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.

The Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook lists speaker-related companies and their products and services and provides a comprehensive guide throughout the year for your loudspeaker needs. If you’re curious about where the industry is headed in 2015 and beyond, the sourcebook also contains several interesting and informative articles.

Diodes introduced its new PAM8905 Class-D audio power amplifier with integrated boost converter and battery tracking AGC. This highly-integrated solution drives up to 1.9W (1% THD+N) into an 8 ohm speaker with 85% typical efficiency, helping to extend battery life when playing audio in smartphones, portable electronics and low-power speakers.

Voice Coil May 2015 features a great in-depth article from Dave on Loudspeaker Measurements, an article from Mike Klasco about MEMS Microspeakers, and the usual patents review by James Croft. This month’s Voice Coil Test Bench includes two shallow-mount subwoofers from Dayton Audio and a Bluetooth and loudspeaker kit from Tang Band. Great reasons not to delay on downloading the issue.

This is the time to update your listing on the Annual Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook! The indispensable resource for industry OEMs, specifiers, and buyers. With updated sections for 2015, more online exposure than ever, this is the time to secure your entry and promote your business! Click for more details.

Microspeakers are manufactured predominantly in Asia. Many microspeaker manufacturers in Taiwan, Korea, and Hong Kong started in the 1970s with buzzer production, which included household appliances, automotive warnings, telephone ringers, and so forth. Mobile audio products have increased microspeaker consumption and stretched the microspeakers’ sound quality requirements.

The April 2015 edition of Voice Coil is now available online and in print. Don’t miss our Spotlight report on Microspeakers and Audio Engineering for High-Definition Voice Products and an updated Microspeaker directory. Our Test Bench column features three Wavecor and two Faital Pro drivers. Indispensable content for the audio industry selected monthly by Voice Coil.

LOUDSOFT has just released the new FINEBox 2015 nonlinear high-power enclosure design software for designing hi-fi, PA, and even able to simulate micro speakers and very small volumes, including headphone rear cavities and holes. Among many new possibilities, the latest version of FINEBox now displays driver sensitivity in Maximum Theoretical Sensitivity, useful for microspeakers, and Standard LOUDSOFT SPL Sensitivity.

Our October edition of audioXpress is full of great articles on current topics and trends in audio electronics, acoustics, and technology innovations. Our October cover story highlights the start of a new series on Wireless Audio. In another timely topic, our usual “Speakers” column turns to the fascinating subject of “Audio for Mobile Devices.” We review NUGEN Audio’s Loudness Toolkit Bundle and Rick Silva from Audionamix explains audio source separation using its new software, ADX TRAX. For our DIY audio readers, we bring you a shunt-type level control project, a one-of-a-kind guitar amplifier and tone controls for a three-channel tube-based guitar preamplifier.