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On the Eve of Its 40th Anniversary, Aphex® Is Making Bold Moves for the
Future
— Historic pro audio brand is adding talent and technology to reinforce focus
on new DSP offerings and tech licensing —
BURBANK, CA, May 19, 2014 — Pro audio brand Aphex®, a leader in professional audio
technology, is currently in its 40th year of business and plans to celebrate its 40th anniversary in
grand style next year. On the way to this exciting milestone, Aphex continues to grow and
expand its focus on developing new DSP technologies with the goal of putting these into
Aphex Pro and Prosumer products, as well as into a variety of products made by OEM
licensees.
Aphex is in the midst of expanding into critical markets beyond Pro Audio to augment its
business and offerings, with technology geared to Assistive Listening; Speech Recognition;
and Prosumer Recording, Podcasting, Telecommunication and Automotive Infotainment.
Since purchasing Aphex in 2010, parent company DWV Entertainment has made dramatic
changes to expand the Aphex brand and its pro products. Starting with a major facility change
(moving into a stand-alone building in Burbank) and revising its entire manufacturing and
production process, and creating digital code of it the legendary Aural Exciter®, Aphex is
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leveraging its capabilities and technology roadmap to take the Company into the future, with
additional audio enhancement products and DSP code that can impact products in a much
broader range of key applications. Adding extraordinary talent to its DSP and USB engineering
team, Aphex now has the tools in place to excite the world for another 40 years.
Aphex continues to grow its pro audio product line with a wide assortment of 500 Series and
USB products, and now, with added emphasis on new technology development and licensing,
Aphex will be able to achieve even greater goals.
Evidence of this future-focused growth plan is the recent addition of Rob Barrett as Director of
Digital Business Development. Rob’s software and development skills, honed working with
Apple, Ford, Motorola and Google, give laser-like focus to Aphex’s roadmap of new and
advanced audio and hearing product development.
DWV Entertainment and Aphex Chairman David Wiener stated, “Aphex has a legendary
presence in the pro audio and music world. Now it’s time to share our ability to improve sound
with more people who can benefit from improved listening experiences. It’s very exciting to see
the evolution and expansion of Aphex into the markets we all live our daily lives in. Everyone
needs better sound, and not just in the studio and on stage. We truly want to make your world
sound better!” Wiener added, “With Rob leading our expansion into licensing, and our new
DSP and USB engineering team, our future is grounded in producing timely technologies for
pros, consumers, and commercial and military applications.”
“We continue to look for exceptional talent for arenas we are moving into, including the large
market expansion with automotive infotainment systems. Our business association with Ferrari
and preliminary meetings confirm Aphex tech has wide ranging applications for this important
segment of the audio and communications market,” stated David Wiener, in response to
questions about the obvious connections DWV Entertainment has with the automotive
industry.
Plans for Aphex’s 40th anniversary event will be announced later this year.
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For more information please visit http://www.aphex.com.
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About Aphex®
Founded in 1975, Aphex® is a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance signal
processing products for the professional audio, broadcast, fixed installation, M.I., touringsound, home-recording and consumer-electronics market sectors. Aphex has built its
reputation on providing the cleanest, clearest, most effective signal and dynamics processing
technologies available. The company’s Aural Exciter® (a TECnology Hall of Fame inductee),
Big Bottom® and Compeller® technologies have been the basis for Aphex’s product line and
are widely considered to be industry standards. The company has recently expanded from its
hardware platform and developed Audio Xciter™, the first audio app that brings studio-quality
audio to smartphones and tablets. Aphex sells its products and licenses its technologies
worldwide. Visit them at www.aphex.com.
About DWV Entertainment/David Wiener Ventures
DWV Entertainment is a leader in audio and entertainment product and technology innovation.
Along with the Aphex brand, the company's DW Collection line of elegant home entertainment
products has received worldwide acclaim for its uncompromising approach to product
engineering, performance and style. This has resulted in visually stunning, high performance
audio products, including the exclusive Ferrari Art.Engine, Art.Opera and Art.Studio series
audiophile loudspeakers and audio transmission devices.
DWV Entertainment was spun out of David Wiener Ventures (DWV). The driving force behind
DWV is David Wiener, whose talents and passions have led him to be a pioneer in several
disciplines, including audio, aircraft design, human-powered vehicles, active wear fashion,
photography, Formula One racing and more. Profiled in international magazines, newspapers,
design books and television shows, including a PBS documentary about his work with highperformance vehicles, Mr. Wiener has a rich background in engineering, art and
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aerodynamics. He holds over a dozen patents and is the recipient of several international
design and business awards. A creative visionary, Mr. Wiener brings his unique perspective to
all his endeavors, and is now focused on helping musicians and music lovers make the most of
every music experience.
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