CES 2026: The Global Stage for Innovation Returns 6-9 January
CES 2025, the most powerful consumer technology event in the world, welcomed over 141,000 attendees from around the globe, more than 4,500 exhibitors, including 1,400 startups, and more than 6,000 media attendees. CES 2026 will return 6-9 January with the same sense of commitment to showcase the best in innovation, address global challenges, and shape the future. Inaugurating a renovated Las Vegas Convention Center, CES 2026 will also feel different.
Audio Precision APx500 Flex Now Supports 16 ASIO Channels at No Extra Cost
Audio Precision announced a significant upgrade to its APx audio analyzer series. Originally introduced in 2019 as their most affordable way to perform audio measurements, APx500 Flex now includes support for up to 16 ASIO channels. The APx500 Flex audio analyzer solution authorizes Audio Precision’s APx500 measurement software to operate independently of an AP hardware analyzer, with licensing controlled by an APx500 Flex Key.
AES Board of Governors Elects Agnieszka Roginska as Director
The Audio Engineering Society’s Board of Governors (BoG) has elected Agnieszka Roginska to assume the role of AES Director beginning January 1, 2026. An AES Past President, Roginska will reprise her 2023/2024 role, and will now replace outgoing Director Bill Schulenburg as one of two BoG-elected Directors on the AES Board of Directors (BoD). She will serve on the Board of Directors through 2027.
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HEAD acoustics Releases ACQUA v6.2.100, Improving Distortion and Audio Quality Analysis
HEAD acoustics announced ACQUA Release 6.2.100, an important update to the company's software platform for the complete speech and audio quality measurement chain, introducing a novel distortion analysis and more options in audio quality analysis. The new version 6.2.100 of ACQUA offers practical enhancements and optimizations that simplify your daily analysis tasks and further increase the accuracy of your measurement results.
Continental's Automotive Systems Business Now Successfully Listed as Aumovio
Continental's Automotive Systems business, which was renamed as Aumovio, is now a fully independent company that has officially been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Under the slogan "We Make Mobility Safe, Exciting, Connected, and Autonomous", the company, better known in the audio industry for its Ac2ated Sound planar panels, is now well positioned as a strong player in the automotive and mobility sectors.
TEAC Announces PD-507T Reference 500 Series CD Player
TEAC announced the PD-507T, a next-generation CD transport that expands the capabilities of its acclaimed Reference 500 Series, meticulously enhanced to deliver even greater sound quality. Featuring TEAC's proprietary high-quality CD mechanism, the PD-507T is the perfect companion to external DACs and a wide range of digital audio systems that require uncompromising reference-grade CD playback.
Test Bench: The 27TFC/T 1" Soft Dome Tweeter from the SEAS Prestige Titan Line
The 27TFC/T is a new 1" (25mm) tweeter featuring a one-piece centenary profile dome and wide surround fabricated from SEAS pre-coated lightweight Sonolex material, both integrated into an injection molded faceplate. The voice coil consists of a non-magnetically conducting titanium former wound with round copper wire. Driving the removable dome assembly is a ferrite magnet with a damped vented pole piece that is coupled to an injection molded rear cavity. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, May 2025.
Fresh From the Bench: Illusonic IAP 8 Advanced Audio Processor and Preamplifier
The Illusonic IAP 8 is an advanced multichannel audio processor and preamplifier with HDMI. It does a whole lot more, but for this audioXpress review Philipp P. Klose focused on the DSP and understanding the possibilities of the work by Christof Faller and the deep expertise of his supplier network based in Switzerland. Illusonic holds an interesting portfolio of audio technologies that support multiple companies in the audio and automotive industry. The IAP 8 is just one model from a range of multichannel processors.
Cerence Audio AI Suite for In-Car Audio Now Integrated into Audio Weaver
Cerence Inc. announced that its Audio AI suite is now integrated into DSP Concepts’ flagship audio framework, Audio Weaver. The signal processing suite, which includes Speech Signal Enhancement for responsive voice assistance, Emergency Vehicle Detection (EVD) for situational awareness, and In-Car Communication (ICC), provides a set of advanced solutions leveraging pioneering deep learning technologies and is now available through Audio Weaver.
Eclipse Audio FIR Designer v4.5 Now Creates Presets for Bose Professional Processors and Amps
Eclipse Audio's DSP software tools are recognized for their ability to create custom FIR filters and complete mixed FIR+IIR presets for single and multi-way loudspeakers or any DSP-based audio playback device. Now, the company announced that its FIR Designer DSP software can be used to design and load EQ curves to Bose professional sound processors and Bose PowerShareX, PowerShare, and PowerMatch professional audio amplifiers.