Everything That's Audio in audioXpress December 2023

audioXpress December 2023 includes a market overview of multiroom audio, Brent Butterworth writes about new ways to measure ANC earbuds, and Stuart Yaniger measured the new Axign and GaN Systems Class-D audio amplifier board. Richard Honeycutt writes about tubes, BJTs, JFETs, MOSFETs, and ICs, and Dimitri Danyuk, discusses JFETs in audio circuits. Douglas Self explains how to optimize variable-frequency tone controls, and Jan Didden shares his eDD direct-drive amplifier project.

Numark, a leading brand of DJ solutions, announced the immediate availability of its new NTX1000 Professional Direct-Drive Turntable. The company delivers an impressive new turntable perfectly suited to professional performance, with superior starting torque, 12” aluminum platter and rugged, precision tonearm. The NTX1000 is also an excellent choice for any vinyl enthusiasts looking for a reliable turntable at an affordable price.

Audio-Technica’s new AT-LP5 direct-drive turntable incorporates a J-shaped tone arm outfitted with a lightweight AT-HS10 headshell and high-performance AT95EX Dual Moving Magnet stereo cartridge, created specifically for this turntable. Constructed of anti-vibration damping materials with heavy-mass metal chassis inserts, the AT-LP5 is powered by a direct-drive, high-torque motor, and features a built-in switchable phono/line preamp and USB output.

Panasonic announced the return of Technics brand at the IFA2014 show in Berlin, reaffirming its original promise of “technology that faithfully reproduces original sounds”. New Technics-branded hi-fi audio systems will be released first in the European market in December 2014 and later in other parts of the world.