Sony PHA-2 Headphone DAC Named Best of Innovations at CES 2014
The PHA-2 headphone amplifier from Sony was named Best of Innovations at the International CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Awards event for its effectiveness and great listening experience when used with portable audio players or smartphones. The PHA-2 headphone DAC/amplifier is part of Sony’s new line of High Resolution Audio products introduced in October 2013, along with the TA-A1ES integrated stereo amplifier.
 
 Prescient Audio Awarded at CES 2014 For Its Revolutionary ThinDriver TD-12
Prescient Audio, from Rockford, IL, a consumer and professional audio manufacturer of high-performance loudspeaker technology, was named an International CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for its ThinDriver TD-12, in the High Performance Home Audio product category. Prescient …
 
 Fraunhofer IIS Introduces Audio Codec Optimized for Television at CES
The German R&D institute, Fraunhofer IIS (developers of mp3 and co-developers of AAC), previewed the future of audio entertainment for TV broadcasts at CES International 2014 in Las Vegas, where they unveiled the new Fraunhofer TV audio system based on the upcoming open audio standard MPEG-H Audio.
 
 Linx Fusion Headphones Receive Best of Innovations Recognition at CES 2014 Design and Engineering Awards.
The Linx Fusion is the first multisensory, active noise canceling set of headphones to fuse patented Linx Audio with ViviTouch electroactive polymer (EAP) technology to simultaneously transmit sound through the skin, bone, and ear to enhance comprehension in noisy environments …
 
 Sandhill Audio 6011A Redefines the Ribbon Microphone
Established in 2008 by sound engineers Riku Pasanen, Petteri Taponen, and Sammy Roiha, Sandhill Audio launched its first (and so far only) product in 2011—the 6011A ribbon microphone. “We’re continuously working on new designs and prototypes and eventually the range …