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AMBEO Smart Headset Connects to Mac and iPad Pro using New Anker USB-C to Lightning Audio Adapter
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AMBEO Smart Headset Connects to Mac and iPad Pro using New Anker USB-C to Lightning Audio Adapter

The Apogee Sennheiser AMBEO Smart Headset, featuring 3D audio recording, can now be connected to the USB-C port on a Mac, iPad Pro or Windows 10 PC using the Anker USB-C to Lightning Audio Adapter. As Apogee Electronics confirms, microphone and remote functionality is retained, including 3D recording when used with iOS or Windows 10 apps that capture stereo audio. Users can explore the AMBEO Smart Headset not only for 3D audio recording capabilities and high fidelity sound listening but also to tune in or tune out surround sounds.
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OPPO Reno Series Smartphone Comes Integrated with Nokia OZO Audio Capture Capabilities
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OPPO Reno Series Smartphone Comes Integrated with Nokia OZO Audio Capture Capabilities

The OPPO Reno 10x Zoom Edition comes integrated with Audio 3D and Audio Zoom. Audio 3D allows users to immerse themselves in sound, capturing the full audio landscape with vibrant depth, direction and detail. It delivers a natural sound experience and high-fidelity audio within one degree of accuracy. Audio Zoom acts like a telephoto lens for audio, allowing users to dynamically pinpoint and amplify sound to correspond to zoomed video.
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From Speakers to Headphones in Voice Coil June 2019
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From Speakers to Headphones in Voice Coil June 2019

The June 2019 edition of Voice Coil is now available. This issue focuses on Headphone Measurement Equipment, including a complete directory and profiles of some of the better known vendors in the industry, while James Croft reviews a new Sealed Acoustic Suspension Chamber Enclosure design, invented in Sweden. On Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the new 6” 6PR160 pro sound midwoofer from Faital Pro, and the new SW280WA-01 shallow mount 10" home audio subwoofer, from Wavecor.
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Control4 Delivers New and Expanded Smart Home OS 3
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Control4 Delivers New and Expanded Smart Home OS 3

Control4, the fast-growing smart home solutions company, announced the launch of its new Control4 Smart Home OS 3. The core product that allowed the Salt Lake City company to become a leading name in residential integration, is now updated with more than a thousand new capabilities across lighting, whole-home music and video, security, comfort, and more. OS 3 is available now and can be experienced in Control4 Certified Showrooms around the world on C4Yourself day, June 13.
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Salk Sound Introduces SS9.5 High Performance 3-Way Loudspeaker Design
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Salk Sound Introduces SS9.5 High Performance 3-Way Loudspeaker Design

Salk Signature Sound announced the introduction of its SS9.5 high fidelity loudspeakers, auditioned for the first time at the AXPONA 2019 hi-fi show in Chicago. Incorporating SB Acoustics Satori drivers and other top shelf components, the newest addition to the company's product line is an affordable, high performance 3-way acoustic suspension loudspeaker design that improves fidelity with linear phase response, lower distortion and wider bandwidth, extending the bottom octave.
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Wireless Speaker and Audio Association Confirms Certification for System Audio and Platin Speakers
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Wireless Speaker and Audio Association Confirms Certification for System Audio and Platin Speakers

The Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) continues to announce the certification of new speakers. Immediately following the High End 2019 show in Munich, Germany, WiSA announced the certification of the Legend Silverback speakers from Danish manufacturer System Audio. Following that announcement, WiSA confirmed the certification of the Monaco 5.1 Wireless Home Theater speaker system from Platin, a division of Hansong Technology.
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Zoom Launches New F6 32-bit MultiTrack Field Recorder
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Zoom Launches New F6 32-bit MultiTrack Field Recorder

First unveiled at the NAB 2019 show in Las Vegas, Zoom confirmed the final specifications and shipping schedule for its new F6 multitrack field recorder and mixer. In this compact but extremely powerful design, Zoom combined the latest 32-bit recording technology with the most popular features of its pro-grade Zoom F8n recorder. This allows incredible possibilities for any production that needs a very compact solution in the field and recording audio with very high quality.
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Propellerhead Launches Reason Compact 2.0 – A Pocket Music Studio
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Propellerhead Launches Reason Compact 2.0 – A Pocket Music Studio

Propellerhead Software launched Reason Compact 2.0, a free and easy-to-use mobile app for iOS, which offers a comprehensive music studio for iPhone or iPad. The new version evolves from what was basically a pocket synth app to offering an advanced pocket music studio, with sequencing and recording. More important, all creations done inside the Compact 2.0 can be directly exported to the complete Reason 10.4 desktop software, also now updated.
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Apple Updates MacBook Pro with 8-Core Processor
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Apple Updates MacBook Pro with 8-Core Processor

With Apple getting ready for its traditional WWDC event on June 3, where the company usually focuses on OS updates and technology announcements for developers, there was a discreet refresh of its best-selling professional notebook. Now with an 8-core processor, the 15-inch MacBook Pro is the fastest Mac notebook ever. The new machine, featuring the new configurable Touch Bar is clearly targeted at the graphics creation and video-editing markets.
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Martin Audio Adds Power to Its Fastest-Selling Portable Speaker Range with BlacklineX Powered
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Martin Audio Adds Power to Its Fastest-Selling Portable Speaker Range with BlacklineX Powered

Designed to set a new benchmark for full-bandwidth, high definition portable audio at a user-friendly price point, Martin Audio has announced BlacklineX Powered, bringing new active options to its BlacklineX family of portable sound reinforcement solutions. The new self-powered portable range from the British brand, was launched in a special event in London, anticipating its presentation at InfoComm 2019.
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