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PSB Speakers Announces Alpha AM3 and Alpha AM5 Affordable Active Monitors with Bluetooth
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PSB Speakers Announces Alpha AM3 and Alpha AM5 Affordable Active Monitors with Bluetooth

Canadian manufacturer PSB Speakers, long renowned in loudspeaker design, announced the immediate availability of two new affordable compact, powered speakers, the Alpha AM3 and Alpha AM5. The new models are founded on PSB’s almost 50 years of speaker design expertise and the Alpha P3 and P5 models, introduced last year. The Alpha AM3 ($399/pr U.S. MSRP) and Alpha AM5 ($599/pr) feature phono and optical inputs, built-in Bluetooth, USB DAC, and much more.
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EarFun Teams Up With Edifier to Create Brand's First Noise-Cancelling Earbuds
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EarFun Teams Up With Edifier to Create Brand's First Noise-Cancelling Earbuds

The new EarFun Air Pro Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation True Wireless Earbuds are the brand's first with the technology that consumers are now demanding. The new TWS earbuds with active noise cancelling are called the Air Pro (what else?) and feature technology and sound signature designed and engineered by Edifier, the large Chinese audio manufacturer that was the first public listed audio speaker company in China, and the owner of Japanese electrostatic headphone company Stax.
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Plugin Alliance Announces Availability of ADPTR AUDIO Streamliner Streaming Codec Evaluation Plugin
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Plugin Alliance Announces Availability of ADPTR AUDIO Streamliner Streaming Codec Evaluation Plugin

Plugin Alliance, the software developer and webstore supporting all major plugin formats and uniting some of the best-known international audio companies under one virtual roof, announced availability of ADPTR AUDIO Streamliner — a new audio codec evaluation plugin that eliminates guesswork and allows producers and mastering engineers to find out how their masters will sound on all the major streaming services. The application features a vast codec selection that includes Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, Tidal or even Twitch, and YouTube Music.
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McIntosh Unveils Most Powerful All-You-Need MA12000 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier
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McIntosh Unveils Most Powerful All-You-Need MA12000 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier

70 years since the company's foundation, and McIntosh continues to expand its portfolio of ultimate-quality audio solutions for today's luxury home. The company introduced the MA12000 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier, which is also McIntosh's most powerful integrated amplifier ever, delivering 350 Watts per channel of clean, high performance power that produces a breathtaking home audio experience. This fully loaded, hybrid MA12000 Integrated Amplifier is a product of uncompromising audio engineering and expert craftsmanship.
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Apple Unveils HomePod mini Smart Speaker to Expand Its Smart Home Ecosystem
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Apple Unveils HomePod mini Smart Speaker to Expand Its Smart Home Ecosystem

Opening what was broadly expected to be an event focused on the iPhone 12 unveiling, Apple introduced the new HomePod mini. Unlike the original HomePod, primarily focused on the music listening experience, the HomePod mini is touted as an actual Smart Speaker. In fact, betting on leading on four fronts: to combine a great music listening experience, an intelligent assistant, and smart home capabilities, with built-in privacy and security, in a beautiful compact design. Also much more affordable, at just $99.
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Audient EVO 8 USB-C Audio Interface Starts Shipping
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Audient EVO 8 USB-C Audio Interface Starts Shipping

Following the announcement at NAMM 2020 of a brand new range of audio interfaces from Audient, signaled with a new brand for the renowned British audio manufacturer, the larger EVO 8 USB-C class compliant model is now available. After the launch of the 2in / 2out EVO 4, Audient delivered on its promise to make recording easy, while expanding the possibilities required by a whole new range of applications. The EVO USB-C audio interfaces are exactly the formula required by today's home users, podcast producers, and musicians.
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Devialet Unveils Devialet Gemini True Wireless Earbuds with ANC
by Joao Martins

Devialet Unveils Devialet Gemini True Wireless Earbuds with ANC

It's official! After the Devialet ADH amplifiers and connected Phantom speakers, the French company operating at the intersection of luxury and cutting edge technology, now unveiled its first true wireless earbuds. The Devialet Gemini mark also the company's entry in the portable product category, with a top IPX4 design, built to last, and offering superior sound. And working in direct cooperation with Qualcomm, Devialet was able to build upon a Bluetooth 5.0 solution with Active Noise Cancelling, by adding unique proprietary technologies.
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Bang & Olufsen Resurrects Beogram 4000c Turntable
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Bang & Olufsen Resurrects Beogram 4000c Turntable

We know vinyl is trending and that turntable options are expanding in every price segment. But after the return of some "ghosts" from the distant past (in electronics, basically everything before the eighties), Bang & Olufsen now tops the list of "resurrections" with the rebirth of its Beogram 4000c Recreated Limited Edition. Bang & Olufsen says it's the return of an icon, "reimagined for contemporary homes," and the start of a new approach for the Danish brand.
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Bryston New BR-20 Preamplifier, DAC and Streamer, Even Handles DSD over HDMI
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Bryston New BR-20 Preamplifier, DAC and Streamer, Even Handles DSD over HDMI

Bryston has unveiled its new BR-20 preamplifier, the most advanced combination of analog and digital functionality in the 50-plus year history of the Bryston brand. The BR-20 combines a brand new, highly advanced analog preamplifier with the company’s flagship digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) platform and a high-performance streaming music player to create an ultimate performance hub for any music enthusiast. The Bryston BR-20 is expected to ship to dealers Q4, 2020 with a US MSRP of $5995.
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Q Acoustics Introduces Q Active Loudspeaker Series Using Tectonic Balanced Mode Radiator Drivers
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Q Acoustics Introduces Q Active Loudspeaker Series Using Tectonic Balanced Mode Radiator Drivers

British audio brand Q Acoustics announced the Q Active 200 bookshelf speakers, its first active design, soon to be complemented with the Q Active 400 tower speakers. The Q Active series are the result of the company’s 14-year heritage and expertise in speaker design, in an effort to offer the ultimate combination of convenience, style, sound-quality, and value for money. To achieve those goals, the speakers feature two Balanced Mode Radiator (BMR) drivers from Tectonic Audio Labs, with its wide directivity output, and controlled modal behavior.
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