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CSR State Of Play Report Reveals 77% Of People Yearn For Better Sound Quality At Home
by audioXpress Staff

CSR State Of Play Report Reveals 77% Of People Yearn For Better Sound Quality At Home

CSR commissioned a survey to understand the attitudes, habits and trends set to influence the design of home audio systems in the coming years. Audio buyers are becoming increasingly selective about what they want from their audio equipment but are manufacturers delivering on the needs of the market today and the wants of the future?
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Hush, the Smart Noise-Cancelling Earplugs That Sync with a Smartphone, Successfully Funded on Kickstarter
by audioXpress Staff

Hush, the Smart Noise-Cancelling Earplugs That Sync with a Smartphone, Successfully Funded on Kickstarter

Hush, successfully funded on Kickstarter, is the world’s first set of connected earplugs that wirelessly connects to a smartphone, to help people live and sleep when it’s noisy. Hush combines noise-masking earplugs with an app to isolate users from distractions that may be keeping them from sleeping, while still letting key notifications in.
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Audinate Enhances Dante Virtual Soundcard and Dante Controller
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Audinate Enhances Dante Virtual Soundcard and Dante Controller

Audinate announced new releases to its Dante Virtual Soundcard as well as Dante Controller. Both releases support the latest Apple Mac OS X10.10 Yosemite and Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating systems. The Dante Virtual Soundcard Release 3.7 now supports more sample rates and increases WDM channels. In addition, Dante Virtual Soundcard will report latency stats, late packet stats and signal presence indicators via the latest release of Dante Controller.
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Symetrix Announces New Integration with Shure, Audio-Technica Products in SymNet Composer 3.0
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Symetrix Announces New Integration with Shure, Audio-Technica Products in SymNet Composer 3.0

Symetrix has released SymNet Composer 3.0. The latest version of Symetrix’ open architecture design software for SymNet DSPs builds on the native support of Audinate’s Dante media networking technology for select third-party devices in earlier releases, and will now support products from Shure and Audio-Technica.
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Microchip JukeBlox Platform Now Supports Qobuz Connect Lossless Wireless Audio
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Microchip JukeBlox Platform Now Supports Qobuz Connect Lossless Wireless Audio

Microchip Technology Inc., announced the support of Qobuz Connect in the Microchip JukeBlox Platform. The combined solution delivers lossless audio in CD quality directly to wireless speakers and AV receivers for an enjoyable music listening experience.
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Audionamix Launches ADX Vocal Volume Control (VVC) Plug-in for Pro Tools
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Audionamix Launches ADX Vocal Volume Control (VVC) Plug-in for Pro Tools

As recently promised, Audionamix confirmed the release of the ADX Vocal Volume Control Plug-in for Avid Pro Tools 11. This AAX Native 64 Plug-in will undoubtedly bring massive recognition to the revolutionary audio source separation possibilities already available in Audionamix’ ADX TRAX software, implementing a simple but extremely usefull application.
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Pronto and Peel Turn iPhone into a Smart Universal Remote for Home Entertainment Systems
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Pronto and Peel Turn iPhone into a Smart Universal Remote for Home Entertainment Systems

The Pronto brand, owned by Philips, has been synonymous with advanced control for decades. Now the name Pronto returns to market with a new device which can be paired with the free Peel app, creating an affordable solution to control any home entertainment system. Together, Pronto and Peel, convert any iPhone into a smart and personalized universal remote.
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Optoma Acquires Acclaimed Californian Consumer Audio Company NuForce
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Optoma Acquires Acclaimed Californian Consumer Audio Company NuForce

Leading international projector brand, Optoma, announced it has acquired NuForce Inc. the California-based maker of premium consumer audio products. NuForce develops products in the audio and AV tech space and the brand’s catalogue includes award-winning switching amps, audiophile-grade earphones, earphone amps, and digital-to-analog converters.
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Audison Introduces First Dedicated High-Resolution Digital Music Player for the Automotive Aftermarket
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Audison Introduces First Dedicated High-Resolution Digital Music Player for the Automotive Aftermarket

The new Audison bit Play HD is the first high-resolution music player specifically developed for automotive applications, allowing for a vastly superior listening experience to CD and compressed MP3 files. The manufacturer of car audio products designed a complete solution with internal or external storage and control apps for Apple and Android devices.
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Bose Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
by Vance Dickason

Bose Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

Bose celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014 with a presentation and dedicated website highlighting the company’s past and vision for the future. During the event, Bose also launched several new audio products, including second-generation Sound Touch Series II wireless multiroom-audio speakers, new Lifestyle and CineMate 5.1-channel home-theater systems and soundbars, and the company’s first under-TV speaker.
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