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IsoAcoustics Introduces new Aperta Subwoofer Isolation Solution
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IsoAcoustics Introduces new Aperta Subwoofer Isolation Solution

IsoAcoustics has expanded on its Aperta Series with a new Aperta Sub isolation stand designed for subwoofers weighing up to 80 pounds (36.3kg). The Aperta Sub provides a high degree of isolation, allowing the listener to discover greater bass definition from their subwoofer with less complaints from the neighbors. Each set of Aperta Sub includes the isolation stand and four carpet discs with spikes.
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Austrian Audio Releases New Hi-X65 Professional Open-Back Over-Ear Headphones
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Austrian Audio Releases New Hi-X65 Professional Open-Back Over-Ear Headphones

Targeting critical applications for studio mixing and mastering, Austrian Audio has released its third headphone model, capitalizing on the transducer design developed internally for the Hi-X55 model. Following the on-ear Hi-X50 and the over-ear Hi-X55 headphones launched in 2020, Austrian Audio’s new Hi-X65 professional headphones are an open over-ear design with a high excursion driver to ensure greater transparency.
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Stenheim Unveils New Reference Ultime Two Speakers
by Joao Martins

Stenheim Unveils New Reference Ultime Two Speakers

Stenheim speakers are not for the faint of heart. Designed and built in the best tradition of extreme high-end Swiss audio brands, Stenheim aims to create only musical reference products for the ultimate music enthusiast. The company’s latest design brings the exceptional quality of the brand’s Reference Ultime speakers to smaller spaces and at lower price point of a mere $150,000 USD for the pair.
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Goertek Announces Rox Earbud Reference Design with Support for Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound Technology
by Joao Martins

Goertek Announces Rox Earbud Reference Design with Support for Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound Technology

Goertek has unveiled a new earbud reference design to help manufacturers looking to implement Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound technology speed their time to market. Powered by the Qualcomm QCC5141 Bluetooth Audio SoC, the Rox reference design is optimized for use in TWS earbuds and hearables and is designed to deliver high-resolution music, crystal-clear voice calls, and lag-free gaming — with superior connectivity and extended battery life.
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Toshiba Announces Smallest Bluetooth LE Module for Wearables Using Nordic’s nRF52811 SoC
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Toshiba Announces Smallest Bluetooth LE Module for Wearables Using Nordic’s nRF52811 SoC

Nordic Semiconductor announced that Tokyo, Japan-based multinational conglomerate, Toshiba Corporation, has selected the 2.48 by 2.46mm wafer level chip scale package (WLCSP) version of Nordic’s nRF52811 Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) System-on-Chip (SoC) to provide the core processing power and wireless connectivity for its ‘Bluetooth module with SASP Technology’.
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Amazon Reacts To Apple’s Announcement and Confirms Music HD For All at No Extra Cost
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Amazon Reacts To Apple’s Announcement and Confirms Music HD For All at No Extra Cost

Subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited can now upgrade to the highest quality streaming audio available, for free. Reacting to the fact that Apple Music announced it will offer lossless audio streaming as standard starting in June, Amazon also announced that Amazon Music HD Lossless Audio, previously available at an additional cost, is now standard for Unlimited Tier subscribers.
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Apple Confirms Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio Are Coming to Apple Music June 2021
by Joao Martins

Apple Confirms Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio Are Coming to Apple Music June 2021

Apple announced that Apple Music will be offering Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos tracks, as well as offering its entire catalog in Lossless Audio, at no additional cost for subscribers, starting June 2021. Lossless will use ALAC file format, and support 24-bit/48kHz as standard, with Hi-Res Lossless Audio files available up to 24-bit/192kHz. Apple is even promoting the fact that Hi-Res Lossless will require external equipment, such as a USB digital-to-analog converter (DAC)!
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Morph InfiniConnect Bluetooth Earbuds Support Rapid Switch Between Bluetooth Audio Devices
by Joao Martins

Morph InfiniConnect Bluetooth Earbuds Support Rapid Switch Between Bluetooth Audio Devices

Morph Audio announced an interesting concept for true wireless earbuds, focusing on the charging case design and Bluetooth pairing experience. The new Morph InfiniConnect TWS earbuds, which have been successfully crowdfunded - 1600% funded on Kickstarter - allow users to pair with an infinite number of devices, and to seamlessly switch audio connection anytime to any device, across any operating system, via a smart control case.
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Cadence Offers MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile Decoders for Tensilica HiFi DSPs
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Cadence Offers MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile Decoders for Tensilica HiFi DSPs

Fraunhofer confirmed that Cadence Design Systems is now offering decoder implementations supporting the new MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile and has joined the MPEG-H Audio System trademark program administered by Fraunhofer. Adding MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile decoding capabilities to Cadence’s industry-leading Tensilica HiFi DSP designs opens up the potential to bring interactive and immersive sound to millions of users worldwide.
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Tektronix Delivers Automated USB Type-C Compliance and Debugging Solutions
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Tektronix Delivers Automated USB Type-C Compliance and Debugging Solutions

As manufacturers intensify their efforts to meet consumer demand for ever faster data downloads, from live streaming videos to global videoconferences, multiple industries are now accelerating adoption of the latest USB4 and Thunderbolt 4 specifications over USB Type-C connectors. Tektronix announced three new testing solutions to help drive these efforts, which can easily be integrated into test environments, enabling higher speed data transfers.
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