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Rotel Launches All-in-One Integrated Amplifier, DAC and Network Streamer
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Rotel Launches All-in-One Integrated Amplifier, DAC and Network Streamer

Sooner or later, even the most traditional hifi component manufacturers realize some users simply want a decent quality music source to connect to good quality speakers, and no fuss. Even Japanese brand Rotel acknowledges the need to offer an updated design that could serve this market, with room to grow. The result is the S14 Integrated Network Streamer, which is a nice integrated amplifier with a color display, offering discerning listeners a high-performance way to access and enjoy online music with ease.
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Gaudio Lab Audio Technologies Recognized with Two CES 2023 Innovation Awards
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Gaudio Lab Audio Technologies Recognized with Two CES 2023 Innovation Awards

Gaudio Lab, the innovative audio technology solutions company from Seoul, South Korea, received two CES 2023 Innovation Awards ahead of the company's presentation at the world's biggest consumer technology trade show, taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, 5-8 January, 2023. Gaudio Lab was honored with two awards for its Loudness Management 1 (LM1) technology, and for the Gaudio Spatial Audio (GSA) audio software for wireless earbuds.
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Solid State Logic Introduces SSL 12 USB-C Desktop Audio Interface
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Solid State Logic Introduces SSL 12 USB-C Desktop Audio Interface

Solid State Logic announced the new SSL 12 USB-C desktop audio interface. The new SSL 12, priced at $499, is a 12-in 8-out bus-powered audio interface that combines professional features in a portable desktop format. Building on the success of ​the existing SSL 2 and SSL 2+ interface models, the new SSL 12 expands in almost every way; more microphone preamplifiers, enhanced headphone performance, advanced routing and monitor controls, ADAT input, as well as next-gen converters delivering superior audio performance.
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Three-Day Lecture by Wolfgang Klippel Back in March 2023
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Three-Day Lecture by Wolfgang Klippel Back in March 2023

After a 3-year break, the popular 3-Day Lecture "Sound Quality of Audio Systems" will be back in March 2023. The three-day event, now titled "Sound Quality of Audio Systems - Modeling, Measurement & Control," combines both theory and practice and will take place March 13-15, 2023, at the Technical University of Dresden, Germany. Registration for the lecture is now open for a fee for general admission and is free for students.
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Røde Releases Next-Generation Videomicro On-Camera Shotgun Microphone
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Røde Releases Next-Generation Videomicro On-Camera Shotgun Microphone

Røde has released a next-generation update to its best-selling VideoMicro on-camera shotgun microphone, the product category that projected the Australian company as a global brand. As the first professional microphone in such a compact form factor, the VideoMicro is iconic and has become a classic amongst content creators and professional filmmakers. The VideoMicro II takes everything that made the original such a success and introduces several new features for enhanced performance, redefining the gold standard for ultra-compact on-camera audio.
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New ZVOX Portable Speaker Features Patented AccuVoice Technology
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New ZVOX Portable Speaker Features Patented AccuVoice Technology

ZVOX, the Massachusetts-based manufacturer specializing in voice clarifying technology, has added the compact portable AV70 Bluetooth AccuVoice Speaker to its line of dialogue enhancement products. Powered by a rechargeable lithium battery, the AV70 is a desktop speakerphone that enhances voices during videoconference sessions, any type of calls, or even for watching streaming entertainment on a laptop or mobile device. Ideal for use anywhere for business or personal use.
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Voice Coil December 2022 Improves Loudspeaker Measurements
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Voice Coil December 2022 Improves Loudspeaker Measurements

Voice Coil December 2022 features an updated directory of Measurement Microphones Vendors, Mike Klasco writes about how to Enhance Low-Frequency Performance, and Vance Dickason reminds us that there is a more realistic way to map speaker resonances. Test Bench characterizes two tweeters from Beyma's new Near and Mid Field (NMF) series: the T-25M 1" aluminum/magnesium alloy metal dome tweeter, and the similar T-25S 1" silk dome tweeter.
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McIntosh Launches Official Capsule Collection Celebrating Grateful Dead's Iconic "Wall of Sound"
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McIntosh Launches Official Capsule Collection Celebrating Grateful Dead's Iconic "Wall of Sound"

Famous audio companies and audio brands should explore more simple marketing tools such as merchandising and collectors items (not NFTs!), to better connect with their users. McIntosh is a great example of emotional connection to the brand, and the NY-based company just announced the brand's collaboration with the Grateful Dead on a new, special-edition collection celebrating the iconic "Wall of Sound". The collection includes a T-shirt and Sweatshirt, featuring the famous Richard Pechner "Wall of Sound" photo.
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Sound Devices Designs New Compact Digital Wireless Receivers with Real Time Spectrum Analysis
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Sound Devices Designs New Compact Digital Wireless Receivers with Real Time Spectrum Analysis

Sound Devices has announced a new expanded range of compact true diversity digital wireless audio/microphone receivers for professional production applications, introducing a sophisticated design with full color displays and the most current technology. The new A20-Nexus compact 8, 12 or 16 channel, true diversity digital wireless receivers with SpectraBand offers an unprecedented tuning range and superior RF filtering for worldwide usage, expanding Sound Devices' Astral Series of wireless transmitters and receivers.
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L-Acoustics Announces L-ISA Studio Now Available for Windows PC
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L-Acoustics Announces L-ISA Studio Now Available for Windows PC

In April of 2021, L-Acoustics expanded the spatial sound possibilities for music creators with the launch of L-ISA Studio, an object-based audio mixing tool for sound designers, producers, and mixing engineers. Originally available only for Mac, the spatial audio creation software suite that also supports object-based binaural rendering for headphones, is now also available for Windows OS with the launch of L-ISA Studio 2.5, now compatible with any PC in addition to macOS computers.
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