All items tagged with streaming (114)
CSR State Of Play Report Reveals 77% Of People Yearn For Better Sound Quality At Home
December 22, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

CSR State Of Play Report Reveals 77% Of People Yearn For Better Sound Quality At Home

CSR commissioned a survey to understand the attitudes, habits and trends set to influence the design of home audio systems in the coming years. Audio buyers are becoming increasingly selective about what they want from their audio equipment but are manufacturers delivering on the needs of the market today and the wants of the future?
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Loudness and the Listening Experience
December 19, 2014 by Joao Martins

Loudness and the Listening Experience

During the 137th International Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention in Los Angeles, CA, a session on the Broadcast & Streaming Media Track discussed “Loudness for Streaming and Radio.” Thomas Lund (TC Electronic), an expert and longtime promoter of the loudness standards currently implemented in TV broadcast, chaired the session, which included an interesting angle from Bob Orban (Orban) and Frank Foti (Telos/Omnia).
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Calendar of Technical Program Events for 137th Audio Engineering Society Convention Already Online
August 29, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Calendar of Technical Program Events for 137th Audio Engineering Society Convention Already Online

The 137th Audio Engineering Society Convention Calendar of Technical Program Events is already available and features a full schedule of workshops, papers and presentations, including an expanded Broadcast and Streaming Track with timely topics, from loudness issues and CALM Act compliance to facility design, codecs and signal routing.
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Market Reports and Forecasts: Streaming Music
August 19, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Market Reports and Forecasts: Streaming Music

Futuresource Consulting has released its latest strategic report on the music market, which includes packaged and streaming figures. Streaming music subscription services are expected to double revenues in 2014 compared to 2012 and will exceed $3 billion in USA and Western Europe this year.
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“The Distortion of Sound” documentary exposes ‘quality for convenience’ trade-offs
July 11, 2014 by Joao Martins

“The Distortion of Sound” documentary exposes ‘quality for convenience’ trade-offs

A new documentary presented by Harman, featuring Quincy Jones, Mike Shinoda, Hans Zimmer, A.R. Rahman, Manny Marroquin and others, addresses audio compression’s impact on the listening experience. The documentary aims to promote the audiotioning of music using proper speakers and non-compressed sources.
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RTI releases Two-Way Driver for Sonos Audio Devices
July 11, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

RTI releases Two-Way Driver for Sonos Audio Devices

A new two-way driver from Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) allows the brand’s processors to directly control audio functions on one of the world’s most widely used streaming audio solutions. The new driver allows intuitive control of popular Sonos systems directly from RTI interfaces, including mobile devices.
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Panasonic offers Wireless Sound with Launch of aptX Enabled TVs
July 10, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Panasonic offers Wireless Sound with Launch of aptX Enabled TVs

Panasonic has chosen to integrate aptX streaming into a number of its Viera digital TV models. With CSR’s aptX already supporting a number of its wireless audio devices like headsphones, speakers, and soundbars, Panasonic has now become the first manufacturer to offer a range of TVs with the audio codec.
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Microchip Extends Spotify Connect Support for SoC JukeBlox Platform
July 10, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip Extends Spotify Connect Support for SoC JukeBlox Platform

Microchip announced Spotify Connect support in its JukeBlox system-on-a-chip (SoC) and Software Design Kit (SDK) for networked audio platform, releasing a new media module to support Spotify’s streaming service. This release extends support to more than 8 million audio products based on Microchip’s network audio processors.
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InfoComm International Study Projects $116 Billion AV Industry by 2016
June 25, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

InfoComm International Study Projects $116 Billion AV Industry by 2016

Steady growth is moving commercial AV industry forward, according to a new study revealed by InfoComm International at the InfoComm 2014 tradeshow in Las Vegas. The findings are part of a study commissioned by the organization aimed at sizing the commercial audiovisual industry, now available.
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Sennheiser Creates Subsidiary Focused on Streaming Solutions
June 20, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Creates Subsidiary Focused on Streaming Solutions

Sennheiser announced at InfoComm (Las Vegas) the creation of a new competence center for innovative streaming solutions, Sennheiser Streaming Technology GmbH (SST). The subsidiary is based in Hamburg and is initially focusing on low-latency streaming to cellular devices.
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