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Audeze Chooses Audio Precision for Headphone Test
by audioXpress Staff

Audeze Chooses Audio Precision for Headphone Test

The maker of highly acclaimed planar magnetic driver headphones such as the LCD-3 and LCD-XC has selected Audio Precision audio analyzers to test products during development and production. APx series matched the range and accuracy demanded in cutting edge tests for Audeze’s advanced electro-acoustics products.
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Crest Audio Redefines Mixing with the Tactus Digital Mixing System
by audioXpress Staff

Crest Audio Redefines Mixing with the Tactus Digital Mixing System

Crest Audio and Peavey Commercial Audio promoted at InfoComm 2014 its new Tactus Digital Mixing System, previously announced in 2013. Built in partnership with Waves, the new digital mixing platform combines high quality audio and custom channel configuration with the new Waves eMotion touch-screen mixer.
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Conveying a Clear Message About High-Resolution Audio and Master Quality
by Joao Martins

Conveying a Clear Message About High-Resolution Audio and Master Quality

An agreement on the definition for High Resolution Audio was achieved, together with generic Master Quality profiles. High Resolution Audio is defined as “lossless audio that is capable of reproducing the full range of sound from recordings that have been mastered from better-than-CD-quality music sources.”
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RSG Announces XS Series of Multi-Format AV Matrix Switchers
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RSG Announces XS Series of Multi-Format AV Matrix Switchers

One of the highlights from Roland Systems Group at the InfoComm 2014 in Las Vegas was the new Roland XS Series line of Multi-Format Matrix Switchers designed for fixed installations requiring high-quality integrated video and audio conversion and switching. The new switchers support 4K video and up to four HDBaseT outputs.
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InfoComm 2014: Record Number of Attendees and Significant AV Network Advances
by Joao Martins

InfoComm 2014: Record Number of Attendees and Significant AV Network Advances

37,048 professionals attending from more than 114 countries visited the annual conference and exhibition for professional audiovisual buyers and sellers. InfoComm 2014, held June 14-20 in Las Vegas, will be remembered by significant announcements in networking technologies, from HDBaseT to Dante.
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Eventide UltraChannel Native Channel Strip Free Download Until July 8, 2014
by audioXpress Staff

Eventide UltraChannel Native Channel Strip Free Download Until July 8, 2014

A dongleless version of Eventide’s UltraChannel 64-bit channel strip plug-in is available as a free download for a limited time. Eventide’s new plug-in features micro pitch from the Ultra-Harmonizer, stereo delay and a pair of dynamics processors and is free until midnight July 8, 2014. After that it will cost $249.
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Peavey Architectural Acoustics Ships Elements Composite Weatherproof Loudspeaker Enclosures
by audioXpress Staff

Peavey Architectural Acoustics Ships Elements Composite Weatherproof Loudspeaker Enclosures

Thanks to Peavey’s Architectural Acoustics Elements weatherproof loudspeakers, gone are the days of hanging so-called enclosures outside only to replace the speaker in a year or two. The new Element series loudspeakers were one of the many highlights from Peavey at the InfoComm 2014 in Las Vegas.
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PreSonus Delivers No-Hassle Dante Networking for StudioLive AI Loudspeakers
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PreSonus Delivers No-Hassle Dante Networking for StudioLive AI Loudspeakers

PreSonus announced at InfoComm 2014 show in Las Vegas the availability of a Dante network card option for all its StudioLive AI Active Integration loudspeakers. For only $199, the SL-Dante-SPK upgrade option converts PreSonus active speakers into bidirectional-networked devices, also able to feed larger PA systems.
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Sennheiser Creates Subsidiary Focused on Streaming Solutions
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Sennheiser Creates Subsidiary Focused on Streaming Solutions

Sennheiser announced at InfoComm (Las Vegas) the creation of a new competence center for innovative streaming solutions, Sennheiser Streaming Technology GmbH (SST). The subsidiary is based in Hamburg and is initially focusing on low-latency streaming to cellular devices.
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Crown DCi Network Display Amplifiers Are First AVnu Alliance Certified AVB Endpoint
by Joao Martins

Crown DCi Network Display Amplifiers Are First AVnu Alliance Certified AVB Endpoint

At the InfoComm 2014 Show in Las Vegas, Harman’s Crown Audio announced its DCi Network Display Amplifiers are “the first professional audio endpoints” to receive AVnu certification for Audio Video Bridging (AVB) interoperability from the AVnu Alliance. In other words, they are the first AVB amplifiers available.
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