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SB Audience Introduces Two New Rosso 65mm Compression Drivers
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SB Audience Introduces Two New Rosso 65mm Compression Drivers

SB Audience, the new brand of professional transducers manufactured by Sinar Baja Electric (SBE) in Indonesia, is introducing a completely new range of compression drivers. The range starts off with two 65mm titanium diaphragm compression drivers, both with a 1.4" throat exit. The two new Rosso compression drivers are high performance designs, available at an attractive price, and are in stock now, and under way to distributors.
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Sennheiser Introduces Affordable HD 560S Wired Reference Headphones
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Sennheiser Introduces Affordable HD 560S Wired Reference Headphones

Today’s music enthusiasts spend hours enjoying or analyzing music, whether listening to another artist’s work or assessing their own recordings. Sennheiser’s new HD 560S headphones offer just what is required for analytical listening sessions at an accessible price point: natural and accurate reference sound that divulges every detail, complemented by an outstanding low-frequency extension, while providing a “barely there” experience on the head and ears.
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Lectrosonics Introduces New DCHR Miniature Stereo Digital Receiver
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Lectrosonics Introduces New DCHR Miniature Stereo Digital Receiver

Lectrosonics announced the introduction of a new compact and lightweight miniature receiver, capable of stereo or mono operation from a single RF carrier with Lectrosonics digital transmitters, including the DCHT, M2T, DBu, DHu, and DPR. The new Lectrosonics DCHR is a portable stereo digital receiver that tunes from 470-614 MHz in the UHF band, covering 6 Lectrosonics blocks and matches the tuning ranges of the digital transmitters in the D Squared, DCH and M2 Duet lines.
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Parasound Debuts Parasound ZoneMaster ZM 2 and ZM 4 Custom Installation Amplifiers
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Parasound Debuts Parasound ZoneMaster ZM 2 and ZM 4 Custom Installation Amplifiers

Parasound has added a pair of two-channel and four-channel power amplifiers to its ZoneMaster line for professional audio systems installers. The Parasound ZoneMaster ZM 2 and ZM 4 pack a lot of power into relatively small packages with each channel rated at 150 watts into the typical 4-ohm and 2-ohm loads of architectural speakers, and 120 watts for 8-ohm hi-fi speakers. In the hands of skilled installers, these amps can be used to resolve multi-zone design challenges and provide new opportunities.
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Voice Coil October 2020 Puts Speaker Electronics, Amps, and DSP in Focus
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Voice Coil October 2020 Puts Speaker Electronics, Amps, and DSP in Focus

Voice Coil October includes an updated directory of speaker-focused electronics, amps, and DSP vendors. And an insider's perspective about Nuvoton’s new smart amps, featuring Klippel's Controlled Sound (KCS) technology. This month's Acoustic Patents article discusses a Planar Loudspeaker Manifold patent granted to Dolby Laboratories, and Vance Dickason's Test Bench characterizes the latest Scan-Speak Ellipticor 21WE/4542T00 midrange, followed by the ODT29 fabric dome tweeter from Omega Audio. Now available online and in print!
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Origin Acoustics Expands Director Collection With Two New In-Ceiling 10" Coaxial Models
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Origin Acoustics Expands Director Collection With Two New In-Ceiling 10" Coaxial Models

Origin Acoustics introduced two new two-way coaxial speaker models to its Director Collection of premium architectural loudspeakers – the D101 and D103DT. Bigger in performance, but not in size, the two new 10" loudspeakers use Origin's unique mounting system structure, which allows looking like having smaller 8" units on the ceiling. While the aesthetics will please both client and system designers, the larger sized loudspeaker performance will stand-out in larger rooms and theaters.
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Audio Engineering Society Elects Brecht De Man Director of the AES
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Audio Engineering Society Elects Brecht De Man Director of the AES

The Audio Engineering Society’s Board of Governors (BoG) has elected Brecht De Man to assume the role of AES Director beginning January 1, 2021. Currently serving as a Governor of the AES, De Man has held various roles within the Society and continues to work as a sound engineer, educator, and member of the AES Education Committee. De Man will replace Alex Case (Past President and Membership Committee Chair) as one of two BoG-elected Directors and will serve on the Board of Directors through December 31, 2022.
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Audio Product Education Institute Hosts Product Development Symposium During AES Show Fall 2020
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Audio Product Education Institute Hosts Product Development Symposium During AES Show Fall 2020

The newly formed Audio Product Education Institute (APEI), an initiative of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), will host a three-day Product Development Symposium as part of the online events of AES Show Fall 2020. The sessions are scheduled for October 14, 15 and 16. All Access registration for AES Show Fall 2020 is required to attend the Product Development Symposium, available now at AESShow.com.
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Bluetooth SIG to Begin Qualifying Products Using LC3 Codec
by Joao Martins

Bluetooth SIG to Begin Qualifying Products Using LC3 Codec

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced it will start qualifying products using the LC3 Low Complexity Communication Codec, part of the new LE Audio Specification announced at CES 2020, back in January. Even though the organization doesn't expect the rest of the specifications that define all the use cases for LE Audio to be released before mid-year 2021, manufacturers are officially encouraged to start implementing the new Fraunhofer/Ericsson codec.
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CEVA and VisiSonics Offer 3D Spatial Audio Development for True Wireless Earbuds and Headphones
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CEVA and VisiSonics Offer 3D Spatial Audio Development for True Wireless Earbuds and Headphones

CEVA and VisiSonics, a developer of patented 3D spatial audio technologies, announced that the companies have collaborated closely together to develop a comprehensive 3D spatial audio solution for embedded devices, including true wireless audio (TWS) earbuds, headphones and other hearables. The collaboration combines VisiSonics' RealSpace 3D audio software optimized for CEVA’s low power audio and sensor hub DSPs together with CEVA’s MotionEngine head tracking algorithms running on its BNO080 9-axis System in Package (SiP).
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