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Sennheiser Promotes Augmented Audio Experiences at CES 2019
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Sennheiser Promotes Augmented Audio Experiences at CES 2019

At CES 2019, Sennheiser will be providing visitors with the unique opportunity to explore the world of Augmented Audio and craft their very own AMBEO AR experience. The company will promote listening sessions of the much anticipated AMBEO Soundbar, finally revealing the latest in immersive 3D sound to the home and a remarkably spatial sonic experience with immersive 5.1.4 sound and deep bass in a single all-in-one device. Visitors to CES can also get hands on with the new MOMENTUM True Wireless earphones.
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Enhanced Audio Experiences with RCA’s Smart Soundbar
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Enhanced Audio Experiences with RCA’s Smart Soundbar

At CES 2019, Voxtok, the Sound division of entertainment software platform Netgem, will be showing Music Avenue, a fully personalized audio service designed for TV, which operates through the Smart Soundbar of iconic brand Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Combining the two best-selling speaker categories currently in the market, the RCA Smart Soundbar supports Amazon Alexa voice interactions and will be unveiled also at the annual Las Vegas consumer electronics show.
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Dayton Audio Offers Easy Wireless Audio with New DTA-2.1BT 100W Class D 2.1 Amplifier with Bluetooth
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Dayton Audio Offers Easy Wireless Audio with New DTA-2.1BT 100W Class D 2.1 Amplifier with Bluetooth

Dayton Audio introduced the updated DTA-2.1BT amplifier, a compact and lightweight Class D design that is perfect top bring new life to existing passive speakers. The DTA-2.1BT is able to adequately power most speakers, and also a passive subwoofer, allowing users to create an inexpensive and high-performance 2.1 set up for any office, bedroom, or small home theater. For just $99.00, it offers Bluetooth, RCA, and 3.5 mm inputs, and now features a crossover adjustment on the front panel.
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Parasound Launches Zphono XRM for Improved Vinyl Experiences
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Parasound Launches Zphono XRM for Improved Vinyl Experiences

For those still in the market for a decent phono preamplifier, Parasound just announced a new model that's a big step up from its entry-level Zphono. The new Parasound Zphono XRM phono preamplifier offers higher performance, dual-input MM and MC, with XLR balanced outputs, adjustable MC loading, rumble filter, and mono/stereo switch. Price wise, Parasound's new $599 Zphono XRM phono preamplifier bridges the gap between its entry-level $200 Zphono and the internationally acclaimed $1,495 Halo JC 3 Jr.
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Electro-Voice Expands EVID Commercial Loudspeaker Family with Three New Models
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Electro-Voice Expands EVID Commercial Loudspeaker Family with Three New Models

Electro-Voice has introduced three new additions to its versatile EVID family of commercial loudspeaker solutions. The EVID range now includes two ceiling models and one pendant model - the C4.2LP (4” low-profile ceiling), C6.2 (6.5” ceiling) and P6.2 (6.5” pendant) - all acoustically and aesthetically matched with existing EVID models, combining unique design features for easy installation and maintenance.
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Mark Levinson № 519 Audio Player Receives Firmware Update that Adds Roon Ready Capability, MQA Certification and other Enhancements
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Mark Levinson № 519 Audio Player Receives Firmware Update that Adds Roon Ready Capability, MQA Certification and other Enhancements

Harman's Mark Levinson announced a major firmware update for its № 519 Audio Player, a remarkably versatile ultrahigh-end source component designed to accommodate nearly every digital audio format. The update turns the № 519 Roon Ready and with it introduces support for the Tidal music streaming service, including its Premium top tier that makes available the largest collection of MQA encoded files. Therefore, the update also makes the 519 certified with the MQA Full Decoder, which enables playback and authentication of MQA audio files and streams.
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Audio Precision Releases APx Software Version 5.0 Adding Transfer Function Measurement, Cross-Spectral Analysis Of Arbitrary, Broadband Signals
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Audio Precision Releases APx Software Version 5.0 Adding Transfer Function Measurement, Cross-Spectral Analysis Of Arbitrary, Broadband Signals

With the announcement of its brand new APx555 B Series two-channel audio analyzer, Audio Precision also unveiled the updated version 5.0 of its APx audio measurement software. With this release, AP has added the ability to measure the transfer function of electronic audio and electroacoustic devices using any broadband signal. Release 5.0 also enables electronic activation of software option licenses, eliminating the iButton requirement for such options with earlier versions of APx audio measurement software.
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Røde Microphones Launches All-New Podmic Podcast-Ready Dynamic Microphone
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Røde Microphones Launches All-New Podmic Podcast-Ready Dynamic Microphone

Røde Microphones has launched the all-new PodMic, an XLR-connected, end-address dynamic microphone tailor-made for use with its RØDECaster Pro Podcast Production Studio and PSA1 studio arm. Stylish and easy to manoeuvre, the PodMic is a broadcast-grade dynamic microphone designed for podcast applications. Featuring a detailed Røde Dynamic Capsule, internal pop shield, and integrated swing-mount, the microphone is a solid brass construction in hard-wearing matt black finish, that's built to last.
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Audio Precision Introduces B Series APx Analyzers with Improved Specs and Capabilities
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Audio Precision Introduces B Series APx Analyzers with Improved Specs and Capabilities

Audio Precision announced the introduction of the APx555 B Series two-channel audio analyzer. The B Series APx analyzers are the successor platform to Audio Precision’s original, or Legacy, APx platform. The second-generation APx555 offers improved sine generator frequency stability, lower system residual distortion, single-ended, balanced analog output and an optional ADC test mode which provides VBias, a common mode DC Bias.
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Dirac Research To Debut New Multi-Subwoofer Dirac Live Bass Management Module at CES 2019
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Dirac Research To Debut New Multi-Subwoofer Dirac Live Bass Management Module at CES 2019

Swedish sound pioneer Dirac Research announced its all-new Dirac Live Bass Management Module that improves bass performance and, according to the company, "Provides the most sophisticated, easy-to-use multi-subwoofer optimization solution for both consumers and professional technology integrators." The solution leverages a proprietary approach to subwoofer system optimization to produce "far smoother and tighter bass than existing solutions," the company adds. Dirac will debut the new module at CES 2019.
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