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Andover Introduces Spindeck Plug-and-Play Belt-Drive Turntable
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Andover Introduces Spindeck Plug-and-Play Belt-Drive Turntable

Massachusetts-based Andover Audio continues to focus on expanding its portfolio of self-branded products. Following the introduction of the Model One Record Player, an integrated record player, speaker and entertainment system; the Spinbase, a compact, speaker solution for under-turntable placement; and the launch of the PM-50 planar magnetic headphones, the company now announces the Spindeck, an affordable belt-driven turntable, custom designed by Pro-Ject for Andover.
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AKM Develops Ultra-Low Power Intelligent System Wakeup ADC With Integrated Acoustic Activity Analyzer
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AKM Develops Ultra-Low Power Intelligent System Wakeup ADC With Integrated Acoustic Activity Analyzer

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has developed the AK5706, a high-performance 24-bit stereo A/D converter (ADC) with an integrated Acoustic Activity Analyzer (AAA) wakeup solution consuming only 30μA, audio buffer, and support for digital and high-SNR microphones. Designed for systems that must listen for specific types of audio activity while consuming very low power, the AK5706 is ideal for products such as speech recognition systems, as well as security and smart home devices.
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NAD Flagship Masters M33 BluOS Streaming DAC Amplifier Is Now Shipping!
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NAD Flagship Masters M33 BluOS Streaming DAC Amplifier Is Now Shipping!

Following a preview at CES 2020, the highly anticipated amplifier of the year 2020 by NAD Electronics - the first company to license Purifi Audio's amplifier technology - is now shipping! NAD M33 is the latest BluOS enabled DAC/amplifier that can serve as the heart of a reference whole-home system. In its simplest form, the M33 ($4999 U.S. MSRP) is an ultra-high-performance streaming amplifier with superb sound. And it can obviously be combined with a BluOS ecosystem of wirelessly networked music players, creating a whole-home audio system.
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Avantone Pro Launches Planar Open-Back Reference-Grade Headphones
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Avantone Pro Launches Planar Open-Back Reference-Grade Headphones

Avantone Pro introduced Planar, a new high definition, open planar driver design that allows for lower distortion, fast response, and an extended frequency response, going all the way to 30kHz. Avantone says the new design is inherently flat, and tuned in order to deliver more precision and accuracy when monitoring and mixing, which is the aim for the brand's core target audience. But these over-the-ear planar headphones, being lightweight and comfortable, are certain going to appeal to a broader audience, which also uses headphones for long periods of time.
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PSB Speakers Partners with Audiodo for Personal Hearing Profiles
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PSB Speakers Partners with Audiodo for Personal Hearing Profiles

PSB Speakers, founded by renowned acoustics designer, Paul Barton, and maker of high fidelity stereo and home theatre speakers, and Audiodo, the personal audio technologies company from Sweden, announced an agreement that will see Audiodo’s Personal Sound algorithms integrated into future yet-to-be-announced headphones from PSB Speakers. This partnership marks the first time Audiodo’s technology will appear in a high fidelity product.
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Tronsmart Partners with Qualcomm to Release Apollo Bold Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling True Wireless Earbuds
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Tronsmart Partners with Qualcomm to Release Apollo Bold Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling True Wireless Earbuds

In the crowded and highly competitive true wireless stereo category, most brands try to go after Apple's leading AirPods. With the bar set extremely high already, in 2020 Apple created another wining product with the AirPods Pro, based on a powerful platform that enables constantly adapting and upgradable active noise cancellation (ANC). Now, other technology vendors have platforms that enable manufacturers and brands to add ANC to their designs. Tronsmart has once again partnered with Qualcomm for that reason.
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Ansys Releases Discovery Design Software with Integrated Physics Simulation
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Ansys Releases Discovery Design Software with Integrated Physics Simulation

Ansys released the new Ansys Discovery, a next generation, easier-to-use, product design software that the company says is its first simulation-driven design tool to combine instant physics simulation, Ansys' proven high-fidelity simulation and interactive geometry modeling into a single design exploration application. The new software is said to reduce engineering labor costs by 26%, enable evaluation of 60% more design alternatives, and slash physical testing and safety costs by 19%.
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AES Symposium on Applications of Machine Learning in Audio
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AES Symposium on Applications of Machine Learning in Audio

The Audio Engineering Society is inviting academic and industry audio researchers and practitioners to participate in the first AES event highlighting Machine Learning. The online symposium will focus on machine learning as it relates to applications in digital signal processing and audio engineering. The recently announced Audio Product Education Institute is also supporting this important AES symposium, sponsored by iZotope.
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LG Electronics Launches TONE Free Wireless Earbuds with UV Bacteria Reducing Charging Case
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LG Electronics Launches TONE Free Wireless Earbuds with UV Bacteria Reducing Charging Case

This concept was one of LG's highlights at CES 2020 and the whole presentation looked like a bizarre development at the time. The new LG TONE Free true wireless earbuds are the first to combine an audio experience tuned by British hifi company Meridian with a unique hygiene-enhancing UVnano charging case that also kills 99.9 percent of bacteria on the part of the earbud closest to our inner ear (model HBS-FN6). The product is now available online and through LG-authorized retailers at a suggested price of $149.99.
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Luxman Announces New D-10X Flagship SACD/CD Player Using Latest ROHM MUS-IC DAC
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Luxman Announces New D-10X Flagship SACD/CD Player Using Latest ROHM MUS-IC DAC

Luxman America announced the launch of its D-10x flagship SACD/CD player and USB DAC. This is the world’s first home audio component using ROHM Semiconductor’s eagerly anticipated MUS-IC BD34301EKV Delta-Sigma digital-to-analog converter. The D-10x also features refinements on the LxDTM-i disc transport mechanism and a new ODNF-u analog circuit. Other highlights include full MQA decoding and MQA-CD playback.
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