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Pascal Unveils Redesigned and Repurposed Website with Improved Design Resources
August 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Pascal Unveils Redesigned and Repurposed Website with Improved Design Resources

Pascal has unveiled a newly redesigned website that represents a major upgrade of the look, functionality and content of its online presence. The Copenhagen, Denmark, pro audio amplifier specialists developed a new website with better guidance to match projects for self powered speakers and power amplifiers with the company's expanded range of amplifier modules. The new website also provides better insight on Pascal's expanding activities.
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Past, Present and Future: Tascam Unveils Model 24 Digital Multitrack Recorder
August 28, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Past, Present and Future: Tascam Unveils Model 24 Digital Multitrack Recorder

Tascam will probably cause a big smile in the face of every musician, producer and audio engineer with this announcement. Recovering one of its glories of the past and the predecessor of every multitrack home- and project-studio system since the eighties, the new Model 24 Digital Multitrack Recorder is certainly a time travel experience for everyone, combining a good-looking compact mixing solution with a built-in 24 track digital recording system with specifications that are "good enough" to today's market.
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IFA 2018: Larger, Trendier and Smarter in Every Respect
August 28, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

IFA 2018: Larger, Trendier and Smarter in Every Respect

This year’s IFA is booked up and boasts two fully occupied exhibition areas: the entire Berlin Exhibition Grounds as well as IFA Global Markets (for trade visitors only) at Station Berlin on Gleisdreieck are already full for 2018. Europe's giant trade show for Consumer and Home Electronics IFA 2018 again underlines the event’s unique global standing as a driving force for growth and innovation. This year's Home Appliances@IFA celebrates its tenth anniversary, IFA NEXT grows with even more innovations, and there's plenty of new exhibits and events.
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Atlona and Symetrix to Emphasize Audio over IP Interoperability in Upcoming Webinar
August 28, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Atlona and Symetrix to Emphasize Audio over IP Interoperability in Upcoming Webinar

Following the announcement of their strategic alliance at InfoComm 2018, Atlona and Symetrix will take the first steps of a co-education initiative with a webinar. Scheduled from 10:30-11am on September 20, “Systems Design for Networked Audio” will outline the essentials of managing AES67 and Dante audio in a networked AV ecosystem, along with specifics on applying Atlona and Symetrix solutions to strengthen the overall infrastructure.
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New Loudspeaker Market Report from Futuresource Shows Segment Rising in Value
August 27, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

New Loudspeaker Market Report from Futuresource Shows Segment Rising in Value

The Consumer Electronics (CE) team at Futuresource Consulting has shared some top line trends from their latest Loudspeaker Market Report showing that value is beating volumes as the traditional loudspeaker product segment makes the $3 Billion USD barrier. The report forecasts an average retail price increase through to 2022 in virtual every major category, allowing for value to significantly outperforming volume, as the overall market is shrinking, when ignoring the massive growth generated by wireless, connected and smart speakers.
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PRV Audio Introduces new Mid Bass and Mid Range Drivers for 2018
August 27, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

PRV Audio Introduces new Mid Bass and Mid Range Drivers for 2018

PRV Audio announced two new mid frequency drivers optimized for very powerful pro audio applications. The 10MB800FT is a rugged 10" mid bass woofer that combines a remarkable SPL output with low distortion and extended bass response, optimized for compact enclosures and larger 2 or 3 way systems. The 8MR600X focuses on high output mid range performance, with a sensitivity of 98 dB, using a 2" voice coil to ensure high heat dissipation and the necessary motor strength to deliver high sensitivity even on high power with the minimum distortion.
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Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association Continues Strategic Growth with Key New Members
August 27, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association Continues Strategic Growth with Key New Members

The Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association is continuing its strategic growth with the addition of two members. Sound United is returning to the Association’s roster with Eastech - the company behind Punktkilde and Scan-Speak brands and considerable Asia-based manufacturing facilities - also joining as a member. Both companies join WiSA as it continues to experience significant membership growth with major suppliers, manufacturers and speaker brands in the audio industry.
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Essential Reading in Voice Coil September 2018 Before Heading Off to CEDIA!
August 24, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Essential Reading in Voice Coil September 2018 Before Heading Off to CEDIA!

Voice Coil September 2018 edition is now available and features all the essential information about this year’s CEDIA Expo event. James Croft reviews a Harman patent for a multi-coil transducer approach to improve the cooling structure of loudspeakers, while Vance Dickason characterizes the ambitious new Dayton Audio Epique E160CF-8 midbass driver and two new 28 mm dome tweeters also from Dayton Audio — the RST28A-4 and the RST28F-4. Now available for download or in print.
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Tymphany and XMOS to Showcase New Soundbar with Alexa Built-In at IFA 2018
August 24, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Tymphany and XMOS to Showcase New Soundbar with Alexa Built-In at IFA 2018

Tymphany and advanced embedded voice solutions specialist XMOS announced the latest project in building a new Amazon Alexa Built-In soundbar that will be demonstrated at Amazon’s exhibit at IFA in Berlin, 31 August to 5 September 2018. The global audio ODM company will show how the new soundbar combines its acoustic expertise to create an immersive audio experience, featuring XMOS' Vocal Fusion far-field voice processor.
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Frontier Introduces Multi-Ecosystem Voice Control to Smart Speakers
August 24, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Frontier Introduces Multi-Ecosystem Voice Control to Smart Speakers

Frontier Smart Technologies, a pioneer in development platforms for wireless audio, digital radio and voice recognition solutions, announced a significant enhancement to its Minuet Smart Audio platform, which will be the first in the world to allow smart speakers, soundbars and AVRs to be simultaneously controlled by voice-enabled devices from Google, Amazon and Apple, helping manufacturers to differentiate, and not have to compete head on with 1st party devices.
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