Dirac-Enabled BES Chipsets Now Available To Global Headphone Manufacturers

Swedish digital audio processing pioneer Dirac and leading multinational chipset maker BES announced a partnership to pre-integrate the Dirac Virtuo and Dirac Opteo software onto BES chipsets to be used by leading headphone manufacturers to deliver optimized performance in any headphone type. The announcement was made at CES 2023, where it was confirmed that boAt, Monoprice, and Sudio are the first headphone brands to leverage these Dirac-enabled BES chipsets in their devices.

Imagine Marketing, the parent company of boAt a leading consumer electronics brand in India, announced a collaboration with Dirac to include digital audio optimization solutions from the Swedish digital audio processing company in its next-generation audio range of products. boAt currently ranks #1 among the wireless hearables brands in India in terms of volume since 2019. Imagine recently established a 50/50 joint venture with Dixon to expand manufacturing in India.

ams showcased its new Earbud Innovation Demo Kit at CES 2020. The ready-to-use reference design shows how loose-fit true wireless earbuds can achieve selective noise cancellation for augmented hearing, while supporting features such as proximity sensing for automatic power saving and usability enhancements. Based on the new ams AS3460 Digital Augmented Hearing companion chip, the solution currently provides the world’s best performing noise cancellation for loose- and closed-fit earbuds.