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Wireless is Redefining the Home Audio Market, IHS Says
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Wireless is Redefining the Home Audio Market, IHS Says

Consumers are flocking to connected wireless speakers. The popularity of mobile devices and changing consumer habits in media consumption are not only increasing demand for wirelessly connected audio devices, but also rapidly altering the home audio landscape, according to new research from market analytics firm IHS Technology.
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MOTU 112D Thunderbolt Digital Audio Interface, Router, Mixer and Converter
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MOTU 112D Thunderbolt Digital Audio Interface, Router, Mixer and Converter

Mark of The Unicorn is shipping its new MOTU 112D digital audio interface, which features MADI, AES/EBU, Optical and AVB connectivity. Introduced at the NAMM 2015, the new MOTU 112D is a flexible Thunderbolt-equipped digital audio interface, router, format converter and mixer.
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Coveloz Launches Networked Pro Audio SoC FPGA Development Kit for AVB and AES67 Applications
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Coveloz Launches Networked Pro Audio SoC FPGA Development Kit for AVB and AES67 Applications

Coveloz, a Canadian company specializing on embedded development and applications for programmable time-sensitive network solutions, announced availability of a new development board for designers of professional networked audio and audio processing applications. The company offers solutions for both IEEE-AVB and AES67 Audio Transport, media clock distribution over Ethernet and professional audio processing.
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Radial Trim-Two Passive Stereo Isolator Connects Laptops and Smartphones to Balanced Systems
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Radial Trim-Two Passive Stereo Isolator Connects Laptops and Smartphones to Balanced Systems

Radial Engineering just announced another one of those problem-solving boxes they are known for. The new Radial Trim-Two passive stereo isolator box was designed to play any sound files from the headphone output of any laptop, smartphone or tablet, connected to the the 3.5mm input on the Trim-Two, using the volume control to adjust the level and avoid distortion.
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Prolight+Sound Conference Agenda for 2015 Published
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Prolight+Sound Conference Agenda for 2015 Published

Prolight+Sound has published full details of the conference agenda for 2015. A broad spectrum of topics and renowned speakers include over 50 lectures during the first three days of the fair (15-17 April 2015). The Prolight+Sound Conference and Eventplaza Conference in Frankfurt will discuss the latest technological developments, new application areas and legal issues. All sessions are free of charge for Prolight+Sound visitors.
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NTi Audio Evokes 10th Birthday of STIPA Speech Intelligibility Measurements
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NTi Audio Evokes 10th Birthday of STIPA Speech Intelligibility Measurements

As the Speech Transmission Index for Public Address Systems (STIPA) now enters its second decade, NTi Audio reflects on the early years and how the process evolved through active interaction with international standards committees. Meanwhile, NTi Audio has released the Wave File Converter, a free PC software that allows creating custom files for playback through NTi Audio signal generators.
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New Zoom TAC-8 Multichannel Interface Brings Thunderbolt to the Masses
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New Zoom TAC-8 Multichannel Interface Brings Thunderbolt to the Masses

The new TAC-8 multichannel Thunderbolt audio interface from Zoom was designed to act as the central hub in both professional and home environments. This affordable 24-bit/192k interface provides 8 analog inputs and 10 analog outputs, as well as 10 digital inputs and ouputs (in both S/PDIF and ADAT Optical formats), plus Word Clock and MIDI I/O.
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exaSound Audio Unveils New e12 DAC for High Resolution Audio Playback
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exaSound Audio Unveils New e12 DAC for High Resolution Audio Playback

exaSound Audio Design announced the introduction of the model e12 stereo digital–to–analog converter. This lower cost exaSound digital–to–analog converter was designed to address the needs of high resolution audio playback, from DSD to DXD master files, including custom ASIO drivers, developed in–house for highest performance.
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New Steinberg UR242 24-bit/192 kHz USB 2.0 Audio Interface
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New Steinberg UR242 24-bit/192 kHz USB 2.0 Audio Interface

Steinberg Media Technologies announced the imminent release of the UR242 4x2 audio interface and it seems this will be the last. With the UR series already leaving potential buyers confused - there are now six different interfaces in the UR series - this will probably be the last USB 2.0 audio interface to reach the market - or so we hope.
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Advanced Television Systems Committee Begins Review of ATSC 3.0 Audio System Proposals
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Advanced Television Systems Committee Begins Review of ATSC 3.0 Audio System Proposals

On December 2014, the ATSC issued a Call for Proposals for a comprehensive audio system for the next generation ATSC 3.0 digital television standard. Dolby (with Atmos), DTS (with DTS:X) and a consortium comprising Technicolor, Fraunhofer and Qualcomm (jointly promoting MPEG-H Audio) have submitted their audio systems. Now, the ATSC has begun its technical review of the three detailed proposals.
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