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Primare SPA25 Prisma Home Cinema Integrated Amplifier with Dirac Live Now Shipping
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Primare SPA25 Prisma Home Cinema Integrated Amplifier with Dirac Live Now Shipping

Primare announced the launch of its SPA25 Prisma home cinema integrated amplifier. The new Primare integrated amplifier will feature Dirac’s multichannel room correction solution, uniting two of Sweden’s most innovative audio pioneers in one class-leading product. The SPA25 Prisma is a multichannel amplifier and processor designed for both home cinema and music enthusiasts, featuring carefully considered features and functionality.
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Mark Levinson Promotes Daniel Hertz Maria Amplifier Range
by Joao Martins

Mark Levinson Promotes Daniel Hertz Maria Amplifier Range

Daniel Hertz, the company founded by Mark Levinson, is pushing its Maria amplifier range for high end residential audio as a flagship for the brand. The Maria amplifiers, designed by Mark Levinson and the Daniel Hertz team, feature the company's unique Class D chipset and processing technology, said to deliver an experience better than pure analog from any digital content. All amplifiers come in a single chassis combining DAC, preamplifier, and power amplifier stages with analog, USB, coax, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth inputs.
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Google Extends License Agreement for AAC Codec Range With Fraunhofer IIS
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Google Extends License Agreement for AAC Codec Range With Fraunhofer IIS

As the primary developer of the xHE-AAC audio codec and co-inventor of the MPEG AAC family of audio codecs, Fraunhofer IIS announced the extension of its AAC family software license agreement with Google. The MPEG AAC codec family is widely used in over 10 billion consumer products globally and provides use-case-optimized features such as high-quality multi-channel audio, ultra low bitrates for all audio content types, low delay, adaptive streaming and metadata support.
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TIDAL Launches Live Feature for Sharing Events
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TIDAL Launches Live Feature for Sharing Events

TIDAL launched Live, a new in-app feature that makes it easy for HiFi and HiFi Plus TIDAL subscribers to share music in the moment without physically being together. According to the global music streaming platform, Live makes it easy for groups of any size to come together for a special event, an album release, a road trip, or for a get ready with me moment. TIDAL Live is another example of streaming services using social interaction as a way to reward subscribers and expand through user's networks.
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Knowles Releases High-Performance Digital Voice Vibration Sensor for High-Fidelity Voice Pick-Up in TWS
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Knowles Releases High-Performance Digital Voice Vibration Sensor for High-Fidelity Voice Pick-Up in TWS

Knowles released a low power, high bandwidth, specialized vibration sensor that can be used to filter background noise and create reliable, high-quality voice calling in noisy environments. The Knowles V2S200D Digital Voice Vibration Sensor, the first-of-its-kind for the brand works in conjunction with microphones to improve voice signal pick-up in True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds.
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Røde Releases the Wireless ME Wireless Microphone and Free iOS Video App Røde Capture for Creators
by Joao Martins

Røde Releases the Wireless ME Wireless Microphone and Free iOS Video App Røde Capture for Creators

Røde has expanded its industry-leading range of wireless microphones with the Wireless ME. Together with a free iOS video app, the Wireless ME creates an additional entry level solution for content creators. The new ultra-compact wireless microphone system shares the same form factor of the Wireless GO and GO II, creating a simpler to use option with less features, while adding automatic gain control and a mic on the receiver.
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beyerdynamic Appoints Andreas Rapp as New Chief Executive
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beyerdynamic Appoints Andreas Rapp as New Chief Executive

Andreas Rapp has been appointed chief executive officer and managing director of beyerdynamic, effective April 1, 2023. In this role, he is responsible for the operational business of the renowned audio brand from Heilbronn, Germany, succeeding Edgar van Velzen, who is leaving the company. Rapp worked previously at beyerdynamic in its consumer division, from 2002 to 2004.
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QSC Introduces Next Generation of Advanced, Active Loudspeakers
by Joao Martins

QSC Introduces Next Generation of Advanced, Active Loudspeakers

QSC, the original pro audio amplification from Costa Mesa, CA, is making a smart comeback with its new L Class active loudspeaker range. This next generation of advanced, intelligent, active loudspeakers was designed for applications ranging from simple, portable, plug-and-play setups, to demanding, networked event and performance productions and fixed installations. The new L Class range is further enhanced with the free QSC SysNav app.
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Neumann Unveils MT 48 Reference Audio Interface Powered by Merging Technologies
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Neumann Unveils MT 48 Reference Audio Interface Powered by Merging Technologies

The direct result of the Merging Technologies acquisition by Sennheiser, the new Neumann MT 48 is a very powerful product, based on the Merging Anubis. With huge dynamic range, superior converters, preamps and headphone amplifiers, Neumann expects the MT 48 to become a perfect extension for its own microphones, headphones and studio monitors. An audio interface with enough internal DSP power to support monitor mixes with sophisticated EQ and dynamics processing – all controlled via touchscreen.
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XMOS Announces xcore-voice Next-Generation Solution for Smart Voice Applications
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XMOS Announces xcore-voice Next-Generation Solution for Smart Voice Applications

XMOS announced xcore-voice: a complete voice solution built on its xcore platform hardware, software and tools. xcore-voice leverages xcore.ai crossover processor, the third-generation of XMOS’ xcore architecture, combining high performance AI, DSP, I/O and control in a single economical device. The solution provides voice pipeline example designs using XMOS industry-proven audio front-end, incorporating far-field processing and support for third party ISV voice algorithms.
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