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Prescient Audio Awarded at CES 2014 For Its Revolutionary ThinDriver TD-12
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Prescient Audio Awarded at CES 2014 For Its Revolutionary ThinDriver TD-12

Prescient Audio, from Rockford, IL, a consumer and professional audio manufacturer of high-performance loudspeaker technology, was named an International CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for its ThinDriver TD-12, in the High Performance Home Audio product category. Prescient …
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Sony PHA-2 Headphone DAC Named Best of Innovations at CES 2014
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Sony PHA-2 Headphone DAC Named Best of Innovations at CES 2014

The PHA-2 headphone amplifier from Sony was named Best of Innovations at the International CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Awards event for its effectiveness and great listening experience when used with portable audio players or smartphones. The PHA-2 headphone DAC/amplifier is part of Sony’s new line of High Resolution Audio products introduced in October 2013, along with the TA-A1ES integrated stereo amplifier.
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Fraunhofer IIS Introduces Audio Codec Optimized for Television at CES
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Fraunhofer IIS Introduces Audio Codec Optimized for Television at CES

The German R&D institute, Fraunhofer IIS (developers of mp3 and co-developers of AAC), previewed the future of audio entertainment for TV broadcasts at CES International 2014 in Las Vegas, where they unveiled the new Fraunhofer TV audio system based on the upcoming open audio standard MPEG-H Audio.
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Explore Audio’s Past and Repurpose Vintage Tubes into a 21st Century Project
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Explore Audio’s Past and Repurpose Vintage Tubes into a 21st Century Project

The simple one-story building, home to the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut, provides few clues to the immense, historical collection contained within its brick and mortar walls. The virtual time capsule is filled floor to ceiling with more …
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Sandhill Audio 6011A Redefines the Ribbon Microphone
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Sandhill Audio 6011A Redefines the Ribbon Microphone

Established in 2008 by sound engineers Riku Pasanen, Petteri Taponen, and Sammy Roiha, Sandhill Audio launched its first (and so far only) product in 2011—the 6011A ribbon microphone. “We’re continuously working on new designs and prototypes and eventually the range …
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Linx Fusion Headphones Receive Best of Innovations Recognition at CES 2014 Design and Engineering Awards.
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Linx Fusion Headphones Receive Best of Innovations Recognition at CES 2014 Design and Engineering Awards.

The Linx Fusion is the first multisensory, active noise canceling set of headphones to fuse patented Linx Audio with ViviTouch electroactive polymer (EAP) technology to simultaneously transmit sound through the skin, bone, and ear to enhance comprehension in noisy environments …
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Music Key and Energy Analysis Gets Better with Mixed In Key 6.0
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Music Key and Energy Analysis Gets Better with Mixed In Key 6.0

More and more DJ’s - even the better paid ones… - are using Mixed In Key software to create new session playlists and music mixes. Just released, the brand new 6.0 version of this leading key detection software for DJs …
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RME Converts its Windows/Mac Software TotalMix FX to iOS
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RME Converts its Windows/Mac Software TotalMix FX to iOS

Now available on the iTunes App Store, the new TotalMix FX for iPad gives control over the mixer and effects of the supported RME audio interfaces Fireface UCX and Fireface UFX, when these devices are in Class Compliant mode. TotalMix …
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Bose Active Sound Management Software for Noise Cancellation in Cars Now Available on Chip from NXP Semiconductors

Through an engineering collaboration with NXP, vehicles without Bose speakers and amplifiers can now use Bose Active Sound Management technology to cancel unwanted engine and powertrain noise in a car’s cabin. The Bose software solution will operate in any vehicle …
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The January 2014 Edition of audioXpress is Now Available Online!
by Joao Martins

The January 2014 Edition of audioXpress is Now Available Online!

Our first issue for the New Year highlights the main technologies and product launches at the 135th Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention, one of the best audio engineering-related events in the US. While there, AES celebrated its 65th anniversary. And, …
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