Beyma CP22 Compression Tweeter 40th Anniversary Limited Edition
To celebrate one of its most popular - and most copied - catalogue drivers, Beyma has launched the CP22 Compression Tweeter 40th Anniversary edition. Still in high-demand after 40 years, the limited edition has an enhanced power handling of 30% compared to the standard version and only 3000 numbered units are available in a carefully packaged limited edition.
Celemony Capstan 1.2 with Higher Resolution Audio Analysis
German audio analysis experts, Celemony, announced a new version of its Capstan software solution for the removal of wow and flutter. Capstan has received an update to Version 1.2 and now operates optionally in higher resolution, which as audio professionals know well, the more the better during production and audio manipulation stages.
Onkyo W800BT True Wireless In-Ear Headphones - First to Market?
Slated for release March 2016 for $299.99, in North America, the Onkyo W800BT in-ear wireless headphones were presented by Gibson Innovations at CES 2016. With Noble Audio promising a similar concept for quite some time, it will be interesting to see if Gibson/Onkyo will be the first to market with the world’s first truly autonomous Bluetooth earpieces.
New dbx High-Performance Direct Boxes and Cable Test Accessories
dbx introduced four powerful new additions to the dbx Di and CT lineup of products. Ideal for even the most demanding live sound and studio applications, the new dbx Di4, Di1 and DJdi direct injection boxes, and CT3 and CT2 cable testing accessories are essential tools in producing a perfect performance and useful to many potential users.
New and Vintage Celestion Guitar and Bass Speakers for 2016
Fresh out of NAMM 2016 and showing now in Europe at the Prolight+Sound and Musikmesse 2016 shows in Frankfurt, Celestion highlights one of its most successful guitar speakers, the Vintage 30, now celebrating “three decades of decadence”, while introducing the Neo Creamback guitar speaker and the new Pulse Bass Speakers.
Fraunhofer Cingo Brings Surround Sound to Hulu’s Virtual Reality Experience
Fraunhofer IIS and Hulu announced an agreement for the use of Fraunhofer Cingo immersive audio headphone rendering solution for virtual reality and mobile devices. Users of Hulu’s VR app will benefit from movies and TV shows streamed using the HE-AAC surround sound audio codec and rendered for headphones through Fraunhofer Cingo.
Spatial Audio Expert Rozenn Nicol to Present Heyser Memorial Lecture at 140th Audio Engineering Society International Convention in Paris
The AES 140th International Convention Committee has announced that Spatial Audio expert Rozenn Nicol will deliver the Richard C. Heyser Memorial Lecture on Saturday, June 4, 2016, at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, France. The lecture, titled “The Immersive Audio Revolution: From Labs to Mass-Market” will offer insight to recent developments and technologies in sonic immersion and spatialization.
Adam Hall Group Highlights New Bold Designs and Technology at Prolight+Sound and Musikmesse 2016
Adam Hall Group promises to surprise visitors to the 2016 edition of the Prolight+Sound and Musikmesse shows in Frankfurt, introducing logical expansions of well-known series and completely new products in all its brands. The German group has recently announced its first Dante networked solution, and introduced a well-designed series of portable sound reinforcement speakers which have already received numerous awards.
RIAA Publishes 2015 Year-End Sales & Shipments Data Report
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) published its annual Year-End Sales & Shipments report for 2015 and the results show that digital music subscription services reached new all-time highs, generating more than $1 billion in revenues for the first time, and averaging nearly 11 million paid subscriptions for the year. Revenues from vinyl albums also increased and represented a record $416 million.
Morel Brings High Fidelity To Soundbars With New Soundwall LCR4
Following the announcements made at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, speaker component and audio driver specialist Morel made the debut of its innovative in-wall modular soundbar at the ISE 2016 show in Amsterdam and is now shipping this versatile installation solution which complements its invisible Soundwall in-wall speaker line.