All items tagged with Dirac Research (118)
Dirac Introduces Upmixing Technology for Transforming Stereo Content Into Immersive, Multichannel Audio
January 5, 2022 by Joao Martins

Dirac Introduces Upmixing Technology for Transforming Stereo Content Into Immersive, Multichannel Audio

Dirac is attending CES 2022 with an ambitious next-stage expansion of its digital audio processing suite. The Swedish company introduced its latest content-based upmixing technology, as part of the Dirac Virtuo spatial audio solution for automotive applications. The new upmixing feature enables true, immersive, multichannel audio, generated from a real-time analysis of existing stereo content.
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audioXpress.com - The Most Popular Stories of 2021
December 28, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress.com - The Most Popular Stories of 2021

We looked at the most-read articles of 2021 in audioXpress.com (including selected articles from Voice Coil magazine), and we created this Top 10 list of news stories and online articles. 2021 expanded slightly on the record-breaking year that was 2020 for audioXpress.com, in terms of number of visits and regular users of the website. Visitors from all over the world returned more often to read the more than 7,700 stories available. Which of the topics and stories published online in 2021 were the most popular? Here are the results!
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Cleer Audio Introduces Adaptive Active Noise-Cancelling Headphones With Immersive Sound Powered by Dirac
December 22, 2021 by Joao Martins

Cleer Audio Introduces Adaptive Active Noise-Cancelling Headphones With Immersive Sound Powered by Dirac

Cleer Audio announced the introduction of its Cleer Alpha Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones, which is one of the brand's two products already confirmed as CES 2022 Innovation Awards honorees. Cleer's next generation wireless headphones offer Adaptive Active Noise Cancellation, paired with immersive theater-like sound reproduction, powered by Dirac Virtuo spatial audio technology.
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Cleer Audio Receives Two CES 2022 Innovation Awards for New Alpha ANC Wireless Headphones and Goal II Active True Wireless Earbuds
December 9, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Cleer Audio Receives Two CES 2022 Innovation Awards for New Alpha ANC Wireless Headphones and Goal II Active True Wireless Earbuds

Cleer Audio is an innovative manufacturer which always manages to surprises positively with well-designed, and innovative products. This year, Cleer returns to CES with two refined products, both CES 2022 Innovation Awards honorees: the Alpha, Intelligent Adaptive Active Noise Cancelling (A-ANC) Bluetooth Headphones, and the GOAL II, Active True Wireless Earbuds. Both models leverage the latest available technologies for personal audio.
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Consumer Technology Association CES 2022 Innovation Awards Audio Highlights
November 12, 2021 by Joao Martins

Consumer Technology Association CES 2022 Innovation Awards Audio Highlights

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced the CES 2022 Innovation Awards honorees, including those recognized as Best of Innovation honorees. The CES Innovation Awards is an annual initiative honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products across 27 product categories. The CES 2022 Innovation Awards program received a record-high number of over 1800 submissions. audioXpress highlights the audio-related awards.
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New Approaches to Speaker Optimization in audioXpress December 2021
November 11, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

New Approaches to Speaker Optimization in audioXpress December 2021

audioXpress December 2021 is now available. Learn how Room Correction and Speaker Calibration is influencing efforts towards the Self-Calibrating Loudspeaker, Dirac's take on Spatial Room Correction Technology, and how to Measure Directivity of In-Wall Loudspeakers. Richard Modafferi describes his unique crossover design build, Frans de Wit talks about DC Power Supplies, Morty Tarr discusses important aspects of amplifier design, and Michel Nieuwenhuizen offers an Arduino-based motor control for turntables. Start reading online or in print.
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ARCAM Adds Dirac Live Room Correction to New AVR5 Receiver
October 21, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

ARCAM Adds Dirac Live Room Correction to New AVR5 Receiver

Swedish digital audio processing pioneer Dirac announced that the new ARCAM AVR5 receiver is “Dirac Ready” to run Dirac Live Room Correction, the company’s state-of-the-art solution to ensure home audio systems deliver the maximum sound performance across all entertainment experiences. The two companies worked together to bring Dirac’s room correction technology to the affordable ARCAM AVR5 Immersive Audio AV Receiver which is now available.
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NAD Expands Classic Series With New C 399 HybridDigital DAC Amplifier
September 22, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

NAD Expands Classic Series With New C 399 HybridDigital DAC Amplifier

NAD Electronics expanded its Classic Series with a new flagship integrated amplifier featuring HybridDigital nCore amplification, ESS Sabre DAC and the latest MDC2 Modular Design Construction architecture. With all these key elements of NAD's Masters Series amplifiers, the new C 399 Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier takes value and performance to a whole new level. The suggested retail price of the C 399 is $1999 USD with retail availability in time for the holiday season.
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AES Audio Product Education Institute Webinar Explores Automotive Immersive Audio
September 9, 2021 by Audio Engineering_Society

AES Audio Product Education Institute Webinar Explores Automotive Immersive Audio

The AES Audio Product Education Institute (APEI), created to promote methodologies, practices and technologies involved in developing and bringing audio products to market, will present a new free webinar on its Automotive Audio education pillar, addressing “Immersive Audio in Automobiles,” on Wednesday, September 15 (12:00pm EDT). The webinar will feature presentations from Dolby Laboratories and Dirac Research detailing the technologies enabling the expansion of vehicle acoustic perceptions.
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Dirac Live Now Powers Latest Onkyo, Pioneer, Pioneer Elite, and Integra Receivers
August 25, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Live Now Powers Latest Onkyo, Pioneer, Pioneer Elite, and Integra Receivers

In a move to meet growing consumer demand for high-quality audio in mainstream home theater systems, Swedish digital audio pioneer Dirac announced collaboration with leading electronics manufacturers Onkyo, Pioneer, Pioneer Elite, and Integra to bring its Dirac Live room correction feature to the companies’ newest line-up of audio and video receivers. Having established room acoustics software in the high-end market, Dirac’s room correction system is now, for the first time, available in mass-market receivers.
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