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Celestion Introduces New Line of Digitally Downloadable Bass Impulse Responses

January 14, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion Introduces New Line of Digitally Downloadable Bass Impulse Responses

Celestion, the famous UK manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers whose classic guitar tones have made the company famous as the voice of rock and roll, announced their new line of Bass Impulse Responses. Following the success of Celestion's digital representations of renowned classic tones for electric guitar, the new Bass IR line was now launched beginning with the new collections of 10-inch PULSE10 and 15-inch PULSE15 speaker tones, available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.

Smart Home Devices to Exceed 100 Million Shipments in 2018

January 11, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Smart Home Devices to Exceed 100 Million Shipments in 2018

The Consumer Electronics (CE) Team at Futuresource Consulting recently published the latest findings from its World Wide Smart Home industry report, which forecasts nearly 110 million smart home devices will be shipped worldwide in 2018. This equates to a retail value of almost $17 billion and demonstrates strong growth in both volume and value. Security and monitoring, followed by climate control and smart speakers are the dominating categories.

Blue Introduces Ember XLR Condenser Microphone for Professional Recording

January 11, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Blue Introduces Ember XLR Condenser Microphone for Professional Recording

The second product to be introduced by Blue Microphones since the company's acquisition by Logitech, Ember is a new XLR microphone in a streamlined form factor that delivers clear, detailed sound with a tight cardioid pickup pattern that reduces background noise. Unveiled at CES 2019, the new condenser microphone was designed for vocals and instruments and Blue promotes it an ideal solution for music recording applications, capturing professional sound for video production, on-camera applications or live-streaming.

Audient Introduces Sono Amp Modeling Recording Interface with Tube Preamp Stage

January 11, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Audient Introduces Sono Amp Modeling Recording Interface with Tube Preamp Stage

Audient has teamed up with leading cab simulation pioneers, twonotes audio engineering to present Sono, an audio interface with a tube guitar preamp stage for guitarists and musicians, featuring powerful modeling capabilities. The combination provides countless tonal options for guitarists, whether they're recording, practicing or playing live. The integrated DSP runs the modeling without latency, with external software only used to configure the multiple simulations.

Consumer Technology Association Forecasts US Tech Revenue to Reach Record $398 Billion in 2019

January 10, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Consumer Technology Association Forecasts US Tech Revenue to Reach Record $398 Billion in 2019

Artificial intelligence (AI) and fast connectivity – critical ingredients for the next era of category leaders such as smartphones, smart home devices and smart speakers – will drive the U.S. consumer technology industry to a record-breaking $398 billion in retail revenues ($301 billion wholesale) in 2019 and 3.9 percent year-over-year (YOY) growth, which includes streaming services revenue, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). A record growth anticipating the introduction of 5G smartphones and 8K TVs in 2019.

Development Kit for Amazon AVS Supports Far-field Voice Interaction with Multiple Microphone Array Options

January 10, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Development Kit for Amazon AVS Supports Far-field Voice Interaction with Multiple Microphone Array Options

Microchip Technology, via its Microsemi Corporation subsidiary, announced that its AcuEdge ZLK38AVS Development Kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS) now introduces far-field voice pick up and the flexibility to build devices with multiple mic array configurations. The audio front-end solution with one, two and three mic configurations reduces bill of materials costs while addressing the requirements of small-form-factor designs.

Qobuz US Opens Public Beta for 192 kHz Hi-Res Streaming

January 10, 2019 by Luke McCready

Qobuz US Opens Public Beta for 192 kHz Hi-Res Streaming

It’s been a year since Qobuz announced at CES 2018 its impending entry into the US marketplace, with the ambition of becoming a heavy player in the hi-res music streaming market. Qobuz has the US audiophile set squarely in its sights, and it intends to deliver higher quality streams and a more complete experience than its competitors. At CES 2019, Qobuz confirmed it is now available for registration to US users as an open beta, and published the finalized pricing.

Sony Introduces 360 Reality Audio Music Experiences Powered by Object-Based Spatial Audio Technology

January 9, 2019 by Joao Martins

Sony Introduces 360 Reality Audio Music Experiences Powered by Object-Based Spatial Audio Technology

At CES 2019, Sony is not focusing so much on products and mainly highlighting content and experiences instead. Among those, Sony is promoting an all new music experience called "360 Reality Audio,” delivered by MPEG-H object-based spatial audio technology developed in collaboration with Fraunhofer IIS and promoted as “a new musical ecosystem for content creation, distribution and music playback.”

Sonarworks Redefines Music Experience for Mobile Devices with Updated Mobile App

January 9, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Sonarworks Redefines Music Experience for Mobile Devices with Updated Mobile App

Pioneering audio calibration software company Sonarworks has announced the launch of its new Sonarworks True-Fi mobile app at CES 2019. The updated mobile app, which provides audio calibration references on both iOS and Android for nearly 300 headphone models, has already launched in ‘early access’ and will be available for purchase later this year in the App Store and Google Play at a price of $3.99 USD per month, or as a lifetime license for $99 USD. Existing Sonarworks users who already own the desktop version will be provided a free upgrade option to a lifetime license for the mobile app.

SEAS Expands In-House Production and Announces Extreme Subwoofer Series

January 9, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

SEAS Expands In-House Production and Announces Extreme Subwoofer Series

SEAS Fabrikker, celebrating its 70th anniversary in the audio industry, is investing to revitalize and improve all its production and has moved part of its manufacturing from Taiwan to Norway. SEAS highly acclaimed subwoofers series has now moved to its new production line in Moss, Norway. With this transition, SEAS launched its new Extreme subwoofer series, starting with the XM001-04 model already announced in July 2018, and now complemented with the XM004-04 L26ROY, all now exclusively manufactured at their new in-house facilities.

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