All items tagged with cardioid (72)

Kii Audio Integrates Qobuz Connect Into Kii SEVEN With Free Firmware Upgrade

August 29, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Kii Audio Integrates Qobuz Connect Into Kii SEVEN With Free Firmware Upgrade

Since Qobuz introduced its direct streaming feature that offers simplified control and seamless continuity between devices in May 2025, it is triggering a series of announcements that reveal which systems are truly future-proofed and allow technology updates. Audio components such as network streamers and media players should continuously evolve and expand their capabilities over time. But for connected, active loudspeakers, this is relatively new. Qobuz Connect is now available in the Kii SEVEN high-end wireless music system through a simple free firmware update.

Ascendo Unveils HALO 10 Pro Active EXT Cardioid Speaker at CEDIA Expo 2025

August 26, 2025 by Alfred Moody

Ascendo Unveils HALO 10 Pro Active EXT Cardioid Speaker at CEDIA Expo 2025

The new HALO 10 Pro Active EXT Cardiod from Ascendo Immersive Audio is a three-way active speaker with a peculiar circular configuration. As Ascendo explains, unlike conventional speakers that radiate sound omnidirectionally, often causing unwanted reflections and bass buildup, the HALO 10 directs low-frequency energy forward, minimizing rear-wall interactions. In the middle, there’s a 10” midrange driver (operating from 200Hz up) paired coaxially with a 3” compression driver, surrounded by six 8” woofers in a cardioid array.

Yamaha Announces YCM705 Condenser Microphone for Musicians and Creators

July 25, 2025 by Alfred Moody

Yamaha Announces YCM705 Condenser Microphone for Musicians and Creators

Yamaha has unveiled the YCM705, a large-diaphragm, professional condenser microphone that will excel with voices and music instruments. Expanding Yamaha's range of studio microphones for content creators, the YCM705 is a bigger, more professional sibling of the entry-level YCM01, which has been a popular solution for content creators since its launch in 2023. The new YCM705 is primarily aimed at musicians who want to showcase themselves and their instruments to their best advantage.

Shure Debuts Wired KSM11 Cardioid Condenser Vocal Microphone

January 22, 2025 by Joao Martins

Shure Debuts Wired KSM11 Cardioid Condenser Vocal Microphone

Following the introduction of its KSM11 Wireless Cardioid Condenser Capsule in 2022, expanding Shure's prestigious KSM range, the company continues to elevate the standard for premium vocal performance microphones. The new Shure KSM11, a wired version of the highly praised capsule used on high-profile tours, delivers the same recognized vocal clarity and natural sound of the wireless capsule in a purposely designed XLR microphone.

A Legend Streamlined: Sennheiser Unveils MD 421 Kompakt

October 1, 2024 by Joao Martins

A Legend Streamlined: Sennheiser Unveils MD 421 Kompakt

Sennheiser is looking to the future with advanced wireless microphone technologies. But the German microphone manufacturer is also looking to its past for inspiration and to maintain its products competitive in today's market. The new MD 421 Kompakt is an appropriately named, compact version of one of its most legendary microphones, the Sennheiser MD 421. This redesign doesn't compromise on the performance of its large-diaphragm capsule, making the MD 421 Kompakt an even more versatile dynamic microphone.

Shure Introduces SM4 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone Targeting Home Recording Market

August 21, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Shure Introduces SM4 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone Targeting Home Recording Market

Shure introduced the SM4 Home Recording Microphone, a versatile, large-diaphragm condenser microphone engineered for at-home and studio recording of both vocals and instruments. With a meticulously engineered dual-diaphragm capsule and a patent-pending RF shielding system, the SM4 makes professional-quality recordings possible regardless of their setup, environment, or experience level.

Shure Debuts Nexadyne Dynamic Vocal Microphones With Dual Transducer Technology

April 30, 2024 by Joao Martins

Shure Debuts Nexadyne Dynamic Vocal Microphones With Dual Transducer Technology

Shure has introduced its new Nexadyne dynamic microphone platform featuring completely new Shure Revonic dual transducer technology. Using two microphone diaphragms allowed Shure to process the resulting signal to maximize specific frequencies and minimize handling noise and mechanical vibration. Available now in cardioid and supercardioid polar patterns, the new Shure Nexadyne vocal microphones redefine modern standards for live events and professional touring.

Kii Audio To Present New Kii Seven Wireless Speaker at High End Munich

April 25, 2024 by Joao Martins

Kii Audio To Present New Kii Seven Wireless Speaker at High End Munich

Kii Audio will demonstrate its new Kii Seven compact wireless music system at the 2024 High End Show in Munich. This will be basically the official launch of this new design, announced back in September 2023, which will have fully integrated network and wireless streaming features. More than eight years past from the unveiling of the Kii Three, all the details about the second product from the company are also now available.

April 15, 2024 by Joao Martins

New Audio Brand Consonus Debuts Tide Speaker System at AXPONA 2024

Inspired by the possibilities to take audio fidelity to unexplored horizons, audio industry professionals Igor Levitsky and Eugene Gribov decided to combine their expertise and passion for audio to create Consonus Inc. The new Englewood, NJ-based company made its effective debut at AXPONA 2024 (April 12-14), with the premier of the Tide speaker system, a unique four-way, fully active design with outboard amplification, combining dipole MF and HF planar ribbons with an open baffle woofer and a sealed subwoofer.

Soundskrit Announces SKR0600 Next-Generation Directional MEMS Microphone With Improved SNR

April 10, 2024 by Joao Martins

Soundskrit Announces SKR0600 Next-Generation Directional MEMS Microphone With Improved SNR

After the success of the SKR0400, now implemented in a breadth of consumer products, Soundskrit announced its next-generation product: the SKR0600 MEMS microphone. With an improved 67.5dBA SNR, the new directional microphones provide pro-audio quality in smaller footprint. In its standard configuration, the SKR0600 microphone exhibits a dipole polar pattern from 20Hz to 20kHz, and can be converted into any cardioid-based polar pattern with the simple addition of an acoustic mesh.

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