All items tagged with crossovers (134)
THIEL Audio Launches New AURORA LifeStream Wireless Speaker Systems
January 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

THIEL Audio Launches New AURORA LifeStream Wireless Speaker Systems

THIEL Audio is celebrating its return to CES with the announcement of a host of new products and services releasing in 2017, showcasing 18 new products at CES 2017. Among these new products THIEL is entering the Wireless Streaming market with the introduction of their new AURORA LifeStream Home and the battery powered AURORA LifeStream Tour models, both featuring a connectivity suite leveraging DTS Play-Fi, Apple Airplay, and Bluetooth technologies.
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New Fluance DB10 Home Theater Powered Subwoofer Delivers Ultra-Low Frequencies
January 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

New Fluance DB10 Home Theater Powered Subwoofer Delivers Ultra-Low Frequencies

Fluance launched its affordable DB10 powered subwoofer, designed to deliver cinematic, room shaking bass and ultra-low frequencies from 180 Hz, down to 20 Hz. The new DB10 subwoofer effortlessly reproduces ultra-low bass frequencies and ensures that every impact or explosion from action movies shakes viewers to the core. Using a front firing 10-inch polypropylene woofer with rubber surround, the DB10 can be configured as an LFE channels and up to 7.2 systems with adjustable crossovers and phase.
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Texas Instruments Introduces Industry’s First 2.1-MHz Four-channel Class-D Amplifier for Automotive Audio Design
December 5, 2016 by Ward Maas

Texas Instruments Introduces Industry’s First 2.1-MHz Four-channel Class-D Amplifier for Automotive Audio Design

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced the first 2.1-MHz Class-D four-channel audio amplifier specifically designed for automotive applications. Supporting high-resolution 96-kHz digital input, the compact TAS6424-Q1 enables high-fidelity audio with low distortion in automotive infotainment systems. This impressive small footprint device combines low voltage and low noise, while providing lots of software settings, offering manufacturers more freedom to tailor their designs.
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Testing Loudspeakers: Which Measurements Matter, Part 1
November 10, 2016 by Joe D'Appolito

Testing Loudspeakers: Which Measurements Matter, Part 1

The controversy over subjective versus objective loudspeaker evaluation has raged on for decades. However, to my mind, there is no controversy. These criteria are simply two faces of the same coin. In over 30 years of designing loudspeakers, I have found the following measurements taken as a group provide the strongest predictor of loudspeaker preference available to us today. Want to know more? Read this reference article, originally published in audioXpress, September 2008.
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Parasound Debuts the First Four-Zone DAC and Crossover at CEDIA 2016
August 29, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Parasound Debuts the First Four-Zone DAC and Crossover at CEDIA 2016

Parasound has introduced the ZoneMaster 4 DAX, the first four-zone DAC with crossovers for the custom installation industry. The 4 DAX was designed in response to custom installers who create multi-zone systems based around the Sonos Connect, Heos Link, BlueSound Node or Google Chromecast Audio, and are looking to upgrade their clients’ digital sound quality, with unique connectivity for subwoofers, stereo or mono speakers, and system control options.
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A Prototyping System for Passive Crossovers
July 24, 2016 by Ramkumar Ramaswamy

A Prototyping System for Passive Crossovers

Speed up your crossover prototyping and preserve your crossover components with this true plug-and-play approach. As the author, Ramkumar Ramaswamy explains, today’s computer simulation software allows you to design passive crossovers extremely accurately. “Is there a way to effortlessly and reliably plug and play with a set of (fixed) capacitors across crossover prototypes without the fear of ending up with broken leads? This question drove me to design this passive crossover prototyping system”, he explains. This article was originally published in audioXpress, March 2007.
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THOR: A D’Appolito Transmission Line
July 23, 2016 by Joe D'Appolito

THOR: A D’Appolito Transmission Line

One of the most important speaker building projects published by audioXpress, THOR was designed by Joseph (Joe) D'Appolito, who is world-renowned for his pioneering work on MTM-based (mid-tweeter-mid) loudspeaker configurations. The original THOR transmission-line design was published in May 2002. For this online publication, audioXpress kept the original article unchanged, which has since been updated with availability of the original Madisound/SEAS kit and the publication of a complete kit project on the SEAS website. Read the complete article here.
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inMusic Brands Set to Acquire Renowned Audio Manufacturer Rane Corporation
July 6, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

inMusic Brands Set to Acquire Renowned Audio Manufacturer Rane Corporation

Highly regarded maker of innovative audio products and solutions for the professional audio and DJ markets, Rane Corporation is to join inMusic’s lineup of companies. According to the announcement released by Jack O’Donnell’s group of companies, Rane co-founders Linda Arink and Dennis Bohn have agreed to sell Rane Corporation to inMusic LLC. inMusic Brands announced that the transaction is set to be completed this summer. After the sale, Ms. Arink and Mr. Bohn plan to step down and retire.
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Eminence D-fend SA300
June 22, 2016 by Vance Dickason

Eminence D-fend SA300

In 2013, Eminence Speaker introduced the D-fend SA300, a fully programmable stand-alone unit designed to protect passive loudspeakers from excessive power conditions. With patent-pending technology, D-fend enables maximum driver performance while ensuring damage-free operation. D-fend eliminates worries about blown speakers, HF drivers, or crossovers; or even worse, fire caused by excessive heat. This article was published in Voice Coil, October 2013.
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Sonica High Resolution Wi-Fi Speaker from OPPO Digital Now Shipping
May 25, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Sonica High Resolution Wi-Fi Speaker from OPPO Digital Now Shipping

Sonica, from OPPO Digital is an elegant and powerful Wi-Fi speaker designed with state of the art technology. It streams music from any smartphone, tablet and online music services via Wi-Fi, Airplay or Bluetooth; plays files of many formats from USB drives or network computers up to 24-bit / 192 kHz, it features DIRAC room optimization, supports multi-room modes and can even be paired as stereo pair. And it's now shipping.
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