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Russound Introduces All-in-One MIXAMP-60 for Simple Commercial Audio Installations
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Russound Introduces All-in-One MIXAMP-60 for Simple Commercial Audio Installations

Russound introduced an all-in-one versatile Mixer Amp equipped with Bluetooth, FM tuner, and USB audio, designed for restaurants, retail stores, coffee shops, medical offices, schools, and more. The new MIXAMP-60 is a 70V/100V mixer and amplifier, designed with ease of use and versatility in mind, for light commercial businesses that require a multiroom audio solution that offers a way to broadcast ambient background music (BGM), address the public, and page staff.
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Heavenly Soundworks to Showcase FIVE17 Loudspeaker System at T.H.E. Show 2021
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Heavenly Soundworks to Showcase FIVE17 Loudspeaker System at T.H.E. Show 2021

So many audio manufacturers have kept busy during the global pandemic and have yet to show publicly the results of their work. Heavenly Soundworks is a new US brand, which will officially debut the FIVE17 Loudspeaker System at T.H.E. Show 2021, 11-13 June, at the Hilton Long Beach Hotel, Long Beach, CA. This will be the first chance to listen to this new active loudspeaker design, the work of Kevin and Jonathan Couch, the company’s co-founders.
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Solid State Logic Expands Hardware for Software Tools with New UC1 Channel Strip and Bus Compressor Controller
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Solid State Logic Expands Hardware for Software Tools with New UC1 Channel Strip and Bus Compressor Controller

Once Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) took over the realm of studio operations, two generations of audio engineers have already learned to use only software plug-ins that emulate legendary consoles and dynamics processing equipment from brands such as Solid State Logic. The new UC1 controller combines classic console ergonomics with the power of SSL Native Channel Strip 2 and Bus Compressor 2 software plug-ins.
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Apogee Now Shipping ClipMic Digital 2 Lavalier Microphone
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Apogee Now Shipping ClipMic Digital 2 Lavalier Microphone

The Apogee ClipMic digital 2 is a perfect personal microphone solution for interviews, narration, lessons, auditions, and conferencing. The compact lavalier microphone capsule, combined with Apogee’s analog-to-digital conversion and low-noise mic preamplifier technology allows ClipMic digital 2 to record and stream audio to any mobile device or laptop with excellent sound quality. Now shipping.
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Merging Technologies Introduces Music Recording Software for Anubis AoIP Network Interface
by Joao Martins

Merging Technologies Introduces Music Recording Software for Anubis AoIP Network Interface

As promised, Merging Technologies expanded the software features of its compact AD/DA converter and audio network recording interface Merging+Anubis. Merging calls its approach to application-oriented software sets "Missions". And following the original Monitor Mission, Merging now introduced Music Mission, a complete set of recording and processing features with a fully-featured low latency mixer and many configuration possibilities.
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QuietOn 3 Active Noise-Cancelling Earbuds Are Specifically Designed to Improve Sleep Quality
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QuietOn 3 Active Noise-Cancelling Earbuds Are Specifically Designed to Improve Sleep Quality

Finish company QuietOn announced a new breakthrough miniaturized earbuds design, in what the company claims to be the world's smallest form factor featuring industry-leading ANC technology, and the first-of-its-kind solution designed to optimize sleep. The company's QuietOn 3 active noise cancelling earbuds are tuned to significantly reduce low-frequency noise in order to induce better sleeping.
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Kanto Audio Introduces New Bookshelf YU Passive Speakers with Kevlar Woofers and Silk Dome Tweeters
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Kanto Audio Introduces New Bookshelf YU Passive Speakers with Kevlar Woofers and Silk Dome Tweeters

Kanto Audio announced the introduction of its YU Passive 5.25” and YU Passive 4” speakers, two compact models that offer high-performance sound and outstanding value. According to the Canadian company, these new speakers have the same high-quality drivers as the acclaimed Kanto YU6 and YU4 active speakers and are intended to complement new amplifiers and streamers with built-in DACs.
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House of Marley Launches Newest Active Noise Cancelling Headphones With Positive Vibration XL ANC
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House of Marley Launches Newest Active Noise Cancelling Headphones With Positive Vibration XL ANC

The next evolution in the eco-consciously designed Positive Vibration series from House of Marley delivers added features and comfort for an affordable, uninterrupted listening experience. The new Positive Vibration XL ANC over-ear wireless headphones is an upgrade to the popular Positive Vibration XL model, now offering a more premium listening experience featuring active noise cancellation with added comfort and extended battery life.
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Rotel Announces MKII Stereo Preamplifiers with Upgraded Audio Circuits and Components
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Rotel Announces MKII Stereo Preamplifiers with Upgraded Audio Circuits and Components

Rotel announced new upgraded MKII versions of two of the companies stereo preamplifiers with the launch of the RC-1590MKII and RC-1572MKII. Both models feature a host of acoustic and performance upgrades with each acoustic circuit having been critically analyzed and significantly improved by leveraging technologies engineered for the award winning Michi series. Both feature a Texas Instruments premium 32-bit/384kHz digital to analog converter (DAC) stage.
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McIntosh Announces MB20 Class 1 Bluetooth 5 Transceiver with AAC and aptX HD Support
by Joao Martins

McIntosh Announces MB20 Class 1 Bluetooth 5 Transceiver with AAC and aptX HD Support

Many high-end audio manufacturers offer embedded technologies in specific products, such as amplifiers and wireless speakers, that users quickly learn become obsolete sooner or later. As a leading brand in prestigious home entertainment and ultimate-quality audio for over 70 years, McIntosh Laboratory understands that some things are better kept separate. The McIntosh MB20 Bluetooth Transceiver was designed in that spirit. It will also be obsolete eventually, but at a suggested retail price of US $500, that's OK.
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