R&D Stories: Powersoft M-System, From Switched-Mode Amps to a Novel Transducer

audioXpress September 2016 - Speaker Focus Edition - featured an extensive article discussing Powersoft's M-System, which combines the M-Force motor transducer and M-Drive switching-mode amp module, taking advantage of Differential Pressure Control (DPC) technology among several other innovations from the Italian company. Learn how Powersoft developed a new transducer technology, currently fully available to the OEM market and being applied to novel subwoofer designs, among several other application areas.

Danish company ICEpower, independent from Bang & Olufsen since May 2016, announced the decision to merge with Audio Bricks, and to acquire its holding company, Bolecano Holding AB, from Sweden. While ICEPower is highly recognized in the market as one of the leading brands in audio amplification, Audio Bricks is a relatively new company, created in 2014 by Patrik Boström and Lars Press Petersen, which have now become partners and shareholders of ICEpower, respectively holding the position of CTO, Amplification, and CTO, Research and SMPS in ICEpower.

PreSonus StudioLive AI Active Integration are now the first Dante-enabled active loudspeakers on the market. PreSonus is already shipping the promised SL-Dante-SPK upgrade option card, offering connection for Dante audio networking and remote control via the free SL Room Control application for StudioLive AI-series loudspeakers.

Keysight Technologies announced its next-generation U8903B performance audio analyzer, an accurate, configurable and feature-rich evolution of the existing U8903A. The new analyzer accurately tests wireless communications, components and integrated circuit (IC) audio applications.

Danish OEM manufacturer of high-power amplifier modules for the professional audio industry Pascal has announced availability of its new S-PRO series of amplifier extension modules S-A2 (2 x 500 W) and S-A1 (1 x 500 W), which function as additional amplifier output channels for the S-PRO2 amplifier module.

The new Genelec 1237A and 1238A Smart Active Monitors (SAM) are tri-amplified systems featuring AutoCal and GLM technologies and powerful Class D amplification. The 1237A and 1238A monitors feature on-board intelligence to automatically tune the frequency response to compensate for acoustical room influences, as well as achieving perfect alignment of levels and distance compensation at the listening position.

Trigence Semiconductor announced at the Computex 2014 Show the latest generation of its Digital Speaker Modules (DSM) technology. Instead of a dedicated audio amplifier and conditioning PCB based on analog D-Class amplifier solutions, the DSM audio boards simply feed and process direct-to-speaker audio data.

Danish company ICEpower launched new amplifiers modules, expanding its class D offering options to the OEM market. The company expanded its ASC Series and introduced a new ultra-compact 16-channel amplifier with 80W per channel in a 1U enclosure.