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Sennheiser Offers Anniversary Bundle with HD 820 Headphones and HDV 820 Amplifier
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Sennheiser Offers Anniversary Bundle with HD 820 Headphones and HDV 820 Amplifier

Because Sennheiser is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2020, the surprise announcements will arrive throughout the year. To celebrate with headphone fans around the world, Sennheiser decided to combine the renowned closed dynamic HD 820 headphones with its latest digital headphone amplifier, the HDV 820, at 25% off. From March to end of June 2020, this headphone enthusiast bundle is only available from Sennheiser Stores and the Sennheiser Online Shop.
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AKM Proposes Two-Chip D/A Solution for High-End Audio Product Development
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AKM Proposes Two-Chip D/A Solution for High-End Audio Product Development

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has expanded its lineup of premium audio Digital-to-Analog converters (DACs) with the development of a two-chip solution that separates the digital aspect from the analog. While conventional DACs use a single chip to convert signals from digital to analog, the new AKM approach splits the conversion process between the AK4191 delta-sigma modulator and the AK4498 DAC. This results in an improvement in sound quality that is easily perceptible while listening to music, the company states.
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Listen Releases SoundCheck 18 with Expanded Large-Scale Integration and Voice-Activated Device Testing
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Listen Releases SoundCheck 18 with Expanded Large-Scale Integration and Voice-Activated Device Testing

SoundCheck 18, the latest release of Listen, Inc.’s flagship audio test and measurement system, contains many new features focused on automation and simplicity. Some of these are specifically designed for large-scale integration in factory environments, while others are designed to accelerate R&D testing, particularly where multiple channels are required and/or voice-activated devices are being tested.
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Audio Research Announces Special Edition Reference Phono Stage Preamplifier
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Audio Research Announces Special Edition Reference Phono Stage Preamplifier

Audio Research (ARC) announce important updates to its highest-performance tube phono stage, the Reference Phono 3 Phono Preamplifier with the launch of the Reference Phono 3SE. Following the launch of the recent Reference (REF) 6SE Line-Stage Preamplifier, ARC’s 50th Anniversary product line continues with a special edition update of the Ref Phono 3 Preamplifier. The REF Phono 3SE ($17,000 USD) replaces the REF Phono 3, introduced in 2016.
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Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 16.2 Software Update with Further Audio Improvements
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Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 16.2 Software Update with Further Audio Improvements

Blackmagic Design announced DaVinci Resolve 16.2, a new update to the company's popular edit, color, visual effects and audio post production software. This new update includes major Fairlight updates for audio post production and editing, as well as other improvements for color correction, and more. As the company explains, DaVinci Resolve 16.2 is a major update that will allow low cost audio post production with a simple mouse and keyboard. The update also adds support for MPEG-H 3D immersive sound mixing.
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Andover Audio Introduces PM-50 Planar Magnetic Headphones
by Joao Martins

Andover Audio Introduces PM-50 Planar Magnetic Headphones

The high-end headphone market continues to grow as the generic headphone product category expands globally. With wireless now sending mainstream consumers in completely new directions for personal audio, there is still room for brands to grab a share of the market in the wired, premium segment. The new PM-50 Planar Magnetic headphones are a way for Andover Audio to enter the space, proposing a relatively affordable ($500) design that still manages to surprise with walnut housings and replaceable ear-cushions.
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Bang & Olufsen Introduces Beosound Balance Smart Speaker with Active Room Compensation
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Bang & Olufsen Introduces Beosound Balance Smart Speaker with Active Room Compensation

"If you can't beat them, join them," someone at Bang & Olufsen must have thought. And so the new Bang & Olufsen Beosound Balance with Google Assistant voice control was born, raising the bar for all smart speakers in terms of sound, size and price, and leveraging all the technology and design experience of the famous Danish brand. As Bang & Olufsen describes, the Beosound Balance is a wireless speaker with an advanced audio platform designed to grow in the future.
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Lenbrook Announces BluOS 3.8 Update with New Home Theater and Integration Features
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Lenbrook Announces BluOS 3.8 Update with New Home Theater and Integration Features

BluOS the multi-room music management software platform created by Lenbrook International, received an important update to further enhance user experience and convenience across the BluOS ecosystem of products. The BluOS 3.8 update introduces numerous new features, including the possibility to configure Bluesound Home Theater groups with Powernode products, support for MQA-CD ripping and Apple AirPlay 2 support for specific products, and many new integrator-specific features.
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Cambridge Audio Makes CXN (V2) and Edge NQ Network Audio Players Roon Ready
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Cambridge Audio Makes CXN (V2) and Edge NQ Network Audio Players Roon Ready

Cambridge Audio announced that its flagship Edge NQ and CXN (V2) network audio streamers now have Roon’s high-resolution streaming and music management technology built right in. A software update is now available for the Edge NQ and CXN (V2) featuring Roon Ready. Once these products have been updated, Roon will discover them on the network, deliver the highest possible quality audio, and even allow volume control right from the Roon user interface.
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New Ceiling Loudspeakers for Commercial Audio from Martin Audio
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New Ceiling Loudspeakers for Commercial Audio from Martin Audio

Short after the surprising announcement of the sale of the company to its High Wycombe neighbor Focusrite Audio Engineering, Martin Audio had another busy start to the year with the introduction of another five products targeting commercial installation, now joining the company's ADORN series. Martin Audio introduced five new in-ceiling and pendant loudspeakers together with many other recently introduced products at ISE 2020.
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