All items tagged with crossovers (130)

Vance Dickason's Loudspeaker Design Cookbook Celebrates 46 Years in Print with Expanded 8th Edition!

October 20, 2023 by Vance Dickason

Vance Dickason's Loudspeaker Design Cookbook Celebrates 46 Years in Print with Expanded 8th Edition!

More than 150,000 copies in print and acclaimed as the loudspeaker engineering "bible," Vance Dickason's Loudspeaker Design Cookbook celebrates 46 Years with an expanded 8th Edition. Vance Dickason explains what is new in this much expanded edition, published in color for the first time, and available softbound or hardbound.

Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Signature Loudspeakers Are Affordable Luxury

June 28, 2023 by Joao Martins

Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Signature Loudspeakers Are Affordable Luxury

Bowers & Wilkins made a familiar announcement. The company found another way to refine the formula for something that doesn't necessarily needs to change, but needs to be constantly revived to keep the brand and product awareness alive. This time, B&W announced the new 801 D4 Signature and the 805 D4 Signature speakers, further refining and advancing a very successful design into the Ultimate affordable luxury.

LEA Professional Unveils Amplifier Management Tool Sharkware

January 25, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

LEA Professional Unveils Amplifier Management Tool Sharkware

LEA Professional, the Indiana-based manufacturer of cloud-connected pro audio amplifiers, announced the launch of its first ever application software, Sharkware. Developed in part based on integrator and customer feedback, the free Windows and Mac supported software includes customer-requested features such as offline design, graphical EQ, locked speaker tunings, amplifier grouping and granular user access controls to all LEA Professional Connect Series amplifiers.

You Can DIY! Egg Speaker Amp and System

December 21, 2022 by Reinhard Metz

You Can DIY! Egg Speaker Amp and System

Most of our readers still remember Tom Perazella’s extraordinary egg speaker project with SB Acoustics Satori drivers, featured in the September, October, and November 2018 issues of audioXpress. Inspired by that design, Metz decided to build his own version, and also explore his own take with an active crossover tri-amp approach using a miniDSP 4x10HD system feeding a dedicated six-channel amplifier using Purifi 425W Class-D units. The new Egg Speaker Amp and System is an inspired take on the original. This article was originally published in audioXpress, July 2022.

McIntosh Announces Mc451 Dual Mono Power Amplifier Using Hybrid Drive Technology

December 9, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

McIntosh Announces Mc451 Dual Mono Power Amplifier Using Hybrid Drive Technology

Following the launch of the stunning MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier in December 2019, and the MC3500 Vacuum Tube Amplifier Mk II in November 2021, the Binghamton, NY-based company is back to tube powerhouses with the MC451 Dual Mono Power Amplifier. The McIntosh MC451 follows the success of the MC901 model, basically being its little brother, and combining a vacuum tube and solid-state amplifier that uses McIntosh's Hybrid Drive technology.

USound Introduces Ultra-Compact MEMS Audio Module for Hearables

August 4, 2022 by Joao Martins

USound Introduces Ultra-Compact MEMS Audio Module for Hearables

USound, the Austrian pioneer of MEMS speakers, announced the release of an audio module designed to enhance the performance of true wireless earbuds and hearing aids, enabling new degrees of design freedom. As USound underscores, with this new integrated solution, manufacturers can create more ergonomic and comfortable designs, with extended battery life and audio quality, while the form factor of hearing aids and TWS earbuds can be considerably reduced.

Test Bench: The U80W Air Motion Transformer from Mundorf

June 16, 2022 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The U80W Air Motion Transformer from Mundorf

As a respected manufacturer of high-quality condensers and crossover components, Mundorf is also capitalizing on the industry's “renaissance” in AMTs and now offers five models in this updated U series, each driver having the same width, but different heights. The U80W AMT model features a 63mm x 19mm pleated proprietary AMT diaphragm, an optimized rear chamber, a flat face plate with an optional secondary aluminum face plate, and is rated for 80W power handling and 94dB sensitivity. The U Series is the fourth in Mundorf's AMT portfolio. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, March 2022.

AudioControl Acquired by Automotive Aftermarket Company AAMP Global

April 1, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

AudioControl Acquired by Automotive Aftermarket Company AAMP Global

Florida-based AAMP Global, a designer and manufacturer of vehicle solutions, has acquired AudioControl, the audio amplifier manufacturer, known for its high-performance range of solutions for automotive, residential, and commercial applications. Based in Seattle, WA for over 45 years, AudioControl, now as part of AAMP Global, will continue to provide premium entertainment solutions to automotive aftermarket installers, professional audio/video specialists and home technology integrators.

R&D Stories: A DSP Audio Processor at the Heart

February 24, 2022 by Al Clark

R&D Stories: A DSP Audio Processor at the Heart

This article, written by Al Clark (CEO, Danville Signal Processing), tells the story of his company’s R&D journey into the development of the dspNexus DSP Audio Processor. An interesting perspective about how the author’s experience led him to maximize the possibilities of digital audio, resulting in successfully bringing to market a dedicated DSP audio processor that could be used as a control center, a preamplifier, and a DSP engine for powered loudspeaker applications. This article was originally published in audioXpress, November 2021.

Crosslite+ Two-Way DSP Filter Design Tutorial

February 9, 2022 by Vance Dickason

Crosslite+ Two-Way DSP Filter Design Tutorial

In this article, Vance Dickason highlights the possibilities for a two-way DSP filter design using the CrossLite+ software package. Under development by the Brazilian pro audio company since 2009, CrossLite+ is a dual-channel FFT analyzer that will function with basically any USB-type recording interface. CrossLite+ is intended primarily for product development of DSP-powered pro speakers and for use in live sound PA systems. And measured data can also be imported from other analyzers such as the CLIO or Klippel This article was originally published in Voice Coil, December 2021.

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