The NAMM TECnology Hall of Fame Announces New 2020 Inductees

TECnology Hall of Fame founder George Petersen and the NAMM TEC Committee have announced seven defining audio products and innovations as the newest entrants to the prestigious TECnology Hall of Fame (TECHOF). The designations, which were voted on by a panel of audio experts, honors audio products and innovations that have made a significant contribution to the advancement of audio technology and production.

Crane Song announced the introduction of the Interstellar, the company's latest stereo ADC. Interstellar is a stereo analog to digital converter using Crane Song's acclaimed Quantum, sub Pico second clocking technology. Interstellar features DSP emulations for Triode and Pentode tubes, Tape emulation, dithering to 16 bits and World Clock outputs, which allow Interstellar to function as a master clock. When used as an USB interface, the SPDIF output can be used to connect to a DAC, making Interstellar a USB bidirectional interface.

Crane Song confirms two new product introductions to take place at the 139th AES Convention in New York. The Avocet IIA monitor controller and Solaris DAC both make use of Crane Song’s Quantum DA fifth generation converter technology. Dave Hill, Crane Song founder and developer will introduce the new 32 bit D/A converter and its new monitor controller capable of operating in surround configurations up to 7.1.

Crane Song by Dave Hill introduced two new products at the 137th AES Convention in Los Angeles. The Avocet II discrete class A monitor controller, the latest iteration of one of Crane Song’s best-selling hardware products, features an entirely new DAC and also offers significantly improved jitter performance. The Insigna Tube Equalizer, featuring three bands of EQ plus selectively variable high and low pass filters, is the third 500 Series module from Crane Song.