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Dirac Live Ready Now Available on Select Bluesound Players

Bluesound, creators of award-winning hi-res multi-room streaming players, is thrilled to announce the arrival of Dirac Live readiness, the leading room correction technology, to select Bluesound players. Starting January 14, 2025, owners of the NODE (N132) and NODE ICON (N530) will receive a firmware update enabling compatibility with Dirac Live.

With the added purchase of a Room Calibration Kit and a Dirac Live license, these Bluesound customers will experience enhanced sound quality across any room of the house, regardless of the room’s unique acoustics. Meanwhile, customers of older NODE X (N131), NODE (N130), POWERNODE (N330), and POWERNODE EDGE (N230) players will also receive this feature before the summer of 2025.

Matt Simmonds, Product Manager for Bluesound, explains, “this launch is important to us since Dirac Live has been one of the most requested features from Bluesound customers due to its unique room correction methods that result in more transparent, balanced sound, and tighter bass and enhanced clarity.”

“We have also implemented Dirac filters before the internal DAC, which will allow those who want to bypass to an external DAC the same benefits,” adds Morten Nielsen, Associate Product Manager for Bluesound. “This has also been commonly requested by our customers, and we are happy to be able to deliver the feature in this way.”

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Dirac Live Ready means that Bluesound players are compatible with Dirac Live technology, and owners interested in this feature can separately purchase a Dirac Live license and Bluesound’s Room Calibration Kit, designed and approved for Dirac Live calibration. 

The Kit includes a high performance omni-directional microphone sensitive to the full audible frequency range (20 Hz to 20 kHz). It connects to any laptop via a USB-A 2.0 connector and features driverless operation for Windows and MacOS, as well as all Bluesound Dirac Live Ready products. Suggested retail price of the Kit is USD 39/GBP 39/EUR 45/CAD 59 and it can be purchased from authorized Bluesound dealers globally, or from Bluesound.com.

Dirac offers three different licenses for Live: (1) Dirac Live Limited, which corrects audio below 500 Hz (USD 159); (2) Dirac Live Full, which corrects the full frequency range (USD 249); and (3) an upgrade license from Limited to Full (USD 99). Licenses are device-specific and are available from Dirac.com.

Rikard Hellerfelt, Dirac’s VP Consumer and eCommerce says, “we know that Bluesound has very passionate customers who love great sound, and we are pleased to be able to introduce Dirac Live to a new device category—streamers—for the very first time. This allows music lovers to elevate their existing audio setups— even those without built-in Dirac Live—by simply adding a Bluesound streamer.”

Cork-based CompuCal Calibration Solutions launches mobile app at official opening of new HQ in Little Island

CompuCal Calibration Solutions is a SaaS/AI company and specialist in software solutions for the management of calibration & maintenance. CompuCal announced the launch of its CompuCal GO mobile app for on-site technicians from their new Cork-based, Little Island office location. CompuCal has become a global Leader in engineering-based calibration management software, servicing SMEs to Fortune 500 companies within the regulated industry sector as well as calibration service companies.

Minister for Finance Michael McGrath officiating at the opening of the company’s offices, acknowledged the company’s rich history of transformative engineering innovation, “It is to the great credit of all who have worked in this business since its origins in 1964 that it stands today as a leader in a global SaaS/AI market, supporting the manufacturing operations of a highly regulated and diverse client base across 6 continents. It represents the very spirit of enterprise and pursuit of excellence that reinforces Ireland’s reputation as a world-class tech hub. CompuCal’s latest investment in infrastructure, software research, design and product development is an example of a dynamic, versatile and expert Irish business – an essential asset to Ireland’s economy.”

CompuCal operates in a global calibration management market that is valued at over US$5.6B[1] and growing – driven by regulatory requirements, compliance needs, digital transformation to paperless processes, IoT and stringent quality controls. The company’s move to Ascon House in the Euro Business Park in Little Island will support increasing on-site training needs together with capacity for growth in personnel and business over the next 3-5 years. Its newly launched CompuCal GO mobile app enables technicians and engineers working in the field to complete calibration & maintenance tasks on site accurately and In real-time and upload to the CompuCal cloud platform seamlessly.

CompuCal Calibration Solutions CEO Donal Sullivan commented that, “Today marks a significant milestone for CompuCal and our team as we launch our CompuCal GO app in our new facility. From this hub, we support our SaaS/AI platform to manage the complex calibration and maintenance management activities for multi-sectoral industries ranging from Life Sciences and Med Tech to General Manufacturing in sites across the world. As companies look to reduce costs whilst increasing efficiency and automation, CompuCal is well positioned to provide effective solutions for their complex needs. We are immensely proud that our latest innovation is already delivering for the service teams and industries we serve and are excited to have a promising outlook for 2024 in terms of business growth and strategic opportunities.”