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DTS Expands Play-Fi Whole-home Wireless Audio Ecosystem with New Products, Services and Partnerships
October 12, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

DTS Expands Play-Fi Whole-home Wireless Audio Ecosystem with New Products, Services and Partnerships

Anticipating CEDIA 2015’ presentations, Oct. 14-17, in Dallas, DTS announced several new additions to the DTS Play-Fi whole-home wireless audio ecosystem, including new hardware partners and compatible audio component products, new and expanded music services, and an enhanced user interface. This expansion increases the Play-Fi ecosystem’s selection of audio products to 30 different offerings.
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Bowers & Wilkins launches Zeppelin Wireless Featuring Latest Wireless Technology
October 12, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Bowers & Wilkins launches Zeppelin Wireless Featuring Latest Wireless Technology

Bowers & Wilkins launched its new Zeppelin Wireless connected audio speaker with a much improved design and sound. While the first iteration was basically an iPhone/iPod dock and the Zeppelin Air introduced wireless streaming (AirPlay), the new Zeppelin Wireless is now a fully featured wireless speaker, compatible with virtually all music streaming services, thanks to the latest wireless audio development platform from Frontier Silicon.
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Sonos Introduces New Flagship PLAY:5 Smart Speaker and Trueplay Tuning Software
October 11, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Sonos Introduces New Flagship PLAY:5 Smart Speaker and Trueplay Tuning Software

The pioneer and market leader in whole-home audio connected solutions announced the all-new flagship Sonos PLAY:5 smart speaker and a new speaker-tuning software called Trueplay. The announcements signal a new series of innovations in hardware and software from Sonos with which the company intends to respond to increasing competition, while leveraging the latest technology advancements.
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Wheatstone Acquires Audion Labs, Makers of VoxPro Digital Audio Editor
October 9, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Wheatstone Acquires Audion Labs, Makers of VoxPro Digital Audio Editor

Wheatstone Corporation announced the acquisition of Audion Labs and with it, the industry’s beloved VoxPro digital audio editor. Audion’s VoxPro is a staple in radio studios as one of the few broadcast-specific digital voice editors designed to record and quickly edit phone calls on the fly for on-air broadcast.
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Allen & Heath Launches Qu Chrome Compact Digital Mixers
October 9, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Allen & Heath Launches Qu Chrome Compact Digital Mixers

Allen & Heath has launched new Chrome Editions of its Qu series compact digital mixers to mark the launch of Qu v1.8 Chrome firmware in mid-October, which adds major new features including Automatic Mic Mixing, a Spectrogram and additional monitor mixes. The Chrome refresh reaches the brand’s compact range, following a similar strategy announced for the GLD series earlier in 2015.
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CanJam Europe 2015 Visitors Vote for Best of Show
October 9, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

CanJam Europe 2015 Visitors Vote for Best of Show

The 2015 edition of CanJam Europe, in Germany, strengthened the show’s position as Europe’s largest dedicated headphones and personal audio event. Record visitor and exhibitor numbers as well as additional exhibition floor attest the ongoing interest in the market segment. This year, for the first time, CanJam Europe 2015 had visitors vote for their favorite products of the show.
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New Beats Pill+ Bluetooth Wireless Speaker Signals Apple Guidance
October 8, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

New Beats Pill+ Bluetooth Wireless Speaker Signals Apple Guidance

Almost 17 months since Apple acquired Beats by Dr. Dre, the company decides to relaunch its original Bluetooth speaker, which sold over a million units worldwide since it launched in 2012. The new Beats Pill+ is now a much improved design and comes with a new Beats Pill+ App for additional features and functionality.
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Sappi’s Symbio - Injection Moldable Cellulose Fiber Composite
October 8, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Sappi’s Symbio - Injection Moldable Cellulose Fiber Composite

Injection molded plastics dominate audio consumer electronics products but are perceived as “cheap” and have mediocre acoustic characteristics compared to wood. New cellulose reinforced composites developed by Sappi’s Symbio division combine the best of both wood and plastics with higher stiffness, lower weight and can be used for injection molding and extrusion processes in any color and finishing.
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Get audioXpress November 2015 While It’s Hot!
October 7, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Get audioXpress November 2015 While It’s Hot!

Do you want to know how good audio from smartphones actually is? Would you like to know which sound measurement apps are available for smartphones? Or would you prefer to build The PhaseBuster, a unique way to manipulate the phase between stereo channels? Or would you prefer to build a headphone hybrid amplifier? All that and much more can be found in audioXpress November 2015, available online.
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2015 PLASA Awards for Innovation Winners Announced
October 7, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

2015 PLASA Awards for Innovation Winners Announced

The PLASA Awards for Innovation & Sustainability 2015 and the Gottelier Award were presented at the PLASA Show at London’s ExCeL. This year, 31 products were nominated for the Awards for Innovation & Sustainability, with eight awards presented, including a final Gold Award for Innovation. In audio-related categories, Avid, d&b audiotechnik, Flare Audio and Neutrik received recognition from the jury.
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