Sony Unveils New Personal Audio Products at IFA 2019
At the IFA 2019 consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany, Sony had a lot of new products to show, including new wireless headphone models that improve on the company’s leading technologies. But headphones also need audio sources, and can particularly benefit from high quality audio players, like the new Sony Walkman NW-ZX500 and NW-A100 series, which support direct streaming services and also feature MQA support for streams and downloads.
Genelec Announces Newly Expanded “The Ones” Studio Monitor Family
Genelec expanded “The Ones” series of Ultimate Point Source Monitors to bring uncompromised precision listening to a much wider range of room sizes, listening distances and SPL requirements. With a breakthrough coaxial design, The Ones truly projected Genelec to a whole new precision level in professional audio monitoring. Now, the company introduces a new, more powerful, flagship model, the 8361A, upgrades the 8351B, and introduces a unique low frequency extension to the family.
Sonos Introduces Sonos Move Battery-Powered Speaker, Sonos One SL and Sonos Port Interface
Sonos took its first step out of the home with, a durable, battery-powered smart speaker aptly named Sonos Move. A great design to extend the Sonos whole-home network to an area without power, or have music by the pool. The other new speaker from Sonos is the affordable One SL, with no voice recognition support, but better audio quality than the Play:1 that replaces. The third new product from Sonos is the Port, an updated wired to wireless interface solution now with better audio quality and AirPlay 2 support.
Just Add Power Introduces Dante Enhanced Sound System Transmitter and More at CEDIA Expo 2019
Just Add Power (J+P) announced its technology line up for CEDIA Expo 2019 (September 12-14). At Booth 1817, the company will highlight a range of solutions designed to simplify multiroom video installations for the residential market. These solutions will include the 3G+ 767DSS Dante Enhanced Sound System transmitter — showing for the first time at CEDIA — and the new Warp Engine transmitter/receiver, Instant Install application, and slim two-gang HDMI wall plate, all of which will be making their world debut.
Sonus Faber Launches Olympica Nova Speaker Collection at RMAF 2019
Sonus faber announced the launch of their Olympica Nova high end speaker collection, with seven completely new models, at the 16th Annual Rocky Mountain International Audio Fest (RMAF). The newly expanded Olympica Nova series embraces the authentic values that inspired the original Olympica line while adding a substantial amount of freshly developed technology, from new drivers and crossovers, to a new cabinet structure and internal volume tuning, and a new exterior look.
Audio-Technica Introduces Truly Wireless Earbuds with Long-Lasting Battery at IFA 2019
At IFA 2019 Audio-Technica is introducing its ATH-CKS5TW and ATH-CK3TW truly wireless in-ear headphones. As the company states, both models combine Audio-Technica's 57 years of audio engineering expertise with compact, lightweight designs, long-lasting battery life with USB-C charging, Bluetooth 5 wireless technology and superior audio quality. Both models are based on Qualcomm's latest TWS platforms and are priced competitively.
Dynaudio Opens New North American Headquarters and Experience Center
Danish loudspeaker legend Dynaudio celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters for North and South American operations with its Annual Rep Summit, held Aug. 21-22, in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook, Illinois. The 25,000-square-foot facility is dedicated largely to the new Dynaudio Experience Center, which will be utilized for product demonstrations and dealer and sales rep training sessions, as well as housing a larger warehouse to support product demand in the region.
Audinate Releases Update to Dante Domain Manager with Support for SMPTE 2110 and AES67
Audinate, the developer behind the industry-leading Dante AV networking technology, has announced version 1.1 of Dante Domain Manager. This update to Dante Domain Manager brings key improvements and new features to users and integrators, with support for SMPTE 2110 devices, AES67 exchange, new flexible installation options, GPS clock synchronization, improved email alerts and notifications, and secure access to LDAP and SMTP servers.
New Research on Professional Mixer Consoles Forecasts Market to be Worth US$1 Billion in 2023
The professional mixer console market achieved global revenues of US$775 million in 2018 and is on track for annual sales of nearly US$1 billion by 2023, according to a comprehensive new report from Futuresource Consulting. The market research firm has been focusing on specific product categories in the professional audio industry, from microphones to professional headphones, which have not been fully characterized before on a global perspective. Audio mixers are an interesting category, since they are right at the core of the action.
Theory Audio Design Launches at CEDIA Expo 2019
Theory Audio Design is a new loudspeaker and electronics manufacturer from Lake Forest, California, dedicated to combine acoustic performance and aesthetics in new audio products for the modern home. Founded by Paul Hales, 30-year loudspeaker engineer, AV industry veteran, and owner of highly-regarded audio manufacturer Pro Audio Technology (PRO), Theory products marry PRO’s acoustic performance and professional features with sophisticated contemporary design at a much lower cost.