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Cambridge Audio Launches Melomania M100 True Wireless ANC Earbuds with aptX Lossless
by Joao Martins

Cambridge Audio Launches Melomania M100 True Wireless ANC Earbuds with aptX Lossless

Expanding on its successful efforts to create, well-designed products in a crowded space, Cambridge Audio launched the latest Melomania M100 true wireless earbuds bringing the range up to date by introducing aptX Lossless support, alongside premium 10mm drivers, and a mammoth 10-hour battery life with Active Noise Cancelling. Designed for music lovers like all products from the brand, the Melomania M100 earbuds are also ready for any work task, and add Bluetooth LE Audio support.
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Macaria by MACO Open Baffle Loudspeakers to Debut at AXPONA 2024
by Alfred Moody

Macaria by MACO Open Baffle Loudspeakers to Debut at AXPONA 2024

Designed and manufactured in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Macaria by MACO is a design-forward, luxury, open-baffle loudspeaker made from high quality, long lasting, locally sourced materials. Liberated from traditional enclosures, the Macarias promise the natural soundstage of quality open-baffles in an elegant design with deliberately crafted details that inspired Deborah Ann and Armando Rehyez, the two co-founders of MACO.
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Bass Reflex Performance Envelope - Part 3: A Practical Example
by Gary Gesellchen

Bass Reflex Performance Envelope - Part 3: A Practical Example

In this article, Gary Gesellchen (Vanatoo) completes his Bass Reflex Performance Envelope exploration. After concluding the main analysis portion of the article determining his novel approach to estimating the performance envelope available from bass reflex loudspeakers, Part 3 shows an example to see how his calculations all work together, and addresses some practical considerations. This article was originally published in audioXpress, September 2023.
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Sustainability Drives New Peerless Audio HVS Speaker Series
by Joao Martins

Sustainability Drives New Peerless Audio HVS Speaker Series

Peerless Audio, the component business of Tymphany producing transducers since 1926, has announced the launch of its new HVS speaker series, intended to promote sustainable design practices that remain competitively priced. For the new HVS drivers Peerless significantly reduced the use of adhesives, replaced paper cones to prevent wastewater pollution, and minimized the use of rare earth materials, whilst maximizing meaningful acoustic performance, all while achieving comparable performance with improved audio consistency.
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NUGEN Audio Announces Updated Loudness Plugin VisLM 3
by audioXpress Staff

NUGEN Audio Announces Updated Loudness Plugin VisLM 3

NUGEN Audio intends to expand its loudness metering efforts with significant innovations. The company will preview VisLM 3, the forthcoming version of its loudness metering plug-in, at the 2024 NAB Show (Booth SU2051). VisLM has long been the go-to solution for loudness metering and its new features will further benefit loudness workflows for studios, content producers and broadcasters.
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Diodes Announces Smallest in Class 2A Schottky Rectifiers
by audioXpress Staff

Diodes Announces Smallest in Class 2A Schottky Rectifiers

Diodes announced three new Schottky rectifiers that are able to achieve the industry's highest current densities in their class, addressing market demands for smaller and more powerful electronic systems. Well-suited for space-constrained portable, mobile, and wearable designs, these are the first 2A Schottky rectifiers to be designed within the X3-DSN1406-2 package. With a footprint of 0.84mm2, this makes them the industry’s smallest in their class.
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Celestion Revives Truvox Sound Reinforcement Brand
by Alfred Moody

Celestion Revives Truvox Sound Reinforcement Brand

Celestion introduced a new 6" midbass driver suitable for a wide variety of use cases at an affordable price point. The Truvox 0615 is the first member of a new product family drawing on Celestion’s long tradition of producing high-performing general-purpose speakers. Suitable for a large number of applications, the Truvox 0615 also signals the relaunch of a brand that is a fundamental part of the company's history.
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STMicroelectronics Introduces Secure Wireless Microcontrollers Supporting Matter and Bluetooth LE Audio
by Cristina Costa

STMicroelectronics Introduces Secure Wireless Microcontrollers Supporting Matter and Bluetooth LE Audio

STMicroelectronics has revealed the next generation of its short-range wireless microcontrollers. These innovative, all-in-one components enable advanced smart home and audio applications, with more miniaturized, efficient, secure and affordable designs. The new STM32WBA ecosystem offers full support and integration of Bluetooth Low Energy 5.4, Zigbee, and Thread stacks, and enables new LE Audio and Auracast applications.
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Skullcandy Challenges Wasteful Battery Production with Ecobuds Sustainable Earbuds
by Joao Martins

Skullcandy Challenges Wasteful Battery Production with Ecobuds Sustainable Earbuds

Skullcandy announced its newest EcoBuds True Wireless Earbuds, which are touted as the brand's most sustainable product to date. The bold new design introduces a battery-free charging case, and boasts a 50% lower carbon footprint than similar products. Not only are the Skullcandy Ecobuds made with recycled materials, the company suggests that its new Bluetooth 5.2 earbuds will be perfectly fine working up to 8 hours a day, while 10 minutes of charging will give users 2 hours of playtime.
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Ideas for Speaker Enclosures Now in Voice Coil March 2024
by audioXpress Staff

Ideas for Speaker Enclosures Now in Voice Coil March 2024

Voice Coil March 2024 focuses on speaker enclosures with a unique directory of innovative material ideas, followed by an always insightful patent review, where James Croft revisits the pivotal Dinaburg invention. For Test Bench, this month Vance Dickason characterizes the SIG180-4 6.5” woofer from Dayton Audio’s Signature Series, and a midbass shallow-profile 6.5” driver, the Stereo Integrity TM65 mkIV.
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