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Goldring Announces Ethos SE Moving Coil Phono Cartridge
February 6, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Goldring Announces Ethos SE Moving Coil Phono Cartridge

All those that are serious about extracting the maximum potential and sonic possibilities out of vinyl record pressings know where it all starts. Cartridge specialists Goldring announced a Special Edition model of its flagship Ethos moving coil cartridge, which sits at the very top of its range. The new Ethos SE combines uncompromising engineering with unique new features to produce a cartridge of exquisite sound reproduction capabilities.
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Dell Announces New AI-Driven Headset Portfolio
February 2, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Dell Announces New AI-Driven Headset Portfolio

In the fast-paced and ever-evolving landscape of the modern workplace, effective communication is the cornerstone of productivity and collaboration. Dell Technologies is meeting those challenges with new headset designs that combine the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve hybrid work and the overall employee experience with noise canceling, reliable communications and improved comfort. And they are not as ugly as a Dell laptop.
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Powersoft Expands Cloud Monitoring Capabilities and Unica Amplifier Line at ISE 2024
February 2, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Powersoft Expands Cloud Monitoring Capabilities and Unica Amplifier Line at ISE 2024

At ISE 2024, Powersoft introduced Verso, a gateway device designed to connect current Powersoft products to its MyUniverso cloud platform. This way, the Italian manufacturer enables all its current products in the field to be connected and monitored from the cloud. And following on last year's introduction, Powersoft introduced two new versions of the Unica Series. The new Unica 1K8 and 5K4 feature lower power consumption without compromises.
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Logitech Commits to Transition Collaboration Portfolio to Recycled Plastic and Next Life Materials
February 1, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Logitech Commits to Transition Collaboration Portfolio to Recycled Plastic and Next Life Materials

Logitech the company headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and San Jose, California, which owns brands Logitech, Logitech G, Streamlabs, Jaybird, Blue, and Ultimate Ears, announced that all its Logitech video conferencing and collaboration portfolio will now be designed for sustainability, using materials that lower the carbon impact of each product. This expands from previous important initiatives that Logitech pioneered in the consumer space such as the innovative Logitech G435 wireless headsets.
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Waves Clarity Vx DeReverb Pro Wins Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Award
February 1, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Waves Clarity Vx DeReverb Pro Wins Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Award

Waves Audio was the recipient of a Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Award at the 39th Annual TEC Awards, during the 2024 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. The Clarity Vx DeReverb Pro plugin, an advanced AI reverb removal for dialogue and vocals, got top honors in the Signal Processing Software (Dynamics / EQ / Utilities) category. Another significant recognition for Waves, following the recent Emmy Award for the Waves Clarity Vx Pro noise-reduction plugin.
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Celestion Launches the Ten Squared (Ten2) Low-Frequency Pro Audio Driver Series at ISE 2024
January 30, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion Launches the Ten Squared (Ten2) Low-Frequency Pro Audio Driver Series at ISE 2024

Celebrating the company’s 100th anniversary in 2024, Celestion introduced the new Ten Squared (Ten2) Series of pro audio low frequency drivers at ISE 2024 in Barcelona. Born out of a specialist development program at Celestion’s UK-based R&D facility the new Ten Squared Series comprises five drivers meticulously engineered for applications in subwoofers or as bass units in two- or three-way loudspeakers and larger format line arrays.
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Voice Coil February 2024 Cone and Dome Issue Now Available
January 29, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil February 2024 Cone and Dome Issue Now Available

The February 2024 issue of Voice Coil is now available, and it includes a major resource for all speaker designers and manufacturers, which is our annual Loudspeaker Cone and Dome Manufacturers Directory. In Test Bench, you can find characterizations of the new SEAS Excel T29X001 home audio tweeter, the first transducer to incorporate Composite Sounds' TPCD metamodal technology. The second driver in Test Bench is Eighteen Sound's latest 8NTLS2000 8" high-power handling woofer, for professional audio applications.
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Focusrite Group CEO Tim Carroll Named President of MIDI Association
January 29, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Focusrite Group CEO Tim Carroll Named President of MIDI Association

The MIDI Association, a nonprofit trade organization dedicated to expanding, promoting and protecting MIDI technology for the benefit of artists and musicians around the world, has named Tim Carroll, Focusrite Group CEO, as its new president. He will serve a two-year term. The decision was made via an election by the association’s executive board.
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Neumann Presents New Live Sound Products ​at NAMM 2024
January 29, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Neumann Presents New Live Sound Products ​at NAMM 2024

Neumann.Berlin launched several new products for stage use at NAMM 2024, making its range of condenser capsule heads compatible with other wireless systems and expanding the Miniature Clip Microphone System (MCM) system. The KK 104 U and KK 105 U condenser capsule heads make the famous Neumann sound accessible to users of third-party wireless systems. In addition, Neumann is expanding its MCM system with an omnidirectional capsule as well as goosenecks and cables in various lengths.
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beyerdynamic Unveils New DT 770 PRO X Limited Edition Headphones
January 26, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

beyerdynamic Unveils New DT 770 PRO X Limited Edition Headphones

Celebrating its centennial, beyerdynamic announced a limited-edition version of the classic DT 770 PRO headphones featuring the company's latest driver technology, plus detachable cables and components. The all-new DT 770 PRO X Limited Edition blends the most popular design features of the DT 770 PRO with the dynamic STELLAR.45 driver system's flexibility. The DT 770 PRO X headphones are now available in limited quantities for pre-order for $199, with wider availability to come later in 2024.
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