AlphaTheta Euphonia: A Stunning Professional Rotary Mixer

Inspired by the classic Urei rotary mixers, standard in NYC clubs and still highly appreciated by today's DJs, the design team responsible for Pioneer DJ - now operating as AlphaTheta, an independent company - revealed a new long-awaited project. The Euphonia Professional 4-channel rotary mixer combines high-quality 32-bit A/D and D/A converters, 96kHz/64-bit floating point mixing processing core, with a Rupert Neve Designs analog transformer, USB-C audio interface, and many innovations on the creative controls.

Capable of 135dB peak SPL, Martin Audio’s latest announcement, THS, is an extremely powerful point source loudspeaker which combines very high output with extended frequency response. This new design using a custom version of the DCX464 Coaxial HF dual-diaphragm compression driver and a 15" woofer, joins the wider TH series from the British manufacturer, and is ideally suited to medium-scale DJ club applications and installations which call for exceptionally high sound levels from a compact, standalone loudspeaker system.

Danish audio design company and headphone innovator AIAIAI unveiled its latest modular DJ performance headphones that are also perfect lifestyle statements. The new TMA-2 DJ XE on-ears evolve from the company's TMA-2 platform - with a wink and a nudge to the Sennheiser HD 25's - offering a cleaner and more mature design, with clear sound for high volume levels, better sound isolation, and weighing only 168g. Shipping late August 2023 for EUR €140.

Denon DJ, an inMusic brand, just announced a brand-new, cutting-edge PRIME 4+ standalone controller, the first in its class to contain all the mixing and processing features that typically require an external laptop. The Denon DJ PRIME 4+ features Stems separation technology so DJs can isolate vocals or instruments with the tap of a finger and adds next-level features to the world’s most powerful standalone DJ system, including full wireless streaming music accessibility with larger controls and jog wheels.

Technics unveiled the new SL-1200MK7-S Direct Drive turntable model. In keeping with the SL-1200 tradition of past decades and in response to recent inquiries, the brand decided to add a silver version. The new model inherits the same features and operational comfort as the SL-1200MK7 originally introduced in January 2019 in all-black matte finish, which has since been a success among the DJ community worldwide.

Florida-based inMusic Brands, the music technology hardware and software company founded by Jack O'Donnell, which already owns some of the most powerful brands in the DJ, Music Production and Musical Instrument industries, announced the acquisition of Belgium company ArKaos, the world's reference in VJ software and the pioneer in combining light, video and LED in a single visual server and control software solution. ArKaos is also the company who introduced the Kling-Net protocol, a global de-fact standard for lighting control and Remote Device Management (RDM).

Futuresource Consulting shared some top line trends from its Professional Headphone Market Report and confirms that the pro headphones market achieved global revenues of more than US $540 million in 2018, and is on track to reach nearly US $800 million by 2023. The strategic market segment is expanding in home studio and DJ applications, which in turn vastly influences the wider consumer market. The comprehensive new market report from Futuresource Consulting is now available.

Numark, a leading brand of DJ solutions, announced the immediate availability of its new NTX1000 Professional Direct-Drive Turntable. The company delivers an impressive new turntable perfectly suited to professional performance, with superior starting torque, 12” aluminum platter and rugged, precision tonearm. The NTX1000 is also an excellent choice for any vinyl enthusiasts looking for a reliable turntable at an affordable price.

Denon DJ, now part of the family of inMusic brands, has released three new enhanced headphone models, suitable for users from advanced hobbyist to critical professional. Affordably priced, the new HP Series have swiveling ear cups for one-handed monitoring and a comfortable folding design for long mix down sessions.