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HEAD acoustics To Present Leading-Edge ANC Testing and Development Solutions at AES Headphone Conference
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HEAD acoustics To Present Leading-Edge ANC Testing and Development Solutions at AES Headphone Conference

HEAD acoustics will present its latest testing solutions for headphones and headsets at the upcoming AES International Conference on Headphone Technology in San Francisco, August 27 - 29. The company will show all that’s needed for product development and evaluation, including speech and audio quality testing, Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) performance evaluation, realistic background noise simulation, and a new measurement method for listening effort.
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Bobwire Audio Introduces Solution to Missing 12-Volt Trigger on Popular Music Streaming Devices
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Bobwire Audio Introduces Solution to Missing 12-Volt Trigger on Popular Music Streaming Devices

Bobwire Audio, a new company based out of San Francisco, CA, has introduced its first product, the DAT1 Digital Audio Trigger, which adds an industry-standard 12-volt DC trigger output to any audio component with a digital audio optical (SPDIF) output. This allows devices like the Sonos Connect, Amazon Echo Link, and many others that lack 12-volt triggers, to turn on and off connected power amplifiers and other equipment. The device also provides an analog audio output and high-quality DAC.
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Pro Audio Technology Introduces New S and SR Series Home Theater Loudspeakers
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Pro Audio Technology Introduces New S and SR Series Home Theater Loudspeakers

Pro Audio Technology, the California-based supplier of high-output home theater loudspeakers and DSP loudspeaker controllers, announced two new series of loudspeakers consisting of three new models – S-12sm, SR-12ai, and SR-212ai. The new speakers were designed to reproduce the unrestricted dynamics and power of the commercial cinema experience but in a more compact form factor ideal for home theater environments. The S and SR Series all feature enhanced cosmetics and more discreet enclosures.
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Celestion Adds Popular BN10-200X Bass Speaker to Available Digitally Downloadable Impulse Responses
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Celestion Adds Popular BN10-200X Bass Speaker to Available Digitally Downloadable Impulse Responses

Renowned as a manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers whose classic guitar tones have made the company famous, Celestion continues to expand its popular range of speaker impulse responses. The company has now added the popular BN10-200X bass speaker to their line of Bass Impulse Responses. The new Bass IRs, along with the complete collection of other genuine Celestion guitar speaker tones, is available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.
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Listen Announces Updated Bluetooth Interface with Support for High Definition and Low Latency Bluetooth Measurements
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Listen Announces Updated Bluetooth Interface with Support for High Definition and Low Latency Bluetooth Measurements

The updated BTC-4149 Bluetooth measurement interface, available worldwide exclusively from Listen, Inc., together with its SoundCheck 17 software, now supports aptX HD and aptX-Low Latency Bluetooth protocols for accurate measurement of high definition and low latency Bluetooth devices. This enables manufacturers of Bluetooth audio devices to accurately test the audio of the latest high performance Bluetooth sink and Bluetooth source devices, making the same measurements as on traditional audio devices.
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RHA Introduces Bluetooth 5 Universal Wireless Flight Adapter
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RHA Introduces Bluetooth 5 Universal Wireless Flight Adapter

Scottish headphone manufacturer RHA has released a Wireless Flight Adapter with a market leading 16-hour battery life – allowing users to connect wireless headphones to in-flight entertainment systems. The adapter can also be used to turn audio devices - from cassette players to game consoles - into Bluetooth compatible devices. The RHA Wireless Flight Adapter is a Bluetooth 5 device able to transmit in a range of 10 meters or more, and is available now for for only 49.95 EUR/USD.
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Waves Audio Uses Nx Technology to Recreate Abbey Road Studio 3 Room Emulation
by Joao Martins

Waves Audio Uses Nx Technology to Recreate Abbey Road Studio 3 Room Emulation

Waves Audio introduced the Abbey Road Studio 3 plugin, created in collaboration with Abbey Road Studios. Using its Waves Nx 3D audio binaural encoding technology to emulate the acoustics of a space, the new plug-in allows anyone to work with headphones, as if it was inside the Abbey Road Studio 3 Control Room. For music producers, this means the ability to hear the music in the renowned studio, with an emulation of the studio's nearfield stereo monitors, 5.1 or 7.1 setups.
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SEAS Announces E0101-04 Dark Diamond Tweeter Launch by Popular Demand
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SEAS Announces E0101-04 Dark Diamond Tweeter Launch by Popular Demand

SEAS just announced that it is launching the new E0101-04 Dark Diamond tweeter, in direct response to market interest. With its beautifully precision machined, black anodized aluminum faceplate, which is horn loaded for a smooth frequency response, maximum stability and smooth appearance, the Dark Diamond essentially follows the improvements implemented to the renowned White Diamond tweeter, which the company states, represent "the ultimate sound reproduction quality at high frequencies, flawless, clean, uncolored and natural."
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Logitech Introduces G PRO X Gaming Headset Range with Blue VO!CE Technology
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Logitech Introduces G PRO X Gaming Headset Range with Blue VO!CE Technology

Following the acquisition of Blue Microphones a year ago, Logitech is already leveraging the brand with an expansion to a new market segment. The company announced the new Logitech G PRO X lineup of gaming gear, designed to deliver high performing sound and voice transmission for gamers, combined with the comfort and durability required for serious gamers that play for long periods of time. The two new headsets are branded Logitech G, a brand of Logitech.
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AudioControl Showcases New Studio Six Digital Audio Test and Measurement Solutions at InfoComm 2019
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AudioControl Showcases New Studio Six Digital Audio Test and Measurement Solutions at InfoComm 2019

Certainly one of the most interesting displays at InfoComm 2019 was the Studio Six Digital side of the AudioControl booth, now that the companies are effectively united, following the acquisition in 2018 of part of the capital of the company founded by Andrew Smith. It was great to see important updates on the Studio Six audio test and measurement systems for the iOS platform, but also an exciting new product, the dBPod Smart Sound Monitor.
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