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Audio Amplification Meets Product Development in audioXpress July 2024

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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

Bose Updates All QuietComfort ANC Headphones and Earbuds

September 19, 2023 by Joao Martins

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

September 19, 2023 by Joao Martins

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

September 19, 2023 by Joao Martins

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.

Sensory TrulyHandsfree 7.0 Improves Voice Recognition Accuracy

September 18, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

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

September 18, 2023 by Joao Martins

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.

September 18, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

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

September 15, 2023 by Alfred Moody

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

September 15, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

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?

September 14, 2023 by Jan Didden

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

September 14, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

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.

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