All items tagged with headphones (565)
Audeze Announces Update 1.3.1 for Reveal+ Plugin
April 16, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Audeze Announces Update 1.3.1 for Reveal+ Plugin

Audeze, the high-end audio headphone manufacturer from California, together with Embody, a company focused on personalized spatial audio technology and HRTF profiles, has launched new features to the Audeze Reveal+ spatial audio plugin. Based on feedback from users over the past few months, the Audeze Reveal+ has been updated (version 1.3.1) to provide an improved reference target response when mixing and mastering with Audeze headphones, in virtually any location.
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Dirac Closes $6-Million Financing Round To Boost New Consumer Digital Audio Processing Solution for Headphones and Smartphones
April 14, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Closes $6-Million Financing Round To Boost New Consumer Digital Audio Processing Solution for Headphones and Smartphones

Swedish sound pioneer Dirac strengthened its position as a leading one-stop source for digital audio signal processing solutions with the announcement that it has completed a new $6-million (60 MSEK) round of financing. Jonathan Forster, former Spotify executive and current angel investor, joins Dirac’s Board of Directors to help catalyze the company’s expansion into the streaming market and the launch of the company's first consumer-facing product.
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Shelter-At-Home to Generate New Consumer Patterns in Headphones and Home Audio
April 9, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Shelter-At-Home to Generate New Consumer Patterns in Headphones and Home Audio

Parks Associates is predicting that headphones and earphones are likely to experience sales spikes with the world changing to Work at Home, Home Schooling, and Entertainment-In-Place. The company's research highlights the need for enhanced user experience to aid with device integration as audio market shifts from whole-room home theater systems to standalone connected devices. Podcast, music, and news consumption habits are also changing as a result of the current public health crisis with COVID-19.
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Alango ListenThrough Fosters Auditory Alertness While Using Headphones
April 6, 2020 by Alexander Goldin

Alango ListenThrough Fosters Auditory Alertness While Using Headphones

Audio transparency is not as simple as it sounds. Slip on a pair of headphones or earbuds and you’ll shut yourself off from critical sounds. With its vast experience in DSP processing software, Alango Technologies developed ListenThrough, a “smart algorithm” for headphones/earphones that allows enjoyment of the music while staying alert to important environmental sounds. Instead of simply filtering selected frequencies, ListenThrough mixes environmental ambient sounds into the A2DP music stream, thus allowing the user to be aware of their surroundings even when using closed headphones and/or listening to loud music.
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Atlantic Technology is Shipping New Patented Quad Driver Closed Back Headphones
March 24, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Atlantic Technology is Shipping New Patented Quad Driver Closed Back Headphones

For over 30-years Atlantic Technology has delivered premium speakers for home theater and home audio. Now, the company launched its third new headphone, part of a dramatic 30+ new product expansion revealed late in 2019 and rolling out in 2020. The new FS-HR280 is a premium headphone with sound quality and ergonomic design that rival more expensive products. Developed for music lovers seeking a major headphone upgrade, the FS-HR280 features a unique patented Quad-Driver system in a lightweight noise-isolating closed-back over-ear design.
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Sonarworks Announces Premium Bundle Sale Including Calibrated Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones and Reference 4 Studio Edition
March 20, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Sonarworks Announces Premium Bundle Sale Including Calibrated Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones and Reference 4 Studio Edition

European audio software developers Sonarworks are promoting a five-day premium bundle sale including individually calibrated sets of Sennheiser HD 650 headphones and Reference 4 Studio Edition with measurement microphone. The sale runs through Monday, March 23 2020 through Sonarworks’ online web-store, with a discount of 20% off (that's $559 instead of the list $699).
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Sennheiser Offers Anniversary Bundle with HD 820 Headphones and HDV 820 Amplifier
March 11, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Offers Anniversary Bundle with HD 820 Headphones and HDV 820 Amplifier

Because Sennheiser is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2020, the surprise announcements will arrive throughout the year. To celebrate with headphone fans around the world, Sennheiser decided to combine the renowned closed dynamic HD 820 headphones with its latest digital headphone amplifier, the HDV 820, at 25% off. From March to end of June 2020, this headphone enthusiast bundle is only available from Sennheiser Stores and the Sennheiser Online Shop.
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Essential Updates on Headphones, TWS, Hearables, Voice and More in audioXpress April 2020
March 9, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Essential Updates on Headphones, TWS, Hearables, Voice and More in audioXpress April 2020

The April 2020 edition of audioXpress is now available and features two essential Market Updates, one focusing on the industry transition to active headphone and earphone designs, and another on how to leverage the latest voice capture and processing technologies. The issue also explains how to evaluate listening effort, and Stuart Yaniger puts the Linear Audio Autoranger Mk II Interface to the test, while Ed Simon writes about AC Power Rectification. Another issue to read and use as reference.
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Andover Audio Introduces PM-50 Planar Magnetic Headphones
March 6, 2020 by Joao Martins

Andover Audio Introduces PM-50 Planar Magnetic Headphones

The high-end headphone market continues to grow as the generic headphone product category expands globally. With wireless now sending mainstream consumers in completely new directions for personal audio, there is still room for brands to grab a share of the market in the wired, premium segment. The new PM-50 Planar Magnetic headphones are a way for Andover Audio to enter the space, proposing a relatively affordable ($500) design that still manages to surprise with walnut housings and replaceable ear-cushions.
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iFi Announces New Hip-DAC Portable USB DAC/Headphone Amp
February 4, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

iFi Announces New Hip-DAC Portable USB DAC/Headphone Amp

iFi announced a new model to its already extensive range of portable DAC/headphone amps with an all-new design – the Hip-DAC. Looking conveniently like a pocket flask, the new portable device features an extruded aluminum enclosure with a distinct petrol blue finish and a touch of copper, offering an extensive set of specifications to support high resolution audio (HRA) sources, while keeping an affordable price tag at just $149 USD or €159 Euros.
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