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CALM Act Heads to President's Desk
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 06, 2010
Despite everything you read in the papers, Congress did get one thing done in the past month. One of the major irritations of TV viewing is about to get fixed thanks to the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act. Having survived passage through the House, Senate, and reconciliation committees, it is heading toward the final OK from President Obama.
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CALM Tech Surfaces
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 12, 2011
The CALM Act was a great idea: Tame blaring TV ads by mandating technology that would keep them at approximately the same level as programming. Then the idea became legislation. Now the legislation has become technology. And before long, the technology will become products.

At this week's National Association of Broadcasters meeting in Las Vegas, the technologies are surfacing at an exhibit called CALM Place. They include audio mixing, loudness monitoring, loudness control, loudness processing, program optimizing, and more. Eventually this stuff will find its way into program production and broadcast equipment.

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Calquhoun Labs Acquires FM King Magnum Dynalab
Bob Ankosko  |  Apr 17, 2023
Fans of radio who relish pulling in distant signals from eclectic stations on the fringe, will be pleased to know that Canada’s Magnum Dynalab, maker of world-class FM tuners, is in good hands with its new owner, fellow Canadian company Colquhoun Audio Laboratories Limited.
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Cambridge Audio Announces Its Best-Ever Hi-Fi Series
SV Staff  |  Mar 27, 2018
U.K.’s Cambridge Audio is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new high-end audio line that sets a “new standard for sound and design from the company.”
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Cambridge Audio DacMagic
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
Normally, a digital-to-analog converter is pretty much a snooze-fest. Who really cares?  Cambridge Audio is hoping some audiophiles might take notice of their new DacMagic upsampling D to A. As more and more of your home entertainment options...
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Cambridge Audio Software Update Adds Retro VU Meters to CXN100 Streamer
Bob Ankosko  |  Jun 10, 2024
Software updates are great for fixing technical glitches and adding new features to all kinds of AV gear, but VU meters?
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Cambridge Audio Streamers Go Hi-Res, Get Roon
SV Staff  |  Mar 03, 2020
Cambridge Audio announced yesterday that it has added hi-res streaming and Roon Ready music management capability to its flagship Edge NQ and CXN (V2) network audio players.
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Cambridge Audio Streamers Now Support Qobuz
SV Staff  |  Dec 17, 2019
U.K. audio specialist Cambridge Audio has announced that its network audio streamers now support the high-resolution music streaming/download service Qobuz.
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Cambridge Audio Streamers, AV Receivers Get Tidal
SV Staff  |  Apr 04, 2018
Cambridge Audio has announced that the Tidal music streaming platform is now available on a half dozen of its network players and AV receivers.
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Cambridge Audio to Open U.S. Store, Partner with Music School
SV Staff  |  Feb 20, 2018
In a move usually associated with large corporate entities with names like Sony or Bose, England's Cambridge Audio has announced that it will open its first U.S. retail store in Chicago later this year.
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Cambridge Audio Unveils Affordable Hi-Fi Separates
SV Staff  |  Jun 06, 2019
U.K-based Cambridge Audio has unveiled a series of affordable hi-fi separates that balances performance and price.
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Cambridge Audio’s Wireless Earbuds Boast 4X ‘Extended Play’
SV Staff  |  Jun 17, 2019
Cambridge Audio is aiming to set a “new standard for British-designed Bluetooth headphones” with its first wireless earbuds.
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Cameras in Cable Boxes Under Consideration by Comcast
SV Staff  |  Mar 19, 2008
It is unusual for corporate executives to blab about new product concepts that aren't even in testing yet, and even more rare for them to openly discuss product ideas that appear very controversial. That's why we're surprised that Comcast's...
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Can a Game App Offer Relief for Tinnitus?
SV Staff  |  Jan 18, 2019
Immersive Therapy thinks so. The French company has introduced a gaming app that it hopes will bring relief to the millions of Americans who suffer from tinnitus, an inner-ear condition typically characterized by a constant ringing in the ears.
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Can Internet video services ever replace cable?
SV Staff  |  Jul 08, 2010
Youtube recently debuted its new Leanback feature, which streams a steady parade of videos based on your preferences. It's designed for Google TV and other set-top devices, with a keyboard-based layout that makes mouseless navigation easy. It...
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