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G-Audio Launches Loudness SDK for OTT and Music Streaming Platforms
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G-Audio Launches Loudness SDK for OTT and Music Streaming Platforms

G-Audio, a next generation audio technology company dedicated to enhancing the listening experience for Extended-Reality (XR) and streaming media, launched its Sol Loudness SDK for streaming services, adding to its existing Sol SDK spatial audio rendering for 360° video. This new software solution smooths variations in loudness and provides continuity of perceived sound levels for OTT video and music streaming platforms, allowing platforms to provide a better audio experience for its subscribers.
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Heritage Audio Launches HA-73 EQX2 Dual Mic Amp/Equalizer
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Heritage Audio Launches HA-73 EQX2 Dual Mic Amp/Equalizer

Heritage Audio just announced the new HA-73 EQX2 Dual Mic Amp/Equalizer, equipped with two mic pre/equalizers in the same rack unit to tender twice the mojo for less than twice the cost of its single-channel HA-73 EQ unit. Part of the company's premium processing Elite Series, the HA-73 EQX2 brings back the philosophy of the golden age of recording, adapted to the needs of today's studios while contributing to transitioning music into a new era in the process.
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Amadeus Releases New Philharmonia Mini Passive Hi-Fi Speakers
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Amadeus Releases New Philharmonia Mini Passive Hi-Fi Speakers

Amadeus has begun shipping its latest offering for the Hi-Fi community, passive versions of their award-winning Philharmonia speakers co-designed by world-renowned architect Jean Nouvel. Following the success of the original self-powered and digitally processed speakers created specifically for the Philharmonie de Paris recording and mastering studios, Amadeus received enquires for a passive and more affordable version, directly targeting listening rooms for audio enthusiasts, which was no small challenge.
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Fluid Audio Now Shipping High-Quality 2x2 Recording Interface with Monitor Switching
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Fluid Audio Now Shipping High-Quality 2x2 Recording Interface with Monitor Switching

Building upon their range of studio monitors, Fluid Audio now announced the SRI-2 USB Recording Interface, a sturdy aluminum design with two class A microphone preamps and best-in-class digital converters, featuring a large volume knob to provide accurate control of the output level, and direct monitoring with zero-latency tracking. Given the studio monitor heritage of the San Diego-based company, the SRI-2 also doubles as a monitor switching box for two pairs of monitors, allowing to A-B compare the mix on two sets of speakers.
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SoundChip Introduces Soundstation Array for Hybrid Noise Cancelling Headphone Development
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SoundChip Introduces Soundstation Array for Hybrid Noise Cancelling Headphone Development

SoundChip introduced Soundstation Array, a spatially-limited diffuse sound field measurement platform designed to help brands characterize and tune hybrid noise cancelling headphones. Soundstation Array leverages SoundChip-sponsored post-graduate research into the minimum requirements for generating a sound field that is sufficiently diffuse for ensuring repeatable and reproducible measurements of noise cancelling headphones, without the need for an anechoic or reverberation chamber.
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Pioneer Announces Roll-Out of MQA Support for Home Audio Products
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Pioneer Announces Roll-Out of MQA Support for Home Audio Products

Starting October 2018, certain Pioneer branded home audio products will receive a free firmware update enabling playback of MQA-encoded material. With support for both streaming audio, local file, and whole home audio, the Pioneer N-70AE and N-50AE family of network audio players can be used as the hub for all high quality audio pursuits. The NC-50 and NC-50 DAB are network audio players with a built-in CD player and stereo amplifier. MQA is working closely with Onkyo and Pioneer to bring playback support on more home audio products in the coming months.
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ZVOX Announces VoiceBud VB20 Full-Featured Over-the-Counter Voice-Enhancing Hearing Device
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ZVOX Announces VoiceBud VB20 Full-Featured Over-the-Counter Voice-Enhancing Hearing Device

ZVOX Audio announced the availability of its VoiceBud V20, the company's first-ever personal audio device. As the company believes the category will be booming in the next 18 months as more companies enter the over-the-counter (OTC) personal sound amplification product business, ZVOX designed a very affordable ($299) device equipped with dual-microphone NoiseBlocker technology and smartphone app control using high-performance American-made electronics components.
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DirectOut Promotes Flexible Audio Network and Interconnectivity Solutions at AES NY
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DirectOut Promotes Flexible Audio Network and Interconnectivity Solutions at AES NY

Following a successful premier at IBC2018 in Amsterdam, German audio network and interconnectivity specialist DirectOut Technologies will showcase the first member of its new flagship interface series at AES New York and NAB NY (October 17–19). The company will make the US debut for DirectOut’s new PRODIGY.MC modular audio converter and audio router, while supporting the IP showcase at the NY events. DirectOut will present also updates for the MONTONE.42 MADI-onto-Network Bridge and the globcon unified control software.
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Apogee Launches Jam+ Third Generation Instrument Input Interface for iOS, Mac and PC
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Apogee Launches Jam+ Third Generation Instrument Input Interface for iOS, Mac and PC

Apogee Electronics announced a new much improved version of its Jam portable interface. The all new Jam+ is a studio grade USB instrument input and output that connects an electric guitar, bass, keyboard or any acoustic instrument with a pickup, directly to any iOS device, Mac, or Windows PC. With an adapter (sold separately) users can also connect a dynamic microphone. The new third generation version adds a stereo output to connect headphones or powered speakers, offers low latency monitoring, and now comes bundled with the Positive Grid BIAS FX Jam emulation software.
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Devialet Unveils New Compact and More Affordable Phantom Reactor Speaker
by Joao Martins

Devialet Unveils New Compact and More Affordable Phantom Reactor Speaker

Devialet, the pioneering French technology brand, unveiled the Phantom Reactor, an ultra-compact version of its famous Phantom speaker that still delivers up to 900 watts of power and very high fidelity, with prices starting at $999. The company calls the Reactor "a new pinnacle in audio engineering," and states that, like its predecessor, the new "Phantom Reactor embodies the brand's progressive vision of making the emotional power of sound accessible to as many people as possible through ground-breaking technology."
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