Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 Wireless Headphones Add Adaptive ANC to Refined Design
Sennheiser has just refreshed its MOMENTUM range with the introduction of the new MOMENTUM 4 Wireless headphones, raising the bar even higher, with best-in-class sound, advanced Adaptive Noise Cancellation and exceptional comfort. An important product announcement for the new Sennheiser consumer division now part of Sonova, the new MOMENTUM 4 Wireless headphones are a refined design, intended to compete with all the leading references in the market.
CEVA Celebrates 15 Billionth CEVA-powered Chip Shipped
CEVA, Inc., the wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies licensing company, announced that cumulative royalty-bearing chip shipments that include CEVA IP surpassed 15 billion units during the second quarter of 2022. This significant milestone has been achieved as CEVA approaches it’s 20-year anniversary of being a public company. While the first 10 billion CEVA-powered shipments spanned more than 15 years, the next 5 billion shipments took less than three and a half years.
Neumann Revives Legendary M 49 Tube Microphone
Neumann is reissuing one of the most iconic mics in its catalog, the M 49. This is the Neumann large diaphragm tube microphone that was used on countless classic recordings during the 50s and 60s and is now reissued as the M 49 V ($8,499), Handmade in Germany according to the original specifications. Neumann says that it can even be used side by side with the originals. The main differences are on the power source and polar pattern control unit that will automatically adapt to any mains voltage according to today's specs. Also new, the "V" in the new M 49 V stands for its variable circuits and sound options.
LG Introduces New Tone Free Earbuds with Adaptive ANC, Dolby Atmos with Dolby Head Tracking and More Innovations
LG Electronics announced its 2022 lineup of TONE Free true wireless earbuds. The new models provide improvements on the sound experience, once again tuned by Meridian, combined with advanced audio technologies, a better-fitting design, and a host of useful, new features. The flagship model TONE Free T90 earbuds introduces Dolby Atmos with Dolby Head Tracking support and delivers impressive sound thanks to several upgrades, including a new internal structure with larger graphene drivers.
Informative White Paper on USB Type-C for Audio and Video Professionals
C2G part of Legrand, is helping to educate AV and technology professionals on the ins and outs of USB4 and Type-C interfaces in its latest white paper, “A Comprehensive Guide to USB4 & Type-C for AV Pros.” The white paper, written by Legrand's AV Technology Evangelist Joseph D. Cornwall, CTS-D/I, provides foundational knowledge of these new standards so AV and technology professionals can make the best connectivity design decisions.
Creative Launches Sound Blaster X1 USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier
Creative Technology launched the Sound Blaster X1, an updated version of its SXFI AMP introduced in 2018, offering an improved USB DAC and headphone amplifier in the same exact compact form-factor. The Sound Blaster X1 combines the company's Sound Blaster Acoustic Engine with its Super X-Fi Headphone Holography technology, one of the earliest attempts at a binaural spatial audio engine. The difference is that the Sound Blaster X1 is now targeted for all computer audio needs.
Patent Review: Inverse Horn Loudspeakers
This article reviews a patent originally granted to inventors Philip R. Clements; (Tempe, AZ), Boaz Shalev; (Needham, MA), and James Joseph Croft, III; (Bellevue, WA), which has now expired. The patent describes a low-frequency transducer system with a multi-compression chamber, where an inverse horn structure is employed in combination with a resonance-distortion filter chamber. This was the third patent granted on Atlantic Technology’s low frequency system known by the trademark name H-PAS (High Pressure Acceleration System). This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2016.
You Can DIY! Meet the Pentriode
This DIY-focused article introduces the Pentriode, a concept to explore the familiar idea of connecting commonly available pentode tubes as triodes, creating a circuit that excels in linearity. The Pentriode is formed by making one simple change to connect the screen grid to the cathode of a cathode follower. The article proposes different possible approaches, including for a mu stage, a design that the author previously wrote about for audioXpress. This article was originally published in audioXpress, May 2022.
Linear Systems Announces LSK489 Premier Performance JFET Re-Release
Linear Integrated Systems, the world class producer of ultra-low-noise JFETS and other small-signal discrete semiconductors, has announced the re-release of its LSK489 discrete component with specialized parameter grading. The LSK489 is one of the world's premier JFETs optimized for use in high-end sensor front-end amplification designs, and the re-release in 2022 introduces improved manufacturing consistency.
Tube Amp Doctor Introduces New TAD 6V6GT-STR REDBASE Premium Selected Tubes
With the entirely new TAD 6V6GT-STR REDBASE, German company Tube Amp Doctor Musikhandels GmbH introduced a new family member to their REDBASE high quality premium tube series. An ideal tube for Fender Deluxe Tweed 5E3 or Blackface Princeton Reverb guitar amps, single ended Class A amps like the Fender Tweed Champ, Vibro Champ, Fender Champion 600 or the Univalve. As the company explains, many boutique amp builders have already embraced the TAD 6V6GT-STR REDBASE and the company is ready to ship worldwide!