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audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available
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Advertise in the Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2024!
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Bluesound Launches Professional Suite of Streaming Distributed Audio Products for Commercial Spaces at InfoComm 2019
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Bluesound Launches Professional Suite of Streaming Distributed Audio Products for Commercial Spaces at InfoComm 2019

Bluesound Professional is a new division of Lenbrook International, the home of brands such as NAD, PSB, and Bluesound, extending the group's reach from premium audio technologies for residential also to commercial applications. The new Bluesound Professional brand will be launching a raft of completely new products at InfoComm 2019, including multi-zone streamers, amplifiers, speakers, and controllers. The company aims to offer a versatile range of premium audio streaming solutions for commercial installers.
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Klipsch Creates Premium Soundbar Line with Bluetooth and Wireless Subwoofers
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Klipsch Creates Premium Soundbar Line with Bluetooth and Wireless Subwoofers

Klipsch announced the debut of two new premium, easy to use soundbars that are designed with quality materials and horn-loaded technology to look and sound like the brand’s premium Reference speakers. The Klipsch BAR 48 and BAR 40 soundbars with wireless subwoofers are a true upgrade to television sound, enhancing movies and music with clarity and realism. The sound bars and subwoofers are made from wood like the brand’s legendary, premium loudspeaker lines to deliver impressive acoustic performances.
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Lectrosonics Introduces D Squared Digital Wireless Microphone System
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Lectrosonics Introduces D Squared Digital Wireless Microphone System

Lectrosonics announced the introduction of its D Squared digital wireless microphone system, utilizing the Lectrosonics 4th-generation digital architecture that offers improved flexibility, ultra-fast setup, studio quality audio, and ultra-low latency. The system includes the DSQD 4-channel digital receiver, DBu digital belt pack transmitter, and DHu digital handheld transmitter. System features include 24-bit, 48 kHz digital audio, 2-way IR sync, three levels of encryption, and a tuning range from 470-608 MHz (470-614 MHz for export versions).
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    Vesper Launches Ultra-High Acoustic Overload Point VM2020 Microphone for Smart Speakers
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    Vesper Launches Ultra-High Acoustic Overload Point VM2020 Microphone for Smart Speakers

    The world’s first MEMS microphone designed for loud environments is here. Vesper, a developer of advanced piezoelectric sensors, has just introduced the VM2020, an ultra-high acoustic overload point (AOP) differential analog output piezoelectric MEMS microphone. This is the first consumer product-ready in mass production, able to work in extremely noisy environments without distortion. The VM2020 is available in a standard form factor and package, such as smart speakers.
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    PMC Opens New US East and West Coast Demo Facilities
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    PMC Opens New US East and West Coast Demo Facilities

    Loudspeaker manufacturer PMC has opened new demo studios on the East and West Coasts of the USA with a view to giving recording professionals the opportunity to hear the power and clarity of PMC’s full monitor range. Located in Highland Park, Los Angeles and Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, the demo studios add a substantial new dimension to PMC’s US presence, which already includes demo facilities in Nashville and Irvine.
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    We Asked For It! Apple Unveils All-New Mac Pro
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    We Asked For It! Apple Unveils All-New Mac Pro

    During its annual WWDC event, Apple introduced the all-new Mac Pro, a completely redesigned, breakthrough workstation for professional applications. Two years since Apple promised to go back to the concept of a modular and flexible computer for the professional market, the company finally delivered on the promise to push the limits of what a Mac can do. The most powerful Mac ever will be exactly what creative companies, audio recording studios, musicians, and production studios were waiting for, and more. And the new Mac Pro already received enthusiastic support from all pro-software companies, from Adobe to Autodesk, Blackmagic to Avid.
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    KEF Brings Apple AirPlay 2 to LSX Wireless Music System
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    KEF Brings Apple AirPlay 2 to LSX Wireless Music System

    AirPlay2 is now available for KEF's LSX speakers, including multi-room audio capabilities. Users will now be able to ask Siri to stream music from Apple devices to LSX speakers throughout the house. Apple AirPlay 2 is a push update through the KEF Control App to KEF LSX Wireless Music Systems, available now. AirPlay 2 perfectly complements LSX’s ease of use with a streamlined setup process through the Apple Home app. All the KEF app functions are still available, including the powerful speaker sound settings.
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    New Revolutionary Digitally Controlled Electromotor Synthesizer From Gamechanger Audio
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    New Revolutionary Digitally Controlled Electromotor Synthesizer From Gamechanger Audio

    In the last few years the music industry has seen all sorts of innovation on sound synthesis mainly from software-based virtual instruments. More recently, there seems to be also a revival of hardware, with several new analog instruments launched in the market. But a company from Riga, Latvia, called Gamechanger Audio, is combining a new innovative type of sound engine in a revolutionary new instrument. The crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its revolutionary Motor Synth has been fully funded in just ten minutes, and achieved twice that amount in just two hours!
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    Infineon to Acquire Cypress Semiconductor Aiming Expanded Growth in Connectivity Technologies
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    Infineon to Acquire Cypress Semiconductor Aiming Expanded Growth in Connectivity Technologies

    Infineon Technologies AG and Cypress Semiconductor Corporation announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Infineon will acquire Cypress for US$23.85 per share in cash, corresponding to an enterprise value of €9.0 billion. The transaction is expected to yield €180 million in cost synergies per annum by 2022 and more than €1.5 billion annual revenue synergies in the long-term, the announcement states.
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    Barix Expands Unicast, Low-Latency Audio Streaming Over Wi-Fi to More Than 2000 Concurrent Listeners
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    Barix Expands Unicast, Low-Latency Audio Streaming Over Wi-Fi to More Than 2000 Concurrent Listeners

    Audio streaming over Wi-Fi to on-site mobile listeners with the lowest possible latency, Barix’s AudioPoint 3.0 audio-to-mobile platform has been deployed in venues around the globe to enhance digital signage and live presentation applications with high-quality, IP-delivered audio. At InfoComm 2019, the company will amplify these benefits with the launch of the companion AudioPoint Pro server, which extends the reach of AudioPoint 3.0 by enabling simultaneous delivery to more than 2000 listeners on their own personal devices.
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