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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
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09/19/12 10:24 AM,
AKG continues to grow and expand from its founders’, physicist Dr. Rudolf Görke and businessman Ing. Ernst Pless, original visions. Professionals worldwide have learned to associate the highest standards in quality, performance and dependability with the 65-year-old name of AKG. Discovering trends has always been a strong suit for AKG, from patenting more products, designs and pieces than all of its competitors combined, to originally recognizing the need for a wider range of equipment for various levels of recording. Celebrating…
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Friday, August 10, 2012
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08/10/12 01:33 PM,
Sennheiser, in conjunction with event partner Paste Magazine, recently hosted a live broadcast/recording studio session housed in an alcove of an 18th century fortress, located on the site of this year’s Newport Folk Festival. By donning a pair of Sennheiser RS 120 wireless consumer headphones, music fans were able to experience performances from festival artists, including Of Monsters and Men, Tom Morello, Jonah Tolchin and 26 others. Wherever possible, the entire audio chain consisted of Sennheiser related technology — including…
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Monday, May 07, 2012
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05/07/12 10:53 AM,
Audio-Technica today announced the introduction of its ATH-ANC9 QuietPoint active noise-cancelling over-ear headphones, the company’s new top-of-the-line active noise-cancelling (ANC) model. The ATH-ANC9 offers new features including exclusive Tri-Level Cancellation selectable noise-cancellation settings, an inline microphone and controller for answering calls and controlling music, and additional enhancements. The ATH-ANC9 blocks up to 95% of outside noise—the highest ANC performance ever achieved by Audio-Technica QuietPoint headphones, while delivering superlative sound quality. Audio-Technica’s new Tri-Level Cancellation provides three preset filters for noise…
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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03/21/12 10:52 AM,
Get more of the latest news from the 2012 PL+S show. AKG’s new Perception Headphone series extends the Perception line, offering an entire range of solutions for enthusiastic musicians and engineers. Three new headphone models, the K44 Perception, K77 Perception and K99 Perception, deliver AKG sound quality, a great design and comfort level at an affordable price. “It is AKG’s continued mission to offer the greatest in professional audio to industry professionals and the Perception line completes our range…
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Thursday, June 09, 2011
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06/09/11 11:15 AM,
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Califone International, Inc. is proud to announce that it will feature four new headphone series during InfoComm 2011, held in Orlando, Fla. The professional-grade, computer-friendly Odyssey Series is designed for heavy-duty use and is Windows and MAC compatible. Its replaceable 6-foot cord withstands 250,000 flexes, and with a cord change (from stereo to mono, or mono to stereo), enables the same headphone to operate instead in mono or stereo mode for added flexibility. Also Windows and MAC compatible, the Explorer…
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Thursday, June 02, 2011
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06/02/11 10:25 AM,
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It’s every singer/songwriter’s dream to have the opportunity to show the world why their original songs and natural talent warrant a record deal. Bravo’s “Platinum Hit” recently premiered on TV screens across the nation featuring a variety of Harman AKG microphones for contestants to utilize while writing, recording and performing original works for weekly challenges. The cast of 12 energetic, talented up-and-coming musicians, world-renowned singer/songwriter and host “Jewel” and head judge Kara Dioguardi worked and recorded in state-of-the-art recording and…
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Friday, April 15, 2011
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04/15/11 08:47 AM,
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In September 2010, responding to reports by companies Harman, Sennheiser, Shure and Audio-Technica (acting to uphold their rights), Guangdong Public Security Department supervised a criminal investigation by Jiangmen City Police into Enping City Meipai Electronic Audio Factory, which was suspected of selling fake audio equipment under famous brand names. On October 28, after meticulous investigation, Jiangmen City Police launched a crackdown operation, raiding the above-mentioned large-scale fake goods den and three other storage dens in one swoop. They broke up…
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
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11/11/10 08:00 AM,
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At the 129th AES Convention Ultrasone Inc. showcased the company’s first pair of balanced closed-backed headphones – Balanced PRO 900. By utilizing two wires to deliver equal and opposite audio signals, Ultrasone has increased audio performance by doubling the slew rate and voltage swing power, while reducing distortion components & eliminating crosstalk. The end result is a transparent and sonically accurate pair of headphones. Ultrasone’s Balanced PRO 900s are closed-back headphones with a classic black design, velvet covered black ear…
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
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09/16/10 09:00 AM,
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Provided by Sweetwater. Q: I’ve been recording for a while, and frankly I thought I’d seen everything. Nope . . . I’m recording a vocalist who simply will not wear headphones. Now, I don’t mean they’ll wear them around their neck, or will have one on / one off. No, the headphones cannot be anywhere in the room. Why is this the problem? Well, they can’t very well sing along with backing tracks they can’t hear, can they? Given…
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Thursday, August 05, 2010
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08/05/10 01:04 PM,
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The new Audio-Technica ATH-M10 dynamic stereo headphones deliver exceptional clarity, comfortable lightweight design and a natural frequency response ideal for professional mixing and monitoring. The headphones’ closed-back padded circumaural (around-the-ear) ear cups provide acoustic isolation and long-wearing comfort. Features include: 40 mm drivers; lightweight, adjustable headband; dual-sided straight 3 meter (10 foot) cable; stereo 3.5 mm (1/8-inch) connector with snap-on 6.3 mm (1/4-inch) adapter. Closed-back circumaural cushioned ear cup design provides maximum isolation SPECIFICATIONS Type: Closed-back dynamic Driver Diameter :…
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