NEXO Introduces ID84 High-Performance Column Loudspeaker Design
French professional audio manufacturer NEXO, a Yamaha subsidiary, announced a new installation-focused speaker design. The ID84 is NEXO’s first column loudspeaker, combining the company’s trademark characteristics of size-to-power ratio, variable directivity and highly flexible scalable configurations to a category that is relevant for a wide variety of applications, including music performance reinforcement.
Neutrik Audio Network Solutions Adds Gigabit PoE Injector
Extending the capabilities of it’s compact, ultra-robust Dante audio network interfacing modules, Neutrik has introduced the NPS-30W Gigabit Power over Ethernet power supply, addressing the ever increasing requirement for PoE injectors with the first ever such device optimized to operate in the harshest stage and field applications.
AES Audio Product Education Institute Promotes Weekly Online Events During the Month of June
The AES Audio Product Education Institute (APEI), an initiative launched in January 2020 by the Audio Engineering Society, will promote a strong sequence of weekly online sessions in June 2021. The first event is already June 2, and focuses on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, followed by sessions on Automotive Audio, Modeling and Measurement, and Supply Chain and Sourcing.
Dirac Raises Equity to Accelerate Growth in Audio Innovation
Swedish sound processing pioneer Dirac announced the completion of a direct share equity issue that raised $17.73-million USD (150 MSEK) from new investor TIN Fonder and current investor DIG Investment. According to Dirac CEO Peter Friedrichsen, the new equity raise values the company at just under $142.2-million USD and positions Dirac to fully leverage and lead what it believes will be the next great era in audio driven by software rather than hardware alone.
Sonos Releases pyFLAC Library for Realtime Lossless Audio Compression in Python
FLAC is the most universal compression algorithm for audio, allowing to maintain a perfect reconstruction of the original data. As an audio manufacturer that supports FLAC in all its home audio (Wi-Fi) products, Sonos decided to improve its own development tools by creating an efficient alternative to using the original FLAC library (libFLAC) written in C, and created a Python implementation for lossless encoding/decoding focusing on real-time streams. pyFLAC is now available as a free-to-use package.
Adamson IS-Series Weatherized Loudspeakers Target Premium Installation Market
Canadian pro audio company Adamson Systems Engineering announced a new range of products available immediately for the installation market, including an extension to its renowned IS-Series and a suite of improved and updated design tools for architects, integrators, and sound designers. After more than one year of strong contraction in the touring and rental sectors, Canada’s most recognized exporter of professional loudspeakers shows it did not stand still.
Russound Introduces All-in-One MIXAMP-60 for Simple Commercial Audio Installations
Russound introduced an all-in-one versatile Mixer Amp equipped with Bluetooth, FM tuner, and USB audio, designed for restaurants, retail stores, coffee shops, medical offices, schools, and more. The new MIXAMP-60 is a 70V/100V mixer and amplifier, designed with ease of use and versatility in mind, for light commercial businesses that require a multiroom audio solution that offers a way to broadcast ambient background music (BGM), address the public, and page staff.
Heavenly Soundworks to Showcase FIVE17 Loudspeaker System at T.H.E. Show 2021
So many audio manufacturers have kept busy during the global pandemic and have yet to show publicly the results of their work. Heavenly Soundworks is a new US brand, which will officially debut the FIVE17 Loudspeaker System at T.H.E. Show 2021, 11-13 June, at the Hilton Long Beach Hotel, Long Beach, CA. This will be the first chance to listen to this new active loudspeaker design, the work of Kevin and Jonathan Couch, the company’s co-founders.
The Cell Alpha Triphonic Speaker Design from Syng. A Revolution in Spatial Audio?
Chris Stringer is a longtime Apple designer and the reason why the unveiling of its latest project caused so much buzz on the usual gadget-oriented click-bait websites. His new company is called Syng and its first product is called the Cell Alpha Triphonic Speaker. A mysterious designation to describe a lot of very ambitious technologies and a bold design that normally would makes us suspicious, if it wasn't for the fact that a lot of great names in speaker engineering are involved.
Comprehensive Transducer Testing in 24 Minutes
This article illustrates how the latest Klippel Multi-Scanning Workbench solution allows measurements across several domains (acoustical, mechanical, electrical, and magnetic) while working from non-anechoic environments. The author uses a practical characterization of balanced mode radiator (BMR) loudspeakers, which require a more complex approach when compared to conventional cone-based woofers or dome-tweeters. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, May 2021.