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Bryston Introduces the BP-19 Preamplifier
August 21, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Bryston Introduces the BP-19 Preamplifier

Bryston has announced the introduction of an ultra-high-performance BP-19 analog preamplifier. According to the Peterborough, Ontario-based manufacturer, the BP-19 leverages years of R&D and many design innovations that were achieved during the development of its best-selling BR-20 preamplifier. The BP-19 is meticulously handcrafted in Canada and comes with Bryston's legendary 20-year warranty. Why would you need another preamplifier, particularly if Bryston already offers great options? The answer is in the performance.
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Metaxas & Sins Ethereal Electrostatic Headphone Amplifier/Tourbillon Clock
August 18, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Metaxas & Sins Ethereal Electrostatic Headphone Amplifier/Tourbillon Clock

Among the very exclusive number of highly recognized ultra-high-end audio builders, Metaxas & Sins, a greek family affair based in Switzerland with headquarters in Amsterdam, is by far the most exquisite. All the company's designs are simultaneously design masterpieces and beautiful, unique art pieces. The most recent proposal is the Ethereal Electrostatic Headphone Amplifier, combining horology (the study of mechanical time-keeping devices) with reverie.
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CEVA Doubles Down on Generative AI with Enhanced NeuPro-M NPU IP Family
August 18, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Doubles Down on Generative AI with Enhanced NeuPro-M NPU IP Family

CEVA announced its enhanced NeuPro-M NPU family, directly addressing the processing needs of the next era of Generative AI with industry-leading performance and power efficiency for any AI inferencing workload, from cloud to the edge. The new NeuPro-M processor family delivers an industry leading 350 TOPS/Watt to bring the power of generative AI to any application, including for consumer and mobile markets, with exceptional cost and power efficiency.
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Urbanista Launches Malibu Speaker Powered By Powerfoyle Solar Cell Technology
August 17, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Urbanista Launches Malibu Speaker Powered By Powerfoyle Solar Cell Technology

Urbanista, the Swedish lifestyle audio brand, announced the latest addition to its line-up of light-powered audio products, leveraging Exeger's unique solar cell technology. The new Urbanista Malibu is the world's first self-charging wireless speaker with an integrated Powerfoyle membrane, paving the way to a new generation of activity oriented consumer electronics. The Urbanista Malibu is a waterproof design that self charges whenever exposed to indoor or outdoor light.
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Expanded Use Cases and Ecosystem Integration to Reignite Wearable Market in 2028
August 17, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Expanded Use Cases and Ecosystem Integration to Reignite Wearable Market in 2028

Wearable demand growth declined to 14.6% YoY in 2022 from 27.7% YoY in 2021 due to the economic slowdown after the peak of the COVID pandemic. This trend persisted in the first half of 2023, as longer replacement cycles and a lack of compelling features suppressed consumer demand. However, technology intelligence firm ABI Research predicts that the overall wearables market will rebound, reaching 689.33 million shipments by the end of 2028, with a CAGR of 11.3% between 2023 and 2028.
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Shure Introduces Plug-On USB-C Audio Interface with Onboard DSP
August 16, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Shure Introduces Plug-On USB-C Audio Interface with Onboard DSP

Shure launched the MVX2U Digital Audio Interface, a clever, easy-to-use, single-channel, XLR to USB-C solution designed to extract the best possible results from any microphone. Basically the MVX2U converts any XLR microphone to USB, which in turns allows complete access to the ShurePlus MOTIV Desktop App, where users can adjust boost gain, activate 48V phantom power for condenser microphones, and configure custom EQ, filters and dynamic processing.
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Lake People Electronic Expands Production Facilities in Germany
August 16, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Lake People Electronic Expands Production Facilities in Germany

Lake People opened a new production facility in Gauting, Germany. In addition to the company’s headquarters in Constance, a team of experienced specialists will now manufacture Lake People and selected Violectric product series in a new workshop, where Mogami cables for the European market are also produced. Other Violectric models, all Niimbus products and the entire R&D department remains in the original facilities, in fabulous Lake Constance, relatively close to Gauting.
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Technics Expands True Wireless Earbuds Portfolio with New Compact and Lightweight EAH-AZ40M2
August 14, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Technics Expands True Wireless Earbuds Portfolio with New Compact and Lightweight EAH-AZ40M2

Technics announced the launch of its new compact and lightweight earbuds, the EAH-AZ40M2, redefining once again its entry level TWS model with Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) technology. Joining the recently released EAH-AZ80 and EAH-AZ60M2, the EAH-AZ40M2 earbuds complete the brand's true wireless portfolio, offering superior sound quality from a 6mm driver, Bluetooth Multipoint connection for three devices, and beamforming technology for clear conversations.
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Monoprice Releases Stage Right Studio 2‑Channel 1073‑Style Microphone Preamp
August 14, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Monoprice Releases Stage Right Studio 2‑Channel 1073‑Style Microphone Preamp

Since Rupert Neve designed the original 1073 preamplifier, this solid-state circuit was copied, replicated, reversed-engineered, sampled, emulated, and sound-shaped. And yet, these days any home studio is able to buy a 1073-style microphone preamp that is simply a good analog, transformer-isolated version of the original. Monoprice is now the latest company to join the club with its faithful looking and impressive Stage Right Studio 2-Channel 1073-Style Microphone Preamp.
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Product Development, Speakers, and Acoustic Analysis in audioXpress September 2023
August 11, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Product Development, Speakers, and Acoustic Analysis in audioXpress September 2023

audioXpress September 2023 is a rich issue in the amount of audio topics explored and depth of analysis. Learn about the latest sound meters and acoustical simulation tools, what immersive audio really is, and what is possible with the development kits for true wireless earbuds from Knowles. Roger Shively does a full analysis of the Dinaburg C2S Concentric Coplanar Stabilizer speaker technology, Charlie Laub explains how to build a Minimally Baffled Dipole Loudspeaker, and Gary Gesellchen reveals viable bass reflex speaker designs.
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