Cadence Announces New Tensilica HiFi 1 DSP Optimized for Bluetooth LE Audio True Wireless Devices
Cadence Design Systems announced the new Cadence Tensilica HiFi 1 DSP, delivering increased voice- and music-processing performance with optimal neural network capability in a compact footprint with ultra-low energy, improving the user experience and extending battery life. The Tensilica HiFi 1 DSP is now the smallest and lowest power member of the HiFi DSP family, developed for battery-constrained applications, such as mobile, hearables, wearables, automotive, and connected devices.
Roon Confirms New Audio Partners and Refines Its Software User Experience
Roon, the innovative music management, discovery and streaming platform, announced an impressive array of over 25 new Roon Ready and Roon Tested devices from audio brands such as Arcam, Astell&Kern, Bluesound, JBL, Mission, Rotel and more. Additionally, the brand welcomed 5 new partners, including British loudspeaker pioneers Mission, whose new LX Connect all-in-one hi-fi system is Roon Tested. Other new partners include Argon Audio, Avik, Silent Angel and Zidoo (featuring three 4K UHD media players that are Roon Ready).
Mercedes-Benz AG and Dolby Working Together to Bring Dolby Atmos Music Experience to Cars
Mercedes-Benz announced that it will be offering Dolby Atmos Music experiences in a range of its top car models, allowing drivers and passengers to connect with music to its fullest creative potential. Mercedes-Benz AG is partnering with Dolby Laboratories to "bring the studio right to the car," exploring the full potential of audio systems designed by Burmester Audiosysteme GmbH for immersive audio.
DSP Concepts Expands Executive Leadership Team and Audio Processing Solutions
DSP Concepts, whose Audio Weaver platform powers sound and voice for many of the world’s best consumer and automotive brands, announced a considerable expansion of its executive leadership team, appointing a pool of new talent throughout the globe. At the same time, the embedded audio specialist continues its expansion into new and existing verticals and just announced PlayPack, an expanded loudspeaker processing suite based on Audio Weaver.
Khadas Introduces Magnetic Snap-On Ultraslim Hi-Res Headphone Amplifier
Khadas is about to launch an interesting new Ultraslim headphone amplifier with high-resolution audio support for smartphones. The design will be compatible with Apple’s MagSafe (and all the copycat magnetic chargers that are about to arrive in the market), just clipping into to the back of an iPhone 12 or 13. The Khadas TEA features the high-performance ESS ES9281AC Pro DAC, as well as LDAC and aptX HD Bluetooth audio from a Qualcomm QCC5125 chip.
Patent Review: A New Electro Acoustic Drive System With Sensor from Fraunhofer
In this article, James Croft dives in an interesting loudspeaker patent (US20150146910A1), awarded May 28, 2015 to multiple inventors from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Institute in Munich, Germany. The patent describes a diaphragm drive system with a conventional electromagnetic motor and corrective piezoelectric elements that drive the suspension from a sensor that detects the nonlinearity and provides the corrective signal. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2015.
Fresh From the Bench: Parasound Halo JC 5 Stereo Power Amplifier - The Measurements
Oliver A. Masciarotte was looking for an amplifier that he could respect without emptying his bank account. Richard Schram offered to send the Parasound JC 5, his company’s largest stereo power amplifier for evaluation. Anticipating the fun of enjoying the pleasures of this John Curl design, Oliver accepted the challenge, and Stuart Yaniger tested the JC 5 to confirm the amplifier’s merits with actual measurements. This article was originally published in audioXpress, September 2021.
Fresh From the Bench: Parasound Halo JC 5 Stereo Power Amplifier - Traditional Goodness
Oliver Masciarotte was looking for an amplifier that he could respect without emptying his bank account. Richard Schram offered to send the Parasound JC 5, his company’s largest stereo power amplifier for evaluation. Anticipating the fun of enjoying the pleasures of this John Curl design, Oliver accepted the challenge, and Stuart Yaniger tested the JC 5 to confirm the amplifier’s merits with actual measurements. This article was originally published in audioXpress, September 2021.
Avoid Hidden Costs When Equipping With Dispensing Technology
A forthcoming investment in new process equipment with dispensing technology brings with it a number of questions. This article explains why DC rotors from preeflow fulfill all the requirements for profitable and effective dispensing investments. Established in 2008, preeflow ensures precise, purely volumetric dispensing of liquids in the smallest of quantities.
Speechmatics Releases Breakthrough Autonomous Speech Recognition Software Able to Understand All Voices
Speechmatics, a leading British company in deep learning and speech recognition technology, has launched its ‘Autonomous Speech Recognition’ software. Using the latest techniques in deep learning and with the introduction of new breakthrough self-supervised models, Speechmatics claims to outperform Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft in accuracy and ability to understand all voices.