All items tagged with automotive audio (179)
Spotify Unveils Car Thing Dedicated Smart Player for the Car
April 14, 2021 by Joao Martins

Spotify Unveils Car Thing Dedicated Smart Player for the Car

In a effort to expand its reach in the lucrative automotive sector, Swedish streaming audio company Spotify has launched its very first hardware product. With free and widely available radio stations still dominating the space, car audio remains the last frontier to be conquered by streaming services. Spotify seems determined to cover that market, even if it requires launching a proof-of-concept product. Spotify Car Thing is basically a dedicated Spotify player with voice controls for Premium subscribers, cutting the ties to the smartphone.
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Polestar 2 All Electric Vehicle Includes Premium Harman Kardon Audio Experience
April 14, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Polestar 2 All Electric Vehicle Includes Premium Harman Kardon Audio Experience

Polestar 2, the new all electric car model from the exclusive brand owned by Volvo Car Group and Geely, is also betting strongly on distinct interiors and a focus on the whole audio experience. The Polestar 2 features a premium Harman Kardon audio system developed by Harman uniquely for the car, and allows over-the-air (OTA) updates to introduce new and improved audio features and functions over time. And being a Swedish brand, Polestar 2 also features Spotify Group Sessions Beta directly in its built-in Spotify app.
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Audio & Loudspeaker Technologies International to Promote Automotive Audio Conference in Munich
April 5, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Audio & Loudspeaker Technologies International to Promote Automotive Audio Conference in Munich

Audio & Loudspeaker Technologies International (ALTI - former ALMA) has confirmed that it will not only attend the High End Munich show, exhibiting as part of the new International Parts+Supply (IPS) expansion, but will also promote a conference focused on Automotive Audio. The ALTI Automotive Audio Conference (AAAC) will take place September 9 and 10, 2021 in dedicated conference rooms of the MOC complex in Munich, Germany.
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A New Standard of Low-Depth Racetrack Speaker Drivers with Flat Core Speaker Technology
March 30, 2021 by Brian Cho

A New Standard of Low-Depth Racetrack Speaker Drivers with Flat Core Speaker Technology

Resonado Labs is ready to bring to market its patented speaker technology. This article describes Resonado's core Flat Core Speaker (FCS) technology that uses a reconfigured design with a planar voice coil mounted perpendicularly to its flat “racetrack” diaphragm - an ingenious architecture that enables slightly thinner, lighter, and more efficient speakers than conventional equivalents. Applications are wide-ranging from soundbars, home theater, column speakers, automotive to headphone drivers. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, January 2021
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Dirac Announces Automotive Digital Audio Solution for Entry Model Vehicles
March 19, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Announces Automotive Digital Audio Solution for Entry Model Vehicles

After securing a position in the high-end automotive market, Swedish audio processing pioneer Dirac now announced the introduction of a new digital audio solution designed specifically for entry-level audio systems. The new automotive audio solution is built upon the company’s 15-year legacy working in the high-end space, while also featuring innovations that address the specific needs of sound systems that address the specific requirements of entry-level vehicles.
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DSP Group Opens Audio Signal Processing and AI Innovation Lab in Germany
March 15, 2021 by Joao Martins

DSP Group Opens Audio Signal Processing and AI Innovation Lab in Germany

DSP Group announced the opening of an audio innovation lab in Straubing, Germany, focused on advancing the state-of-the-art in audio signal processing and artificial intelligence (AI) for acoustic engineering. The lab is already staffed with experts, each with 20+ years of experience in the areas of voice and audio processing algorithm development and deployment, speaker non-linear processing, AI-based audio processing, active noise cancellation (ANC), and rapid prototyping and tuning.
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Meridian Delivers Performance, Technology and Luxury Audio to New Kia K8 Sedan
March 12, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Meridian Delivers Performance, Technology and Luxury Audio to New Kia K8 Sedan

Meridian continues to expand its automotive audio business working in close cooperation with car makers. The British audio pioneer has now unveiled the results of its work with Kia Corporation taking in-car audio to another level in the brand new K8 modern sedan. Featuring a purpose-designed 14-speaker surround sound system, Meridian has worked with Kia to provide an exceptional audio inside the new K8 model exploring all the possibilities of its proprietary DSP audio technologies.
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McIntosh Labs Delivers McIntosh Automotive Reference Systems to Jeep
March 11, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

McIntosh Labs Delivers McIntosh Automotive Reference Systems to Jeep

McIntosh Laboratory announced that its latest McIntosh Entertainment Systems — the MX1375 Reference Entertainment System, employing 23 specifically tuned speakers, and the MX950 Entertainment System, are going to hit the road in the upcoming 2022 Jeep Wagoneer and Jeep Grand Wagoneer. Both vehicles will be available in mid-2021. The two iconic American brands have been collaborating to develop an exclusive sound system combining imagination and expert engineering in equal parts.
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Dirac and CRI Middleware Join Forces to Deliver Enhanced Sound for Mobile, Gaming, and Automotive
March 11, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac and CRI Middleware Join Forces to Deliver Enhanced Sound for Mobile, Gaming, and Automotive

Swedish digital audio pioneer Dirac and Tokyo-based solution provider CRI Middleware announced they have entered into a distribution agreement to explore new applications of Dirac’s audio optimization technology. The two companies will build on CRI Middleware’s expertise working with developers in the gaming, automotive, mobile/PC and connected devices to identify products that would benefit from the enhanced sound experiences enabled by Dirac solutions.
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RIVIAN Selects Meridian Audio for Electric SUVs and Trucks
March 1, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

RIVIAN Selects Meridian Audio for Electric SUVs and Trucks

British audio pioneer Meridian Audio announced that it has been chosen by Rivian, the adventurous new electric vehicle maker and technology company, to provide the branded audio system for its electric vehicle platform. This long-term relationship sees the two companies working together to challenge convention and redefine the in-car audio experience for Rivian’s ground-breaking range of fully electric adventure vehicles.
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