All items tagged with January 2025 (11)

Test Bench: Dayton Audio’s UMII10-22 Ultimax II 10” Subwoofer

May 14, 2025 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Dayton Audio’s UMII10-22 Ultimax II 10” Subwoofer

This Test Bench characterizes the Dayton Audio UMII10-22 Ultimax II 10" Subwoofer, a recent example of the upgraded, high-performance designs that succeeded the brand’s original Ultimax subwoofer line. Available for now in four diameters (18", 12", 10", and 8"), the common feature set for the new line includes a large aluminum shorting ring and aluminum pole sleeve for lower magnetic distortion, a lightweight and rigid woven carbon fiber cone assembly, high Xmax, with a frame and motor designed with extensive thermal venting, all optimized for compact sealed enclosures.

Test Bench: Scan-Speak’s D3004/666000 Metamodal TPCD Dome AirCirc Motor Tweeter

May 7, 2025 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Scan-Speak’s D3004/666000 Metamodal TPCD Dome AirCirc Motor Tweeter

Vance Dickason has spent some time characterizing the new Scan-Speak D3004/666000 tweeter, the first to combine a metamodal Thin-ply Carbon Diaphragm (TPCD) dome with the company's AirCirc motor. This new Scan-Speak tweeter is not a common "evolutionary" design but a joint manufacturing project with Swedish company Composite Sound to develop new second-generation TPCD diaphragms with the characteristics and able to rival the performance levels of a beryllium dome.

Spikes & Isolation: The Art of Speaker Decoupling for Optimal Audio Performance

April 30, 2025 by Dave Morrison

Spikes & Isolation: The Art of Speaker Decoupling for Optimal Audio Performance

This contributed article by IsoAcoustics' founder and president is an interesting piece that sums up his vast experience in the field, working with professional audio engineers, loudspeaker designers, and music lovers all over the world. The article explores how speakers physically interact with their supporting surfaces, the key factors that affect speaker decoupling, and the pros and cons of many common isolation approaches.

Voice Coil Focus: Quasi-Alignment Families

April 23, 2025 by Claus Futtrup and Jeff Candy

Voice Coil Focus: Quasi-Alignment Families

This article is another great contribution by Claus Futtrup, this time with direct support from Jeff Candy, the two creators of Speakerbench, the free to use web-based application for low-frequency analysis and design of loudspeakers. Another follow-up article for the Bass Reflex Alignments article series that was published in audioXpress and Voice Coil, this time, the authors discuss the important Quasi-Alignment Families where the fundamental idea is trying to approach a roll-off similar to the Butterworth B4 alignment (a maximally flat response) but compatible with real systems for which the driver Qt will not allow a true B4 alignment.

Modern Op-Amp Distortion Tests: Part 1 - BJT-Input Devices

April 9, 2025 by Douglas Self

Modern Op-Amp Distortion Tests: Part 1 - BJT-Input Devices

Douglas Self has been using a tried-and-true palette of op-amps in his designs. Because many new types have appeared in the last decade, he thought it was high time to evaluate those for distortion performance. In Part 1 of this article, he examines BJT-input devices using a similar protocol for five different loads and testing for basic op-amp distortion in favorable circumstances. FET input op-amps are investigated in Part 2.

Simulation Techniques: Perturbation Methods in Audio Engineering

April 2, 2025 by René Christensen

Simulation Techniques: Perturbation Methods in Audio Engineering

Standard simulations are closely tied to the analytical framework much more than the numerical. Simulation software gives insight into physical products that could not be achieved otherwise, often leading to less attention being paid to analytical methods and descriptive mathematical expressions related to the physical application. This article explores an analytical approximation method described as a perturbation approach.

Fresh From the Bench: Purifi 1ET9040BA Balanced Class-D Amplifier Module

March 19, 2025 by Jan Didden

Fresh From the Bench: Purifi 1ET9040BA Balanced Class-D Amplifier Module

The Purifi 1ET9040BA balanced Class-D amplifier module, a Bridge-tied-load (BTL) output stage, is the second product in the company's Eigentakt range. Following a conversation with members of Purifi about the amplifier's audio performance being hard to measure even with the best available test equipment, Jan Didden, in collaboration with Rens Tellers, took up the challenge, with invaluable support from Audio Precision's parent corporation Axiometrix.

Fresh From the Bench: APL Virtuoso v2 Binaural Renderer for Multichannel and Immersive Audio Formats

March 5, 2025 by Philipp Paul Klose

Fresh From the Bench: APL Virtuoso v2 Binaural Renderer for Multichannel and Immersive Audio Formats

Originally launched in May of 2023, APL Virtuoso is a culmination of more than 10 years of research into binaural audio and spatial sound, offering users the ability to mix and monitor immersive audio over headphones, without the need for complex loudspeaker setups. The v2 update of APL Virtuoso introduced acoustics emulation and externalization, simulating the experience of listening to loudspeakers in a perfectly tuned room.

The Rise of Hybrid True Wireless Stereo Earbuds: Exploring Dual-Driver Innovations

January 6, 2025 by Mehul Kochar

The Rise of Hybrid True Wireless Stereo Earbuds: Exploring Dual-Driver Innovations

The market for True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds has seen significant growth driven by advancements in technology and increasing consumer demand for high-quality audio experiences. Hybrid designs, which incorporate two types of drivers, are steadily entering the market as an option that allows OEMs to deliver superior sound quality. This article explores how different hybrid driver configurations enhance audio quality, user experience, and acoustic precision.

Start the Loudspeaker Year with Voice Coil January 2025

December 30, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Start the Loudspeaker Year with Voice Coil January 2025

The first issue of Voice Coil for 2025 is now available and includes a new article by Claus Futtrup about computation of alignments, Dave Morrison discussing Spikes & Isolation for Speaker Decoupling and another valuable directory of Earphone and Headphone Manufacturers and parts. On his Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the new Scan-Speak D3004/666000 metamodal TPCD dome tweeter and the Dayton Audio UMII10-22 Ultimax II 10" Subwoofer.

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