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Lenbrook Announces BluOS 3.8 Update with New Home Theater and Integration Features
by audioXpress Staff

Lenbrook Announces BluOS 3.8 Update with New Home Theater and Integration Features

BluOS the multi-room music management software platform created by Lenbrook International, received an important update to further enhance user experience and convenience across the BluOS ecosystem of products. The BluOS 3.8 update introduces numerous new features, including the possibility to configure Bluesound Home Theater groups with Powernode products, support for MQA-CD ripping and Apple AirPlay 2 support for specific products, and many new integrator-specific features.
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ESS Expands its USB DAC Portfolio with New ES9260 Low-Power Solution
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ESS Expands its USB DAC Portfolio with New ES9260 Low-Power Solution

ESS Technology announced the ES9260, a new USB DAC solution with integrated PLL and regulator, optimized for low-power consumption. Intended for use in USB-C headsets and audio adaptors that demand high-quality sound and long play times, the new SoC offers lower power consumption than existing solutions while still delivering the highest-quality sound in its class.
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Alango Introduces Short Range Sound Modem (SRSM) Technology
by Joao Martins

Alango Introduces Short Range Sound Modem (SRSM) Technology

Imagine having ten of thousands of TWS earbuds lined-up at EOL and ready to be packed, when engineering calls to say there's a new vital instruction update that needs to be loaded. Alango developed a practical short range data-over-sound implementation that allows doing just that. Short Range Sound Modem (SRSM) technology enables device configuration and updates without modifying existing hardware, and enables all sorts of one- or two-way acoustic communication scenarios.
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ReDrivers from Diodes Incorporated Boost Signal Quality of High-Speed USB 3.2, 10Gbps Interfaces
by Cristina Costa

ReDrivers from Diodes Incorporated Boost Signal Quality of High-Speed USB 3.2, 10Gbps Interfaces

Diodes introduced a series of USB ReDrivers for application in industrial, embedded, and consumer electronics products. The PI3EQX1004E and PI3EQX1002E are USB 3.2 compliant, 5Gbps to 10Gbps, 2-Port/1-Port, linear ReDrivers. The devices are backwards compatible with USB 3.1 Gen 1, 5Gbps and offer ultra-small and thin package types to reduce PCB size and total BOM cost. They have adjustable linear equalization, output swing, and flat gain to optimize performance over a variety of physical media by reducing intersymbol interference.
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Cambridge Audio Makes CXN (V2) and Edge NQ Network Audio Players Roon Ready
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Cambridge Audio Makes CXN (V2) and Edge NQ Network Audio Players Roon Ready

Cambridge Audio announced that its flagship Edge NQ and CXN (V2) network audio streamers now have Roon’s high-resolution streaming and music management technology built right in. A software update is now available for the Edge NQ and CXN (V2) featuring Roon Ready. Once these products have been updated, Roon will discover them on the network, deliver the highest possible quality audio, and even allow volume control right from the Roon user interface.
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New Ceiling Loudspeakers for Commercial Audio from Martin Audio
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New Ceiling Loudspeakers for Commercial Audio from Martin Audio

Short after the surprising announcement of the sale of the company to its High Wycombe neighbor Focusrite Audio Engineering, Martin Audio had another busy start to the year with the introduction of another five products targeting commercial installation, now joining the company's ADORN series. Martin Audio introduced five new in-ceiling and pendant loudspeakers together with many other recently introduced products at ISE 2020.
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GRAS Launches RA0403/04 Ear Simulator For Precise Testing Of Hi-Res Audio Capable Headphones
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GRAS Launches RA0403/04 Ear Simulator For Precise Testing Of Hi-Res Audio Capable Headphones

Following presentations at the 2019 AES International Headphone Conference in San Francisco or ISEAT in China, GRAS Sound & Vibration has now officially expanded its family of ear simulators with the launch of a model specially designed for the testing of high resolution audio capable headphones. Expanding on the GRAS RA0401/02 High-Frequency Ear Simulator, based on the standard IEC 60318-4 and extending the useful frequency range to 20 kHz, the new GRAS RA0403/04 Hi-Res Ear Simulator measures a frequency range to 50 kHz and beyond.
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Fraunhofer IIS Licenses Comprehensive MPEG Audio Codec Suite to NXP Semiconductors
by Joao Martins

Fraunhofer IIS Licenses Comprehensive MPEG Audio Codec Suite to NXP Semiconductors

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, the inventor of mp3 and primary developer of the xHE-AAC and MPEG-H Audio standards, announced that NXP Semiconductors has licensed Fraunhofer’s MPEG audio SDK. The complete software package covers four generations of audio codecs, from legacy MPEG Layer-1/2/3 to the next-generation MPEG-H 3D Audio standard and the AAC codec family, including xHE-AAC. NXP will incorporate these codecs in home entertainment product development, from set-top boxes and soundbars to smart speakers.
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PreSonus Expands Eris Active Studio Monitor Family with Eris E7 XT
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PreSonus Expands Eris Active Studio Monitor Family with Eris E7 XT

Offering accurate frequency response and powerful amplification, the original Eris-series studio monitors have been a successful product for PreSonus. Now, a new intermediate model Eris E7 XT offers big, controlled bass in a compact form that will fit into a studio of nearly any size, featuring the same Elliptical Boundary Modeled (EBM) waveguide design by Hugh Sarvis of WorxAudio, and using silk-dome tweeters and 7-inch woofers in a ported enclosure, providing a wider 100-degree horizontal dispersion.
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Accurate High-Frequency Headphone Testing Right on Your Desk
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Accurate High-Frequency Headphone Testing Right on Your Desk

Building on the success of the High-frequency Head and Torso Simulator Type 5128 – and by popular demand – Brüel & Kjær has released a new tabletop HATS version, Type 5128-B to support customers looking to test headphones right on their desk or in small anechoic chambers. Tabletop HATS is a torso-less head that is supported on a foot. Its adjustable neck makes it suitable for testing all types of headphones, and it can be used free standing on a desk, fitted on a tripod or on a turntable using a tripod mounting adapter. The head geometry complies with ITU-T Rec. P.58, IEC 60318-7 and ANSI S3.36-1985.
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