Audeze Partners With Embody for HRTF Personalized Headphones Plug-in

Headphones manufacturer Audeze has partnered with Embody, an audio lifestyle technology startup dedicated to personalization and immersive sound applications, located in San Mateo, California, with satellite offices in Tokyo and Vancouver. The collaboration between the two companies already resulted in the launch of the Reveal+ personalized spatial plugin for Audeze headphones and the corresponding Aural Map app, which allows creating personal HRTF profiles generated from images of the ear, captured with a smartphone.

By combining Edge AI software from Imagimob, a company specializing in artificial intelligence development, with Pulsed Coherent Radar technology from Acconeer, the radar sensor specialists, the two Swedish companies have created an innovative platform for gesture control that is perfect for consumer electronics products. Scheduled to be demonstrated at CES 2020 (January 7-10) in Las Vegas, the solution will be implemented for application with wireless headphones, trained to recognize five hand gestures with high accuracy and close to zero latency.

CEntrance announced that the MixerFace R4B professional field recording solution is now shipping. The company's mobile recording interface now comes with a pair of XY stereo microphones, PivotMics PM1, and a built-in 24-bit SD card recorder, creating a completely stand-alone, high-end recording device. The new MixerFace R4B retains all the features of parent MixerFace models, including a rechargeable battery, sturdy metal housing, and a tactile user interface, all of which combine to create a perfect mobile solution for remote broadcasting or news gathering, podcasting, and interviews.

audioXpress December 2019 dives into the latest wireless audio and DSP platforms and solutions in a dedicated Market Update, followed by a review of the latest Audio Precision APx555 B Series audio analyzer. David Logvin shares his experience with the xCORE VocalFusion development platform by XMOS, while Michael Steffes re-confirms a theory that cascaded amplifier + ADC harmonic distortion combine as voltage swings. Christopher Paul explores alternative approaches to the design of a linear current regulator for audio tube amplifiers, Menno van der Veen details an 18 W single-ended valve amplifier using Trans technology, and Richard Honeycutt investigates whether or not swapping out comparable tubes makes any audible difference in a guitar amplifier’s sound. Download your own copy now!

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) officially kicked off CES season with traditional CES Unveiled events in New York, Paris and Amsterdam. Attendees to these invitation-only celebrations heard exclusive CES announcements and experienced emerging tech trends that will dominate the CES 2020 show floor Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas, Nevada. More importantly, these events kicked off the annual CES 2020 Innovation Awards announcements, which will be expanded and confirmed until the Las Vegas show opens in January.

Dear Reality and the Plugin Alliance have announced availability of dearVR PRO V1.4.0 — a major multichannel update to Dear Reality’s all- in-one AAX-, AU-, and VST-supporting spatializing solution for 3D audio, extending its state-of-the-art binaural and Ambisonics encoder to support 26 multichannel output formats from 5.0, 7.1.4 to 13.1, intended for Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, or MPEG-H content production.

Erzetich is an audio company from Slovenia with a sense for mystique and bold designs, featuring an already respectable portfolio of high end headphones and dedicated electronics. Always featuring unique material choices and a distinct heavy-metal-inspired aesthetics, Erzetich is now launching its lightest dynamic headphones, the Thalia. The first of its kind product from the brand, the new portable headphones are crafted from quality wood and durable metals.

KRK Systems, part of the Gibson family of brands, introduced the Classic 5 Professional Bi-amp Studio Monitors to its renowned family of professional-grade monitor offerings. Incorporating over 30 years of experience in studio monitor design, KRK’s Classic 5 was designed using concepts from the brand’s previous ROKIT lines to deliver the same high-quality mixes that users have come to expect from KRK. The result is a nearfield studio monitor that delivers a balanced and neutral reference for music creation, mixing and mastering.

House of Marley, the earth-friendly audio maker, announced the addition of the Exodus ANC to its sustainably designed audio collection as the brand’s first active noise canceling Bluetooth wireless headphones. As the ANC version of House of Marley’s acclaimed Exodus launched earlier this year, the Exodus ANC headphones offer superior comfort and listening experience with a substantially extended quick charge battery life and mindfully sourced materials for a timeless, durable design while making premium headphones more affordable.

Meridian Audio launched its latest loudspeaker from the Architectural range, the DSP750 In-Wall Digital Active Loudspeaker. As the highest performing architectural loudspeaker from the British brand, the DSP750 combines a host of exclusive Meridian technologies on-board, using five new, high-performance drivers matched to a Class-M DSP engine with Enhanced Bass Alignment (EBA) and "Centre Elevation" technology to create an immersive sound experience that appears to come from the center of the screen.