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Flare Audio R1 Headphones: Something Completely New?
by audioXpress Staff

Flare Audio R1 Headphones: Something Completely New?

British audio company, Flare Audio, has launched what they describe as “the world’s first ‘fully’ open back headphones”. The Reference R1 uses several patent-pending technologies for driver alignment, reduce enclosure vibration and remove enclosed residual pressure interference (ERPI), to allow distortion free sound, even at full volume. The result, Flare claims, is “a completely new listening experience”.
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Line 6 New AMPLIFi TT Guitar Amp, Effects, and Bluetooth Streaming Speaker
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Line 6 New AMPLIFi TT Guitar Amp, Effects, and Bluetooth Streaming Speaker

Line 6 announced the new AMPLIFi TT guitar processor, USB stereo audio interface and streaming system, following the same path of its innovative AMPLIFi guitar combo. The AMPLIFi TT transforms any stereo system into a guitar amp and Bluetooth streaming system with interactive guitar tone. As Line 6 suggests, we can now play guitar while watching TV or jam on top of our favorite album while at work…
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Audionamix Releases Audio Source Separation Software ADX TRAX Pro
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Audionamix Releases Audio Source Separation Software ADX TRAX Pro

Following the demonstration at the 137th AES Convention in Los Angeles, Audionamix has released the highly anticipated Pro edition of their audio source separation software, ADX TRAX. ADX TRAX Pro is a professional-grade tool, leveraging the full collection of ADX algorithms and spectral editing tools. The company will also release a unique ADX Vocal Volume Control (VVC) AAX Native 64 plug-in for Pro Tools 11, in December 2014.
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24-Bits Of Christmas—Linn Offers 24 Free High-Resolution Downloads
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24-Bits Of Christmas—Linn Offers 24 Free High-Resolution Downloads

Linn, the Scotish record label and high quality music systems manufacturer, is giving away an amazing gift to all music lovers this Christmas with the chance to download a free daily track from a host of major Linn artists – in Studio Master quality, the highest download quality available.
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MagnaCom WAM Modulation Technology Wins 2015 CES Innovations Award
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MagnaCom WAM Modulation Technology Wins 2015 CES Innovations Award

MagnaCom’s WAM technology was named a 2015 CES Innovation Award Honoree. MagnaCom’s technology helps solve global spectrum congestion and satisfy the explosive demand for bandwidth. The Award recognizes the innovation demonstrated for the first time at CES last year and exemplifies WAM as a new modulation of the 21st Century for both wired, wireless networks and consumer electronic devices.
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Dr. Chad Walber Named International Representative of Acoustical Society of America Standards Committee
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Dr. Chad Walber Named International Representative of Acoustical Society of America Standards Committee

PCB Piezotronics’ Dr. Chad Walber was appointed as the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) Co-TAs representative to the International Standards committee (IEC TC 29). Dr. Walber was voted into this position by a panel of his peers who are distinguished members in the acoustics field. Membership includes sensor manufacturers, consultants and end users.
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The January 2015 Edition of Voice Coil is Now Available Online
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The January 2015 Edition of Voice Coil is Now Available Online

This month’s Test Bench is completely dedicated to home audio drivers from Dayton Audio, SB Acoustics, and Wavecor. James Croft’s Acoustic Patents column discusses a “Loudspeaker for Eliminating a Frequency Response Dip” from Harman International Industries and a “Single Enclosure Surround Sound Loudspeaker System and Method” patent claimed by Polk Audio.
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The Audio Networking Forum 2014: December 12 in London
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The Audio Networking Forum 2014: December 12 in London

Promoted in association with Resolution Audio Production Magazine, the Audio Networking Forum brings together technology experts, operators and industry professionals involved in audio networking for broadcast, post, live and music production. Happening December 12th 2014, in London, UK, the Forum will serve as an essential crash-course in the capabilities of audio networking today.
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Celebrating Its 14th Year, audioXpress January 2015 Is Available Online
by Joao Martins

Celebrating Its 14th Year, audioXpress January 2015 Is Available Online

The January 2015 issue of audioXpress celebrates our 14th year. This edition includes our Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) 2014 report, we assembled and tested the MOD 102 Guitar Tube Amplifier Kit by MOD Kits, invited Scott Dorsey to update his Kludge reamplifier box and Gerhard Haas explains how to build a Wah Wah effects device. Don’t miss it!
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Sennheiser Rethinks Portable Conferencing With New Speakerphones
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Sennheiser Rethinks Portable Conferencing With New Speakerphones

While the videoconferencing market has pretty much been “eaten” by Skype and similar applications, we simply use voice-only communications in many situations, especially in group meetings. With VoIP, many audio companies are seeing opportunities and Sennheiser just announced its new SP 10 and SP 20 Speakerphones introducing a versatile and simple design for unified communications from just about anywhere.
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