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Improve Loudspeaker Performance with Voice Coil May 2016
by audioXpress Staff

Improve Loudspeaker Performance with Voice Coil May 2016

Now available, Voice Coil May 2016 features an in-depth article by Wolfgang Klippel on how to use digital signal processing (DSP) to improve loudspeaker performance. We also look at a recent Bose patent of a device configured to be worn around the neck, and we characterize a ribbon-type transducer from Bozhen and two new beryllium tweeters from Scan-Speak.
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It’s May Again, and Time for the audioXpress Glass Audio Special!
by audioXpress Staff

It’s May Again, and Time for the audioXpress Glass Audio Special!

Are you interested in tube projects? Then audioXpress May is for you. There’s amps and preamps for everyone in the best DIY tradition of Glass Audio. audioXpress May also offers innovation in new technologies, from software to audio networking and immersive audio, and this issue includes a nice combination of all these topics.
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Microspeakers, New Patents, and Much More in Voice Coil April 2016
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Microspeakers, New Patents, and Much More in Voice Coil April 2016

The April 2016 issue of Voice Coil is now ready for download. This issue features an article on Microspeaker Trends and a complete microspeaker vendor directory. The issue also discusses two interesting new speaker patents and a Test Bench on a small ribbon driver by Tang Band and a 15”subwoofer from SB Acoustics.
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Designing Audio Products for Work or Fun? Don’t Miss audioXpress April 2016. Now Available!
by audioXpress Staff

Designing Audio Products for Work or Fun? Don’t Miss audioXpress April 2016. Now Available!

Three great amplifier designs, practical test and measurement, acoustical treatment advice, and more are all included in audioXpress April 2016. Building new audio products with audio networking? Then don’t miss this month’s Standards Review article on RAVENNA/AES67 development.
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ALMA, Eminence, Dayton Audio and Much More - Voice Coil March 2016 Is Ready for Download
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ALMA, Eminence, Dayton Audio and Much More - Voice Coil March 2016 Is Ready for Download

All about ALMA’s International Symposium & Expo (AISE) 2016. Audiomatica’s new CLIO Pocket is put through various measurement routines according to Voice Coil’s Test Bench speaker characterization protocol. Test Bench focuses on two Eminence compression drivers and horns, plus the Dayton LW-150 ultra-thin woofer. And much more, now available on Voice Coil March 2016!
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Focus on Test & Measurement and Download audioXpress March 2016 Now!
by audioXpress Staff

Focus on Test & Measurement and Download audioXpress March 2016 Now!

“I Can Hear It. Why Can’t I Measure It?” is the title of an excellent article written by Dan Foley and featured in this month’s issue. It could also be the slogan for our audioXpress March 2016 issue, which focuses on Test and Measurement. We tried to combine reviews, and practical and theoretical perspectives for this issue. Download it now!
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Serious About Speakers: Voice Coil February 2016 is Now Available
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Serious About Speakers: Voice Coil February 2016 is Now Available

Voice Coil February 2016 features a complete directory of Loudspeaker Cone Industry Suppliers and James Croft discusses the recent US patent awarded to Dolby for Upward Firing Drivers. Vance Dickason’s Test Bench reviews two high-end home audio tweeters from Morel and SB Acoustics, plus a midwoofer from Dayton Audio.
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Must Read for Audio Designers: audioXpress February 2016 Now Available
by audioXpress Staff

Must Read for Audio Designers: audioXpress February 2016 Now Available

This month, audioXpress features an updated version of the Willow amplifier, especially designed for the DIY community, and a three-way loudspeaker project with an external active crossover network. We visited Eighteen Sound in Italy, discuss experiments with Dolby Atmos, audio networking development based on Audinate’s Dante technology and learn how to measure Reverberation Time (RT). And if you are interested in recreations of the famous Fairchild compressor/limiters, rectifier tubes, and how to properly test tubes, don’t miss this month’s audioXpress.
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Voice Coil January 2016 is Now Available. Here’s to Another Great Year!
by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil January 2016 is Now Available. Here’s to Another Great Year!

Get your agenda ready for the 2016 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show in Anaheim, CA, and the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) trade show, being held February 9–12, 2016, in Amsterdam. Read about a new transducer technology from Christianson Audio, and a great reference article on “Micro Suspension Part Measurements.” This month’s Test Bench characterizes a high-end 5.25” mid-bass driver from Motus Audio and a Pro Sound 10” woofer from MAG.
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audioXpress January 2016 Music Focus Edition is Now Available
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audioXpress January 2016 Music Focus Edition is Now Available

Our special January 2016 “Music Focus” issue is full of practical projects oriented toward music amplification and recording. Read the interview with Philip Graham, the founder of Ear Trumpet Labs, our Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2015 show report, and a review of the iSEMic 725TR microphone. Learn even more about SPL measurements and audio networking.
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