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Expanded Perspectives on Loudspeaker Enclosure Materials with Voice Coil March 2019
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Expanded Perspectives on Loudspeaker Enclosure Materials with Voice Coil March 2019

Voice Coil March 2019 is now available and this issue focuses on the vital, but seldom addressed, topic of loudspeaker enclosure materials. Mike Klasco reviews and looks ahead at all the materials and design approaches for loudspeaker enclosures, and the edition also includes a complete directory for sourcing vendors in this area. James Croft reviews a Coaxial Centerbody Point-Source (CCPS) Horn Speaker System patent, and Vance Dickason characterizes three new tweeters on Test Bench.
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audioXpress March 2019 Is Now Available. Time for Audio Test and Measurements!
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audioXpress March 2019 Is Now Available. Time for Audio Test and Measurements!

Get to the bench, it's Test and Measurement time. In this edition, you will find a Market Update with the latest audio measurement solutions available to the audio industry. Stuart Yaniger reviews the new Earphone Audio Response System from miniDSP, Joe Begin explains how to measure speech intelligibility, and Jonathan Novick details how to use external attenuators for measurements. Geoff Hill discusses why total system efficiency should be the target in loudspeaker design, and Dimitri Danyuk explores a discrete high output current buffer with JFET input.
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Get the Latest on Cone and Diaphragm Technology with Voice Coil February
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Get the Latest on Cone and Diaphragm Technology with Voice Coil February

Voice Coil February 2019 is now available and features a Cone and Diaphragm Technology Focus, including an expanded directory of Loudspeaker Cone Industry Suppliers, and an updated directory of Headphone/Earphone Parts vendors - the first of its kind. In Acoustic Patents, James Croft discusses a new patent awarded to Polk Audio, updating the original Stereo Dimensional Array (SDA) loudspeaker with a new improved crosstalk cancellation version, and Vance Dickason characterizes the new Bold North Audio MS-10W woofer, a direct replacement for the famous white 6.5” driver on Yamaha’s NS10 studio monitors!
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Design, Build, and Have Fun with audioXpress February 2019!
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Design, Build, and Have Fun with audioXpress February 2019!

audioXpress February 2019 is now available online and in the mail to all subscribers and will be distributed at the Winter NAMM show 2019 in Anaheim, CA. And to match the exciting environment, we reviewed the new d:vote 4099 CORE Instrument Microphone from DPA Microphones, visit Pascal to learn more about its pro audio amplifier modules, explore transformer-coupled balanced output circuits, and much more. There's even a DIY project for a disc recording stereo head. Really. A must read!
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audioXpress.com - The Most Popular Stories of 2018
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audioXpress.com - The Most Popular Stories of 2018

2018 was another record-breaking year for audioXpress.com with visits and users doubling the figures compared to our record year in 2016. Want to know which of the topics and stories published online in 2018 were the most popular? We looked at the most-read articles of 2018 in audioXpress.com (which also includes selected articles from Voice Coil magazine), and we created this Top 10 list of news stories and online articles. Here are the results!
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Voice Coil January 2019 is Here and Ready for Another Year!
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Voice Coil January 2019 is Here and Ready for Another Year!

Voice Coil January 2019 is now available. This edition focuses on New Materials for Earphones and Headphones and also includes a valuable listing of Earphone and Headphone Manufacturers and a schedule of headphone-centric events for the year. In Acoustic Patents, James Croft looks at a new patent of a multilayer voice coil plate and flat speaker based on the same, while in this month's Test Bench Vance Dickason features a 1" compression driver from Radian Audio Engineering, and a 1" soft dome tweeter from Eminence. This is much more, now available in print and download.
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Welcome to 2019 and Start Strong with audioXpress!
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Welcome to 2019 and Start Strong with audioXpress!

The January 2019 (CES) edition of audioXpress has arrived. Read our Microphone Market Update, addressing the latest cutting-edge microphone technologies, and learn how Zylia created its ZM-1 spherical microphone array. Also in this edition, Joe D’Appolito explains how to address the equalization of closed-box subwoofers, Hans W. Gierlich writes about testing Smart Home Devices, David Logvin reviews the Lepai LP40PA plate amplifier, and George Ntanavaras describes a stereo analog preamplifier DIY project. Oh, and read Erik Owen's unique take on Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) 2018.
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One More Time for 2018! Your Voice Coil December Edition Now Available!
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One More Time for 2018! Your Voice Coil December Edition Now Available!

In this last issue for 2018, we share with you what you need to know about the forthcoming CES 2019 show, Robert Werner tells us everything about the latest software release for the Klippel Analyzer System, and Mike Klasco discusses recycling neodymium magnets. James Croft revisits an Acoustic Passive Radiator Rocking Mode Reducing patent awarded to Bose, Vance Dickason puts a compression driver from Celestion and another from Radian on his Test Bench. This and much more, not to be missed in Voice Coil December 2018.
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audioXpress December 2018 Addresses Connected Audio Products and Voice Recognition
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audioXpress December 2018 Addresses Connected Audio Products and Voice Recognition

For this last edition of 2018, audioXpress compiled a Voice Market Update that explores some of the latest developments and platforms for voice processing, with contributed articles from world-renowned experts in voice. The December 2018 edition reviews the ZOTL Ultralinear Power Amplifier from Linear Tube Audio; explains how to explore Soviet Germanium Transistors; and measures new SMT Low-Voltage JFETs. This is an edition you don't want to miss.
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Feel the Pulse Of the Loudspeaker Industry with Voice Coil November 2018
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Feel the Pulse Of the Loudspeaker Industry with Voice Coil November 2018

Celebrating its 32nd anniversary, Voice Coil carefully looks at future prospects, starting with an overview of the neodymium supply chain and its implications for the loudspeaker industry, while Test Bench characterizes two full-range neodymium drivers from Eastech’s Punktkilde compact line, typically used in smart speakers and soundbars. In acoustics patents, James Croft reviews the "Acoustic Filter for Omnidirectional Loudspeaker" patent recently awarded to Samsung Electronics. Download now!
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