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About Vance Dickason
Vance Dickason has been working as a professional in the loudspeaker industry since 1974. A contributing editor to Speaker Builder magazine (now audioXpress) since 1986, in November 1987 he became editor of Voice Coil, the monthly Periodical for the Loudspeaker Industry, today published by KCK Media Corp. His globally acclaimed book Loudspeaker Design Cookbook is now in its 8th Edition, published by KCK Media. A life member of the Audio Engineering Society, Vance received the 1995 AES Citation Award for his long term contribution to audio education, and the 2013 Beryllium Award, Lifetime achievement from ALMA (Associating of Loudspeaker Manufacturers and Acoustics, now ALTI Association). Since 2001, he also does business as Vance Dickason Consultancy based out of Portland, Oregon, working as an independent engineering consultant to loudspeaker manufacturers.

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Revel Makes OEM Audio System for Ford Lincoln
February 9, 2015 by Vance Dickason

Revel Makes OEM Audio System for Ford Lincoln

Revel, the Harman high-end home-audio brand, entered into a 10-year agreement to offer Revel brand OEM audio systems installed in Ford Lincoln automobiles. This agreement is the first time the Revel brand will appear in a factory car audio sound system, as was done previously with the Harman JBL and Infinity brands.
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A Comparative Measurement Microphone Study
February 4, 2015 by Vance Dickason

A Comparative Measurement Microphone Study

In mid-August 2013, the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden undertook a study to compare four brands of measurement microphones. The standards bureau had been asked to purchase four microphones of the same type from four different measurement microphone manufactures — Brüel & Kjær, BSWA, G.R.A.S. Sound and Vibration A/S, and PCB Piezotronics.
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Globe Plastics Offers Enclosures, Horns, and Compression Driver Parts
January 14, 2015 by Vance Dickason

Globe Plastics Offers Enclosures, Horns, and Compression Driver Parts

Established in 1958 in Pomona, CA, Globe Plastics, Inc.became a leader in the electronics industry and expanded into advanced engineering materials and compression and injection molding high-strength composites. Since 1992, Globe Plastics found a niche in the sound and lighting industries using processes proved to be far superior and a better value than existing thermoplastics and die-cast aluminum components.
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New FINEBox 2015 Software from LOUDSOFT
January 7, 2015 by Vance Dickason

New FINEBox 2015 Software from LOUDSOFT

LOUDSOFT has just released the new FINEBox 2015 nonlinear high-power enclosure design software for designing hi-fi, PA, and even able to simulate micro speakers and very small volumes, including headphone rear cavities and holes. Among many new possibilities, the latest version of FINEBox now displays driver sensitivity in Maximum Theoretical Sensitivity, useful for microspeakers, and Standard LOUDSOFT SPL Sensitivity.
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Klippel Free Seminar on “Essential Loudspeaker Diagnostics Made Easy” in Santa Barbara, CA
January 7, 2015 by Vance Dickason

Klippel Free Seminar on “Essential Loudspeaker Diagnostics Made Easy” in Santa Barbara, CA

Klippel GmbH is promoting a free two day seminar titled “Essential Loudspeaker Diagnostics Made Easy.” This seminar will be presented by Klippel founder Dr. Wolfgang Klippel on January 12–13, 2015, at the Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara, CA, and addresses the evaluation of sound reproduction systems using physical and perceptive measurement techniques.
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Listen’s New AudioConnect Analyzer Audio Interfaces Specifically Designed for Acoustic Testing
December 29, 2014 by Vance Dickason

Listen’s New AudioConnect Analyzer Audio Interfaces Specifically Designed for Acoustic Testing

Listen, Inc. has released two new audio interfaces for its SoundCheck analyzer software, AudioConnect and the AudioConnect 4x4. Both interfaces are specifically designed for audio and electroacoustic test and measurement and intended as straightforward cost-effective measurement solutions.
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Bose Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
December 17, 2014 by Vance Dickason

Bose Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

Bose celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014 with a presentation and dedicated website highlighting the company’s past and vision for the future. During the event, Bose also launched several new audio products, including second-generation Sound Touch Series II wireless multiroom-audio speakers, new Lifestyle and CineMate 5.1-channel home-theater systems and soundbars, and the company’s first under-TV speaker.
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Artison RCC Nano 1 Mini-Subwoofer Promoted as The World’s Smallest High-Performance Subwoofer
December 9, 2014 by Vance Dickason

Artison RCC Nano 1 Mini-Subwoofer Promoted as The World’s Smallest High-Performance Subwoofer

Artison, the Nevada-based loudspeaker manufacturer launched its first crowd-funding campaign on Kickstarter, to raise money to build and market a small high-performance DSP subwoofer and to promote the product to the average person. The project’s funding goal was not reached, achieving only $38,729 of the pledged goal of $250,000. Still, probably the marketing goals were achieved.
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LinearX LX500 Audio and Acoustic Analizer Update
December 3, 2014 by Vance Dickason

LinearX LX500 Audio and Acoustic Analizer Update

My recent visit to the new LinearX headquarters in Battle Ground, WA, confirmed that this very powerful new audio analyzer is finally in production. The first LX500 release will be the frequency domain version and the list of features is seriously impressive.
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Sonos Sues D&M Holdings for Patent Infringement of Wireless Audio Products
November 21, 2014 by Vance Dickason

Sonos Sues D&M Holdings for Patent Infringement of Wireless Audio Products

This may be from my “word-to-the-wise” department, given the number of Sonos clone products that have proliferated in the market place, but Sonos has filed a lawsuit against D&M Holdings in the state of Delaware over Denon’s HEOS wireless home audio product line. Sonos says D&M Holdings infringes on at least four of its patents.
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