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Reinforced Loudspeaker Performance in Voice Coil November 2024
October 30, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Reinforced Loudspeaker Performance in Voice Coil November 2024

In Voice Coil November 2024, Anthony Caiazzo details Countervail's patented fiber-reinforced composite technology, Mike Klasco revisits solutions to achieve increased bass response, while James Croft reviews two patents from Clean Energy Labs and Brane Audio that seem to have finally broken Hofmann's Iron Law. In Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the new MT19CP-8 7.5" coaxial driver from SB Acoustics' prestigious Satori line.
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Grado Launches Signature HP100 SE Open-Back Headphones
October 29, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Grado Launches Signature HP100 SE Open-Back Headphones

Grado Labs announced the release of its newest and flagship model, the Signature HP100 SE. Grado Labs founder Joseph Grado created what many consider to be the high-end headphone market with the release of the Signature HP1 headphones in the early 1990s. In recognition of Joseph Grado’s 100th birthday and this industry milestone, Grado Labs is introducing these Special Edition headphones.
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Celestion Introduces CF1230BMB Extended Excursion Compact Bass/Midbass Pro Audio Woofer
October 29, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion Introduces CF1230BMB Extended Excursion Compact Bass/Midbass Pro Audio Woofer

Celestion introduced the CF1230BMB 12-inch woofer, suited to both bass and midbass professional audio applications. The new ferrite magnet, cast aluminum chassis driver is engineered for a longer throw than conventional midbass speakers, being able to produce more low-end when loaded into conventional two-way enclosures. Celestion also says the new compact woofer excels as a bass unit in compact subwoofer applications.
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Inside the Audio Lab: How Apple Developed Its Hearing Health Experience
October 28, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Inside the Audio Lab: How Apple Developed Its Hearing Health Experience

Apple owns multiple R&D centers spread across the globe, some of which include state-of-the-art anechoic chambers and advanced acoustic simulation rooms. Apple’s state-of-the-art Audio Lab in Cupertino, California, is the hub for the design, measurement, tuning, and validation of all of Apple’s products with speakers or microphones. It’s also the center for Apple's multiyear, cross-team collaboration that enabled the new hearing health features on AirPods Pro 2.
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Sound Semiconductor New Mixer Chip Provides Voltage Control of Six Inputs into a Single Output
October 25, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Sound Semiconductor New Mixer Chip Provides Voltage Control of Six Inputs into a Single Output

Sound Semiconductor announced the ProCircuit 6-into-1 Voltage Controlled Mixer. Based on a new-generation Operational Transconductance Amplifier (OTA), the patent pending SSI2190 allows current-mode linear control of each channel. Differential voltage inputs provide design flexibility, and a high-compliance current output makes summing from multiple sources - including other SSI2190’s - an easy endeavor.
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Tascam Introduces Studio Bridge Multitrack Recorder and USB Audio Interface
October 24, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Tascam Introduces Studio Bridge Multitrack Recorder and USB Audio Interface

Tascam announced the Studio Bridge Multitrack Recorder and USB Audio Interface, an interesting useful concept that is intended to transition between the analog and digital recording domains. By connecting analog consoles, it is possible to use the Studio Bridge as a USB audio interface for multitrack recording, or record directly to its internal recorder, which utilizes an SD card slot that can accommodate storage sizes up to and including 512GB.
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New Dolby Europe Reference Atmos Studios Equipped with Genelec Monitoring Systems
October 23, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

New Dolby Europe Reference Atmos Studios Equipped with Genelec Monitoring Systems

With Dolby Atmos expanding from cinemas to home cinema, music, and automotive audio, the new Dolby Europe facility in Nuremberg, Germany, needed to provide a reference environment and technical capabilities to handle all these different application scenarios. With the move to a new building, the company took the opportunity to augment its development and testing facilities with both a mixing lab and a critical listening lab in its new, larger location. When it came to the monitoring systems in these important spaces, Genelec was the brand of choice.
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T+A Announces Updated MP 3100 HV G3 Multi-Source Audio Player
October 21, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

T+A Announces Updated MP 3100 HV G3 Multi-Source Audio Player

T+A (Theory and Application), the German high end audio manufacturer, announced that its newly developed Audiophile Streaming Architecture (ASA) G3, introduced in its latest R Series Multi Source Players, will now be implemented in the flagship MP 3100 HV. As high end audio and even more affordable hifi products adjust to the streaming age, the update to this multi-source player of the HV Series ensures support for the latest, highest-quality streaming services.
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Synaptics Launches Veros High-Performance Wireless Combo SoCs
October 17, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Synaptics Launches Veros High-Performance Wireless Combo SoCs

Synaptics launched the Veros Seamless Intelligent Connectivity brand with two high-performance systems on chip (SoCs) for Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth, and 802.15.4. The two new wireless combo chips from Synaptics, the SYN4383 triple combo (Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/802.15.4) and tri-band (2.4GHz, 5GHz, 6GHz ), and the SYN43756E, also a multi-protocol, tri-band solution that offers a cost-effective version aimed at products not requiring 802.15.4 support, enable product developers to integrate essential wireless protocols including Bluetooth LE Audio.
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3M Introduces Solar Charging Hearing Protection Headset
October 14, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

3M Introduces Solar Charging Hearing Protection Headset

Exeger, the Swedish company behind the patented solar cell technology Powerfoyle, entered a new chapter of its ongoing collaboration with 3M, and unveiled WorkTunes Connect + Solar Hearing Protector, a first-of-its-kind continuous solar charging headset. Leveraging Powerfoyle’s capabilities to convert all forms of light into clean, endless energy, 3M designed a hearing protection solution that is able to stream music throughout the day and achieves virtually unlimited power with no charging anxiety.
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