NUGEN Audio Announces Updated Loudness Plugin VisLM 3
NUGEN Audio intends to expand its loudness metering efforts with significant innovations. The company will preview VisLM 3, the forthcoming version of its loudness metering plug-in, at the 2024 NAB Show (Booth SU2051). VisLM has long been the go-to solution for loudness metering and its new features will further benefit loudness workflows for studios, content producers and broadcasters.
NTi Audio Introduces MeasurEye Measurement Monitoring Platform
NTi Audio has been busy expanding its industry partnerships and continuously updating its product catalog, including with new valuable firmware updates for its XL3 Acoustic Analyzer and professional Class 1 sound level meter. Precisely expanding the possibilities for complex projects with the XL3, the Liechtenstein-based company introduced MeasurEye, a free cloud-based platform for autonomous monitoring, able to combine noise measurements and characterization with environmental factors.
AXPONA 2024 Showcases The Very Best In High-End Audio Equipment
AXPONA, the largest consumer audio show in North America, returns to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center and Hotel April 12-14. The show attracts nearly 300 exhibitors featuring 700 brands coming from 40 different countries including dozens of first-time exhibitors. For the 2024 edition, the promoters have confirmed over 200 listening rooms and the largest ever number of companies exhibiting. And Vance Dickason will be there to promote the 8th Edition of The Loudspeaker Design Cookbook!
Analog Audio Design Showcases Tape Deck TP-1000 at SouthWest Audio Fest 2024
A project of passion and perseverance the Tape Player TP-1000 from French company Analog Audio Design is available to order since 2023 and is now going to be presented at the new Southwest Audio Fest show in Dallas, TX (March 15-17). The TP-1000 is a 1/4" 2-track tape player supporting 15 and 7.5 ips speeds with switchable NAB or IEC equalization curves that combines a completely new DC motor, belt drive design with a microprocessor for precision mechanical control and allowing for a modern touch-screen display and user interface.
AlphaTheta Euphonia: A Stunning Professional Rotary Mixer
Inspired by the classic Urei rotary mixers, standard in NYC clubs and still highly appreciated by today's DJs, the design team responsible for Pioneer DJ - now operating as AlphaTheta, an independent company - revealed a new long-awaited project. The Euphonia Professional 4-channel rotary mixer combines high-quality 32-bit A/D and D/A converters, 96kHz/64-bit floating point mixing processing core, with a Rupert Neve Designs analog transformer, USB-C audio interface, and many innovations on the creative controls.
THX Interconnect HDMI Home Theater Cables Now Available
THX announced the commercial availability of its THX Interconnect cables previewed at CEDIA 2023 and meanwhile subject to intense industry scrutiny. After all, it's an unusual endeavor for a company recognized for being an audio and video tuning, certification, and technology company. Apparently the verdict was positive because the THX Interconnect Ultra High Speed HDMI 2.1b cables are now available in nine lengths and ready to be applied in home theaters everywhere.
Qualcomm S7 Pro, Micro-Power Wi-Fi, and XPAN Technology
Qualcomm S7 Pro, Micro-Power Wi-Fi, and XPAN Technology. An interview with John Turner, Senior Director, Product Management Voice and Music at Qualcomm Technologies International about the new Qualcomm S7 Pro platform that brings micro-power Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE Audio to TWS earbuds. The same battery life, much better quality, high-res lossless audio, longer range, same user experience as Bluetooth on TWS earbuds. How does it work?
McIntosh Launches C55 and C2800 Network Connected Preamplifiers
McIntosh Laboratory announced the launch of its latest preamplifiers with updated connected features, the return of the Processor Loop, allowing to insert an external signal processor and an update Quad Balanced, 8-channel, 32-bit Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) with support for 24-bit/192kHz and DSD512 files. The C55 Solid State Preamplifier and the C2800 Vacuum Tube Preamplifier, are both Roon Tested and offer 16 inputs, including HDMI ARC and a USB input for DSD and DXD 384kHz support, and a dedicated subwoofer output.
Bang & Olufsen Beoconnect Core Expands Wireless Audio Options with UWB and LC3plus
Bang & Olufsen announced Beoconnect Core, described as a new streaming box that turns legacy Bang & Olufsen speakers into a wireless speaker system. But under the hood Beoconnect Core is effectively an extremely advanced hub that combines all legacy connectivity options found in the company's products for more than 30 years with the latest wireless technologies, including UWB, and using Fraunhofer IIS' LC3plus high resolution codec.
Schiit Audio Introduces Aegir 2 Speaker Power Amp
Schiit Audio introduced the second generation of its Aegir speaker power amp, Aegir 2, bringing its mixed voltage and current feedback Halo topology to a speaker amp for the first time. Schiit found that this topology provides significant enhancements to the original Aegir’s performance, now combined with the company's Continuity output stage which enables higher power output, less heat, and lower noise floor.