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KEF Brings Apple AirPlay 2 to LSX Wireless Music System
June 4, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

KEF Brings Apple AirPlay 2 to LSX Wireless Music System

AirPlay2 is now available for KEF's LSX speakers, including multi-room audio capabilities. Users will now be able to ask Siri to stream music from Apple devices to LSX speakers throughout the house. Apple AirPlay 2 is a push update through the KEF Control App to KEF LSX Wireless Music Systems, available now. AirPlay 2 perfectly complements LSX’s ease of use with a streamlined setup process through the Apple Home app. All the KEF app functions are still available, including the powerful speaker sound settings.
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New Revolutionary Digitally Controlled Electromotor Synthesizer From Gamechanger Audio
June 4, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

New Revolutionary Digitally Controlled Electromotor Synthesizer From Gamechanger Audio

In the last few years the music industry has seen all sorts of innovation on sound synthesis mainly from software-based virtual instruments. More recently, there seems to be also a revival of hardware, with several new analog instruments launched in the market. But a company from Riga, Latvia, called Gamechanger Audio, is combining a new innovative type of sound engine in a revolutionary new instrument. The crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its revolutionary Motor Synth has been fully funded in just ten minutes, and achieved twice that amount in just two hours!
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Infineon to Acquire Cypress Semiconductor Aiming Expanded Growth in Connectivity Technologies
June 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Infineon to Acquire Cypress Semiconductor Aiming Expanded Growth in Connectivity Technologies

Infineon Technologies AG and Cypress Semiconductor Corporation announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Infineon will acquire Cypress for US$23.85 per share in cash, corresponding to an enterprise value of €9.0 billion. The transaction is expected to yield €180 million in cost synergies per annum by 2022 and more than €1.5 billion annual revenue synergies in the long-term, the announcement states.
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Barix Expands Unicast, Low-Latency Audio Streaming Over Wi-Fi to More Than 2000 Concurrent Listeners
June 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Barix Expands Unicast, Low-Latency Audio Streaming Over Wi-Fi to More Than 2000 Concurrent Listeners

Audio streaming over Wi-Fi to on-site mobile listeners with the lowest possible latency, Barix’s AudioPoint 3.0 audio-to-mobile platform has been deployed in venues around the globe to enhance digital signage and live presentation applications with high-quality, IP-delivered audio. At InfoComm 2019, the company will amplify these benefits with the launch of the companion AudioPoint Pro server, which extends the reach of AudioPoint 3.0 by enabling simultaneous delivery to more than 2000 listeners on their own personal devices.
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AIMS Releases New Positioning Paper Focusing on Open IP Interoperability Standards for Pro AV
June 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

AIMS Releases New Positioning Paper Focusing on Open IP Interoperability Standards for Pro AV

The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) announced the release of a new positioning paper titled "AV Over IP: It's Real, and It's Transformational." The paper takes a closer look at the impact of the media-over-IP movement on the pro AV and installed systems markets. A key focus is AIMS' efforts to promote a single set of common, ubiquitous protocols for interoperability over IP in the pro AV industry, based on the SMPTE ST 2110 standards suite for video, audio, and data transport.
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ProCo Sound to Showcase New Dante-Enabled PoE Modules and Wall-Plates at Infocomm 2019
June 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

ProCo Sound to Showcase New Dante-Enabled PoE Modules and Wall-Plates at Infocomm 2019

InfoComm 2019 will be the greatest everything-over-IP AV show ever, and no doubt, Audinate's Dante solutions are going to be have the strongest showcase as well, with hundreds of manufacturers showing new and existing solutions. ProCo Sound, an ACT/RHC brand, will debut its latest Dante AoD I/O Modules, including new Dropboxes and Wall Plates in three input/output configurations, making Dante connectivity completely seamless.
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Keysight Technologies Launches New N5511A Phase Noise Test System
June 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Keysight Technologies Launches New N5511A Phase Noise Test System

Keysight Technologies introduced a new phase noise measurement system to optimize and prove performance of new designs and meet operational requirements. The N5511A Phase Noise Test System (PNTS) is the foundation of test setups that can measure down to kT (-177 dBm/Hz). The N5511A’s flexible architecture solves specific challenges faster, accepts any reference source that is electronically frequency tunable, and suppresses excess noise from the system itself or from reference sources and test accessories (amplifiers, attenuators etc.).
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Savant Announces New Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit Compatible Products
May 31, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Savant Announces New Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit Compatible Products

Savant introduced a high-fidelity smart audio amplifier that will support AirPlay 2 and HomeKit as part of the company’s new Smart Series family, offering popular music streaming services, 24-bit and 96kHz high-resolution playback with ultra-low latency and 125 Watts per channel out of the box. The company also announced that its Savant Music whole-house standalone app is now available, and that is smart soundbar now supports Siri control of HomeKit devices.
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Synthax Named U.S. Distributor for Swiss Audio Networking Specialist Appsys Pro Audio
May 31, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Synthax Named U.S. Distributor for Swiss Audio Networking Specialist Appsys Pro Audio

Synthax, the distributor of premium German interface manufacturer RME, German converter manufacturer Ferrofish and personal monitor mixer myMix, has announced at that it is now distributing Switzerland-based Appsys Pro Audio to the U.S., Canada and Latin America, effective immediately. Synthax will highlight Appsys products at its booth 5150 during InfoComm 2019 from June 12–14, 2019, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
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NXP to Acquire Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Connectivity Assets from Marvell
May 31, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

NXP to Acquire Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Connectivity Assets from Marvell

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement with Marvell to acquire Marvell’s Wireless Connectivity portfolio in an all-cash, asset transaction valued at $1.76 billion. The acquisition encompasses Marvell’s Wi-Fi Connectivity Business Unit, Bluetooth technology portfolio and related assets. NXP expects the acquisition to create new revenue opportunities in its target end markets, including connected devices, automotive and communication infrastructure applications.
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