into a 5L cabinet! The new Xen 2 is based on the previous model (deleted in 2008), but with a host of improvements for 2015.
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Trends Audio Designs Affordable Hi-Fi Solution for Computer as Source
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Trends Audio Designs Affordable Hi-Fi Solution for Computer as Source

Hong Kong based Trends Audio announced the release of its new TS-10R affordable Hi-Fi system, combining its compact TA-10.2 SE Class-T (Tripath) Stereo Audio Amplifier and Trends SA-10R Speakers. A nice hi-fidelity combination to complement computer audio sources and a nice quality DAC, even more affordable as a package.
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New Website Dedicated to Ravenna and AES67 Audio-over-IP Technology
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New Website Dedicated to Ravenna and AES67 Audio-over-IP Technology

ALC NetworX, developers of the Ravenna Audio-over-IP technology, announced the launch of a brand new website dedicated to Ravenna and AES67 with plenty of dynamic content. The aim is to make the Ravenna technology and information about the recent AES67 interoperability standard as accessible as possible.
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New W3C Music Notation Community Group Pushes Format and Language Specifications for Digital Music Notation
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New W3C Music Notation Community Group Pushes Format and Language Specifications for Digital Music Notation

Steinberg Media Technologies and MakeMusic are founding members of a new community group formed under the auspices of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to develop and maintain format and language specifications for notated music used by web, desktop and mobile applications.
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Aviom Announces Three New Personal Mixer Packages
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Aviom Announces Three New Personal Mixer Packages

Aviom is now offering three complete personal mixing system packages built around the A320 Personal Mixer. Each system comes complete with everything required to connect and configure the products, including mic stand mounts and Cat-5 cables, to accommodate six users live on stage or in the recording studio.
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Intel and Micron Announce New Class of Memory 1,000 Times Faster than NAND
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Intel and Micron Announce New Class of Memory 1,000 Times Faster than NAND

Intel and Micron announced a new class of non-volatile memory, creating the first new memory category in more than 25 years. The new 3D XPoint technology, now in production, brings non-volatile memory speeds up to 1,000 times faster than NAND, the most popular non-volatile memory in the marketplace today.
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OCA Alliance unveils OCA Micro Demonstration Platform
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OCA Alliance unveils OCA Micro Demonstration Platform

The OCA Alliance confirmed availability of the OCA MicroDemo demonstration platform to prove that OCA – a common remote control and monitoring language for digital audio networks – can run in lightweight hardware environments. The OCA MicroDemo runs on a 120 MHz Cortex M3 processor and was developed jointly by OCA member companies Focusrite, Attero Tech, and Bosch.
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Yamaha Takes the Portalhaus Building for Musikmesse 2016
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Yamaha Takes the Portalhaus Building for Musikmesse 2016

For Musikmesse 2016, Yamaha will present its broad spectrum of products in the ‘Portalhaus’ building of Messe Frankfurt. After many consecutive year exhibiting in the Forum area of the Messe, Yamaha agreed on the new location according to the revamped show concept, also signaling the 50th anniversary of Yamaha Europa GmbH.
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Beta Layout Receives UL Certification for PCBs with Embedded RFID
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Beta Layout Receives UL Certification for PCBs with Embedded RFID

Magic-PCB is an identification solution for the electronic industry from Beta Layout. This unique system for identifying PCBs and electronic devices is fast, copy-proof, reliable and virtually indestructible. This embedded RFID technology is now certified according to the US safety standards for Electronic products.
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Wireless Surround Sound Made Simple From Sony
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Wireless Surround Sound Made Simple From Sony

With the trend towards multi-room audio at home evolving towards wireless solutions, Sony continues to expand its range with complete systems to address also multichannel entertainment for the living room with its slim, compact HT-RT5 Sound Bar with wireless rear speakers and subwoofer. The new Sony HT-RT5 system combines also support for streaming audio and direct connection of high-resolution audio via HDMI.
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