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Ideas For Adding 3D and Spatial Audio Technology on New Cutting-Edge Products
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Ideas For Adding 3D and Spatial Audio Technology on New Cutting-Edge Products

CEVA and VisiSonics are promoting a joint webinar to promote 3D audio technology and emerging applications for immersive listening experiences. 3D Audio for Everyone is the motivation behind this session, targeted directly at audio system engineers, product managers and developers looking to add 3D Audio capabilities to Hearables, Smart Home, Mobile, and Automotive products. Getting spatial audio to work across all platforms is the next exciting frontier in audio. November 23, 2020 at 08:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM EST.
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Bold North Audio Releases Two High Excursion 6.5" Woofers Employing XBL2 Technology
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Bold North Audio Releases Two High Excursion 6.5" Woofers Employing XBL2 Technology

Expanding its line of premium and performance-based drivers, designed and manufactured under the Bold North Audio brand, MISCO announced the introduction of the BWX-6501 & BWX-6502, two high performance 6.5" high excursion woofers with an XBL2 motor design and 10 mm linear Xmax. These new models add to a growing line of premium and performance-based drivers, all designed and manufactured in MISCO’s own facility in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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STMicroelectronics and DSP Concepts Deliver All-In-One Amazon-Qualified Far-Field Voice Reference Design
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STMicroelectronics and DSP Concepts Deliver All-In-One Amazon-Qualified Far-Field Voice Reference Design

STMicroelectronics has released an Amazon-qualified reference design package for smart connected devices leveraging Amazon AVS voice integration, which can be used to create Alexa Built-in products using simple microcontrollers (MCUs). The new reference design eases development of natural-language understanding and voice-based user interaction for smart-home devices and smart appliances, featuring an improved audio front end created with DSP Concepts for far-field audio detection.
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Kensington Unveils First Fully Powered Thunderbolt 4 Laptop Docking Station
by Joao Martins

Kensington Unveils First Fully Powered Thunderbolt 4 Laptop Docking Station

Kensington announced the SD5700T Thunderbolt 4 laptop docking station — the first of its kind to provide dedicated power to all of your connected devices no matter how many are connected to it. This universally compatible, modern docking station unlocks the power of Thunderbolt 4 for the ultimate plug-and-play solution and is one the very first certified products to reach the market according to the brand new specification.
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Sony LSPX-S2 Glass Sound Speaker Now Available in the United States
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Sony LSPX-S2 Glass Sound Speaker Now Available in the United States

Sony Electronics announced that its LSPX-S2 Glass Sound Speaker is now available for the first time in the United States. This unique and elegant portable home speaker produces calming ambient illumination. Its glass cylinder combines with an aluminum base that evokes old gas fixtures, where in fact is the actual speaker part, generating omnidirectional sound, enhanced by the vibrations resonating in the glass structure. An ideal and unique combination for home listening in special moments.
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Scan-Speak Announces New Large-Size Ellipticor Woofer 38WE/8582T00
by Joao Martins

Scan-Speak Announces New Large-Size Ellipticor Woofer 38WE/8582T00

In the year when Scan-Speak celebrates its 50th anniversary, it seems the Danish engineering team is keeping R&D busy and getting to roll out a series of exciting new products. audioXpress was aware that new Ellipticor drivers were on the way, and now we received the confirmation of the first announcement, a large-size woofer (38 cm - 15") with paper cone and SD AirCirc neodymium magnet system. The new Ellipticor 38WE/8582T00 woofer offers surprisingly good specs, as was to be expected!
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Naim Introduces a World of High-Quality Radio for All Naim Streaming Systems
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Naim Introduces a World of High-Quality Radio for All Naim Streaming Systems

Naim Audio, the British specialist with almost 50 years of hi-fi expertise, announced new and higher-quality streaming radio options for users of its streaming speakers, systems and separates – all freely available. Dedicated Naim Jazz HD and Naim Classical HD stations will join a revamped Naim Radio HD stream; all three available in up to CD quality. These will join a dedicated HD Radio category to browse and enjoy from the Naim App.
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Sennheiser Unveils New MD 445 and MD 435 Vocal Microphones
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Sennheiser Unveils New MD 445 and MD 435 Vocal Microphones

Vocal microphone capsules used with Sennheiser's top wireless series were always praised by the professionals who had the opportunity to use them in daily work. Now, Sennheiser decided to expand its top vocal options available to more users by leveraging on those designs. On one hand, it released the MD 435 wired microphone, based on its popular MD 9235 cardioi dynamic capsule, normally used with the SKM 9000 and 6000 Series handheld transmitters, while also introducing the new MD 445, a supercardioid microphone for situations demanding maximum presence and feedback rejection.
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Klippel Analyzer System Receives Software Updates for Testing DSP-Based Audio Devices
by Joao Martins

Klippel Analyzer System Receives Software Updates for Testing DSP-Based Audio Devices

Klippel has been keeping busy in the last months, continuously improving their measurement technology for loudspeakers and audio systems. With the dB-Lab 210.918 and QC 6.7 software updates, Klippel introduced new tools for testing DSP-enhanced speakers, headphones and connected audio systems, first with and hardware add-on for the SCN Scanning Vibrometer, and second with an extension for automatic testing at multiple excitation levels using the TRF module.
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High End Munich Show with Reinforced B2B Focus Moves From May to September 2021
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High End Munich Show with Reinforced B2B Focus Moves From May to September 2021

In reaction to the worsening situation related to the COVID-19 global pandemic, and given the predictable timetable for a vaccine being distributed around April 2021, the High End Society Service Gmbh, promoters of the High End show in Munich have decided to move the dates from May to September, for added reassurance. High End 2021 and the newly announced International Parts+Supply (IPS) expansion will now take place September 9-12, 2021.
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