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Allen & Heath Launches Next Generation Qu Mixers
June 9, 2025 by Alfred Moody

Allen & Heath Launches Next Generation Qu Mixers

Exciting news in professional audio, as Allen & Heath has launched six new digital mixers in its Qu series, now enabling 24-bit/96kHz FPGA processing and the ability to run DEEP plugins, while adding Dante connectivity options and a host of workflow and hardware enhancements. The company's renowned digital mixing platform was redesigned from the core up for an easier user interface, flexible routing, while keeping the brand's iconic "walk up and mix" feel.
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Sennheiser BTD 700 Adds Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast Support to Any Source
June 3, 2025 by Joao Martins

Sennheiser BTD 700 Adds Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast Support to Any Source

Sennheiser unveiled a high-performance Bluetooth dongle designed to improve the wireless audio experience and unleash the full potential of its current wireless headphones and earbuds supporting Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast. The new Sennheiser BTD 700 dongle also adds support for aptX Lossless and aptX Adaptive codecs while opening up low-latency gaming possibilities. An effective single plug-and-play solution that accelerates the benefits of the latest Bluetooth updates.
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Røde Wireless Micro Receives Direct Connect Bluetooth Upgrade
May 26, 2025 by Joao Martins

Røde Wireless Micro Receives Direct Connect Bluetooth Upgrade

Røde announced a major firmware update for its relatively recent Wireless Micro solution, introducing Direct Connect – a new Bluetooth feature that allows users to connect Wireless Micro transmitters directly to iOS devices without the need for a physical receiver. The Røde Wireless Micro was launched in November 2024 to offer a pocket-sized dual microphone system for smartphone users that do not require and don’t care about professional features.
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Sony WH-1000XM6 Noise Cancellation Headphones Revealed. What Changed Three Years Later?
May 16, 2025 by Joao Martins

Sony WH-1000XM6 Noise Cancellation Headphones Revealed. What Changed Three Years Later?

In May 2022, Sony launched the WH-1000XM5 wireless headphones, which immediately reclaimed the position as a market reference in active noise cancelling headphones and personal audio. Three years later, the new WH-1000XM6 model, powered by next-gen processors, 12 microphones, and intelligent algorithms, combines the best noise canceling into a new seamless, foldable design. This time, guided by world-renowned mastering audio engineers, Sony expects the WH-1000XM6 headphones to set a new standard for music lovers, travelers, and music professionals.
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Bowers & Wilkins Announces New Px7 S3 Advanced Wireless Headphones
April 24, 2025 by Joao Martins

Bowers & Wilkins Announces New Px7 S3 Advanced Wireless Headphones

Bowers & Wilkins announced its all-new premium active noise-cancelling wireless headphones. The renowned British audio brand has a long-established pedigree in the manufacture of reference-quality loudspeakers and gradually established a solid reputation also in category-defining headphones, from the original P5 of 2010 to the Px7 S2e of 2023. The Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 headphones are a comprehensively re-imagined design benefiting also from Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon Sound platform.
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Écoute Audio Tube-Driven TH1 Wireless Headphones Work Great
April 14, 2025 by Joao Martins

Écoute Audio Tube-Driven TH1 Wireless Headphones Work Great

Following a presentation at CES and NAMM 2025, écoute audio showcased the final production samples of its premium TH1 headphones at AXPONA 2025. These highly innovative wireless headphones combine a built-in tube-driven preamp stage featuring a Korg Nutube device, and all the features to be expected from a mainstream product, such as Active Hybrid Noise Cancellation, analog and USB connectivity with support for high-resolution up to 32-bit/384kHz, and wireless Bluetooth with LDAC or AAC. The successful design delivers up to 20 hours of playtime in wireless, tube-driven mode.
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Atonemo Unveils Streamplayer Connected Wireless Design
March 13, 2025 by Joao Martins

Atonemo Unveils Streamplayer Connected Wireless Design

Atonemo, a new company from Stockholm, Sweden, is launching its first product, the Streamplayer. A pocket-sized device with a USB-C and a single 3.5mm connector, the Streamplayer was designed to be the digital signal source for any speaker, amplifier, or home audio system — regardless of brand, age, or inputs. The company says that the Streamplayer design behaves as a complete wireless, multiroom audio system and will retail for $99 USD/EUR with shipments expected to begin in Spring 2025.
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Shure Announces MoveMic 88+ Wireless Microphone with Four Selectable Polar Patterns for Videography and Field Recording
March 4, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Shure Announces MoveMic 88+ Wireless Microphone with Four Selectable Polar Patterns for Videography and Field Recording

Shure unveiled the MoveMic 88+ Wireless Stereo Microphone, a wireless microphone system designed for location recording. Building upon the existing MV88 Digital Stereo Condenser Microphone, the new MoveMic 88+ is an all-in-one solution that delivers broadcast-quality audio with improved portability. Featuring stereo, cardioid, bi-directional, and mid-side selectable polar patterns, it adapts to any recording environment and production needs.
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ISE 2025 First and Lasting Impressions
February 13, 2025 by Joao Martins

ISE 2025 First and Lasting Impressions

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2025 celebrated another milestone in the event’s history, with the highest number of exhibitors and a 15.5% increase in visitors from the previous year. The show was mostly about solutions, signal connectivity, networking, and control technologies. Fewer opportunities for product launches, and an attendance increasingly dominated by end users.
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Powersoft Launches Ultra-Compact PoE Amplifier at ISE 2025
February 5, 2025 by Joao Martins

Powersoft Launches Ultra-Compact PoE Amplifier at ISE 2025

The latest announcement from Powersoft is called Nota, and it’s a versatile, ultra-compact PoE/PoE+ amplifier that the Italian manufacturer says was designed to meet current market needs. Those have to do with increasing requirements for fully networked audio environments, increasingly AES67-based. With PoE/PoE+ and USB-C connectivity, 140W of power, built-in DSP, and remote monitoring and control, Nota is feature-packed, easy-to-setup, and proof that it’s not about size, but what you do with it.
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