A Fiber-Reinforced Composite Technology for Vibration Reduction in High-Performance Applications
This article, written by Anthony Caiazzo, Chief Technology Officer and Principal of Countervail Products, details the company’s family of vibration canceling materials featuring a patented approach that has been shown to provide exceptional levels of vibration damping in many common structural configurations. Countervail materials not only cancel vibrations, but they also contribute to the stiffness of the structure and typically don't significantly change the component manufacturing process.
Listen Technologies and Ampetronic Start Shipping First Commercial Grade Auracast Solution
Listen Technologies and Ampetronic announced that Auri, the first complete Auracast broadcast audio-based assistive listening solution, is now shipping. The unveiling of the Auri solution at the ISE 2025 show in Barcelona comes at a time when system integrators are starting to be aware of the potential for the technology in any public space environment. Ongoing demonstrations at the busy trade show floor clearly showcase the enormous potential and impact for the industry.
Elytone NAP1 Platform Improves with AES67 and AES70 (OCA) Support
Elytone returned to ISE 2025 in Barcelona with another series of exciting technology updates in networked audio. The Taiwan-based company showcased new developments featuring its Networked Audio Processor 1 (NAP1) platform enabling IP audio networks over Dante and AES67, now with AES70 (OCA) controls, enhanced A2B Audio Bus bridging (including automatic plug & play). Also new is the addition of audio streaming capabilities, including Spotify Connect and Google Cast, with more streaming services in final testing and additional services to be added in 2025.
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Powersoft Launches Ultra-Compact PoE Amplifier at ISE 2025
The latest announcement from Powersoft is called Nota, and it’s a versatile, ultra-compact PoE/PoE+ amplifier that the Italian manufacturer says was designed to meet current market needs. Those have to do with increasing requirements for fully networked audio environments, increasingly AES67-based. With PoE/PoE+ and USB-C connectivity, 140W of power, built-in DSP, and remote monitoring and control, Nota is feature-packed, easy-to-setup, and proof that it’s not about size, but what you do with it.
DPA Microphones Unveils N-Series Digital Wireless Microphone System
DPA Microphones is moving into the wireless market with the release of its new N-Series Digital Wireless Microphone System. Announced at ISE 2025, the first wireless solution from the Danish company is a fully digital, true diversity wideband system, in a robust and easy-to-operate format that is well-suited to a wide array of live, rental, and installed systems applications. In addition to the dedicated wideband capabilities available with each N-Series device, DPA designed the solution to differentiate in its attention to every detail and increased flexibility.
GN Introduces Their Most Advanced Hearing Aid with Dedicated DNN Chip
GN, the Danish manufacturer of prescription and over-the-counter hearing aids, announced their new flagship model ReSound Vivia, powered by a dedicated Deep Neural Network (DNN) chip trained on 13.5 million spoken sentences in various languages and with varied vocal effort, across 3.9 million tuned sound parameters, that spotlights speech and eliminates distracting noise. The new AI powered hearing aids expand GN’s range of Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast-enabled solutions.
Lighter, Cooler, More Powerful. B&C Speakers Introduces New Products for 2025
Fresh from NAMM 2025 in Anaheim, CA, B&C Speakers will exhibit at ISE 2025 in Barcelona, where it will present its latest innovations, highlighting in particular the latest HLX Series Helical compression drivers DH350 and DH450 now benefiting from purposely designed heatsinks. Also new for the show are two new lightweight, high-power woofers, that are perfect for small format line arrays, expanding the Italian speaker manufacturer’s CL Series.
L-Acoustics and Treble Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership and Investment
L-Acoustics, the French manufacturer of professional sound systems and global market leader in the touring and large performance segment, announced its participation in Treble Technologies’ Series A funding round, alongside a strategic partnership between the two companies. Treble Technologies, based in Reykjavík, Iceland, is a pioneering leader in acoustic simulation, spatial audio and synthetic audio data generation.
A Compression Driver Trilogy and More From Lavoce at ISE 2025
The 2025 trade show season is in full force, and Lavoce Italiana is crossing the Atlantic after attending the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, and now moving closer to home, for Integrated Systems Europe in Barcelona, Spain. There, the company will be introducing three neodymium magnet HF compression driver models: DN07.10LTF with 0.75” exit and low Fs, DN10.20 with 1” exit, and DN20.30TK with 2” exit. These compression drivers join the recently announced CAF series ferrite common magnet coaxials and other new models.
Holophonix Software Version 2.3 Expands Universal Compatibility and Integration for Immersive Audio Applications
Holophonix will launch version 2.3 of its immersive audio software at ISE 2025 in Barcelona. The software, which is a free download to Holophonix users, features two key advancements: enhanced interoperability and an intuitive ‘Wizard’ that simplifies the user experience and streamlines workflows for audio professionals. Holophonix will be at booth #7J100 – Hall 7 exhibiting with its sister brand Amadeus.