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Philips Speech and Sembly AI Launch AI-Driven Meeting Technology Innovation
February 9, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Philips Speech and Sembly AI Launch AI-Driven Meeting Technology Innovation

Speech Processing Solutions the professional speech-to-text solutions company under the Philips brand, partnered with Sembly AI, a voice and conversation analytics technology company, to launch SmartMeeting. The integrated solution features conversational AI-driven meeting and transcription technology with auto-generated notes and is designed to support today’s modern workplaces and hybrid work needs, combined with the Philips PSE0550 HD camera and speakerphone.
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Sennheiser Introduces Upgraded HD 660S2 High-Performance Headphones
February 8, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Introduces Upgraded HD 660S2 High-Performance Headphones

The Sennheiser consumer division now managed by Sonova Consumer Hearing announced a new updated HD 660S2 model, expanding the capabilities of the popular 600-series family, the longstanding affordable benchmark for high-performance headphones from the brand. The company responded to the hi-fi community's feedback and the lessons learned from the Drop communities, crafting a headphone that improves the drivers, while skillfully balancing reference-level detail and frequency response.
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Mesanovic CDM65 Studio Monitor Speaker Earns WiSA HT Interoperability Certification
February 8, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Mesanovic CDM65 Studio Monitor Speaker Earns WiSA HT Interoperability Certification

WiSA Association announced that its member company Mesanovic has earned the WiSA HT Interoperability Certification with its new CDM65 Controlled Directivity Monitor speaker. The CDM65 is an active three-way state-of-the-art speaker design, with built-in digital signal processing and the ability to receive wireless audio from any WiSA transmitter, like the WiSA SoundSend. This allows the CDM65 to be paired up to a 7.1 setup. The system will ship in May 2023 and is available for pre-order.
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KEF Launches R Series Speakers with Metamaterial Absorption Technology
February 7, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

KEF Launches R Series Speakers with Metamaterial Absorption Technology

KEF launched its latest R Series with a Metamaterial absorber on the tweeter. The same groundbreaking Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT) technology first used in the LS50 Meta speakers, is now expanded in the updated R Series, together with a 12th generation Uni-Q driver, and a flexible decoupling chassis that prevents unwanted vibrations for better clarity. The seven-model range is available in stereo or home theater setups, in a choice of three stunning finishes.
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Fluid Audio Image 2 Studio Monitors With Integrated SoundID Reference Now Available
February 7, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Fluid Audio Image 2 Studio Monitors With Integrated SoundID Reference Now Available

Sonarworks announced the global availability of the Fluid Image 2 studio monitors. In November 2022, Fluid Audio announced a partnership with Sonarworks which delivers a complete pro studio monitoring solution, built around its Image 2 studio monitors and SoundID Reference. The room calibration software is integrated directly into Image 2 studio monitors, giving users the ability to load SoundID Reference export files into each monitor’s native DSP right after calibration.
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Denmark Creates Accelerator Program for Startups Involved in Sound and Audio Technologies
February 3, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Denmark Creates Accelerator Program for Startups Involved in Sound and Audio Technologies

Denmark should be the world’s best place to develop and operate businesses using sound and audio technologies. After all, that's the country where some of the most cutting-edge audio companies originated, including most of the speaker and audio test and measurement names. Now, a new partnership between Sound Hub Denmark and Danish Creative Industries (DCI) established an ambitious and innovative accelerator program for international startups named: SoundTech Accelerator.
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Outline Appoints New Management Team
February 2, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Outline Appoints New Management Team

Outline has been working behind the scenes on a profound company restructuring, which has resulted in the appointment of a new management team. The new organization stems from the retirement of Giorgio Biffi from his role of CEO, which he carried in addition to his Head of Sales function, since the passing of founder Guido Noselli, whom he had joined already in 1976. The Italian pro audio pioneer is also celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023.
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New EQset Microphone Technology From GRAS Sound & Vibration
February 1, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

New EQset Microphone Technology From GRAS Sound & Vibration

GRAS introduced a new technology aimed at increasing efficiency and improving test accuracy in the consumer audio and telecom space. The new GRAS EQset Microphone technology is a new advancement that guarantees fixed sensitivity and a flat response curve across all frequencies in every EQset-enabled microphone. Essentially the new EQset technology introduces an equalized microphone, with a flat response curve and uniform fixed gain out of the box, vastly reducing the risk of measurement errors.
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Røde Releases NTH-100M Professional Headset Edition of NTH-100 Headphones
February 1, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Røde Releases NTH-100M Professional Headset Edition of NTH-100 Headphones

Røde has released a headset edition of its NTH-100 headphones, the NTH-100M. Released in 2022 to widespread acclaim, the NTH-100s marked Røde’s highly anticipated debut into the headphone market and have since been recognized for its original design, sound quality, innovative features for superior comfort, and rugged build quality. A design effort that is now expanded with the addition of a broadcast-grade headset microphone.
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Amadeus Unveils New Holophonix Immersive Processors at ISE 2023
January 31, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Amadeus Unveils New Holophonix Immersive Processors at ISE 2023

Immersive and spatial applications dominate the conversations and are predominantly featured inside the sound demo rooms at ISE 2023 in Barcelona. Appropriately, Amadeus has debuted a new 2.1 software version for its immersive platforms – Holophonix Servers, and the Holophonix Native app for macOS – plus two new configurations for its hardware processor offering 128 outputs and 64 outputs. The new 2.1 software update version is free for all users.
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