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Kramer Expands Audio Solutions Introducing Four New Speaker Product Families
November 21, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Kramer Expands Audio Solutions Introducing Four New Speaker Product Families

Kramer Electronics has expanded its end-to-end audio solutions with four new families of speakers. The new Galil, Yarden, Tavor and Dolev speaker series were shown at the ISE 2014 Show in Amsterdam and introduced at InfoComm 2014 and reinforce the company’s position as a major global player in the audio arena.
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Parasound New Affordable Zdac V.2 DAC and Headphone Amp
November 21, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Parasound New Affordable Zdac V.2 DAC and Headphone Amp

Parasound new Zdac V.2 Digital Audio Converter (DAC) and Headphone Amplifier follows on the success of the original Zdac, adding enhanced preamplifier features, a new headphone amplifier with increased gain and dual output jacks. Lightning jack equipped Apple iOS devices can now send digital audio directly to the Zdac V.2’s USB port.
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Arturia Announces Upcoming Next-Generation Audio Interface and Appoints President for US Operations
November 20, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Arturia Announces Upcoming Next-Generation Audio Interface and Appoints President for US Operations

Music software and hardware developer Arturia surprised the market with the announcement that it will be stepping into a new product sector, unveiling a next-generation audio interface in 2015. Widely recognized in the world of software and in particular analog emulation, Arturia successfully entered the musical instruments market a few years ago, but this will be its first audio specific hardware product.
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New Cheap DAC and Headphones Bundle from Chinon
November 20, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

New Cheap DAC and Headphones Bundle from Chinon

For anyone storing music on a laptop or mobile device, the CH-DA260U Digital to Analog Converter and CH-PH244 Headphones from Chinon make a great bundle package, available for just $179.99. The CH-DA260U DAC features USB audio input with amplified headphone output, along with coaxial and optical digital outputs which can be used to link any smartphone, tablet or laptop with a home sound system.
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Consumers Are Increasingly Aware of Wearable Technology
November 19, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Consumers Are Increasingly Aware of Wearable Technology

Between May and October this year, Futuresource Consulting interviewed more than 8,000 people about their intent to buy wearable technology and saw a significant increase in the intent to purchase. There was a 50% increase in intention to buy fitness trackers and a 125% increase in intention to buy smartwatches.
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Hal Leonard Publishes Electronics Concepts, Labs, and Projects: Essential Electronics Theory for the Audio World
November 19, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Hal Leonard Publishes Electronics Concepts, Labs, and Projects: Essential Electronics Theory for the Audio World

Hal Leonard published the book “Electronics Concepts, Labs, and Projects, Essential Electronics Theory for the Audio World” by Alden Hackmann. This is a complete introduction to essential theory relating to electronics principles specific to the audio world, including practical lessons on basic things from soldering to how to use an oscilloscope and function generator to diagnose circuits.
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Tascam DR-10X Turns Any Microphone Into a Recorder
November 18, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Tascam DR-10X Turns Any Microphone Into a Recorder

Tascam continues to expand its range of recording solutions for all application areas. Already with an extended range of portable recorders with built-in microphones, the professional audio division of TEAC Corporation now announced the DR-10X, a recorder that can be attached to any handheld dynamic microphone for interviews and news gathering.
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Neumann KH 420 Active Three-Way Midfield Monitor
November 18, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Neumann KH 420 Active Three-Way Midfield Monitor

Neumann expanded its successful KH line of studio monitors with its first midfield model: the KH 420. This active 3-way system (10”+3”+1”) is ideal for larger 5.1 and 7.1 configurations and listening distances of up to 11 meters. With a corner frequency of 26 Hz, the KH 420 midfield monitor sets new standards in its class for low frequency performance. It also launched the KH 310D with extra digital inputs and delay features.
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QSC Unveils New GXD Series Processing Amplifiers
November 18, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

QSC Unveils New GXD Series Processing Amplifiers

QSC Audio announced new GXD Series Class-D amplifiers, with two models offering integrated loudspeaker processing options for entertainment and production applications. The new GXD Series features multiple routing options and advanced protection circuitry, optimized for use with 8 and 4 ohm loudspeaker loads with complete loudspeaker processing capabilities.
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Avid Encourages Pro Tools Users to Upgrade Now To Get Cloud Support and Next Year’s Upgrades
November 17, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Avid Encourages Pro Tools Users to Upgrade Now To Get Cloud Support and Next Year’s Upgrades

Avid has embarked in a completely new product architecture for its audio, video and newsroom solutions, which basically requires that all users get connected with cloud services to take advantage of what the company calls Avid Everywhere. To encourage its user base to follow the company’s vision, Avid is promoting new licensing for Pro Tools, giving access to future cloud features and software upgrades through March 2016.
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