All items tagged with coaxial drivers (77)

Get Connected to Speaker Intelligence in Voice Coil April 2023

March 29, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Get Connected to Speaker Intelligence in Voice Coil April 2023

The April 2023 issue of Voice Coil reveals the genesis of Echo Test + Measurement and its AIO Test System. As scheduled, there's an updated industry directory of Cable and Connector vendors, James Croft reviews a key Polk Audio patent that expands on its Polk SDA loudspeaker prior art now in a more compact enclosure. And on Test Bench, Vance Dickason focus on the characterization of the innovative TW045WA01 dual-diaphragm tweeter from Wavecor.

Speaker Enclosures and Cabinets in Voice Coil March 2023

February 28, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Speaker Enclosures and Cabinets in Voice Coil March 2023

In this issue of Voice Coil, Mike Klasco shares his experience dealing with sustainability and other noble goals, an article that was greatly inspired by the effort to compile another updated Speaker Enclosure Vendor Directory for 2023. In Acoustic Patents, James Croft explains how Yamaha recently invented a clever way to use a Class-D amplifier to bend the infamous "Hofmann’s Iron Law." And Vance Dickason takes the new 10HX230 10" coaxial professional driver from Faital Pro to his Test Bench.

EAW Designs New MKC Series Coaxial Speakers for Installation Flexibility

February 17, 2023 by Alfred Moody

EAW Designs New MKC Series Coaxial Speakers for Installation Flexibility

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) has announced its new MKC Series 2-Way Coaxial Loudspeakers, joining the brand's integration solutions for small and media spaces. Available in four models — MKC50, MKC60, MKC80 and MKC120 — the new speaker family delivers consistent tonality for a variety of applications, even at higher output levels. Combined with the companion UXA4401 and UXA4403 amps and accessories, the MKC series speakers are a flexible tool to help audio designers provide exceptional sound for any venue.

New 1" Annular Compression Drivers and Common HF/LF Magnet Coaxials from Lavoce

February 2, 2023 by Joao Martins

New 1" Annular Compression Drivers and Common HF/LF Magnet Coaxials from Lavoce

At ISE 2023, Lavoce Italiana announced the launch of their first 1" exit annular diaphragm design compression drivers, DN10.143 and DF10.143. During the Barcelona show the company also presented their new 6.5" ferrite common HF/LF magnet coaxial, CSF061.71K. In 2022, the company with a 35-year heritage designing and manufacturing loudspeakers reported the highest growth rates since its inception, and 2023 is already looking even stronger.

B&C Speakers Confirms Availability of DCX354 Midrange Coaxial Ring Radiator Compression Driver

November 4, 2022 by Joao Martins

B&C Speakers Confirms Availability of DCX354 Midrange Coaxial Ring Radiator Compression Driver

Modern speaker arrays demand closer source spacing, higher output, and lighter weight. To meet this continuing challenge, Italian manufacturer B&C Speakers introduced the new DCX354 coaxial ring radiator. A more compact sibling of the groundbreaking DCX464 launched in 2019, the DCX354 comprises five years of R&D, two patents, and a radical MF diaphragm design to achieve what the company describes as its loudest, widest-bandwidth compression driver yet.

Voice Coil November 2022 Celebrates the Loudspeaker industry

October 28, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil November 2022 Celebrates the Loudspeaker industry

Happy 36th Anniversary Voice Coil! The November 2022 issue of Voice Coil once again celebrates the launch of this periodical as an information resource for the loudspeaker industry. Also, this month, Mike Klasco writes about technologies and solutions to enhance low-frequency performance, and James Croft reviews a recent patent awarded to Panasonic for a loudspeaker arrangement for a Near to the Ear Subwoofer in a car seat. For this month's Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the 6CXN36 coaxial 6.5” pro sound driver from B&C Speakers, and Wavecor’s FR4X-6WA01 compact oval full-range driver. Now available in print, digital and online.

Samsung Unveils Updated Galaxy Buds2 Pro with New Hi-Res 24-bit Hi-Fi Codec

August 10, 2022 by Joao Martins

Samsung Unveils Updated Galaxy Buds2 Pro with New Hi-Res 24-bit Hi-Fi Codec

As it happens every year with the companies that attempt to follow Apple's model of promoting a large impact event to announce new products, Samsung just promoted something similar to unveil its new Galaxy foldable smartphones, and used the opportunity to also unveil the new Galaxy true wireless earbuds with all the latest features. The new Galaxy Buds2 Pro are Bluetooth 5.3 earbuds with multipoint connectivity, featuring new 2-way coaxial drivers and also introduce a new Samsung codec for 24-bit Hi-Res Audio streaming.

Fresh From the Bench: KEF KC62 Subwoofer with Uni-Core Driver Technology

May 17, 2022 by Oliver A.Masciarotte

Fresh From the Bench: KEF KC62 Subwoofer with Uni-Core Driver Technology

Following the review of the KEF LS50 Meta speakers for audioXpress, this article offers a detailed review of the KC62 compact subwoofer, which combines KEF's force-canceling and Uni-Core technologies in a new approach to allow maximizing bass in a minimum space. Masciarotte did the listening and spoke with Jack Sharkey, Senior Technical Engineer at GP Acoustics, about this fascinating design. The subwoofer was also measured by Peterson at Warkwyn’s facility using the Klippel measurement system.

Test Bench: B&C Speakers' 5CXN44 Pro Sound Coaxial Driver

October 20, 2021 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: B&C Speakers' 5CXN44 Pro Sound Coaxial Driver

This article characterizes a coaxial driver from B&C Speakers, a 5.25” woofer and 1.4" compression driver combo specifically built primarily for sound reinforcement applications. This driver's cooling is exclusively provided by the motor mass, a substantial neodymium ring magnet that powers both HF and LF units. No other vents are required for the 300W power rating given by B&C Speakers to the 5CXN44, which is impressive. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, August 2021.

Soundcore Launches Liberty 3 Pro True Wireless Earbuds Featuring Coaxial Drivers and Auto-Adapting ANC

October 12, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Soundcore Launches Liberty 3 Pro True Wireless Earbuds Featuring Coaxial Drivers and Auto-Adapting ANC

Soundcore, Anker Innovations' premium audio brand, announced the Liberty 3 Pro, the latest true wireless model in its flagship Liberty lineup. The Liberty 3 Pro features HearID ANC that automatically monitors outside ambient noise levels in real time as well as in-ear pressure to tailor noise cancellation to match the situation. The earbuds also combine improved coaxial drivers with personalized sound profiles.

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