Bluetooth Wireless Audio, Innovations in Audio, and More in audioXpress December 2024

audioXpress December 2024 features a comprehensive report on Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast, the suppliers and development ecosystem. Jonny McClintock adds insights on Ultra-Low Latency Audio Transmission over Bluetooth LE Audio. Plus three reviews of the QuantAsylum QA403 Audio Analyzer, the DPS-2 Power Supply and LNI-2 DC Filter and Stabilizer from RME Audio, and the SPL Phonitor 3 DAC, Headphone Amplifier and Monitor Controller. Hans Polak details his extensive experiments on Moving Magnet Cartridges.

IOT747 announced a new low latency feature for its IDC777 ultra-low power module. The IDC777 is a fully integrated dual mode LE Audio (LC3 Codec Auracast and Unicast) and Classic Bluetooth module, optimized for Bluetooth wireless audio designs. With this new 20ms low latency stereo mode, the IDC777 module supports even further flexibility for device customization, enabling applications for gaming and an improved experience for Auracast audio sharing and broadcasting.

IOT747, a Cambridge, UK-based supplier of wireless modules and solutions announced a partnership with AntennaWare, the Northern Ireland-based developer of Bluetooth and Ultra-Wideband (UWB) antenna solutions for wireless wearables. The partnership integrates AntennaWare BodyWave Antenna with the IDC737 Bluetooth module in an example reference design for long-range and wearable applications.