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Focal Unveils Clear MG Professional Open-Back Headphones
February 17, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Focal Unveils Clear MG Professional Open-Back Headphones

Focal announced another new headphone model, this time in its Focal Professional range. The new Focal Clear MG Pro is a flagship professional mixing solution that evolves the design and aesthetic of their original Clear Pro model. The Clear MG Pro circumaural open-back headphones use Focal's unique 40mm full-range drivers with M-shaped magnesium inverted domes to deliver a precise and detailed sound. The physical design ensures maximum comfort and introduces a new honeycomb grille design which opens the cup enclosure to allow improved soundstage.
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UK Loudspeaker Manufacturer PMC Celebrates 30 Years of Loudspeaker Passion
February 10, 2021 by Joao Martins

UK Loudspeaker Manufacturer PMC Celebrates 30 Years of Loudspeaker Passion

UK-based PMC is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, marking three decades of ‘Best of British’ loudspeaker design and manufacture for both the international professional music production and audiophile markets. From a modest start as two men in a garage to 30 years of the biggest movie soundtracks and albums in the world, the Professional Monitor Company Limited, had a remarkable trajectory grounded on a common devotion for transmission line designs and a fundamental belief in fidelity.
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2021 TECnology Hall of Fame Recognizes the Work of Audio Pioneers
February 10, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

2021 TECnology Hall of Fame Recognizes the Work of Audio Pioneers

While audioXpress did highlight already the 36th Annual NAMM Creative and Technical TEC Awards when those were announced, because there was no actually NAMM show this year (and no actual TEC Award ceremony) we still needed to confirm the 2021 TECnology Hall of Fame Inductees. These are awards also confirmed every year to honor and recognize audio products and innovations that have made a significant contribution to the advancement of audio technology.
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Solid State Logic Redefines Control Surfaces with UF8 USB-C Controller
February 5, 2021 by Joao Martins

Solid State Logic Redefines Control Surfaces with UF8 USB-C Controller

Solid State Logic introduced a new compact DAW control surface that redefines the category by relying on a combination of serial communication via USB and its own 360° control software and MIDI USB driver, making it relatively protocol independent. The new SSL UF8 takes lessons learned from many years building control extensions within studio mixing consoles like the SSL Origin, or dedicated studio DAW controllers like the SSL Nucleus. The expandable and modular UF8 is an interesting evolution.
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PSI Audio Updates Flagship Three-Way A25-M Studio Monitors for 2021
February 4, 2021 by Joao Martins

PSI Audio Updates Flagship Three-Way A25-M Studio Monitors for 2021

Swiss manufacturer PSI Audio announced a new version of its flagship three-way speaker A25-M for 2021. Following on the improvements announced in 2019 with the flow guide introduced in the A23-M monitor, and a larger, more powerful woofer engine, the A25-M boasts an entirely new midrange driver. The Extended Dome Driver (EXD) combines a larger dome and new cone formula, effectively offering the best of both worlds in the process. The new driver system is still mounted to a rotatable baffle to enable vertical or horizontal speaker placement at optimum dispersion.
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Celestion Launches Software Update for SpeakerMix Pro Plug-in Digital Speaker Solution
January 29, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion Launches Software Update for SpeakerMix Pro Plug-in Digital Speaker Solution

Celestion announced the release of Version 1.1.0 update for its SpeakerMix Pro, the company’s advanced virtual speaker software designed for use with both Impulse Responses as well as Celestion’s Dynamic Speaker Responses (DSRs). This professional studio-grade DAW plug-in enables new levels of detail and realism to guitar and bass speaker tone thanks to next-generation digital speaker responses that capture the sound and feel of the speaker’s dynamic, non-linear response.
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Best Kept Secrets: The Continuous Search for Reference Speakers
January 28, 2021 by Joao Martins

Best Kept Secrets: The Continuous Search for Reference Speakers

I frequently learn about new products from brands large and small, which sometimes remain unnoticed for multiple reasons (and I don't mean by the press) regardless of how innovative they are. That's a topic in itself to be addressed in a separate editorial one of these days... This week, I spent some time looking at a few speakers that I think deserve a spotlight. Please note that I have not heard those speakers. I just think they are interesting products that deserve a mention.
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Antelope Audio Announces Zen Go Synergy Core Bus-Powered Audio Interface with DSP
January 27, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Antelope Audio Announces Zen Go Synergy Core Bus-Powered Audio Interface with DSP

During NAMM Believe in Music week, Antelope Audio announced Zen Go Synergy Core, its first USB-C bus-powered, truly portable (4x8) audio interface, available as a powerful DSP-based desktop design powered by the same Synergy Core onboard effects processing platform found in the manufacturer’s top-tier audio interfaces with which it shares its technology, and yet attractively priced in the sub-$500 USD/€500 EUR market segment.
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KRK Introduces Updated 2021 Line of Studio Subwoofers
January 25, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

KRK Introduces Updated 2021 Line of Studio Subwoofers

Even with the restrictions imposed over The NAMM Show 2021, Gibson was one of most energized companies with an astonishing number of new product announcements in all its brands. Its pro audio studio monitor brand KRK also received attention, the latest generation of KRK monitors are now complemented with a new generation of powered subwoofers. Coming spring 2021, the new series of KRK Studio Subwoofers will be available in 8-, 10-, and 12-inch variations: S8.4, S10.4, and S12.4.
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iCON Pro Audio Introduces Cocoon and Martian Large-Diaphragm Studio Microphones
January 22, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

iCON Pro Audio Introduces Cocoon and Martian Large-Diaphragm Studio Microphones

iCON Pro Audio, a professional musical equipment manufacturer with operations in the United States, Europe, China, and Hong Kong, announced availability of Cocoon and Martian, two large-diaphragm condenser microphones, inaugurating its Space series with a fusion of vintage-sound and bold, intergalactic design. Two products certain to turn heads at the NAMM Show, designed by familiar hands in Latvia.
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