All items tagged with loudspeakers (186)

Focal Unveils Revamped and Unique Aria K2 936 Loudspeaker

November 16, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Focal Unveils Revamped and Unique Aria K2 936 Loudspeaker

Since 2013, Focal Aria has been a leading loudspeaker range for the French brand. With its natural flax cone and sleek style, Aria marked a decisive point in Focal’s history. And the story continues. As part of its process of constant renewal, Focal engineers and designers have revamped the Aria 936 flagship model to present the new Aria K2 936, featuring an updated version of the iconic K2 cone - used in JMLab Vega and Antea high-fidelity speakers since 1986 - combined with an Ash Grey exclusive finish.

PMC Opens New Factory To Meet Demand For Custom Installation Products

October 29, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

PMC Opens New Factory To Meet Demand For Custom Installation Products

Acclaimed British loudspeaker manufacturer PMC has opened a new factory in Bedfordshire, UK, to cope with burgeoning demand for its expanding Custom Installation (CI) Monitor series. Since launching in September 2019, PMC's CI monitors have proved hugely popular with the installation market where they are answering the demand for delivering Hollywood studio audio quality. The British manufacturer is also expanding its staff resources to support this expansion.

Thin-Film High-Frequency Transducers (Part 2) - The LT2/LT6 Ribbon Transducers

October 28, 2020 by Igor Levitsky

Thin-Film High-Frequency Transducers (Part 2) - The LT2/LT6 Ribbon Transducers

In its August 2020 edition, Voice Coil featured an article by experienced speaker designer Igor Levitsky on The Advantages of Thin-Film High-Frequency Transducers. In a follow-up Spotlight article the author returns to expand on the development and design aspects of the Radian Audio LT2/LT6 Ribbon Planar transducers - its more recent, commercially available project, in which he continues to be involved. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2020.

Sound United Finalizes Acquisition of Bowers and Wilkins

October 12, 2020 by Joao Martins

Sound United Finalizes Acquisition of Bowers and Wilkins

Sound United, the parent company to Denon, Polk Audio, Marantz, Definitive Technology, Classé, and Boston Acoustics, announced that it has finalized the acquisition of Bowers & Wilkins, the famous British brand and manufacturer of luxury home audio speakers, headphones, custom installation products, wireless speakers, and branded audio systems in the automotive and television markets. Following an intricate corporate dispute within former owner EVA Automation, the company initiated negotiations with Sound United in May 2020, with Geoff Edwards leading the operations as CEO.

Loudspeaker Bonding in Perfection! Precise Adhesive Application to Components

October 1, 2020 by Special Content

Loudspeaker Bonding in Perfection! Precise Adhesive Application to Components

Bonding is an important point when it comes to ensuring the quality of each finished loudspeaker. What you need: Most precise adhesive dispensing and absolute repeatability in fast processes! preeflow dispensers are proven in loudspeaker dispensing applications worldwide: Bonding of coils, magnet system, membrane damper adhesives, wire fixation and contact protection. Smallest adhesive quantities starting from 0.001 ml can be applied – with a repeatability higher than 99%

Sonus faber Introduces Il Cremonese ex3me Special Edition Speakers

September 23, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Sonus faber Introduces Il Cremonese ex3me Special Edition Speakers

Sonus faber introduced a new very special speaker, Il Cremonese ex3me. Introduced in 2015 with the intention of completing the Sonus faber Homage Collection, the speaker was named after a traditional Italian violin, the Il Cremonese - the most famous among the master Antonio Stradivari’s creations. The new Il Cremonese ex3me Speaicl Edition combines elements from the original project, such as midrange and woofers, with iconic solutions derived from the brand's 30th Anniversary Celebration concept speaker, Ex3ma.

Dynaudio Improved Contour i 2020 Speaker Series Is Now Available

September 3, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Dynaudio Improved Contour i 2020 Speaker Series Is Now Available

Dynaudio's much praised and respected Contour speakers series, updated and very warmly received in 2016, was updated again with the introduction of the Contour i series, announced back in April 2020. The models and the outside design remain the same, just the insides were completely updated with new drivers and crossovers, which Dynaudio engineers felt could substantially improve the series - and make their marketing and sales colleagues also happy. Now, they are shipping.

Bowers & Wilkins Celebrates 25 Years With New 600 Series Anniversary Edition Speaker Range

September 2, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Bowers & Wilkins Celebrates 25 Years With New 600 Series Anniversary Edition Speaker Range

Among the uncertainty of Bowers & Wilkins being acquired (apparently a negotiation process is ongoing with Sound United, the parent company to Denon, Marantz and Polk Audio) and the certainty of the recent restructuring, following the separation from Eva Automation, the famous brand is celebrating 25 years in the audio industry, six generations of engineering, and more than a million products sold. To signal the anniversary, B&W launched the new 600 Series Anniversary Edition, the seventh generation of 600 Series loudspeakers from Bowers & Wilkins.

Klippel and Nuvoton Unveil Smart Amplifier Solution with Integrated KCS Speaker Control Algorithm

August 21, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Klippel and Nuvoton Unveil Smart Amplifier Solution with Integrated KCS Speaker Control Algorithm

Klippel announced an exciting cooperation with Nuvoton Technology, a leading provider of consumer-electronics and computer ICs from Taiwan, to release a new type of smart amplifier with integrated Klippel Controlled Sound (KCS) technology that compensates for nonlinear speaker responses. As a result of the project, Nuvoton developed the highly efficient mono Class D audio amplifier devices, NAU83G10 and NAU83G20. Both devices are now available.

Servo-Control in Mainstream Audio: From Motional Feedback to the Bend-Sensor

July 16, 2020 by Mike Klasco

Servo-Control in Mainstream Audio: From Motional Feedback to the Bend-Sensor

Imagine a new class of speaker diaphragm position sensors that enable audio engineers to reduce distortion and extend bass response from studio monitors, soundbars, smart speakers, and even smartphone microspeakers. With the precision of laser displacement instrumentation, this sensor is located between a stationary component of the speaker and an appropriate moving part to provide an error correction reference signal back to the amplifier. Well, that sensor has already been developed. This article was originally published in The Audio Voice weekly email newsletter.

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