All items tagged with Vance Dickason (306)
Test Bench - Scan-Speak 10F/8414G10 Small 3.5” Full-Range Woofer
January 5, 2016 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench - Scan-Speak 10F/8414G10 Small 3.5” Full-Range Woofer

Currently, some of the most popular transducers in consumer electronics are the 2”–3.5” diameter full-range drivers. These mini woofers are being extensively used in TV soundbars and Bluetooth speakers. Scan-Speak set out to make the one of the best 3.5” full-range drivers on the market with the 10F/8414G10. This article was originally published in Voice Coil December 2013.
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Test Bench - Eighteen Sound 18TLW3000 18” Dual Voice Coil Woofer
December 29, 2015 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench - Eighteen Sound 18TLW3000 18” Dual Voice Coil Woofer

The transducer under review this month is from the Italian pro sound company, Eighteen Sound. Designated a subwoofer, the 18TLW3000 is a high power handling woofer rated at 1,800 WRMS with substantial features, including what Eighteen Sound calls a “Tetracoil” dual winding and interleaved sandwich voice coil (ISV). This article was originally published in Voice Coil, December 2013.
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Voice Coil January 2016 is Now Available. Here’s to Another Great Year!
December 23, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil January 2016 is Now Available. Here’s to Another Great Year!

Get your agenda ready for the 2016 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show in Anaheim, CA, and the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) trade show, being held February 9–12, 2016, in Amsterdam. Read about a new transducer technology from Christianson Audio, and a great reference article on “Micro Suspension Part Measurements.” This month’s Test Bench characterizes a high-end 5.25” mid-bass driver from Motus Audio and a Pro Sound 10” woofer from MAG.
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Test Bench - Dayton Audio ES140Ti-8 5.5” Midwoofer
December 20, 2015 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench - Dayton Audio ES140Ti-8 5.5” Midwoofer

This test bench looks at the ES140Ti-8 5.5” midwoofer, which is another model from Dayton Audio’s new Esoteric line. Features for the ES-140Ti are similar to the companion model ES-180Ti and include a well configured proprietary six-spoke cast-aluminum frame with narrow 9-mm wide spokes to minimize reflections back into the cone. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, January 2015.
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Test Bench - SB Acoustics SB65WBAC25-4 2.5” full-range driver
December 15, 2015 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench - SB Acoustics SB65WBAC25-4 2.5” full-range driver

Unquestionably, the 2” to 2.5” diameter full-range drivers are one of the most used transducers in consumer electronics. They are finding broad use in soundbars, and desktop speakers). Indonesian-based SB Acoustics sent its entry into this crowded field of play, the new SB65WBAC25-4.
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Test Bench - Dayton Audio ES180Ti-8 7” High-End Midbass Woofer
December 8, 2015 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench - Dayton Audio ES180Ti-8 7” High-End Midbass Woofer

In this test, Vance Dickason characterizes a 7” midwoofer from Dayton Audio’s Esoteric Series of home-audio oriented drivers. The ES180TI-8 is a very good-looking driver with a well thought out neodymium magnet motor design, FEA designed. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, December 2014.
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Test Bench - Celestion CF1840JD 18” subwoofer
November 27, 2015 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench - Celestion CF1840JD 18” subwoofer

This Test Bench analysis discusses Celestion CF1840JD pro sound 18” woofer. The CF1840JD is a fairly high power handling woofer rated at 1,000 WRMS (AES standard), featuring a substantial ferrite finite element analysis (FEA) optimized motor assembly, an 18” Kevlar-loaded paper cone and large 5.5” diameter paper dust cap. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, December 2014.
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Test Bench - Tymphany Peerless SLS-85S25CP-04-04 3.5” Woofer
November 16, 2015 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench - Tymphany Peerless SLS-85S25CP-04-04 3.5” Woofer

The Tymphany SLS-85S25CP-04-04 mini-woofer is extensively used in TV soundbars, pedestal soundbars (soundbars that contain down firing subwoofers that double as a TV stand), docking stations/Bluetooth powered speakers, and desktop speakers (e.g., the Sonos products, Jambox, and many others). For two-way applications in these categories, this LS-85S25CP-04-04 is a good example of what works.
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Driver Selection for Multi-Way Speakers
November 11, 2015 by Richard Honeycutt

Driver Selection for Multi-Way Speakers

It was recognized early on that the speakers benefited from having separate low-frequency and high-frequency drivers, each optimized for its own frequency range. Consequently, names were needed to easily identify the various speakers in a cabinet. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, January 2012.
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Test Bench - BMS 18S450 18” Pro Sound Subwoofer
October 21, 2015 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench - BMS 18S450 18” Pro Sound Subwoofer

Voice Coil characterizes an 18” pro sound subwoofer from BMS Speakers, a noted German pro sound company. The BMS 18S450 is high power handling woofer rated at 1,200 WRMS. It weighs a moderate (for an 18”) 32 lb. Features for the 18S450 are rather substantial and include a proprietary eight-spoke cast-aluminum frame. This article was originally published in Voice Coil August 2104.
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