Better Acoustics, Better Designs in audioXpress August 2024!

Better Acoustics, Better Designs in audioXpress August 2024!
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Audio Amplification Meets Product Development in audioXpress July 2024

Audio Amplification Meets Product Development in audioXpress July 2024
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The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities

The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities
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Aiming for Better Loudspeaker Designs in Voice Coil July 2024

Aiming for Better Loudspeaker Designs in Voice Coil July 2024
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Dirac Takes Sudio E2 TWS Earbuds a Step Further with Virtuo Spatial Audio
by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Takes Sudio E2 TWS Earbuds a Step Further with Virtuo Spatial Audio

Swedish digital audio processing pioneer Dirac and Sudio, the Swedish consumer electronics design house, announced a collaboration on Sudio’s new flagship E2 true wireless stereo earbuds, featuring Dirac Virtuo spatial audio. Founded in 2012, Sudio sits firmly at the center of Sweden’s visionary audio tech scene, and this collaboration with Dirac for the cutting-edge Sudio E2 earphones reflects the companies’ unrivaled strengths in combining breakthrough sound performance and elevated product design.
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US Smart Speaker Market is Stalling, New Voicebot Market Report Finds
by audioXpress Staff

US Smart Speaker Market is Stalling, New Voicebot Market Report Finds

According to Voicebot Research, smart speakers's use at home is stalling, at least in the most mature market, which is the US. According to the company's latest "Smart Speaker Consumer Adoption Report 2022," the US reveals a new trend on how the market is evolving. Following a fast rise to prominence in 2016, and peak adoption in 2019, momentum shifted to what Brett Kinsella, the founder and CEO of Voicebot.ai and Voicebot Research, characterizes as "The Great Stall".
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New Sennheiser IE 600 Earphones Are Proud to Be Wired and Built to Last
by Joao Martins

New Sennheiser IE 600 Earphones Are Proud to Be Wired and Built to Last

The new IE 600 earphones are the first product from Sennheiser's consumer division - now part of the Sonova group following the acquisition. The model sits between the flagship IE 900 and the IE 300 earphones, both launched in 2021, all designed for music enthusiasts that remain indifferent to wireless options and still believe "the tiniest details count." With the new Sennheiser IE 600, the company also promotes "a lifetime of listening pleasure," in reference to the advanced materials used in the ultra-tough earphone housings.
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    Test Bench: The 10NW76 Pro Sound High SPL 10” Driver from B&C Speakers
    by Vance Dickason

    Test Bench: The 10NW76 Pro Sound High SPL 10” Driver from B&C Speakers

    The driver on this Test Bench is from B&C Speakers and clearly designed for professional audio. The 10NW76 was designed for uses in line arrays, small two-way monitors, and as a subwoofer, or as a midbass driver in multiway systems. It uses a proprietary 12-spoke (six double spokes) cast-aluminum frame with a series of cooling vents that allow air to move past the voice coil and across the front side of the neodymium motor assembly. The cone assembly consists of a curvilinear waterproof coated paper cone and dust cap. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, December 2021.
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    R&D Stories: The Arrival of Spatial Room Correction Technology
    by Lars-Johan Brannmark

    R&D Stories: The Arrival of Spatial Room Correction Technology

    In this exclusive article for audioXpress, Lars-Johan Brännmark (Chief Scientist, Dirac Research AB) describes an approach to the challenge of applying DSP room correction to complex multichannel setups, intended for immersive audio reproduction. Instead of one filter applied to a single channel, he proposes a solution where all speakers work to optimize the reproduction of each input channel in an optimal way. This article was originally published in audioXpress, December 2021.
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    USound Announces Fully Integrated MEMS Audio Modules for True Wireless Earbuds
    by Joao Martins

    USound Announces Fully Integrated MEMS Audio Modules for True Wireless Earbuds

    USound, the developer and manufacturer of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) speakers for personal devices and wearables, announced an expanded partnership with AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik, a manufacturer of high-end printed circuit boards and integrated circuit substrates, to manufacture USound’s new fully integrated audio module for True Wireless Earbuds (TWS). The new audio modules can be 75% smaller and 85% lighter, with improved sound quality, compared to current TWS solutions.
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    ROHM Announces New 32bit D/A Converter IC for High-End Audio Products
    by audioXpress Staff

    ROHM Announces New 32bit D/A Converter IC for High-End Audio Products

    ROHM Semiconductor announced that it has developed the new BD34352EKV digital-to-analog converter IC (DAC) and corresponding evaluation board (BD34352EKV-EVK-001), supporting playback of high-resolution audio sources in high-fidelity audio equipment. Complementing its latest MUS-IC BD34301EKV flagship DAC, the new product was designed to maximally extract and convert high resolution digital audio data to analog audio signals in new product designs.
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    Sennheiser Group Invests in Professional Audio as Sonova Completes Acquisition of the Sennheiser Consumer Division
    by Joao Martins

    Sennheiser Group Invests in Professional Audio as Sonova Completes Acquisition of the Sennheiser Consumer Division

    Sonova Holding AG, the Swiss hearing care solutions company, has successfully closed the previously announced acquisition of the Consumer Division from Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG, creating a new Consumer Hearing business unit. Sennheiser will now focus exclusively on professional audio solutions, keeping Neumann.Berlin as the only separate brand, while the Sennheiser Group aims to achieve sustainable growth.
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    DiGiCo and d&b audiotechnik Partner on Immersive Audio Technology Integration
    by audioXpress Staff

    DiGiCo and d&b audiotechnik Partner on Immersive Audio Technology Integration

    Managing an immersive audio production during a live performance is a challenge that is better dealt with directly in the mixing console. But because immersive audio formats continue to rely on external DSP processors, companies need to work together. The German professional loudspeaker company d&b audiotechnik has partnered with DiGiCo, to integrate d&b's Soundscape immersive audio system platform directly into the digital mixing solutions of the British company.
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    Bang & Olufsen Limited Edition Beosystem 72-22 Announced and Sold Out
    by audioXpress Staff

    Bang & Olufsen Limited Edition Beosystem 72-22 Announced and Sold Out

    To celebrate the 50-year anniversary of the Beogram 4000 Series turntables, Bang & Olufsen created 30 new, limited-edition music systems exclusively for the US and Canada. The system is part of the Recreated Classics Initiative, Bang & Olufsen’s platform to redefine long-lasting luxury through hand-crafted, circular manufacturing of historic design pieces. The system includes a recreated Beogram turntable, two Beolab 18 speakers, a Beoremote Halo, and collector’s cabinet for connectivity and vinyl record storage.
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