New Focal Outdoor Speaker Lineup Now Available in US

French speaker manufacturer Focal announced the company’s new line of outdoor speakers are now available in the US for the first time. The Custom OD 108 and OD 108-T and Chorus OD 706-V and OD 706-VT feature high-quality components to create an aural experience in open air outdoor environments. Now available in US in time for Summer season.

German professional audio equipment manufacturer d&b audiotechnik GmbH announced that Ardian, an independent private investment company, is acquiring the company from previous owners, investment companies Odewald & Compagnie and COBEPA. The move intends to support d&b audiotechnik’s international growth strategy as defined by existing management, which also gets a stake in the company.

Audio Precision announced the introduction of their Speech Transmission Index (STI) plug-in for APx500 audio test software. Created for engineers developing public safety (police, fire, emergency) communications and public address systems, as well as flight recorder devices, the APx STI plug-in provides measurement capabilities conforming to international standard IEC 60268-16 (2011).

Audinate’s new 4×4 channels Dante Ultimo silicon platform will enable more audio networking systems for A/V, conferencing, public address, and broadcast applications. The new Audionate Dante Ultimo (ULT-01-004) solution supports 4 channels in and 4 channels out of uncompressed audio, …