All items tagged with coaxial (19)

Reinforced Loudspeaker Performance in Voice Coil November 2024

October 30, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Reinforced Loudspeaker Performance in Voice Coil November 2024

In Voice Coil November 2024, Anthony Caiazzo details Countervail's patented fiber-reinforced composite technology, Mike Klasco revisits solutions to achieve increased bass response, while James Croft reviews two patents from Clean Energy Labs and Brane Audio that seem to have finally broken Hofmann's Iron Law. In Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the new MT19CP-8 7.5" coaxial driver from SB Acoustics' prestigious Satori line.

Test Bench: The Faital Pro 5HX140 5" Pro Sound Coaxial Driver

September 18, 2024 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The Faital Pro 5HX140 5" Pro Sound Coaxial Driver

The 5HX140 5" coaxial driver from Faital Pro is built on a cast-aluminum frame, with a water-resistant coated paper cone and pleated M-type fabric surround, and an acoustically transparent cloth dust cap over the compression driver conical horn. The high-frequency compression driver has its own neodymium ring magnet motor system that drives the 25mm Kapton dome shaped diaphragm, with a voice coil also wound with aluminum wire on a Kapton former. This diaphragm fires into a short 90° aluminum conical-shaped horn.

USound and Luxshare-ICT Introduce Gemini 2.0 Dual Driver Module for TWS and IEM Applications

June 6, 2024 by Joao Martins

USound and Luxshare-ICT Introduce Gemini 2.0 Dual Driver Module for TWS and IEM Applications

USound announced the availability of a new dual driver module created in collaboration with Luxshare-ICT. This is the practical result of the collaboration between the two companies announced in 2022, targeting the development of a new audio solution that would fulfill all criteria for true wireless stereo (TWS) and in-ear monitors (IEMs). The new Gemini 2.0 UAM-C1102 dual driver module is now available.

Lavoce Adds 15" Model to CSF Range of Ferrite Common HF/LF Magnet Coaxials

December 8, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Lavoce Adds 15" Model to CSF Range of Ferrite Common HF/LF Magnet Coaxials

Lavoce Italiana will present the latest CSF153.00K, a new 15” ferrite common HF/LF magnet coaxial, at the NAMM and ISE trade shows in January 2024. This new model, which can be used for 2-way or 3-way point source solutions, as well as a stage monitor, takes the company's CSF range qualities to a more powerful level. The new Lavoce CSF153.00K has a 700W Program power handling and 98dB sensitivity for the low frequencies, and 120W Program power handling and 108dB sensitivity on the high-frequencies.

Presonus Refreshes Eris Family of Studio Monitors Including New Coaxial Pro Model for Dolby Atmos

September 14, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Presonus Refreshes Eris Family of Studio Monitors Including New Coaxial Pro Model for Dolby Atmos

PreSonus Audio Electronics, announced its refreshed line of Eris Studio Monitors that will now be available in three distinct tiers — Essential, Studio and Pro. This tier system is intended to ensure that any creator, from casual bedroom songwriters to home studios or project studios will be able to explore the best features of each product to further their craft. As the studio arm of Fender, PreSonus is reimagining its product portfolio with an increasing focus on musicians and music production.

Lavoce Adds 10" and 12" Models to CSF Common HF/LF Magnet Coaxial Range

June 14, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Lavoce Adds 10" and 12" Models to CSF Common HF/LF Magnet Coaxial Range

Lavoce Italiana arrived at InfoComm 2023 with redoubled energy, following the opening if its US logistical center in Nashville, TN. For the Orlando show, Lavoce announced the addition of 10" and 12" models to their CSF range of Common HF/LF Magnet Coaxials, models CSF102.50K and CSF122.50K. As Pierpaolo De Minicis, Pro Audio Division Manager, comments, this successful coaxial range is right at the core of Lavoce's highest value market proposition.

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.

Test Bench-The 6CXN36 Coaxial 6.5" Pro Sound Driver from B&C Speakers

February 1, 2023 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench-The 6CXN36 Coaxial 6.5" Pro Sound Driver from B&C Speakers

This Test Bench characterizes the 6CXN36 6.5" coincident coax transducer, a professional audio driver from Italian manufacturer B&C Speakers and fairly similar to the company's 5.25” 5CXN44 reviewed in Voice Coil, August 2021, which uses a nearly identical compression driver. The cooling for the 6CXN36 is exclusively provided by the motor mass, which is substantial, and no vents are required for the impressive 200W continuous power handling rating in a small diameter driver such as this.

Better Speaker Measurements with Voice Coil November 2019 Now Available

October 24, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Better Speaker Measurements with Voice Coil November 2019 Now Available

November 2019 marks Voice Coil’s 33rd year as an information resource for the loudspeaker industry. For this edition, Mike Klasco focuses on "Measurement Microphones: Today and Tomorrow," while Nora Wong provides another valuable updated directory of Test & Measurement Microphone manufacturers and suppliers. James Croft reviews a new coaxial loudspeaker assembly patent granted to Tymphany, while Vance Dickason characterizes the DMA80-4, a 3" full-range speaker from Dayton Audio, and the AUGDL0003-JN03, a 1” magnesium-lithium alloy dome tweeter from Eastech’s Punktkilde line.

Genelec Announces Newly Expanded “The Ones” Studio Monitor Family

September 6, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Genelec Announces Newly Expanded “The Ones” Studio Monitor Family

Genelec expanded “The Ones” series of Ultimate Point Source Monitors to bring uncompromised precision listening to a much wider range of room sizes, listening distances and SPL requirements. With a breakthrough coaxial design, The Ones truly projected Genelec to a whole new precision level in professional audio monitoring. Now, the company introduces a new, more powerful, flagship model, the 8361A, upgrades the 8351B, and introduces a unique low frequency extension to the family.

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