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Earthworks Now Shipping 30-kHz Boundary Microphones
by audioXpress Staff

Earthworks Now Shipping 30-kHz Boundary Microphones

The new Earthworks IMB & IMBL Boundary Layer Microphones are now shipping. A microphone solution designed for permanent installations when a low profile is of the utmost importance, the new IMB and IMBL range feature a flat frequency response and patented True Semisphere polar pattern to ensure intelligibility throughout the room without a loss of high frequencies.
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New Beyma Products Introduced at Prolight+Sound 2015
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New Beyma Products Introduced at Prolight+Sound 2015

As promised, at the 2015 Prolight+Sound show, in Frankfurt, Beyma introduced its new WR low frequency 10WR300, 12WR400 and 15WR400 drivers for small and medium sized vented cabinets. Beyma also introduced the new 8CX300Fe 8” coaxial driver designed for full range applications and previewed upgraded versions of the 15P1000FeV2, 12P80NdV2 and 8P300Fe/N low frequency transducers.
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Blue Hummingbird Small-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone with Rotating Head Now Shipping
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Blue Hummingbird Small-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone with Rotating Head Now Shipping

Blue Microphone announced the availability of Hummingbird, the small-diaphragm condenser microphone with an adjustable pivoting head, which the company introduced at the 2015 NAMM Show. A versatile recording tool, Hummingbird uses a precisely tuned diaphragm, based on Blue’s B1 capsule, allowing ultra-fast transient response and high-SPL handling.
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Wren Sound Systems new V5US Lossless Wireless Speaker
by Cristina Costa

Wren Sound Systems new V5US Lossless Wireless Speaker

Mike Giffin’s new company, Wren Sound Systems, introduced its new V5US wireless speaker, breaking new ground with lossless Wi-Fi streaming using DTS’s Play-Fi. The V5US is also a beautifully crafted wireless speaker with direct support for the world’s most popular smartphones, tablets and PCs with Apple’s AirPlay and CSR’s aptX Bluetooth technologies.
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Messe Frankfurt Introduces New Concept for Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound in 2016
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Messe Frankfurt Introduces New Concept for Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound in 2016

To ensure the future of Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound with a new event concept from 2016, Messe Frankfurt - one of the largest trade show organizers in the world - announced sweeping changes to two shows. Main goal is to allow better business, from one side, while opening Musikmesse to private visitors on all days. Read on.
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Voice Coil May 2015 is Now Available Online
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Voice Coil May 2015 is Now Available Online

Voice Coil May 2015 features a great in-depth article from Dave on Loudspeaker Measurements, an article from Mike Klasco about MEMS Microspeakers, and the usual patents review by James Croft. This month’s Voice Coil Test Bench includes two shallow-mount subwoofers from Dayton Audio and a Bluetooth and loudspeaker kit from Tang Band. Great reasons not to delay on downloading the issue.
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Audio-Technica Shipping New SonicPro ATH-MSR7 Headphones
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Audio-Technica Shipping New SonicPro ATH-MSR7 Headphones

“Designed for High-Resolution Audio” seems to be the key marketing label for consumer electronic audio manufacturers these days. And that was certainly the head-turning slogan at the CES 2015 show when Audio-Technica announced its SonicPro ATH-MSR7 Over-Ear Hi-Res Audio Headphones which are now shipping.
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Microchip Releases new Multizone Technology for Whole-home Audio and Multi-room Applications
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Microchip Releases new Multizone Technology for Whole-home Audio and Multi-room Applications

Microchip Technology announced its second generation multizone audio technology and a mobile app for use in whole-home-audio and multi-room applications based on the JukeBlox 4 platform. The JB Multizone 2.0 enables tightly synchronized and highly robust audio streaming to multiple speakers in conjunction with the JB App, a turnkey mobile app that enables easy setup and operation of the wireless speaker.
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All-New Ether Planar Headphones from MrSpeakers
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All-New Ether Planar Headphones from MrSpeakers

San Diego, CA, headphone maker MrSpeakers just released Ether, an all-new open-backed headphone featuring a single-ended planar magnetic driver. When describing the new project, the company says Ether should sound excellent, be more comfortable than previous headphones from the brand, and have a timeless design.
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Next-Generation Universal Audio Apollo Thunderbolt 2 Audio Interfaces
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Next-Generation Universal Audio Apollo Thunderbolt 2 Audio Interfaces

During the 2015 Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt, Universal Audio surprised the recording studio community with the introduction of an all-new line of Apollo audio interfaces for Mac Thunderbolt users. The new generation leverages dual Thunderbolt 2 connections and features next-generation A/D and D/A conversion, effectively upgrading the successful interface lineup.
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