Christopher J. Struck named Standards Director of the Acoustical Society of America

Christopher J. Struck, Founder, CEO, and Chief Scientist of CJS Labs, has been appointed Standards Director of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) effective 22 May 2015. As Standards Director, Struck will serve as Chair of the ASA Committee on Standards and is responsible for providing leadership and guidance for the Society’s program supporting the development of acoustical standards.

Our October edition of audioXpress is full of great articles on current topics and trends in audio electronics, acoustics, and technology innovations. Our October cover story highlights the start of a new series on Wireless Audio. In another timely topic, our usual “Speakers” column turns to the fascinating subject of “Audio for Mobile Devices.” We review NUGEN Audio’s Loudness Toolkit Bundle and Rick Silva from Audionamix explains audio source separation using its new software, ADX TRAX. For our DIY audio readers, we bring you a shunt-type level control project, a one-of-a-kind guitar amplifier and tone controls for a three-channel tube-based guitar preamplifier.

Primax Acquires 70% Share of Tymphany Primax Electronics, based in Taiwan and founded in 1984, will acquire a 70% share in Tymphany. Hong Kong, China-based Tymphany is an ODM and OEM speaker supplier for home, car, and pro audio brands. …