All items tagged with AVR (10)

Pioneer Expands AVR Line with New 7.2 Channel and 5.2 Channel Receivers

March 7, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Pioneer Expands AVR Line with New 7.2 Channel and 5.2 Channel Receivers

Pioneer, the brand that is now managed by VOXX Consumer, unveiled two new integrated audio video receivers, updated with all the latest technologies for home theater. The new VSX-835 and VSX-535 receivers are two welcome additions to the Pioneer home theater range, adding features such as Dolby Atmos support, updated HDMI 2.1 for 8K/4K Ultra HD sources with HDR, room calibration, and updated Bluetooth wireless.

MPEG-H Decoder Implementation Now Available for Cirrus Logic DSPs

January 20, 2023 by Joao Martins

MPEG-H Decoder Implementation Now Available for Cirrus Logic DSPs

RT-RK, a leading embedded software development house, alongside Fraunhofer IIS, the primary developer of the MPEG-H Audio standard, announced the immediate availability of RT-RK's MPEG-H 3D Audio decoder implementation for Cirrus Logic DSPs commonly used in home theater products such as AV Receivers and Soundbars. The successful implementation will further accelerate the development of new products based on these low-cost embedded Cirrus Logic platforms.

Audyssey Announces Updated MultEQ-X Software With New Room Equalization Capabilities for Home Theater and Listening Rooms

December 15, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Audyssey Announces Updated MultEQ-X Software With New Room Equalization Capabilities for Home Theater and Listening Rooms

Audyssey, the Californian company created in 2002 by Prof. Chris Kyriakakis and Prof. Tomlinson Holman, and the pioneer in room correction as an integrated solution in AVRs and pre-processors, announced that it has released MultEQ-X, a powerful new software application for calibrating home theater audio visual receivers (AVRs) that have Audyssey’s MultEQ room equalization technology built-in. The new software offers greater control and new MultEQ features.

Sound United Adds MPEG-H 3D Audio Format to Denon and Marantz Home Theater Amplifiers and Processors

November 11, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Sound United Adds MPEG-H 3D Audio Format to Denon and Marantz Home Theater Amplifiers and Processors

Sound United, parent company to Denon, Polk Audio, Marantz, Definitive Technology, HEOS, Classé, and Boston Acoustics, announced the immediate availability of MPEG-H 3D Audio format support across a wide range of home theater products. Working alongside Fraunhofer IIS, the primary developer of the MPEG-H Audio standard, selected Denon and Marantz AV amplifiers and AV preprocessors will receive MPEG-H support via a firmware update.

AVR Microcontrollers Now Supported in MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment

October 5, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

AVR Microcontrollers Now Supported in MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment

Designers who have traditionally used Microchip’s PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) and developed with the MPLAB ecosystem can now easily evaluate and incorporate AVR MCUs - the family of microcontrollers developed since 1996 by Atmel and acquired by Microchip Technology in 2016 - into their applications. The majority of AVR MCUs are now beta supported with the release of MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE) version 5.05, available now from Microchip.

Microchip Announces New Software Library to Easily Implement Low-power Touch Pads with Surface Gestures

May 28, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip Announces New Software Library to Easily Implement Low-power Touch Pads with Surface Gestures

Microchip Technology announced a new 2D Touch Surface library that enables designers to easily implement touch pads using the company’s 8-bit PIC and AVR microcontrollers (MCUs) and 32-bit SAM MCUs. Available free of charge with the purchase of any compatible MCU, the library provides a simplified, low-cost solution for embedded applications, making possible to add taps, swipes, pinch and zoom to headphones and other consumer electronics devices at no additional cost.

Dirac Research Introduces Consumer-Friendly Audio Room Correction Tool

August 30, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Research Introduces Consumer-Friendly Audio Room Correction Tool

Dirac Research announced Mobile Dirac Live – an end-user version of its groundbreaking integrator-based Dirac Live room correction solution. The new 'Mobile Dirac Live' app empowers end-users to optimize their home theater audio with an easy-to-use mobile application that is compatible with iOS and Android devices and works with most Dirac Live AVR products. Mobile Dirac Live will be demonstrated for the first time at CEDIA 2017, in San Diego, CA.

Fraunhofer IIS Shows Immersive Sound Future with MPEG-H at CES 2017

January 9, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Fraunhofer IIS Shows Immersive Sound Future with MPEG-H at CES 2017

One of the most important highlights at CES 2017 was at the Fraunhofer IIS booth, showing final versions of several MPEG-H solutions, in preparation for the rollout of the first broadcast services adopting the standard next year. On display was an MPEG-H enabled LG UHD TV, scheduled to be available this year, and the final version of the MPEG-H enabled 3D Soundbar reference design. Fraunhofer IIS also developed a trademark program for products incorporating its MPEG-H TV Audio System.

Arcam Introduces new AVR’s with Dolby Atmos and DIRAC Live

October 14, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Arcam Introduces new AVR’s with Dolby Atmos and DIRAC Live

Visitors to CEDIA Expo 2015 will have the chance to be the first to see and hear the US debut of the Arcam AVR550 and AVR850 Dolby Atmos AVR’s as well as the new SR250 2-channel A/V receiver. Promoted by US distributors, The Sound Organisation, the new HDMI 2.0a and HDCP2.2 home systems from the British brand will also be presented at a special Open House event.

AudioControl Launches New Dolby ATMOS Concert AVR-7 & AVR-9 Receivers

October 14, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

AudioControl Launches New Dolby ATMOS Concert AVR-7 & AVR-9 Receivers

AudioControl’s new Concert AVR High-Power Receivers launch at CEDIA 2015 with Dolby ATMOS, HDMI 2.0a, HDCP 2.2 and DIRAC Live Room Correction. Both the new AVR-7 and AVR-9 models feature seven amplifier channels for surround format support and benefit from four high-performance Dolby ATMOS pre-amp outputs. Both models are also DTS:X ready.