All items tagged with B&C Speakers (91)

B&C Speakers Finalizes Eminence Acquisition in the US and China

September 11, 2023 by Joao Martins

B&C Speakers Finalizes Eminence Acquisition in the US and China

B&C Speakers, one of the leading loudspeaker manufacturers for professional audio applications, based in Florence, Italy, announced that it has acquired 100% of Kentucky-based Eminence Speaker, LLC, the manufacturer of professional audio and guitar amplification loudspeakers, and its manufacturing facilities in Dongguan, China. According to B&C Speakers' CEO Lorenzo Coppini, this acquisition will strengthen the company's global reach, while "creating an opportunity to relaunch and enhance an iconic American brand."

Martin Audio Announces THS Triaxial Point Source Loudspeaker

August 30, 2023 by Alfred Moody

Martin Audio Announces THS Triaxial Point Source Loudspeaker

Capable of 135dB peak SPL, Martin Audio’s latest announcement, THS, is an extremely powerful point source loudspeaker which combines very high output with extended frequency response. This new design using a custom version of the DCX464 Coaxial HF dual-diaphragm compression driver and a 15" woofer, joins the wider TH series from the British manufacturer, and is ideally suited to medium-scale DJ club applications and installations which call for exceptionally high sound levels from a compact, standalone loudspeaker system.

Test Bench: B&C Speakers DCX354 High-Powered Coaxial Compression Driver and Horn

August 2, 2023 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: B&C Speakers DCX354 High-Powered Coaxial Compression Driver and Horn

The B&C Speakers DCX354 ring radiator coaxial dual-diaphragm compression driver is a similar design to its big brother, the B&C Speakers DCX464 that was featured in the October 2019 issue of Voice Coil. The DCX354 has a 3" midrange diaphragm and a 2" and is good down to 400Hz. The horn tested with the DCX354-16 was the new B&C ME464, a very large horn device made of durable polyurethane plastic with an 80°×60° nominal coverage pattern. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, May 2023.

Magnets, New Speaker Technologies, Microspeakers, and More in Voice Coil May 2023

April 28, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Magnets, New Speaker Technologies, Microspeakers, and More in Voice Coil May 2023

In this issue. Mike Klasco looks at the exciting progress happening in magnets and new signal processing options for speaker design. James Croft compares patents of ducted loudspeaker designs for automotive. And for Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the new Russo 44CDN-PK 1" PEEK diaphragm compression driver from SB Audience, and the B&C Speakers DCX354 ring radiator coaxial dual-diaphragm compression driver.

Test Bench-The 6CXN36 Coaxial 6.5" Pro Sound Driver from B&C Speakers

February 1, 2023 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench-The 6CXN36 Coaxial 6.5" Pro Sound Driver from B&C Speakers

This Test Bench characterizes the 6CXN36 6.5" coincident coax transducer, a professional audio driver from Italian manufacturer B&C Speakers and fairly similar to the company's 5.25” 5CXN44 reviewed in Voice Coil, August 2021, which uses a nearly identical compression driver. The cooling for the 6CXN36 is exclusively provided by the motor mass, which is substantial, and no vents are required for the impressive 200W continuous power handling rating in a small diameter driver such as this.

Test Bench: B&C Speakers DE111‑8 1” Pro Sound Compression Driver

December 14, 2022 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: B&C Speakers DE111‑8 1” Pro Sound Compression Driver

This is a characterization of the DE111-8 pro audio high-frequency solution and corresponding ME10v2 horn from B&C Speakers. The ultra-compact neodymium 1" compression driver features an HT Polymer diaphragm driven by a 1.4" diameter voice coil, an updated Ketone polymer suspension and dome, rated for 50W continuous power handling and 2.83V/1m 107dB sensitivity. A tiny driver universally applicable for a variety of small monitor and compact line arrays. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, August 2022.

B&C Speakers Confirms Availability of DCX354 Midrange Coaxial Ring Radiator Compression Driver

November 4, 2022 by Joao Martins

B&C Speakers Confirms Availability of DCX354 Midrange Coaxial Ring Radiator Compression Driver

Modern speaker arrays demand closer source spacing, higher output, and lighter weight. To meet this continuing challenge, Italian manufacturer B&C Speakers introduced the new DCX354 coaxial ring radiator. A more compact sibling of the groundbreaking DCX464 launched in 2019, the DCX354 comprises five years of R&D, two patents, and a radical MF diaphragm design to achieve what the company describes as its loudest, widest-bandwidth compression driver yet.

Voice Coil November 2022 Celebrates the Loudspeaker industry

October 28, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil November 2022 Celebrates the Loudspeaker industry

Happy 36th Anniversary Voice Coil! The November 2022 issue of Voice Coil once again celebrates the launch of this periodical as an information resource for the loudspeaker industry. Also, this month, Mike Klasco writes about technologies and solutions to enhance low-frequency performance, and James Croft reviews a recent patent awarded to Panasonic for a loudspeaker arrangement for a Near to the Ear Subwoofer in a car seat. For this month's Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the 6CXN36 coaxial 6.5” pro sound driver from B&C Speakers, and Wavecor’s FR4X-6WA01 compact oval full-range driver. Now available in print, digital and online.

Loudspeaker Manufacturing, Patents, and Driver Characterizations in Voice Coil August 2022

July 27, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Loudspeaker Manufacturing, Patents, and Driver Characterizations in Voice Coil August 2022

August is traditionally the voice-coil-focused issue of Voice Coil, offering an always-valuable perspective on the state of the loudspeaker industry. In this issue, Mike Klasco discusses Audio Manufacturing in The Philippines, James Croft explores another key Mayht patent, and Vance Dickason measures and characterizes the B&C Speakers DE111-8 1" compression driver, and the MD60N-6 2.5” Dome Midrange from SB Acoustics' Satori line.

Test Bench: Eighteen Sound NSD1095N Compression Driver and XT120 Horn

June 22, 2022 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Eighteen Sound NSD1095N Compression Driver and XT120 Horn

The NSD1095N is a 1" throat compression driver with a compact footprint for “high quality” sound applications in professional audio, from studio monitors or stage monitors to high-power sound reinforcement cabinets. It uses a field replaceable True Piston Motion (TPM) TiN coated titanium diaphragm, extending the frequency response by 25% and incorporates a proprietary phase plug architecture that has been designed to give a smooth coherent wave front at the horn entrance across the whole working frequency range.

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