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Dirac Appoints Emelie Gessner Gozzi as Chief Marketing Officer
February 17, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Appoints Emelie Gessner Gozzi as Chief Marketing Officer

Swedish digital audio pioneer Dirac announced the expansion of its senior leadership team with the appointment of Emelie Gessner Gozzi as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Reporting directly to CEO Peter Friedrichsen, Gessner Gozzi will lead a growing internal and external marketing team in the development and implementation of a brand strategy to align the marketing and communications programs across the company’s core markets – automotive, home theater, headphones, mobile and streaming.
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HEAD acoustics Introduces ViBRIDGE Holistic In-Ear Headset Testing Solution
February 14, 2023 by Joao Martins

HEAD acoustics Introduces ViBRIDGE Holistic In-Ear Headset Testing Solution

As many audioXpress readers already learned from reading the article by Hans W. Gierlich on the Benefits of Using Structure-Borne Sound in Headset Signal Processing, HEAD acoustics created a complete test solution for in-ear and headset devices using bone-conduction sensors. There are good reasons for developers and manufacturers to explore the use of bone-conduction sensors and test them with the new ViBRIDGE solution.
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Sennheiser Introduces Upgraded HD 660S2 High-Performance Headphones
February 8, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Introduces Upgraded HD 660S2 High-Performance Headphones

The Sennheiser consumer division now managed by Sonova Consumer Hearing announced a new updated HD 660S2 model, expanding the capabilities of the popular 600-series family, the longstanding affordable benchmark for high-performance headphones from the brand. The company responded to the hi-fi community's feedback and the lessons learned from the Drop communities, crafting a headphone that improves the drivers, while skillfully balancing reference-level detail and frequency response.
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Røde Releases NTH-100M Professional Headset Edition of NTH-100 Headphones
February 1, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Røde Releases NTH-100M Professional Headset Edition of NTH-100 Headphones

Røde has released a headset edition of its NTH-100 headphones, the NTH-100M. Released in 2022 to widespread acclaim, the NTH-100s marked Røde’s highly anticipated debut into the headphone market and have since been recognized for its original design, sound quality, innovative features for superior comfort, and rugged build quality. A design effort that is now expanded with the addition of a broadcast-grade headset microphone.
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Dirac-Enabled BES Chipsets Now Available To Global Headphone Manufacturers
January 19, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac-Enabled BES Chipsets Now Available To Global Headphone Manufacturers

Swedish digital audio processing pioneer Dirac and leading multinational chipset maker BES announced a partnership to pre-integrate the Dirac Virtuo and Dirac Opteo software onto BES chipsets to be used by leading headphone manufacturers to deliver optimized performance in any headphone type. The announcement was made at CES 2023, where it was confirmed that boAt, Monoprice, and Sudio are the first headphone brands to leverage these Dirac-enabled BES chipsets in their devices.
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Fresh From the Bench: Røde NTH-100 Headphones
January 12, 2023 by Brent Butterworth

Fresh From the Bench: Røde NTH-100 Headphones

The Røde NTH-100 headphones are a late but refined entrance from the Australian company into the product segment. The headphones are engineered to be durable as pro audio products need to be. All the important components are also user-replaceable and can be removed and swapped out in seconds. The fully adjustable headband with a unique FitLok locking system is a very distinctive feature that will be appreciated over time. Find out how the NTH-100 stacks up to the competition. This article was originally published in audioXpress, June 2022.
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Powercast Unveils Ubiquity Low-Cost RF Wireless Charging Power Transmitter
January 4, 2023 by Joao Martins

Powercast Unveils Ubiquity Low-Cost RF Wireless Charging Power Transmitter

Powercast Corporation, a company specializing in radio-frequency (RF)-based over-the-air wireless power technology, has unveiled its Ubiquity ultra-low-cost RF power transmitter, which was selected as a CES 2023 Innovation Award Honoree in the Smart Home, Embedded Technologies, and Sustainability, Eco-Design & Smart Energy categories.
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How Many Headphones Can You Sell? Harman Claims 200 Million JBL Headphones Milestone
December 15, 2022 by Joao Martins

How Many Headphones Can You Sell? Harman Claims 200 Million JBL Headphones Milestone

We all know that sales of headphones are booming and that volumes are very significant, in particular true wireless earbuds. We just don't know how many exactly are sold. Harman International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics says that it has achieved a significant new milestone, as its JBL-branded headphones have reached 200 Million units sold.
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Bowers & Wilkins and McLaren Automotive Celebrate Partnership with Special Edition Headphones
December 8, 2022 by Joao Martins

Bowers & Wilkins and McLaren Automotive Celebrate Partnership with Special Edition Headphones

Since 2015, Bowers & Wilkins has been responsible for the development of the high-performance audio systems found in McLaren’s supercars and hypercars. To celebrate the launch of the new high-performance hybrid McLaren Artura supercar, Bowers & Wilkins launched a McLaren Edition of its newest Px8 flagship wireless ANC headphones. Another great example of brand association, in this case for two legendary British companies.
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Yamaha Revives Orthodynamic Headphones and Unveils YH-5000SE Flagship Model
November 23, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Yamaha Revives Orthodynamic Headphones and Unveils YH-5000SE Flagship Model

Yamaha announced a new flagship headphone design that fuses inspiration from Yamaha-original technology in legendary 70s headphones, combined with modern innovations and materials. The new Yamaha YH-5000SE headphones revive the brand's original Orthodynamic driver born in the ‘70s, now with modern manufacturing methods, components and carefully selected materials. The extensively research effort is intended to maximize comfort and what Yamaha engineers describe as "a superlative experience."
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