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Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound 2018 To Reinforce Professional Focus
January 26, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound 2018 To Reinforce Professional Focus

Musikmesse (11 to 14 April 2018) and Prolight+Sound (10 to 13 April 2018) will once again bring together companies with retailers, professionals from the musical-instrument, event and media-technologies sectors, as well as musicians from all over the world. In 2017, the two events attracted a total of around 100,000 visitors from 144 countries to Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre. In 2018, the Frankfurt Messe will reinforce the professional focus and synergies between the two shows.
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Genelec Launches a Year of Celebrations for Landmark 40Th Anniversary
January 26, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Genelec Launches a Year of Celebrations for Landmark 40Th Anniversary

Genelec, the world leader in professional audio active monitoring, announced a year of special events to mark the company’s 40th birthday. Featuring a Summer party, a 40th anniversary book, a special Limited Edition monitor and a high-profile campaign with online music broadcaster Boiler Room, 2018 will be the year that Genelec celebrates four remarkable decades of innovation.
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VUE Audiotechnik Expands al-12 Line Array with Flyable Subwoofer that Extends Low-Frequency Reproduction​ to Below 35 Hz
January 26, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

VUE Audiotechnik Expands al-12 Line Array with Flyable Subwoofer that Extends Low-Frequency Reproduction​ to Below 35 Hz

Coming off a highly successful 2017, VUE Audiotechnik used NAMM 2018 to unveil the latest addition to its al-12 Line Array - the al-12SB Flyable Subwoofer. Designed for seamless integration with VUE’s flagship line array, the al-12SB dramatically expands the al-12’s versatility by delivering powerful and well-defined low-frequency reproduction to below 35 Hz.
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Voice Coil February 2018 Now Available with All the Industry News and Developments!
January 25, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil February 2018 Now Available with All the Industry News and Developments!

Voice Coil February 2018 features an update of our annual Loudspeaker Cone Industry Suppliers Directory for 2018, expanded to incorporate specialized component vendors. James Croft reviews David Gunness' patent submission of a Passive Cardioid Speaker design and Vance Dickason characterizes a new Precision Devices 1.4" Titanium Diaphragm Compression Driver, plus Wavecor's new 10" PA woofer. All this and much more available in print and download now.
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Celestion Unveils the TFX Small-Format Coaxial Driver Range at NAMM 2018
January 24, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion Unveils the TFX Small-Format Coaxial Driver Range at NAMM 2018

Celestion announced the launch of two new small-format, coaxial drivers at the 2018 NAMM show. According to Celestion, the pressed steel chassis of the TFX0512 and TFX0615, provide a very cost effective complement to the company’s well-established FTX series of coaxial units, for applications including compact, fixed-install sound reinforcement and cinema audio.
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Powersoft Opens New North American Headquarters in New York
January 24, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Powersoft Opens New North American Headquarters in New York

Powersoft announced that it has opened a new US headquarters location in the New York Metro area. The new 3,700 square foot facility, located in Kearney Point, NJ — just minutes from Manhattan and regional transportation hubs — will house Powersoft's North American operations, with sales, support, warehousing and distribution for U.S. and Canada.
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Apogee Symphony I/O Mk II Audio Interface Now Supports Waves SoundGrid Connectivity
January 24, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Apogee Symphony I/O Mk II Audio Interface Now Supports Waves SoundGrid Connectivity

Waves Audio and Apogee announced the availability of a new optional card with Waves SoundGrid connectivity for Apogee’s Symphony I/O Mk II multi-channel audio interface. With a simple Ethernet connection, the audio interface can be easily accessed from any computer, shared between multiple rooms, multiple computers and supercharged with almost infinite real-time DSP power via Waves SoundGrid servers.
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Sennheiser Teases Music Enthusiasts with New HD 820 Closed-Back Dynamic Stereo Headphones
January 23, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Teases Music Enthusiasts with New HD 820 Closed-Back Dynamic Stereo Headphones

Sennheiser is again redefining the limits of what is able to offer in headphone reproduction with its new HD 820 closed-back dynamic stereo headphones. The new model, previewed at CES 2018, delivers astonishingly transparent sound, thanks to a unique glass transducer cover that minimizes resonances – an innovation that ensures an incredibly realistic and natural sound field.
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Harman Unveils JBL 3 Series MkII Powered Studio Monitors
January 23, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Harman Unveils JBL 3 Series MkII Powered Studio Monitors

Harman unveiled the new JBL 3 Series MkII powered studio monitors. The updated series retain the qualities of the original monitors, but now offers better performance with three models for different production environments, combining the JBL Image Control Waveguide with refined transducers in a new design.
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CEntrance Announces MixerFace R4 Mobile Recording Interface
January 22, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

CEntrance Announces MixerFace R4 Mobile Recording Interface

CEntrance announced its new MixerFace R4 Mobile Recording Interface. The new hand-held product from CEntrance offers multiple options for up to 8 hours of easy on-the-go recording, with an optional onboard recorder and a matched XY stereo mic pair turning MixerFace into a stand-alone, stereo mobile recording unit.
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