Total Listening to Audio on a Phone Surpassed Traditional Radio Listening in 2022

According to a recent study by Edison Research, Americans already spend more time listening to audio sources on mobile devices than they do from radio receivers. This is the first time that phones surpass the time spent listening to traditional radio, revealing that mobile phones continue "chomping" audio shares. And more worryingly for traditional broadcast radio, this is happening even in the car.

Denon has announced that it is bringing the hearing profile technology from Australian headphone company Nura, into the brand’s product pipeline. In adding Nura’s otoacoustic emission measuring technology to Denon products, the Sound United brand, now owned by Masimo, will be able to add personalized sound, based on hearing measurements of each ear, processed on the device to create a unique user listening profile..

Zesto Audio, the Californian company founded by George Counnas, announced the launch of a new Class A amplifier design that offers an impressive 100 watts per channel (8 ohms) plus a unique feature of a three-position "Auto Bias Select" switch. In order to achieve its power rating, the new Bia 200 Select Stereo Power Amplifier is sold with four 12AU7 plus four matched KT150 output tubes. Thanks to the new auto bias switch, the amplifier is ready to safely accommodate KT88, KT120 and KT170 tubes, delivering options for all preferences.

Musicube is a software company from Hamburg, Germany, working on advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions intended to solve a serious problem in the music industry. Its music discovery technology generates more than 500 metadata tags (moods, instruments, and more) for more than 47 million songs using its audio analysis AI, and is intended to solve the closed "preferences" playlist loop that most users experience from existing streaming services.

Sonarworks announced its all-new and improved speaker and headphone calibration software SoundID Reference (currently known as Sonarworks Reference). Continuing its commitment to making a simple and affordable software that delivers reliable reference sound for creators, Sonarworks added new features and updates including Custom Target, Translation Check, improved systemwide drivers for Windows users, and many other enhancements to the user interface.

SoundID, the headphone correction software that combines target response calibration, personal hearing profiles and sound preferences, now supports 406 headphones with the addition of 20 new models. Originally launched by Sonarworks at CES 2020, SoundID allows consumers to maximize their listening experience with personalized sound on their favorite headphones, using a new simplified approach that combines software and machine learning to deliver personalized audio, regardless of device.

After Sonarworks introduced the SoundID concept at CES 2020, the expectations couldn't be any higher. After all, Sonarworks is the company behind the Reference Studio and Reference Headphone software used extensively by musicians, producers and studio engineers to generate a consistent reference monitoring environment. By anticipating the launch of its new SoundID Listen app for Mac and Windows, Sonarworks is reaching out to consumers with a solid technology proposition for personalized sound on headphones. But will consumers recognize the value as professionals do?