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Panasonic offers Wireless Sound with Launch of aptX Enabled TVs
by audioXpress Staff

Panasonic offers Wireless Sound with Launch of aptX Enabled TVs

Panasonic has chosen to integrate aptX streaming into a number of its Viera digital TV models. With CSR’s aptX already supporting a number of its wireless audio devices like headsphones, speakers, and soundbars, Panasonic has now become the first manufacturer to offer a range of TVs with the audio codec.
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Microchip Extends Spotify Connect Support for SoC JukeBlox Platform
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Microchip Extends Spotify Connect Support for SoC JukeBlox Platform

Microchip announced Spotify Connect support in its JukeBlox system-on-a-chip (SoC) and Software Design Kit (SDK) for networked audio platform, releasing a new media module to support Spotify’s streaming service. This release extends support to more than 8 million audio products based on Microchip’s network audio processors.
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Audinate’s AV Networking World Breaks Attendance Record for Las Vegas Conference
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Audinate’s AV Networking World Breaks Attendance Record for Las Vegas Conference

Nearly 250 consultants, integrators, sound engineers and IT managers from all over the world came together in Las Vegas on June 17th, 2014 for the AV Networking World Conference to learn about Dante, Audinate’s market leading audio networking solution.
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New Speakers and Drivers 2014 – SICA / Jensen
by Joao Martins

New Speakers and Drivers 2014 – SICA / Jensen

At the Prolight+Sound 2014 show there was a wealth of new components available from all major pro audio and MI speaker manufacturers. Some products were already introduced earlier at the Winter NAMM in January, while many other were worldwide launches. AudioXpress highlights new products from SICA Altoparlanti.
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Universal Audio Releases Thermionic Culture Vulture Plug-In
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Universal Audio Releases Thermionic Culture Vulture Plug-In

Universal Audio announced the release of its new Thermionic Culture Vulture Plug-In for the UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform and Apollo audio interfaces. This is a circuit emulation of the legendary British-made Thermionic Culture“all-valve” boutique distortion hardware. Uncanny!
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Martin Audio’s MLA speakers deliver Glastonbury’s highest permitted sound levels yet
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Martin Audio’s MLA speakers deliver Glastonbury’s highest permitted sound levels yet

Martin Audio’s groundbreaking Multi-Cellular Loudspeaker Array (MLA) system has made history at the Glastonbury festival by delivering the highest sound levels to the audience without exceeding noise pollution levels beyond the perimeter. More than 150,000 fans listened to headline acts mixed on the MLA system.
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Jensen Transformers Acquired by Peter Janis, Teams up with Radial Engineering
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Jensen Transformers Acquired by Peter Janis, Teams up with Radial Engineering

Peter Janis, owner and president of Radial Engineering acquired Jensen Transformers. As Janis himself explains, “we felt that the brand was simply too important to the industry and our long-term health to end up being purchased by a multi-national and made offshore.” Jensen will remain an independent operation in Chatsworth, CA.
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Renkus-Heinz helps bring Intrepid Museum’s Legends to Life
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Renkus-Heinz helps bring Intrepid Museum’s Legends to Life

NY-based Metro Sound Pros successfully completed a challenging audio installation at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York. The spectacular aircraft carrier USS Intrepid museum benefited from a Renkus-Heinz system to solve the acoustic challenges on its Space Shuttle Pavilion exhibit.
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Allen & Heath New Qu-32 Digital Mixing Console
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Allen & Heath New Qu-32 Digital Mixing Console

Allen & Heath unveiled its new Qu-32 console at Infocomm 2014 in June, a 32 fader, 38 in / 28 out digital mixer, joining the already existing rackmount Qu-16 and compact Qu-24 models. The new Qu-32 will start shipping in July and places the new Qu Series in a whole new dimension, both as a live and studio mixer.
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AD 480 Reverb Available for iOS Devices
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AD 480 Reverb Available for iOS Devices

German company Fiedler Audio launched the first dedicated professional reverb effect app for iOS devices. Providing a unique set of tuning parameters and vast sonic spectrum, the AD 480 Reverb app is a valuable tool on any live or studio situation, with the added advantage of portability on the iPad and iPhone.
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