RCF Celebrates 25 Years of ART Active Speaker Series with New ART 9 Designs
Italian loudspeaker manufacturer RCF celebrates a 25-year history of ART speakers by introducing the ninth generation of the series, with a new design and 6 active speaker models to choose from. All models share the best-in-class 2,100 Watt two-channel Class-D amplifier with advanced DSP processing. Created with music in mind and manufactured by RCF in Italy, the new ART 9 Series resets the standard in portable professional audio.
Augspurger MinimaX Nearfield Monitors Launched at Summer NAMM 2021
Augspurger, the studio monitor company founded by Dave Malekpour, announced a new 2-way near-field monitoring solution, the MX-65 ‘MinimaX’. Featuring many of the same high-end features as seen in its existing SOLO and DUO monitor series, the MX-series brings the renowned Augspurger sound principles and immersive capabilities to new audiences in a compact and portable package. Studio equipment specialist Pro Audio Design will show the new monitors at Summer NAMM 2021.
Triangle Introduces New Borea BRA1 Surround Home Theater Speaker
Triangle expanded its range of home theater products with the new BRA1 surround effect channel speaker. Following the global success of the Borea home theater range, the French speaker manufacturer expands it with a solution that is designed for both an upward firing speaker configuration in immersive setups, or being used as wall surround channels. Cabinet finish options totally match the rest of the Borea range.
Sony Electronics Introduces New LSPX-S3 Glass Sound Speaker with LDAC
A year past since it introduced its second-generation Glass Sound Speaker, Sony Electronics announced the LSPX-S3, the third iteration of a wireless glass sound speaker that intends to create a warm and "deeply calming ambience" in any space. The more advanced LSPX-S3 adds an organic glass tweeter and candlelight mode. in a more affordable Bluetooth speaker with 360-degree sound, that supports also LDAC for high quality sound transmission and is charged via USB-C.
New Range of Studio Float IsoRafts Vibration Isolation Products Debuts at Summer NAMM 2021
Studio Float, a new brand from acoustic and studio equipment specialist Pro Audio Design, has announced a range of entirely new vibration isolation products called IsoRafts. Designed as an inexpensive but effective sound-absorbing solution, IsoRafts are simple, innovative ‘blocks’ constructed from wood and silicone that provide accurate predictive acoustic performance and are geared towards studio designers and builders for private or commercial production/performance venue projects.
CMA Audio Announces New Violectric Chronos Mobile DAC and Headphone Amplifier
CMA Audio, the Munich-based company that acquired audio manufacturer Lake People Electronic in 2020, continues to expand the range of products from the Lake People, Niimbus, and Violectric brands. Now, the company announces a first in the Violectric brand, with the introduction of a reference mobile DAC and headphone amplifier. With the Violectric Chronos, the German manufacturer introduces a high-quality alternative for mobile devices.
AKM Partners with Silentium On Automotive Noise Control Solution
Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) and Silentium have signed a license agreement to develop engine order cancellation (EOC) solutions that reduce the impact of engine noise in the car cabin. By incorporating Silentium's proven EOC software, combined with AKM semiconductor and sensor technologies, vehicle manufacturers will be able to quickly implement systems that improve fuel efficiency by reducing reliance on heavy noise dampening materials.
Zoom Releases Edge Speech Recognition Powered by Sensory
Sensory announced the integration of its TrulyNatural embedded speech recognition software within the latest public beta release of Zoom Rooms for Android, iOS, MacOS and Windows. With this integration, voice commands are now supported on all Zoom Rooms platforms, which now offer the convenience of voice control while maintaining privacy. With this update, Zoom-native voice commands support expanded functionality, all processed locally, never in the cloud.
Roboden Elastic Cable - A Great Idea Finally at a Reasonable Price
An elastic cable? Roboden is a unique stretchable cable for microphones and headphones. It expands up to 40% longer, has low microphonics, and looks and feels premium! Mike Klasco writes about it, now that Hightek, an OEM cable manufacturer from Taiwan has licensed the technology. Finally, stretching cables are in the BOM range of quality consumer electronics products. This article was originally published in The Audio Voice newsletter, July 2021.
Automotive Audio Solutions - The Changing Automotive Environment in 2021
For the audioXpress 2021 Automotive Audio Solutions update, Roger Shively (JJR Acoustics and Co-Chair of the AES Automotive Audio Technical Committee) wrote an expanded overview of the many ways in which the audio industry is increasingly interacting with car manufacturers, particularly in the transition to fully-electric powered vehicles. This article was originally published in audioXpress, June 2021.