Automated Processes Inc. Introduces New API Select Range of Products
Targeting project studios and musicians, Automated Processes Inc., unveiled a new line of professional audio equipment, called API Select. Still designed, built and tested at the API factory in Jessup Maryland, the new API Select range is specifically engineered to complement API's classic mix of microphone preamplifiers, equalizers and compressors, and adds some tube-based designs and guitar-pedal form-factors, which are new to the brand.
Audio-Technica Introduces Upgraded Entry-Level AT-LP5X Turntable
Audio-Technica announced its AT-LP5X Direct Drive Turntable, offering upgraded technology and performance while keeping the same styling of the previous AT-LP5. The new AT-LP5X builds upon more than 50 years of Audio-Technica's Japanese analog audio design expertise to deliver record playback quality. With a built-in phono preamp, this entry-level turntable also makes life simpler for new generations of vinyl enthusiasts.
NAD Updates Masters M10 BluOS Streaming Amplifier with V2 Edition
NAD Electronics announced the new and improved NAD Masters M10 V2 BluOS Streaming Amplifier, which continues its “just add speakers” revolution of Hi-Fi. The M10 V2 features 100 watts per channel of amplification and BluOS streaming capabilities, and adds the capability to expand with Dolby Digital Surround decoding, an enclosed IR remote control, and updated gain algorithms. It ships globally in August 2021 and will retail for US $2,749.
Lectrosonics Introduces IFBlue Value-Priced Products To Expand IFB Applications
IFBlue is a new value-priced brand of professional audio technology products now being distributed worldwide by Lectrosonics. The new brand is introduced with a low-cost IFB (Interruptible Foldback) receiver pack and associated dock charging system, compatible with Lectrosonics own range of wireless audio systems. IFBlue products are designed to reach a broader range of uses in content production, live events, and even high-quality assistive listening.
PreSonus Introduces Revelator io24 USB-C Audio Interface
The increasing focus on home use is inspiring audio manufacturers to transition to more advanced USB-C designs. PreSonus is now shipping the new Revelator io24 USB-C audio interface, which integrates high-headroom mic preamps, a two-channel loopback mixer, and extensive processing to deliver polished, professional-sounding results for streaming, podcasting, and music production.
LG’s New QNED Mini LED TV Lineup Receives WiSA Ready Certification
The number of TVs supporting WiSA Certified speakers keeps growing. The Wireless Speaker and Audio Association announced that LG Electronics’ recently-launched QNED Mini LED TVs, have been certified as WiSA Ready, further expanding its lineup of existing WiSA Ready TV models. The launch marks the fourth WiSA Ready product family rollout from LG this year, which also includes the brand’s latest award-winning LG OLED TVs and LG NanoCell TVs as well as its CineBeam laser projector.
Test Bench: Kartesian Twt28_vMS High-End Soft Dome Tweeter
This Test Bench article characterizes a high-end dome tweeter from Kartesian, a French home audio/pro OEM, founded in 2011 and located near Strasbourg. The Twt28_vMS is a 28mm soft dome tweeter using a proprietary Nylon-coated cloth type diaphragm and surround, with dual N48H neodymium magnets fitted to a low-carbon-content steel motor structure. An extruded polyester damped pole piece venting into a stamped aluminum back enclosure, is complemented by a rear enclosure acoustically linked and tuned to about 670Hz. This article was published in Voice Coil, May 2021.
audioXpress September 2021 Takes Speaker Building to the Next Level
audioXpress September 2021 celebrates its Speaker Builder magazine origins, once again offering an expanded focus on loudspeaker building, design, and testing. Mike Klasco provides an update on Speaker Technology, Claus Futtrup and Jeff Candy discuss Parameter Estimation and Box Simulation with Speakerbench, and Geoff Hill tells us the Tetrahedral Test Chamber Story. In this edition we pay tribute to Roger Russell (1935-2021) and we feature two great DIY projects. Now available online and in print.
Automotive Audio Solutions: Vehicle Electrification and Active Noise Cancellation
As audio systems are expanding to integrate Active Noise Control (ANC), Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS), and Acoustic Vehicle Alert Systems (AVAS) for quiet car sound design and autonomous driver alerts, Krunal Maniar (Silicon Labs) writes about Vehicle Electrification and Active Noise Cancellation, which are currently two key driving forces fostering innovation in In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems. The article also examines new challenges for OEM audio system designs and how they are being met.
Sonobo Startup Has Ideas to Stand-Out in Crowded True Wireless Market
With dozens of models of true wireless earbuds on the market, it may be hard to determine what is truly the best. Sonobo, a startup company founded by "an international team" in the US, UK, and Italy, believes it can offer "the best" and make us "hear the world differently." The company promises to launch, not one, not two, but three different models at once, and actually throws some clever ideas for differentiation - that is, if their crowdfunding campaign is successful.