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RME ADI-2 Pro Bi-Directional Converter with Dual Headphone Amp in Review
by Bennett Prescott

RME ADI-2 Pro Bi-Directional Converter with Dual Headphone Amp in Review

audioXpress September 217 featured a review of the RME ADI-2 Pro by Bennett Prescott and Stuart Yaniger. The sensational RME ADI-2 Pro Bi-Directional Converter with Dual Headphone Amps is a feature-packed update to the original RME ADI-2, providing incredibly precise audio quality and a host of innovative features that will appeal to both mastering engineers and high-end audio aficionados alike. For under $2,000 US,we get two powerful DSP engines and two powerful headphone amplifiers, plus the ability to work with PCM sample rates up to 768 kHz at 32 bits, and true native DSD support up to DSD256.
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Advanced Engineering Simulation Software
by Mike Klasco

Advanced Engineering Simulation Software

Simulation software for speaker design has been around since the 1970s. With the introduction of the IBM PC and DOS operating system in the early 1980s, Thiele-Small (T-S) simulation software for enclosure design became a must-have for speaker system designers. For the most sophisticated design efforts, there are now magnetic circuit design software and finite element analysis (FEA) cone and thermal prediction simulation software. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, March 2017.
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Constructing and Reviewing the SEAS Froy Mk3
by Joe D'Appolito

Constructing and Reviewing the SEAS Froy Mk3

On March 2003, Edward T. Dell, Jr., audioXpress founder, published a complete build project for the SEAS Froy Mk3, an improved version of the original Froy kit, designed by Murray Zeligman, who also designed the original FROY kit. The Froy Mk3 kit uses two W15CY001 woofers and a single T25CF002 "Millennium" tweeter mounted in a D'Appolito configuration. In the subsequent April 2003 edition, audioXpress published a complete review of the Froy Mk3, with measurements by Joseph D’Appolito, and listening evaluation from Dennis Colin.
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Vienna Suite Pro High-Precision Stereo and Surround Audio Plug-Ins: Processing for the Orchestral World
by Fernando Rodrigues

Vienna Suite Pro High-Precision Stereo and Surround Audio Plug-Ins: Processing for the Orchestral World

A review of Vienna Suite Pro, a collection of high-precision stereo and surround audio processing, reverbs, metering and utility plug-ins . The Vienna Suite was created by the famous Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) for use with its orchestral libraries and has been refined and expanded to make the software bundle even more attractive and comprehensive. The Vienna Suite Pro includes a collection of 14 64-bit high-precision plug-ins for a variety of audio-processing tasks. This article was published in audioXpress, February 2017
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A Review of Hafler’s PH50 and PH60 Phono Preamps and the PH44 Moving Coil Step-Up Transformer
by Gary Galo

A Review of Hafler’s PH50 and PH60 Phono Preamps and the PH44 Moving Coil Step-Up Transformer

To understand more about the Hafler revival, we delve into some of Hafler’s history and the companies associated with it. In this article, Gary Galo reviews the new Hafler PH50 (designed for moving magnet cartridges) and the PH60 (moving coil) Phono Preamps, as well as the Hafler PH44 Moving Coil Step-Up Transformer. All products come from Radial Engineering, the owner of Jensen Transformers and the Hafler and Dynaco brands, which it bought in 2014. This article was originally published in audioXpress, April 2017.
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A Platform for Expanded Possibilities: The New Klippel Analyzer 3
by Manuel Spehr

A Platform for Expanded Possibilities: The New Klippel Analyzer 3

Klippel GmbH is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2017. To celebrate, Klippel launched its new Klippel Analyzer 3 (KA3). The Klippel Analyzer 3 is an hardware platform for R&D modules and Quality Control (QC) tasks that performs the data acquisition and real time processing. It is connected to a Host-PC / dB-Lab via USB 2.0, and accepts a series of KA3-Frame and Cards to plug in. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2017.
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R&D Stories: Even’s EarPrint Technology - Precision Listening for Earphones and Headphones
by Mike Klasco

R&D Stories: Even’s EarPrint Technology - Precision Listening for Earphones and Headphones

Even is reinventing personal audio with technology that tunes sound to each listener’s unique hearing with its patent-pending Even EarPrint process. A veteran group of sound designers, acoustic engineers, mastering technicians, and audiologists have perfected a personalization process for headphones and earphones that measures the user’s reactions to a series of eight different frequencies in each ear in only 90 seconds. This article was originally published in audioXpress, June 2017.
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MEMS Microphones - Vesper Delivers New MEMS Microphone Technology
by Mike Klasco

MEMS Microphones - Vesper Delivers New MEMS Microphone Technology

Since 2009, Vesper has built a broad and deep patent portfolio around its proprietary MEMS piezoelectric technology, which works quite differently from conventional capacitive MEMS microphones. As Matt Crowley, CEO of Vesper, says during an interview with Voice Coil, “We are just beginning to realize the potential of piezoelectric MEMS microphones.” This article was originally published in Voice Coil, December 2016.
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Fresh From the Bench: Benchmark DAC3 HGC Stereo D/A Converter
by Gary Galo

Fresh From the Bench: Benchmark DAC3 HGC Stereo D/A Converter

Benchmark Media Systems' DAC series of high performance digital-to-analog converters (DACs) have earned the respect of audio enthusiasts and professional users alike for their state-of-the-art performance, including exceptional audio transparency and vanishingly-low levels of noise and distortion. Now Benchmark has made its DAC3 even better with the upgrade to ESS Technology’s new ES9028PRO DAC chip. The DAC3 HGC, reviewed here, combines an analog preamplifier with the DAC. This article was originally published in audioXpress, July 2017.
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Fresh From the Bench: Earthworks M50 Omnidirectional Measurement Microphone
by Stuart Yaniger

Fresh From the Bench: Earthworks M50 Omnidirectional Measurement Microphone

Stuart Yaniger reviews the Earthworks M50 Omnidirectional Measurement Microphone. Earthworks, a well-regarded brand based in the US, manufactures the M series microphones, targeted at the middle of the market, and ranging in price from $500 to $1300 per microphone. The Earthworks M50 under review ($1299 retail price) is the top entry of the M series, which mainly differs in high-frequency cutoff between models. This article was originally published in audioXpress, July 2017.
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