
Bose Updates All QuietComfort ANC Headphones and Earbuds
In a subdued and terribly timed announcement - more than one week after the closing of the largest consumer electronics show, and hitting right on Apple iPhone launch week - Bose unveiled a complete refresh of its iconic QuietComfort active noise cancellation headphones and earbuds. The new QuietComfort Ultra Headphones, QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds, and the QuietComfort Headphones, are three completely updated iterations of the brand's leading products.

Knowles Announces "Exploration of Strategic Alternatives" for Consumer MEMS Microphones Segment
Knowles Corporation, a leading global supplier of high performance components and solutions, including ceramic capacitors and radio frequency filters, advanced microphones and balanced armature speakers and audio solutions, announced an agreement to acquire Cornell Dubilier, a manufacturer of high-quality film, electrolytic and mica capacitors for $263 Million. At the same time it announced the intention to explore "strategic alternatives" for its consumer MEMS microphones business.

Lenbrook Acquires MQA, Patents, and Audio Codecs
Lenbrook Corp., the privately-owned Canadian audio company that owns NAD Electronics, PSB Speakers, Bluesound, Bluesound Professional, and BluOS, has acquired the assets of UK-based company MQA. The deal adds significant audio patents and codecs to Lenbrook’s IP portfolio, including MQA's high-resolution audio encoding and the latest SCL6 Scalable Codec for wireless audio applications, which is implemented in the upcoming line of PSB headphones and earbuds.
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Sensory TrulyHandsfree 7.0 Improves Voice Recognition Accuracy
Sensory announced the launch of TrulyHandsfree 7.0, the latest iteration of its groundbreaking voice recognition software for low-power wake words and small command sets. As pioneers in wake word and custom voice assistants, now focusing their efforts in embedded voice and biometric AI technology, Sensory's latest version of TrulyHandsfree improves accuracy, size, and power consumption, all key metrics for the advancement of voice recognition applications.

Focal Relaunches Bathys Wireless ANC Headphones with Mimi Sound Personalization
Almost a year ago, Focal introduced two important new headphones one after the other. The main announcement was the introduction of its flagship Focal Utopia 2022 Edition. The second announcement was the Bathys, its first wireless headphones with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC). This sequence didn't help to project the sales of the Bathys, which also offer a high-quality USB-DAC wired mode. Now, Focal relaunched the Bathys with a new color and support for Mimi hearing personalization.

High End Society Promotes Finest Audio Show Vienna
The High End Society, promoters of the successful High End Show in Munich, have announced a new regional hi-fi show in Austria to take place November 18-19, 2023. Focused on serving German-speaking audio enthusiasts, Finest Audio Show Vienna intends to meet the demand in these thriving markets. The event will take place at the Austria Center Vienna, a central location in the heart of Vienna, offering an ideal platform for the two-day showcase.

Focal Redefines 3-Way Nearfield Studio Category with New Trio6
In 2022, Focal renewed its core studio monitor line with the introduction of the three ST6 products: the Solo6 and Twin6 studio monitors, together with the Sub12 subwoofer. Now Focal expanded that line with the Trio6 flagship studio monitor, equipped with a Beryllium inverted dome tweeter, a 5" midrange woofer and a 8" subwoofer, also made with composite ‘W’-cone and a 35Hz cut-off frequency. Like the Solo6 and Twin6 monitors, the new Trio6 benefits from Focal's best and latest technologies.

Shure Announces Agreement to Acquire Audio Listening and Monitoring Software Company Wavemark Oy
Shure has reached an agreement to acquire Ab Wavemark Oy, a software company that developed products for theater, film, TV, broadcast, and content streaming applications. The acquisition will expand Shure’s professional audio software portfolio. The company from Finland gained recognition for its Wavetool audio monitoring software that detects and solves sound level and RF issues, while its WTAutoMixer is a multichannel gainsharing automatic mixer plug-in with a built-in leveler, compatible with most DAWs.

Audio Myths: Feedback Re-Entrant Distortion. Should We Worry?
There are many aspects of negative feedback in audio that are the subject of continued discussion. Jan Didden continues to debunk more Audio Myths. This article addresses re-entrant distortion. The idea is that, since negative feedback sends some of the distorted output signal back to the input, this already-distorted signal would only get more distorted by going through the nonlinear amplifier, over and over again.

Presonus Refreshes Eris Family of Studio Monitors Including New Coaxial Pro Model for Dolby Atmos
PreSonus Audio Electronics, announced its refreshed line of Eris Studio Monitors that will now be available in three distinct tiers — Essential, Studio and Pro. This tier system is intended to ensure that any creator, from casual bedroom songwriters to home studios or project studios will be able to explore the best features of each product to further their craft. As the studio arm of Fender, PreSonus is reimagining its product portfolio with an increasing focus on musicians and music production.