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Essential Loudspeaker Industry Content in Voice Coil June 2017
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Essential Loudspeaker Industry Content in Voice Coil June 2017

Now available for download, Voice Coil June 2017 features a report on new earphone and headphone technology developments, compiled by Mike Klasco (Menlo Scientific); a directory of manufacturers; and a summary of recommended related trade shows. James Croft reviews a patent for a passive radiator with dynamically adjustable resonant frequency, while Vance Dickason tests Eminence’s new 1” compression driver and SEAS’ 6.5” “King Coax.”
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Mytek Digital Introduces Mytek Brooklyn AMP and Clef Mobile Hi-Res Audio Headphone Amplifier and DAC
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Mytek Digital Introduces Mytek Brooklyn AMP and Clef Mobile Hi-Res Audio Headphone Amplifier and DAC

The New York digital audio specialists from Mytek Digital have showcased two brand new products at High End Munich 2017, starting with the highly portable Clef mobile headphone amplifier USB/DAC with MQA, which the company previewed earlier at the High-Resolution Audio Pavilion at CES 2017. The other news is the launch of a brand new Class-D design for their newest amplifier, aptly called the Brooklyn AMP, following the same form factor of the Brooklyn DAC.
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Outlaw Audio Introduces a New Retro Receiver with High Res Audio
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Outlaw Audio Introduces a New Retro Receiver with High Res Audio

After eleven and a half years, Outlaw Audio has replaced its classic two-channel RR2150 Retro Receiver with the new RR2160. The new model preserves the analog signal purity of its predecessor, while adding DLNA and high-resolution capabilities via a multitude of digital audio inputs. The RR2160 also offers both HD Radio and Internet radio, a new, more powerful 110-watt stereo amplifier, and an updated phono input.
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MarkAudio-SOTA Makes Debut of Cesti MB Wide-Range Single Driver Loudspeaker at the LA Audio Show
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MarkAudio-SOTA Makes Debut of Cesti MB Wide-Range Single Driver Loudspeaker at the LA Audio Show

MarkAudio-SOTA is to premiere the new single-driver, full-spectrum, Cesti MB speaker, in addition to demonstrating their well-regarded Cesti B, Cesti T and Viotti One loudspeakers at the LA Audio Show June 2-4th (Room 408.) The showcase is the US market launch celebration of the company's new Cesti MB monitor speakers, offering the rich midrange that is typical of a wide-range, single speaker design, plus the high-impact dynamics typical of multi-way speakers.
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New Nagra HD Preamp Previewed at High End Munich 2017
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New Nagra HD Preamp Previewed at High End Munich 2017

During the 2017 High End show in Munich, Audio Technology Switzerland announced it is developing its most ambitious Nagra Audio preamplifier ever. The Swiss company says the new preamplifier, built around the existing HD DAC and HD AMP will complement the existing Nagra HD range, and will be called simply the HD Preamp. The concept will be available for demonstration this summer and is scheduled for release in the fall 2017.
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Focal Introduces Utopia III Evo Speakers at High-End Munich 2017
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Focal Introduces Utopia III Evo Speakers at High-End Munich 2017

French high end audio manufacturer Focal promoted one of the most well-attended press events at the High End show in Munich this year, where it introduced two new speakers in its Utopia III family. The two new Evo models (Evo stands for evolution) expand on the company's technological heritage, integrating its most recent innovations in the new Scala and Maestro models, with more to come. The new Utopia III Evo models will be available from August 2017.
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Microchip Introduces Fully-Certified Wi-Fi SDK with Apple HomeKit Support
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Microchip Introduces Fully-Certified Wi-Fi SDK with Apple HomeKit Support

Microchip's new Wi-Fi SDK with Apple HomeKit support enables MFi licensees to create fast, low-power designs on the industry’s first hardware cryptography-enabled Wi-Fi-based development kit for HomeKit. The SDK leverages hardware-based calculations to create fast, low-power solutions, providing an optimized customer experience that dramatically reduces execution time for HomeKit commands and provides pairing speeds of less than one tenth of a second.
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Revel by Harman Performa3 Be Introduced at High End Munich 2017
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Revel by Harman Performa3 Be Introduced at High End Munich 2017

Previewed at CES 2017 and now introduced at High End 2017 in Munich, the new Revel Performa3 Be model features the addition of 1-inch Beryllium dome tweeters and Deep Ceramic Composite mid-range and woofers. Based on Revel’s Performa3 F208, the Performa3 Be 3-way floorstanding loudspeaker also features the latest patented fifth generation Acoustic Lens Waveguide and premium crossover network designs to deliver detailed high frequency response and seamless integration with the mid-range.
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Sensory’s Fusion of Face and Voice Biometric Recognition Gets IQ Boost and Broader Mobile OS Support
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Sensory’s Fusion of Face and Voice Biometric Recognition Gets IQ Boost and Broader Mobile OS Support

Speech and vision technologies specialist Sensory announced the second major update to TrulySecure, its FIDO Certified multimodal biometric authentication technology. TrulySecure quickly, conveniently and securely recognizes enrolled users through a fusion of face and voice biometric recognition technologies in less than a second, and differentiates individuals at a 99.999% accuracy rate – all without requiring any costly and space consuming biometric scanners.
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New ams Foundry Ecosystem Provides Solutions for ASIC Design Service, Testing and Fabrication
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New ams Foundry Ecosystem Provides Solutions for ASIC Design Service, Testing and Fabrication

Sensor solutions provider ams announced a further expansion of its Foundry Ecosystem. In cooperation with Fraunhofer IIS and RoodMicrotec, these three partners now open an additional reliable and comprehensive path towards ASIC solutions by offering IC development, assembly, test and qualification services to OEMs, system integrators and innovative start-ups, enabling them to get their ASIC solutions to market faster.
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