Bose Professional announced the acquisition of Fulcrum Acoustic, the Massachusetts-based manufacturer of high-performance loudspeakers, amplifiers, and immersive audio systems, effective immediately. audioxpress.com/news/bose-pr... #soundreinforcement #loudspeakermanufacturing #professionalaudio

Alliance for Open Media Publishes Open Audio Renderer (OAR) v1, Advancing Open Spatial Audio The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) announced the publication of the Open Audio Renderer (OAR) v1, a major milestone in the development of open immersive audio technologies. audioxpress.com/news/allianc...

Ceva & Actions Technology Collaborate to Bring Bluetooth HDT Audio Chips to Market Ceva is working with Actions Technology to bring to market the new ATS296X-series of SoCs using the latest wireless audio technology from Ceva's Bluetooth High Data Throughput platform. audioxpress.com/news/ceva-an...

Questyle Unveils QCC Dongle Pro2 Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast Transmitter Solution Questyle launched the QCC Dongle Pro2, a new flagship Bluetooth transmitter aimed at overstepping current native platform limitations. Read More audioxpress.com/news/questyl... #gaming #lowlatency #aptXAdaptive

The Bluetooth SIG is on track to adopt Bluetooth HDT in the upcoming Bluetooth Core Specification release (anticipated in late 2026). In the meantime, a draft HDT specification was made publicly available on bluetooth.com, providing the formal details. Read More audioxpress.com/news/bluetoo...

Voice Coil August 2026 Is Now Online This is a special focus edition dedicated to the humble but critical component at the heart of every dynamic driver: the voice coil. audioxpress.com/news/voice-c...

The 2026 AES Automotive Audio Conference opens today in Detroit. From July 29–31, the program explores automotive audio in the AI era, with papers, workshops and demos on immersive audio, SDVs, AI, active sound management, DSP and vehicle acoustics. audioXpress is following the event.

Qobuz, the high-quality music streaming and download platform, has announced an evolution of its mobile and tablet application, featuring a completely redesigned player and real-time synchronized lyrics. audioxpress.com/news/qobuz-u... #highresolutionaudio #streamingservices #hiresstreaming

Apple and Ford announced that Apple Maps will be integrated directly into Ford’s upcoming Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) Platform through Apple’s new MapKit for Automotive SDK. Read More audioxpress.com/news/apple-m... #naturallanguageprocessing #automotivesystems #handsfreedriving

Cinemo and SmashLabs Team Up to Deliver Immersive In-Car Gaming Cinemo announced a collaboration with SmashLabs, a boutique gaming and technology company from Italy, to deliver new types of immersive in-vehicle gaming experiences. audioxpress.com/news/cinemo-...

#TheAudioVoice 569:From simple microphones to sophisticated Head-and-Torso Simulators,Santiago Rayes (GRAS) explains when and why to use each method for in-car testing.James Croft also writes about a notable patent for a Self-Sealing Expandable Subwoofer,awarded in 2019 x4gwm.mjt.lu/nl3/pgioqdqi...

#TheAudioVoice 569: Manjunath Duntoor,Synaptics,explains how low-power,on-device audio intelligence is reshaping consumer and enterprise electronics.And how the transition toward voice-driven interaction is happening across nearly every category of connected electronics. x4gwm.mjt.lu/nl3/pgioqdqi...

BYD, the world’s largest electric vehicle maker, has selected Xperi’s DTS AutoStage to be the exclusive in-car media platform for future vehicles across global markets. With this partnership, Xperi confirms the 14th automotive OEM to adopt DTS AutoStage. audioxpress.com/news/byd-aut... #incaraudio

#TheAudioVoice 569: Human-Centric Devices and the Rise of Always-On Edge AI Audio. The transition toward voice-driven interaction is happening across nearly every category of connected electronics, enabled by Audio AI MCUs. #AlltheAudioNewsthatMatter x4gwm.mjt.lu/nl3/pgioqdqi... #audioXpress

Maintaining a consistent release schedule that rewards and encourages users to keep their software up to date, Listen just announced the latest version of its SoundCheck audio test platform. audioxpress.com/news/listen-... #testandmeasurement #softwareupdate #automatedtestsequences

