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Audioengine Introduces B-Fi Wi-Fi Multiroom Music Streamer
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Audioengine Introduces B-Fi Wi-Fi Multiroom Music Streamer

Audioengine was always recognized for its cool compact portable speakers with wireless audio features that brought a hi-fidelity feeling back to today's lifestyles, at reasonable prices. The company also sold a separate B-Fi Bluetooth transmitter so users could connect their existing sources wirelessly. Now Audioengine stepped up the design and launched the B-FI Wi-Fi, a multiroom music streamer device with AirPlay 2 that is just the upgrade needed to get any stereo high-fidelity music systems streaming into the whole home.
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Celestion Introduces ENGL Cabinets Digitally Downloadable Impulse Responses
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Celestion Introduces ENGL Cabinets Digitally Downloadable Impulse Responses

As a premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers whose classic rock guitar tones have made the company famous, Celestion announced their new line of ENGL Cabinets Impulse Responses. Celestion has faithfully captured the sounds of German amp designer and manufacturer ENGL to create this new addition to its Backline Heroes range of cabinet IR libraries, which already offers IRs for five other famous guitar brands, including VOX and Orange.
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Sound Semiconductor Expands IC Range with New Single and Dual VCA Chips
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Sound Semiconductor Expands IC Range with New Single and Dual VCA Chips

Sound Semiconductor announced single and dual channel VCA additions to its product lineup, the ProCircuit SSI2161 and FatKeys SSI2162.The ICs are part of a family of affordable high-performance VCAs from the company, now offering a single, dual and quad versions. The SSI2164 offers four VCAs in a compact SOP package with lowest cost-per VCA, while the new SSI2162 is a versatile building block for high-performance audio applications, and the single-channel SSI2161 provides lowest noise.
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Nureva HDL200 Audio Conferencing System Now Shipping Globally
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Nureva HDL200 Audio Conferencing System Now Shipping Globally

Nureva Inc., the innovator in advanced audio conferencing solutions, is now shipping its HDL200 audio conferencing system. This intelligent microphone and speaker bar designed for smaller spaces is the newest addition to the company’s line of audio conferencing products. 4,096 virtual microphones provide full-room coverage to easily accommodate physical distancing requirements and ensure remote participants can hear every word.
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China Will Surpass the United States in Voice Control Front End Shipments in 2020
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China Will Surpass the United States in Voice Control Front End Shipments in 2020

Chinese smart home players are poised to parlay strength in smart home voice control into global influence. According to ABI Research, China will surpass the United States in voice control front end shipments by 15 million units at the end of 2020. Overall, the Asia-Pacific smart home installed base will grow from 66 million in 2020 to 316 million (a 30% CAGR) between 2020 and 2026, states the global tech market advisory firm. In the same period, the smart home installed base in the United States will grow a mere 3.6%.
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Rand McNally Introduces Entire New Line of ClearDryve Headphones/Headsets for Professional Drivers
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Rand McNally Introduces Entire New Line of ClearDryve Headphones/Headsets for Professional Drivers

Expanding its celebrated and awarded ClearDryve headphone and headset line, Rand McNally today debuted three new noise-cancelling devices designed for professional drivers with an improved design. ClearDryve is the company's line of superior wireless stereo headphones that convert into mono headsets through removal of one earcup, providing flexibility for over-the-road drivers.
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Lucid Audio Acquires Westone Audio, the Music Division of Westone Laboratories
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Lucid Audio Acquires Westone Audio, the Music Division of Westone Laboratories

A familiar name in in-ear monitors for athletes, musicians, music producers or music enthusiasts, Westone Audio built a strong business with innovative products that have been praised for many years in its market segment. That division is a part of a larger enhance hearing health and communications business. For Texas-based Lucid Audio, the Westone acquisition perfectly complements its strategy in the pro and consumer in-ear monitor business, following the acquisition of Etymotic in 2018.
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LEA Professional Cloud-Connected Audio Amplifiers Are Just the Formula For Today's Installs
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LEA Professional Cloud-Connected Audio Amplifiers Are Just the Formula For Today's Installs

Comprehensively delivering on the promise of connected high-performance amplifiers, LEA Professional announced that global shipments of its 160-Watt and 80-Watt Connect Series amplifiers have begun and that systems integrators around the world are welcoming the industry’s most anticipated audio product in several years. The company's just launched LEA Professional Cloud Platform is exactly the formula at a time of social distancing and increased demand for remote management.
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Bryston Introduces the 4B Amplifier Trade-Up Program
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Bryston Introduces the 4B Amplifier Trade-Up Program

Bryston has introduced the 4B Trade-Up Program in the US and Canada, offering an enticing path toward ownership of a Bryston Cubed Series amplifier — an iconic jewel of the audiophile landscape. Owners of any previous generation 4B amplifiers can trade that model in through authorized Bryston dealers for substantial credit towards Bryston’s newest 4B³, which the brand promotes as "one of the finest Bryston amplifiers ever built."
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SMPTE Transforms Its Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition Into an Immersive, Interactive Remote Experience
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SMPTE Transforms Its Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition Into an Immersive, Interactive Remote Experience

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) will host its annual technical conference and exhibition on Nov. 10-12 as an interactive and immersive remote experience with a rich array of learning and networking opportunities. The unique SMPTE 2020 Experience will expand the organization's reach thanks to a promising model and unique technical platform.
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