Sennheiser Promises to Revolutionize Wireless Audio Transmission in Large Events with WMAS

WMAS is the not-very-imaginative acronym for Wireless Multi-Channel Audio Systems, a technology and system approach that Sennheiser has been developing for over 10 years. The German company is currently having meetings with regulatory bodies, and promoting demonstrations to high-profile wireless users and decision-makers. Reasons enough for Sennheiser to decide to unveil details about the upcoming new type of wireless audio transmission technology.

If you are an audio industry professional, unless you have been on holiday on some remote island without Internet, you must have noticed that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally issued the long-expected rule establishing Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids - five years after the original OTC hearing aid act was signed into law on August 18, 2017. Will hearing aid companies really adjust and understand "consumer" behaviors? How do hearables fit in that environment? Could these products be influenced by "brand loyalty"?

Headquartered in the mountain community of Felton, California, the Inovonics engineering team continues to work tirelessly to meet the needs of an increasingly connected broadcast world. Inovonics now introduced the new 551 and 552 HD Radio Modulation Monitors, providing the ultimate choice for advanced FM and HD Radio signal monitoring. Incorporating all the necessary features for station setup, regulatory compliance and remote monitoring, both models are on schedule to begin shipping mid-February 2022.

Making Audio Augmentation useful for everyone, or pursue the regulatory requirements of OTC hearing aids. This article offers a useful perspective regarding the guidance documents published by the US Food and Drug Administration regarding improved access to hearing aid technology. The agency proposes a rule to establish a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids - to be sold directly to consumers in stores or online without a medical exam or a fitting by an audiologist. But most audio manufacturers are better off by not pursuing this FDA-approved OTC market. Doing so will simply hinder critical experimentation and innovation.

Rohde & Schwarz today announced that the seventh edition of its Demystifying EMC conference will go virtual, offering participants the opportunity to engage with industry experts through Europe and beyond. The renowned industry event, hosted by Rohde & Schwarz, will be open to participants globally for the first time in 2021. From the virtual floors of a digitized Rohde & Schwarz headquarters, the event will cover topics including design, test and the regulatory compliance.