XMOS has launched VocalFusion XVF3620, a next-generation voice processor that combines AI-powered noise reduction with a complete on-chip voice processing pipeline to deliver reliable voice capture in noisy, reverberant, and dynamic environments. audioxpress.com/news/xmos-un... #realtimeprocessing

The Audio Engineering Society has announced the complete technical program for the AES 6th International Automotive Audio Conference, taking place July 29-31, 2026, at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan. “Automotive Audio in the AI Era.” audioxpress.com/news/technic... #automotiveaudio

#TheAudioVoice 568: Philipp Paul Klose shares his experience building an audio measurement software that perfectly fits his professional needs, using Claude Code. And the RT004A-D Waveguide Ribbon Tweeter from Beston Technology is on Test Bench. x4gwm.mjt.lu/nl3/HsmoafB3... #audioXpress

Audeze officially launched the much-anticipated Maxwell 2 ANC wireless headphones, a new reference in active noise cancellation playing well with the consistency of the planar magnetic drivers and the brand’s most advanced platform. audioxpress.com/news/audeze-...

#TheAudioVoice 568: How Hybrid Driver Designs are Redefining Open Wireless Earbud Performance by Kalyan Nadella (Knowles). One of the fastest-growing segments in the market, OWS devices benefit from dedicated transducers for different frequencies. Learn more. x4gwm.mjt.lu/nl3/HsmoafB3...

#TheAudioVoice 568: Kaylan Nadella (Knowles) writes about the benefits of a hybrid driver approach for open ear OWS designs and outlines the key technical challenges engineers must solve to meet modern performance expectations in open earbuds. #AlltheAudioNewsthatMatter x4gwm.mjt.lu/nl3/HsmoafB3...

TuneIn Now Integrated Across Millions of Bragi-Enabled Devices TuneIn, the leading streaming audio platform specializing in live audio, announced a partnership with Bragi that will expand the service’s availability across more than 20 million Bragi-enabled headphones. audioxpress.com/news/tunein-...

“Our goal with Aurawave has always been to help developers get from evaluation to deployment faster. Firmware v1.2 continues that mission by making LE Audio and Auracast development more flexible, reliable, and practical for real-world products and deployments.” audioxpress.com/news/cloud2g...

audioXpress August 2026 is now available! In this issue of audioXpress, Roger Shively writes about Automotive Audio and SDV architectures, and Casey Ng (Cadence) writes about AI signal processing on audio products. And much more. audioxpress.com/news/audioxp...

Advanced Driver Distraction Warning (ADDW) systems are now required across the EU market for all new vehicles sold or registered from 7 July 2026, making direct driver monitoring a standard safety technology. audioxpress.com/news/driver-... #advanceddriverassistance #userinterface #automotiveaudio

#TheAudioVoice 567: Mark Driedger shares his thoughts on Igor S. Popovich’s book series on Audiophile Vacuum Tube Amplifiers. And Vance Dickason explores the SB Audience ROSSO 75CDN-T neodymium motor and titanium diaphragm compression driver with the H280 70°×50° horn. x4gwm.mjt.lu/nl3/uix1p1EU...

#TheAudioVoice 567: An article by David Jeon (Senior Director of Engineering, HARMAN Embedded Audio) about the challenges of sub-5cc systems in modern audio product categories. Lessons learned from more than 20 years of engineering and product development experience. x4gwm.mjt.lu/nl3/uix1p1EU...

#TheAudioVoice 567: Harman Embedded Audio and the Challenges of Designing Microspeaker Systems in Sub-5cc Enclosures. A product development perspective informed by more than a decade of navigating the shift to ultra-integrated micro-systems. #AlltheAudioNewsthatMatter x4gwm.mjt.lu/nl3/uix1p1EU...

Focal announced the Scala Utopia Evo M, which the French manufacturer describes as “a major evolution of an iconic model” in the Utopia loudspeaker range, and “a new chapter” in the company’s history. audioxpress.com/news/new-foc... #carboncomposite #loudspeakerdesign #loudspeakermaterials

#TheAudioVoice 566: Jonny McClintock shares how AntennaWare’s BodyWave is disrupting the antenna. And Vance Dickason characterizes a 6.5” Midrange from Audio Technology, the Danish company founded in 1990 by Ejvind Skanning and his son Per Skaaning. x4gwm.mjt.lu/nl3/_lF17pHM... #audioXpress