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New Hybrid Audio Amplifier from Dayton Audio Blends Tube Tone with Class D Power and Bluetooth
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New Hybrid Audio Amplifier from Dayton Audio Blends Tube Tone with Class D Power and Bluetooth

Dayton Audio unveiled a new compact design that combines the efficiency and power of solid state class D amplifier topology with the warmth and character of a vacuum tube preamp section. The new Dayton Audio HTA20BT hybrid stereo tube amplifier combines a 12W per channel RMS design (into a 4 ohm load) with Bluetooth 4.2, Aux, and USB inputs, featuring a subwoofer output for adding an active subwoofer and a high quality headphone amplifier built-in. The results, the brand says, are sure to please even the most refined ears.
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IsoAcoustics’ Introduces Stage 1 Isolators Designed for Stage Monitors and Musical Instrument Amplifiers
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IsoAcoustics’ Introduces Stage 1 Isolators Designed for Stage Monitors and Musical Instrument Amplifiers

At the 2019 Winter NAMM show, IsoAcoustics will introduce the Stage 1 Isolators, the latest in the company’s acclaimed line of isolation solutions, now in a design for loudspeakers, stage monitors, subwoofers and musical instrument amplifiers. Specially designed for touring musicians and bands on any budget, the new Stage 1 isolators effectively eliminate the vibrational variables experienced while playing onstage in a variety of venues and locations, enabling musicians to have consistent, clear sound, night after night.
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Celestion Introduces New Line of Digitally Downloadable Bass Impulse Responses
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Celestion Introduces New Line of Digitally Downloadable Bass Impulse Responses

Celestion, the famous UK manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers whose classic guitar tones have made the company famous as the voice of rock and roll, announced their new line of Bass Impulse Responses. Following the success of Celestion's digital representations of renowned classic tones for electric guitar, the new Bass IR line was now launched beginning with the new collections of 10-inch PULSE10 and 15-inch PULSE15 speaker tones, available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.
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Blue Introduces Ember XLR Condenser Microphone for Professional Recording
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Blue Introduces Ember XLR Condenser Microphone for Professional Recording

The second product to be introduced by Blue Microphones since the company's acquisition by Logitech, Ember is a new XLR microphone in a streamlined form factor that delivers clear, detailed sound with a tight cardioid pickup pattern that reduces background noise. Unveiled at CES 2019, the new condenser microphone was designed for vocals and instruments and Blue promotes it an ideal solution for music recording applications, capturing professional sound for video production, on-camera applications or live-streaming.
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Audient Introduces Sono Amp Modeling Recording Interface with Tube Preamp Stage
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Audient Introduces Sono Amp Modeling Recording Interface with Tube Preamp Stage

Audient has teamed up with leading cab simulation pioneers, twonotes audio engineering to present Sono, an audio interface with a tube guitar preamp stage for guitarists and musicians, featuring powerful modeling capabilities. The combination provides countless tonal options for guitarists, whether they're recording, practicing or playing live. The integrated DSP runs the modeling without latency, with external software only used to configure the multiple simulations.
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Sonarworks Redefines Music Experience for Mobile Devices with Updated Mobile App
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Sonarworks Redefines Music Experience for Mobile Devices with Updated Mobile App

Pioneering audio calibration software company Sonarworks has announced the launch of its new Sonarworks True-Fi mobile app at CES 2019. The updated mobile app, which provides audio calibration references on both iOS and Android for nearly 300 headphone models, has already launched in ‘early access’ and will be available for purchase later this year in the App Store and Google Play at a price of $3.99 USD per month, or as a lifetime license for $99 USD. Existing Sonarworks users who already own the desktop version will be provided a free upgrade option to a lifetime license for the mobile app.
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SEAS Expands In-House Production and Announces Extreme Subwoofer Series
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SEAS Expands In-House Production and Announces Extreme Subwoofer Series

SEAS Fabrikker, celebrating its 70th anniversary in the audio industry, is investing to revitalize and improve all its production and has moved part of its manufacturing from Taiwan to Norway. SEAS highly acclaimed subwoofers series has now moved to its new production line in Moss, Norway. With this transition, SEAS launched its new Extreme subwoofer series, starting with the XM001-04 model already announced in July 2018, and now complemented with the XM004-04 L26ROY, all now exclusively manufactured at their new in-house facilities.
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Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Available from May 2019
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Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Available from May 2019

Immersive 5.1.4 sound and deep bass that has to be heard to be believed: Sennheiser’s new AMBEO Soundbar will be available from May 2019. Created by Sennheiser in collaboration with the Fraunhofer IIS to be one of the world’s best soundbars, the AMBEO Soundbar places the listener inside the sound experience with incredible realism, delivering 3D sound that blurs the line between playback and reality from a single all-in-one device.
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Harman Introduces JBL 4312G Studio Monitor at CES 2019
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Harman Introduces JBL 4312G Studio Monitor at CES 2019

At CES 2019, Harman introduced the JBL 4312G studio monitor, another modern take on the classic JBL loudspeaker line - which seems to be the trend for the consumer side of the brand in the last two years. Crafted in the mold of the legendary 4310/4311 family, and the more recent 70th Anniversary 4312SE, the 4312G is said to deliver “thundering, clear bass, with crystalline and precise highs, even at the highest listening levels.” We are not sure those would be the arguments that would persuade us to invest in the vintage concept of this high-performance studio monitor.
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Jabra Announce Elite 85h Headphones with SmartSound Adaptive Technology and Hands-Free Wake Word Access to Amazon Alexa
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Jabra Announce Elite 85h Headphones with SmartSound Adaptive Technology and Hands-Free Wake Word Access to Amazon Alexa

At CES 2019, Jabra announced an expansion of its consumer lifestyle Elite headphone range with the launch of the Elite 85h, outfitted with custom-engineered 40mm drivers, Jabra SmartSound and exclusive AI technology, to provide intelligent adaptive audio, and totally hands-free Voice Assistant Control. The Elite 85h headphones set new standards with maximum battery life of 32-hours with Digital Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation activated, improved sound with advanced six-microphone call technology, and industry-leading durability.
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