All items tagged with wireless audio (376)

EarFun Sets Record for Lightest ANC Wireless Earbuds with New EarFun Free Pro

December 7, 2020 by Joao Martins

EarFun Sets Record for Lightest ANC Wireless Earbuds with New EarFun Free Pro

EarFun is one of those consumer brands, established in 2018 by an experienced group of industrial designers and acoustic engineers, focused on next-generation wireless audio devices and leveraging their manufacturing network in Shenzhen, China. Committed to deliver solutions that use the latest technology and improve sound quality, the EarFun engineering team has been pushing the envelope on how affordable and sophisticated true wireless earbuds can be. With the new EarFun Free Pro, the brand seems to have come full circle.

Nordic Semiconductor nRF5340 for Bluetooth 5.2 and LE Audio Applications Now Available

December 4, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Nordic Semiconductor nRF5340 for Bluetooth 5.2 and LE Audio Applications Now Available

Nordic Semiconductor has announced that its nRF5340 high-end multiprotocol Bluetooth 5.2 System-on-Chip (SoC) has entered volume production. The world’s first dual Arm Cortex-M33 wireless SoC is now available and offers all the advanced features and security required for the next-generation of connected audio applications including LE Audio and advanced wearables. The new SoC is now widely commercially available through Nordic’s distribution network.

SoundSend WiSA Wireless Multichannel Transmitter Now Available for WiSA Partners, Distributors and Retailers

December 2, 2020 by Joao Martins

SoundSend WiSA Wireless Multichannel Transmitter Now Available for WiSA Partners, Distributors and Retailers

Consumer electronics consortium Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA), announced that SoundSend, the Association's first branded product, is now available at $179 US MSRP. This means that consumer electronic brands can now offer wireless multichannel surround sound 5.1 systems hard bundled with SoundSend or co-promote with premium audio speakers or TVs. The new "hockey puck" device is truly a strategic product. It's a big deal for the promotion of the technology and for making WiSA truly mainstream.

BluOS Update Adds New Surround Mode Listening Option to Select Bluesound Models

November 23, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

BluOS Update Adds New Surround Mode Listening Option to Select Bluesound Models

Bluesound continues to expand its range of high-resolution wireless multiroom line of audio players and also investing in the possibilities for existing solutions. The company announced the addition of a Stereo Surround mode option for its Bluesound Pulse Soundbar and Powernode models with the next BluOS 3.12 maintenance release effective November 24, 2020. And meanwhile Bluesound also expanded its integration and control options with URC and Crestron.

Testing, Measuring, and Smart Audio Solutions in audioXpress December 2020

November 11, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Testing, Measuring, and Smart Audio Solutions in audioXpress December 2020

Ending the year with great content, as we do 12 times per year, audioXpress December 2020 is now available in print and online. In this edition, we pay tribute to Jeff Bagby, explore the QuantAsylum QA401 audio analyzer combined with the new QA451 programmable load, and explain the process of measuring wireless audio products using multi-tone testing. Plus, Brewster LaMacchia expands on A2B designs, Gary Galo details how to improve low-output moving-coil cartridges with his Jensen-based step-up transformer, and Mike Harkins reviews the versatile Puffin Phono DSP by Parks Audio. And much more, now available!

November 6, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Hisense Joins WiSA Association TV Brand Member List

The Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) founded by Summit Wireless Technologies, announced that Hisense will join the Association’s more than 60 leading consumer electronics brands, as it plans to continue to expand its retail presence in North America. Hisense is a leading consumer electronics and home appliances company that sells globally and is the number 1 TV brand in China. Adding WiSA Ready TVs will mean that Hisense will reinforce the number of systems that are “ready” to transmit wireless audio to WiSA Certified speakers.

NXP Unveils New IW62X Family of 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth Devices for Advanced Audio Applications and Connected Designs

October 9, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

NXP Unveils New IW62X Family of 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth Devices for Advanced Audio Applications and Connected Designs

NXP Semiconductors announced its latest family of 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Dual Band + Bluetooth/BLE-Audio devices, designed to drive a new phase of connectivity innovation for all sorts of advanced audio, gaming and connected devices. Enabling the world’s first Wi-Fi 6 enabled gaming console (the new PlayStation 5), NXP’s optimized IW62X family of products will provide increased capacity, efficiency and performance for next-generation connectivity solutions including wireless speakers and all sorts of smart devices.

Lenbrook Americas Launches DALI OBERON C Series Active Wireless Hi-Fi

October 8, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Lenbrook Americas Launches DALI OBERON C Series Active Wireless Hi-Fi

Hi-fidelity made easy and affordable. That's the pitch for DALI's Oberon C wireless active speakers, complemented with the Sound Hub Compact audio preamplifier, providing simplicity of installation and operation with the best possible sound quality. Lenbrook Americas now launched the DALI OBERON C Series, bringing wireless active Hi-Fi within the reach of many more music enthusiasts.

New Lectrosonics DCR 8222 Dual-Channel Portable Digital Receiver for Field Production

October 8, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

New Lectrosonics DCR 8222 Dual-Channel Portable Digital Receiver for Field Production

Lectrosonics introduced the new DCR822 digital, dual-channel portable receiver, which is compatible with all the current Lectrosonics mono and stereo digital transmitters and is backward compatible with any of the Digital Hybrid Wireless transmitters made in the past 18 years. The DCR822 provides two independent receiver channels at the highest level of RF and audio performance available with a versatile feature set in a compact design for field and location production.

WiSA Introduces SoundSend Home Cinema Audio Transmitter to Instantly Connect Smart TVs to WiSA Certified Speakers

September 30, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

WiSA Introduces SoundSend Home Cinema Audio Transmitter to Instantly Connect Smart TVs to WiSA Certified Speakers

WiSA unveiled its WiSA SoundSend audio transmitter, the Association’s first branded product to hit the market since its inception. The SoundSend is an HDMI (or optical)-connected transmitter designed to make wireless multichannel audio accessible in minutes to nearly every smart TV. SoundSend allows for instant transmission of smart TV content to WiSA Certified speakers for a true cinema sound experience at home without speaker wires. The product will be available for purchase in November of 2020 and will retail for $179 US MSRP.

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