Getting Out of the Ear: The Evolution of ANC Technology in Hearables

This deep dive article from Alex Bonnet and Eric Benhaim - Orosound’s acoustics technical lead and chief technology officer, respectively - offers a unique perspective of the challenges associated with the increasingly popular open ear form factors. Extensively familiar with product implementation challenges, the two authors address the specificities of loose-fit and open-ear designs, and the potential of AI-based ANC technology for the future of hearables.

Read the Market Update on MEMS microphones, Shure’s valuable perspective about Wireless Multichannel Audio Systems (WMAS) technology, and a review of the extraordinary Eigenmike em64 Ambisonics microphone. Brent Butterworth reviews the new Sony MDR-M1 headphones, and Alex Bonnet and Eric Benhaim (Orosound) explain how to leverage ANC in open-ear designs. Brian Lowe (Belleson) shares his Top Amp design for phono preamps, Douglas Self reveals more op-amp distortion tests, and Richard Honeycutt revisits the legendary Dynaco ST-70 and ST-70 II tube power amps.

Orosound, a company with patented signal processing and noise-canceling technologies, has unveiled Orosound Labs, its advanced innovation division that has operated sub rosa for the last couple of years. As the company stands at the forefront of AI-enabled active noise cancellation and reduction technologies that are ready to be embedded in consumer brand products, Orosound Labs is committed to empowering partners with a faster and more reliable way to introduce hearables with unique AI features to the market.