All items tagged with high resolution audio (388)
Questyle Introduces M12 Mobile Hi-Fi Headphone Amplifier With ESS Sabre DAC
July 30, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Questyle Introduces M12 Mobile Hi-Fi Headphone Amplifier With ESS Sabre DAC

Questyle Technology, the renowned manufacturer of high-quality DACs, headphone amplifiers, and Current Mode Amplification systems, now announced their new M12 Mobile Hi-Fi Headphone Amplifier with DAC. With the compact M12 USB-C DAC, the company allows mobile phone listeners to enjoy the best of lossless and high-resolution audio streaming platforms, using the ESS Sabre32 ES9281AC flagship digital-to-analog converter.
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Sony Raises the Bar for Immersive Sound with New HT-A9 Wireless Home Theater System and Flagship HT-A7000 Soundbar
July 21, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Sony Raises the Bar for Immersive Sound with New HT-A9 Wireless Home Theater System and Flagship HT-A7000 Soundbar

Sony Electronics introduced its new premium HT-A9 home theater system and flagship HT-A7000 soundbar, introducing new more convincing immersive audio sound experiences to the home. With a soundbar equipped with up-firing drivers and wireless surround speakers and subwoofers, the new Sony systems for the living room make it easier for households to enjoy all types of content with an incredibly immersive home theater and soundscape experience. Support for High-Resolution Audio and 360 Reality Audio, and other "spatial audio" formats included.
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Yamaha Announces YH-L700A Advanced ANC Headphones
July 16, 2021 by Joao Martins

Yamaha Announces YH-L700A Advanced ANC Headphones

The announcement comes directly from Japan and the brand's Asian and Pacific websites, following the Yamaha Design Laboratory preview unveiled in 2020 to promote the new headphones created by lead designers Masafumi Futo and Yoshinobu Terazaki. Now, Yamaha confirmed the flagship and truly unique YH-L700A headphones will be available August 2021, introducing an advanced ANC implementation with a series of smart optimizations.
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Roon Labs Confirms Expansion of Roon Ready Audio Device Ecosystem
July 15, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Roon Labs Confirms Expansion of Roon Ready Audio Device Ecosystem

Roon Labs celebrated a huge expansion its audio device ecosystem, adding hundreds of brand and device partners in 2021. The cadence of new Roon Ready certifications has increased tenfold since the start of the pandemic. In 2020, just a handful of new products were certified each month, and in the first half of 2021 Roon Labs reported over 100 new Roon Ready and Roon Tested devices. Forty new brands have submitted products for certification in that timeframe.
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Edifier Unveils NeoBuds Pro Hi-Res Certified, Noise Canceling True Wireless Earbuds
July 6, 2021 by Joao Martins

Edifier Unveils NeoBuds Pro Hi-Res Certified, Noise Canceling True Wireless Earbuds

If the market research is accurate and consumers' main priority is audio quality, then it makes sense to offer the best possible options as a way to differentiate new true wireless earbud designs. That was now attempted by Edifier, a company with access to the best available technologies and manufacturing resources. The NeoBuds Pro ANC earbuds are a new Hi-Res Audio certified TWS design, now available to pre-order on IndieGoGo.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound: Questions, Development, Audio Momentum and the Market
July 2, 2021 by Joao Martins

Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound: Questions, Development, Audio Momentum and the Market

In early March 2021, following a series of announcements in development platforms and solutions for wireless audio, Qualcomm announced Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound, a new end-to-end approach to promote high-resolution digital audio and enhanced voice communications across devices. The systems' approach combines and optimizes multiple Qualcomm technologies for mobile platforms, processing, connectivity, plus the latest aptX Adaptive audio technologies needed to improve the sound experience for consumers. But how can manufacturers and new brands benefit? Will there be a lossless extension for aptX Adaptive? We asked the questions to Jonny McClintock, Director of aptX Sales & Marketing at Qualcomm.
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Fresh From the Bench: KEF LS50 Meta Loudspeaker. A Material Improvement
June 30, 2021 by Oliver A.Masciarotte

Fresh From the Bench: KEF LS50 Meta Loudspeaker. A Material Improvement

In September 2020, British brand KEF updated its extremely popular LS50 speaker design and introduced the LS50 Meta, an improved version of the original LS50 passive design, now featuring a new Uni-Q driver that is coupled to an interesting new metamaterial absorber in the back. audioXpress requested a pair of the loudspeakers for review. Oliver Masciarotte did the listening, and Kent Peterson confirmed their impressions with extensive measurements. This article was originally published in audioXpress, June 2021.
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Alps Alpine Designs First 32-bit/384kHz High-Resolution Audio System for Car Audio
June 24, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Alps Alpine Designs First 32-bit/384kHz High-Resolution Audio System for Car Audio

Alps Alpine, the manufacturer of electronic components and automotive infotainment systems and its domestic marketing division Alpine Electronics of America, announced a new series of products aimed at taking high resolution audio reproduction in car audio to a whole new level. The new AlpineF#1Status is a complete systems approach to premium car audio that embodies Alpine’s vision of “Emotion in Mobility,” by delivering an unparalleled music experience.
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Mixxim Offers Nostalgia in High Resolution Audio with Fourth Generation of MIXXTAPE Cassette
June 16, 2021 by Joao Martins

Mixxim Offers Nostalgia in High Resolution Audio with Fourth Generation of MIXXTAPE Cassette

The cassette is back! Again! Mixxim is launching the fourth-generation MIXXTAPE. The high-resolution audio player will be available on Kickstarter starting June 15. With a nostalgic, old-school look, MIXXTAPE offers music lovers a new experience, now supporting high resolution digital audio. The compact portable player is designed for those who are not yet into streaming services, miss the 3.5mm headphone jack, and just like to carry their favorite music with them at all times.
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Listen's New AmpConnect 621 Hi-Res Multichannel Audio Interface Is Now Shipping
June 14, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Listen's New AmpConnect 621 Hi-Res Multichannel Audio Interface Is Now Shipping

The Listen AmpConnect 621 was unveiled earlier with the launch of SoundCheck 19 software, and is now available. The new multichannel, multifunction, high resolution audio test interface includes all the functionality required for audio testing in just one unit, including an amplifier, microphone power supply, line outputs and digital I/O. And with a sample rate of up to 192kHz, it supports measuring high resolution audio designs.
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