Music Inc Magazine December 2024

P Product Excellence Awards D’ADDARIO XS STRINGS “These have now overtaken all other coated

strings we sell,” is how one Excellence voter described D’Addario’s XS string line. Debuted initially as an acoustic string in 2021, D’Addario’s XS strings offer players maximum life, strength and tuning stability. The XS Electric still maintains the same benefits as XS Acoustic, including a very thin film coating that completely protects the wound strings from corrosion, as well as D’Addario’s proprietary dispersion coating, used in its XT line, to protect the plain-steel strings. Combined, these attributes provide a smooth and fast- playing experience without sacrificing precision and control. {daddario.com}

HERITAGE AUDIO I73 PRO INTERFACES

Heritage Audio’s i73 Pro family offers varying I/O and features — something that caught the eye of Excellence voters this year. These USB-C audio interfaces feature built-in Class A 73-style preamps. The i73 Pro One is a 2-in/4-out USB-C-based desktop design with an integrated 73-style preamp. The new i73 Pro 2 is a 2-in/4-out USB- C-based desktop design with dual integrated 73-style preamps, while the i73 Pro Edge is a 12-in/16-out, USB-C-based desktop design with dual integrated 73-style preamps. {heritageaudio.net}

YAMAHA FG800J

Yamaha’s FG800J, formerly known as the FG800, received some of the highest amounts of votes during our Product Excellence Awards, with one retailer saying the guitar has been “easily our best-seller of the year.” The FG800J is a Yamaha standard acoustic model with simple, traditional looks and superior quality at an affordable price. The solid-top guitar features authentic sound that’s well-balanced without sacrificing its robust strength, thanks to the newly developed scalloped bracing design. {usa.yamaha.com}

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