All items tagged with ribbon planar (25)

Alcons Audio Introduces WR20 Pro-Ribbon Stage Monitor

June 3, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Alcons Audio Introduces WR20 Pro-Ribbon Stage Monitor

Following a preview at the NAMM show in January 2024, Alcons Audio has officially introduced the WR20 high performance stage monitor sound system. For this new design, the Dutch audio innovator is once again exploring the advantages of its renowned pro-ribbon technology to stage monitoring, matched with a passive-filtered system that brings the well-recognized dynamic and ultra-low distortion Alcons signature sound in a slim and unobtrusive package.

Test Bench: The New LM10n Wide Band Midrange Ribbon Transducer from Radian Audio Engineering

May 8, 2024 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The New LM10n Wide Band Midrange Ribbon Transducer from Radian Audio Engineering

This is the eagerly awaited characterization of the new LM10n planar ribbon from Radian Audio, one of the most interesting drivers launched in 2023. Like all of Radian's latest planar transducers this one was designed by 35-year loudspeaker engineering veteran Igor Levitsky, with the LM10n being the latest and larger sized model, described as a wide range 120Hz to 20kHz ribbon planar transducer, which excels as a midrange and can be utilized in both open-back (dipole) and closed-back (monopole) formats.

April 15, 2024 by Joao Martins

New Audio Brand Consonus Debuts Tide Speaker System at AXPONA 2024

Inspired by the possibilities to take audio fidelity to unexplored horizons, audio industry professionals Igor Levitsky and Eugene Gribov decided to combine their expertise and passion for audio to create Consonus Inc. The new Englewood, NJ-based company made its effective debut at AXPONA 2024 (April 12-14), with the premier of the Tide speaker system, a unique four-way, fully active design with outboard amplification, combining dipole MF and HF planar ribbons with an open baffle woofer and a sealed subwoofer.

Amadeus Launches The ‘Avignon Columns’ Speaker Series at Integrated Systems Europe

February 5, 2024 by Joao Martins

Amadeus Launches The ‘Avignon Columns’ Speaker Series at Integrated Systems Europe

At ISE 2024 in Barcelona, Amadeus debuted three new models of its A 470 ‘Avignon Columns’ Series line array speakers including ‘Straight’, ‘Focus, and ‘Wide’ versions. Initially designed for use at the world-famous Avignon Festival, but now available as production models, the column speaker series offers broadband music reinforcement intended for the highest-quality music performance needs, combining Purifi Audio co-developed drivers and high-quality planar ribbons.

Time For Your Voice Coil January 2024 Issue

December 28, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Time For Your Voice Coil January 2024 Issue

In the first issue of Voice Coil for 2024, Patrick Turnmire writes about "Diagnosing Speaker Design Issues Using the Klippel Distortion Analyzer." James Croft reviews a Devialet patent. And in Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the new DE350-8 Ultra-Compact 1" Compression Driver from B&C Speakers, and the new LM10n Wide Band Ribbon Transducer from Radian Audio Engineering. This issue also features an updated directory of 2024 Earphone and Headphone Manufacturers and Parts Suppliers.

Patent Review: Knurled Speaker Diaphragm

July 12, 2023 by James Croft

Patent Review: Knurled Speaker Diaphragm

This patent, granted to MrSpeakers, the company from San Diego, CA that is now Dan Clark Audio, was granted in the same month that this review was published in Voice Coil. The patent details a headphone driver that should also be of note for the speaker industry. As Croft notes, the patent office initially rejected the claims due to prior patents, eventually accepting the inventor's arguments, in 2016. The review provides the historical context for planar magnetic transducers, and explains why this is an important patent.

Get Connected to Speaker Intelligence in Voice Coil April 2023

March 29, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Get Connected to Speaker Intelligence in Voice Coil April 2023

The April 2023 issue of Voice Coil reveals the genesis of Echo Test + Measurement and its AIO Test System. As scheduled, there's an updated industry directory of Cable and Connector vendors, James Croft reviews a key Polk Audio patent that expands on its Polk SDA loudspeaker prior art now in a more compact enclosure. And on Test Bench, Vance Dickason focus on the characterization of the innovative TW045WA01 dual-diaphragm tweeter from Wavecor.

Radian Audio Introduces LM10n Wide Band Planar Ribbon Transducer at CES 2023

January 4, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Radian Audio Introduces LM10n Wide Band Planar Ribbon Transducer at CES 2023

Radian Audio Engineering is presenting its latest range of products for the first time at CES 2023, after an intense research and development effort. The company's extended Planar Ribbon range, now offers improved specifications for home audio, home cinema and high end applications. Together with the much improved new-generation Planar Ribbon series, Radian also introduced the largest driver in the family, the wide band LM10n.

Alcons Introduces Wide Dispersion LR24/120 Pro-Ribbon Line-Array Elements

September 20, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Alcons Introduces Wide Dispersion LR24/120 Pro-Ribbon Line-Array Elements

Over several years, Alcons Audio has been building its L-series of pro-ribbon line array modules into a comprehensive range to bring hi-fidelity sound quality at concert sound pressure levels to any size of indoor or outdoor venue. The latest LR24/120 mid-size line array is an important extra tool for medium to larger Pro-Ribbon applications. As with the rest of the range, this new line-array element offers precise horizontal and vertical projection control.

Alcons Audio Announces First Installation-Specific Pro-Ribbon Line-Array

April 5, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Alcons Audio Announces First Installation-Specific Pro-Ribbon Line-Array

Alcons Audio announced its new LR18i pro-ribbon line-array for fixed installations as the answer for installers who seek the high quality of the LR18 for applications where mobility and quick set-up are of less relevance. This 3-way, “compact-mid-size” format line-source sound system, maintains very high SPL capabilities and throw. By implementing Alcons’ pro-ribbon technology for mid and high frequencies, the design offers a super-fast impulse response with up-to-90% less distortion, with perfect intelligibility and non-compressed identical tonal balance at any SPL.

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