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Shure Introduces SLX-D Digital Wireless System
by audioXpress Staff

Shure Introduces SLX-D Digital Wireless System

Using the current pause in the live events and performance markets, Shure just announced an important update to its range of digital wireless solutions, introducing the multi-faceted SLX-D Digital Wireless System. This new range provides end users with greater channel count than the existing analog SLX, adds smart rechargeable options, and simplified ease-of-use. The new system is offered in single and dual channel options.
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Renkus-Heinz ICC 24/3 Vertical Array Expands Iconyx Compact Series for Medium-Sized Integrations Requiring More Power
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Renkus-Heinz ICC 24/3 Vertical Array Expands Iconyx Compact Series for Medium-Sized Integrations Requiring More Power

Renkus-Heinz announced the latest product in its new Iconyx Compact Series: the Iconyx Compact 24/3-RN – a solution bringing the benefits of Renkus-Heinz’ Iconyx directivity controlled family to a smaller footprint array. The ICC 24/3 joins the recently announced ICC 12/3 in the new Iconyx Compact Series, a line that offers beam-steering and additional solutions for integrators seeking flexible and powerful options in “medium-sized” installations.
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NAD Electronics Announces the Masters M28 Seven Channel Power Amplifier Featuring HybridDigital Purifi Eigentakt Technology
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NAD Electronics Announces the Masters M28 Seven Channel Power Amplifier Featuring HybridDigital Purifi Eigentakt Technology

NAD Electronics unveiled another new and unique Masters Series product. The M28 is a seven-channel high performance amplifier that can serve as a powerful engine for a state-of-the-art multi-channel system for music or home theatre. And, like the recently launched M33, this reference multi-channel amplifier features Purifi’s Eigentakt (self-clocking) amplifier technology. The M28 ($4999 U.S. MSRP) is available now to order and will begin shipping in August, 2020.
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RME Launches HDSPe AIO Pro 30-Channel 192kHz PCI Express Audio Interface Card
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RME Launches HDSPe AIO Pro 30-Channel 192kHz PCI Express Audio Interface Card

RME Audio introduced the HDSPe AIO Pro PCI Express interface digital audio card, the successor to its popular HDSPe AIO card. The Pro version provides professional users in recording studios and broadcast with the same high channel count as well as analog/digital input and output variety of the HDSPe AIO. In terms of technical features RME says that it has "completely reworked the HDSPe AIO Pro, defining the current state-of-the-art in PCI Express cards."
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Steinberg Announces State-of-the-Art Spectral Editing with New SpectraLayers 7 Software
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Steinberg Announces State-of-the-Art Spectral Editing with New SpectraLayers 7 Software

Steinberg announced the immediate availability of SpectraLayers Pro 7 and SpectraLayers Elements 7, the latest version of its powerful audio editing software for music production, post-production, sound design, mastering and restoration. The update focuses on enhancing its powerful tool set by adding automatic processes through new Artificial Intelligence algorithms that can sense discrete events in a sound field and isolate them on independent, colorful layers for processing.
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Fraunhofer IIS Licenses MPEG-H Audio Patents to Samsung
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Fraunhofer IIS Licenses MPEG-H Audio Patents to Samsung

Fraunhofer IIS announced the licensing of its MPEG-H Audio patents to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., allowing Samsung to manufacture products that feature MPEG-H Audio, including TVs and set-top-boxes. As the major contributor to the MPEG-H 3D Audio standard, Fraunhofer IIS is also leading the licensing efforts to enable the broadcast, mobile, media and streaming services and consumer electronics industries to quickly bring MPEG-H Audio to market.
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iFi Audio Introduces ZEN CAN Fully-Balanced Analog Headphone Amplifier
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iFi Audio Introduces ZEN CAN Fully-Balanced Analog Headphone Amplifier

British company iFi Audio is one of many manufacturers that persists in the never-ending search for the ideal headphone amplifier design and DACs, be it for improving design specifications, or establishing new price points. As iFi Audio explains, the premise for the new ZEN CAN designs was: Is it possible to make an analog headphone amp that delivers high-end performance with any type of headphones and bring it to the market under US$149? iFi thinks they CAN.
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New Audio Pro SW-10 Home Subwoofers Available in White and Black
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New Audio Pro SW-10 Home Subwoofers Available in White and Black

Swedish speaker manufacturer Audio Pro announced a new product in its growing line of home entertainment speakers. The SW-10 - an active subwoofer designed to impress with its Scandinavian aesthetics, combines 200 watts Class D, DSP controlled amplification, an 8” long throw offer and two 9" passive radiators on the side of the cubic enclosure. Audio Pro says this premium sub will work perfectly with both music and movies and was engineered to integrate seamlessly with the brand's main speakers.
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Dayton Audio Introduces HTA100BT Hybrid Stereo Tube Amplifier with Bluetooth and USB Inputs and Sub Out
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Dayton Audio Introduces HTA100BT Hybrid Stereo Tube Amplifier with Bluetooth and USB Inputs and Sub Out

Combining the best of modern amp technology and functionality, the new Dayton Audio HTA100BT provides all of the stability expected from a solid-state class AB amp with the added benefit of classic vacuum tube sonic performance. A follow-up model to the Dayton Audio HTA20BT Hybrid Stereo Tube Amplifier, reviewed by audioXpress, the HTA100BT is a cool little amplifier design with all the added features one could wish for, at a very affordable list price of just $210 USD!
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Synaptics Completes Acquisition of DisplayLink and Broadcom’s Wireless Business
by Joao Martins

Synaptics Completes Acquisition of DisplayLink and Broadcom’s Wireless Business

Synaptics Inc from San Jose, CA - the same company that in 2017 acquired Conexant, one of the industry's leading audio and voice technology specialists - expanded even more it's connectivity lead with the just concluded acquisition of DisplayLink Corp., a leading supplier of universal docking solutions and high-performance video compression technology. This strategic expansion of Synaptics business happens just a few days after the acquisition of assets and manufacturing rights associated with the wireless connectivity business of Broadcom.
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