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Review: Nureva HDL-310
I first became aware of Nureva’s “microphone mist” technology when I watched a promotional webinar that featured raves from some of their customers. Apparently a single soundbar, mounted high...
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Sennheiser TeamConnect Bars
With options for small (TeamConnect Bar S) or mid-sized (TeamConnect Bar M) meeting and collaboration spaces, these flexible all-in-one solutions with built-in DSP are easy to setup, brand agnostic,...
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Audio Technica ATDN1061
The popular beam-forming ceiling array microphone received major upgrades for large spaces with its January firmware update, including VISCA (Video System Control Architecture) over IP and Voice Lift technology....
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ACE Microphone Hanger Slug
This handy, problem-solving mount from ACE Backstage allows users to hang any handheld microphone to an exact fixed position, including setting side-to-side and up-and-down positions without twisting the hanging...
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Tech Roundup: Power Amplifiers 2024
In 1968 the awesome Vox Super Beatle amplifier, the company’s only model named after a band rather than vice versa, boasted its massive 240 watts peak power to enable...
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Tech Roundup: Acoustics and Sound Masking 2024
Even now, it is surprising how many sound playback environments are rooms in which the exclusive consideration is how the furniture will be arranged. The best however, begin with...
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Sonos Era line hands-on first impressions are here
First impressions are important, and the Era line isn't disappointing
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Ultra-exclusive Black Wheel turntable aimed at audiophiles
Only 5 are made available per month, so get in line now
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Analog Audio Interfacing
You can make all the signals digital, but sound is still an analog phenomenon. And sometimes using analog audio equipment, or analog connections, is still the best choice because...
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Skillset: Sound Management
I have a client with a large executive conference room. The table is around 40ft long and seats 40+ people, each of whom has a push-to-talk table mic. There...
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Portable parabolic mic gives handheld cameras crisp audio from far distances
Dodotronic is looking to make parabolic recording more convenient
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Apple’s makes their new HomePod much easier to tear down (and repair)
The original HomePod was notoriously difficult to take apart
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IK Multimedia releases two-in-one condenser mic and audio interface
IK Multimedia's portable new device looks promising for a flexible recording solution
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WATCH: Wireless earbuds that provide real time translation of 37 languages
There’s a plethora of wireless earbuds on the market, and consumers are always looking for something more. Sure, the Mymanu Clik S earbuds are truly wireless, and sure, they...
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Drop announces rotatable desktop monitors with ‘Balanced Mode Radiation’ technology
Drop claims their new speakers deliver audiophile sound in a compact package
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Conferencing Microphones and Systems 2023
Three years on from the start of the Covid pandemic, the role of AV in work environments has dramatically expanded and changed. The necessary focus on remote and...
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Shure announces the UniPlex cardiod lavelier mic for isolated speech
UniPlex joins the TwinPlex and Duraplex in Shure's line of subminiature mics
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Sonos Sub Mini coming October 6
Designed for smaller rooms than its big brother, the Sub Mini offers low end at a more attractive price.
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Tech Roundup: Installed Speakers 2024
Designed to deliver high-performance audio in nearfield applications with a wide range of flexible mounting options, the d&b audiotechnik 44S is the company’s first flush mountable cabinet. It is...
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Clockaudio CUI-2
This microphone-to-USB preamp allows users to easily connect the majority of Clockaudio’s range of professional gooseneck, boundary, and suspended microphones to their PC or laptop. Whether it’s a simple...
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EPOS EXPAND Capture 5
This is an intelligent speaker for all Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR) systems on Windows, with a seven-beam-forming microphone array and Cortana voice assistant. Advanced voice recognition and transcription capabilities...
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Tech Roundup: Portable PA Systems 2024
Sometimes the situation calls for the flexibility of a portable PA, whether for worship reinforcement, bar and restaurant stages, or corporate presentations. In the past year, some new options...
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Tech Roundup: Wireless Microphones 2024
Newly developing technology and a shrinking operational RF spectrum have increasingly transformed the wireless microphone arena into a very dynamic landscape. While manufacturers try to deal with spectrum challenges,...
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Tech Roundup: Ceiling Speakers and Microphones 2024
For decades now, the intelligence community has used the term “overhead assets” to refer to space-based reconnaissance machinery, but that term has evolved to identify a new, if less...
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Audio-Technica BP898 and BP899
In November the low-profile BP898 Subminiature Cardioid Condenser Lavalier Microphone and BP899 Subminiature Omnidirectional Condenser Lavalier Microphone debuted. Direct replacements and upgrades to the existing AT898 and AT899, the...
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Tech Roundup: Line Arrays 2023
While acoustic modeling has enabled sound designers and AV integrators to reach unprecedented detail in room response analysis, line array systems have become the tool used to implement sound...
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Tech Roundup: Streaming Devices 2022
Streaming technology is among the important AV categories to surge in response to Covid and continues to be relevant to hybrid work and life. For portable streaming, the AVPro...
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JBL Professional introduces the JBL EON ONE MK2 column PA
All-in-One, Battery-Powered System Features Built-In Mixer and DSP
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Tech Roundup: Boundary Mics and Automixers 2024
Just as with aviation and radio, boundary microphones and automatic microphone mixers represent brother technologies that grew up together. In conference scenarios where attaching microphones to everyone is not...
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Genelec 6040R Smart Active Loudspeaker debuts
Iconic Genelec loudspeaker model is re-imagined as Genelec 6040R within new Signature Series
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Yamaha launches DHR, CHR Series loudspeakers
Yamaha Pro Audio has introduced its new DHR and CHR Series loudspeakers, both featuring 10", 12" and 15" models for various applications.
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Antares Introduces Auto-Key Mobile pitch detection app
From the maker of Auto-Tune and initially for iOS
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Tech Roundup: Power Amplifiers 2021
Among the intricate features of modern power amplifiers are sophisticated controls and vastly improved operational efficiency. Amps are the AV system’s crossroads of brain and muscle. They endure constant...
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Tech Roundup: Installed Speakers 2021
As we return to public spaces, installed speakers take on new importance. Here’s a look at some of the options including new releases introduced over the 15 months we’ve...
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Acoustic Sound Screw wants to be a cheaper tool for soundproofing
The spring-loaded acoustic Sound Screw is a low-impact, inexpensive sound dampening idea
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Tech Roundup: Audio Mixers and Processors 2021
Whether for the return of live sound, or the needs of installed sound applications, mixers and audio processors continue to be the heart of a range of systems and...
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Marshall Electronics + MXL Microphones
This combo is a complete audiovisual solution for virtual education applications. Since the classroom has gone virtual, Marshall and MXL have re-introduced a range of user-friendly, high-performing cameras and...
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TOA LENUBIO
The LENUBIO (AM-CF1) integrated audio collaboration system, the latest cutting edge meetingIO series product from TOA, is a professional steerable microphone array system with integrated stereo soundbar. As such,...
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Tech Roundup: Acoustics and Sound Masking 2021
In an acoustically well-designed space, a cheap sound system can sound better than a very expensive one that is installed in a bad environment; yet there are cases everywhere...
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Microsoft Teams Intelligent Speakers now available
Microsoft Teams Intelligent Speakers from EPOS and Yealink also auto-transcribe
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Tech Roundup: Wireless Microphone Systems 2021
Few aspects of AV technology have seen more historical developments, technical innovation and political upheaval than systems used to carry sound signals over low power RF carrier transmission. Just...
