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Maserati and Sonus Faber Work Together on Exclusive New MC20 Supercar
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Maserati and Sonus Faber Work Together on Exclusive New MC20 Supercar

Two luxury Italian heritage brands bonded through their commitment to craftsmanship, innovation and time-honored traditions. The new Maserati x Sonus faber MC20 ultra-luxury car will be available for pre-order beginning September 10, 2020, and featured at authorized dealer showrooms beginning in 2021. Merging speed with sound, this audio and automotive collaboration highlights the spirit of Italy with a supercar amplified with Sonus faber audio.
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AES Show Fall 2020 Convention Technical Program Will Extend to a Full Month
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AES Show Fall 2020 Convention Technical Program Will Extend to a Full Month

The 149th International AES Convention was converted into an expanded timeline of online events during the month of October, maximizing opportunities to Listen, Learn, and Connect with audio peers and pros from around the world. The AES Show Fall 2020 Convention encompasses four full weeks of live and streaming tech program content, live Q&A’s, networking, and more. Industry leaders and luminaries will share technical insights, there is the AES Show ProductLaunch, and three days of sessions promoted by the Audio Product Education Institute.
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An Immersive Champagne Tasting Space for the House of Krug in France
by Joao Martins

An Immersive Champagne Tasting Space for the House of Krug in France

French designer and manufacturer of high-end electroacoustic systems Amadeus and the Krug Champagne winery in France have set up a tasting room with an immersive audio system with highly customized speakers for specially composed music to accompany wine tasting. France's advanced acoustics and music technology research institute IRCAM was intimately involved with Amadeus to create an immersive 'Audio Tasting Space' at the House of Krug, Reims France.
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CUI Devices Adds IP67 Rated Models to Enclosed Speaker Line
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CUI Devices Adds IP67 Rated Models to Enclosed Speaker Line

CUI Devices’ Audio Group announced the addition of waterproof enclosed speakers to its CES product family. Carrying IP67 ratings, these enclosed speakers feature sound pressure levels (SPLs) from 89 to 106 dB at 10 cm and resonance frequencies from 680 to 1700 Hz. Thanks to their enclosed speaker design and IP67 ratings, the CES series offer engineers a turnkey solution fully optimized for sound quality and simplified design integration in applications that may be subject to moisture and environmental contaminants.
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Consumer Electronics Market Hits $683 Billion Trade Value
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Consumer Electronics Market Hits $683 Billion Trade Value

Globally, the Consumer Electronics (CE) market increased in value during 2019, adding just over $3 billion to present a worldwide total of $683 billion in trade value. Shipments across CE product categories totaled almost 4.4 billion units worldwide, representing a growth of 2.7% year-on-year. These are some of the facts published by Futuresource Consulting in its latest Global CE Market Insights and Commentary, helping to put 2020 into perspective.
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Sound Particles Releases Free eBook on Immersive Audio: “All You Need to Know About 3D Audio”
by Joao Martins

Sound Particles Releases Free eBook on Immersive Audio: “All You Need to Know About 3D Audio”

Software company Sound Particles, serving the content creation industry and particularly popular among Hollywood movie studios and game production companies, is widely recognized has one of the smartest sound design tools for immersive and spatial audio content. Now, the company's founder and CEO, Nuno Fonseca, wrote an introductory book on the fundamentals of 3D audio, and his company made it available as a free eBook.
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NAD Announces New C 298 Two-Channel Power Amplifier with Purifi Eigentakt Technology
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NAD Announces New C 298 Two-Channel Power Amplifier with Purifi Eigentakt Technology

For those audio enthusiasts considering their options to acquire a new amplifier that uses Purifi Eigentakt amplification technology, NAD Electronics announced another high-performance, affordable and very attractive option. The C 298 is a two-channel design that is a perfect partner to high quality preamplifiers or in any application where additional channels of high end audio amplification are desired. This new NAD classic amp boasts 185 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms and can be bridged to 620W X 1 into 8 Ohms to create a huge Monoblock.
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Sonus Faber Launches New Lumina Line of High-End Speakers
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Sonus Faber Launches New Lumina Line of High-End Speakers

Sonus faber announced the new Lumina collection, a new home speaker line conceived on the notion that now, more than ever, it is important to savor time for ourselves and celebrate life’s precious moments. Available with three models for stereo or home theater 5.1 configurations, the new Lumina series speakers are available in three luxury finishes using refined materials and careful craftsmanship. All models offer the natural sound reproduction and voicing of Sonus faber in one of the most affordable speaker series ever from the brand.
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Rotel Introduces Home Theater Products Supporting Dirac Room Correction
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Rotel Introduces Home Theater Products Supporting Dirac Room Correction

Rotel launched the new RSP-1576MKII and RAP-1580MKII surround processors, joining the brand's family of home theater components of exceptional value. The two new models include a license for best-in-class Dirac room correction technology to ensure accurate room calibration and system configuration for installations of any size. The RSP-1576MKII model will be available September 2020 and retail for $3,499 USD, while the RAP-1580MKII starts shipping October 2020 as retails for $4,999 USD.
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Technics Combines Sound, Design and Function with New OTTAVA f SC-C70MK2 All-in-One Music System
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Technics Combines Sound, Design and Function with New OTTAVA f SC-C70MK2 All-in-One Music System

A major highlight of Panasonic's press conference at IFA 2018, the Technics OTTAVA S SC-C50 compact wireless speaker introduced a new premium design, with state-of-the-art connectivity and a powerful, refined sound. Two years later, at the hybrid IFA 2020 event in Berlin, Technics unveiled its new Premium Class OTTAVA f SC-C70MK2 all-in-one music system. This new model is an effort to refining the sound quality, function and design of the preceding SC-C70, introduced in 2019. This shows a strong determination from Panasonic towards the category.
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