All items tagged with silk dome (40)

Loudspeaker Manufacturing, Patents, and Driver Characterizations in Voice Coil August 2022

July 27, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Loudspeaker Manufacturing, Patents, and Driver Characterizations in Voice Coil August 2022

August is traditionally the voice-coil-focused issue of Voice Coil, offering an always-valuable perspective on the state of the loudspeaker industry. In this issue, Mike Klasco discusses Audio Manufacturing in The Philippines, James Croft explores another key Mayht patent, and Vance Dickason measures and characterizes the B&C Speakers DE111-8 1" compression driver, and the MD60N-6 2.5” Dome Midrange from SB Acoustics' Satori line.

Monoprice Adds THX Certified In-Wall Home Theater Speakers to its Monolith Line

July 11, 2022 by Alfred Moody

Monoprice Adds THX Certified In-Wall Home Theater Speakers to its Monolith Line

Monolith, the high-end audio brand from e-commerce specialist Monoprice, announced the addition of two new in-wall home theater speaker solutions that have been THX Certified for the highest level of accuracy and impact. The budget friendly brand continues to expand its range of THX Certified home theater solutions, now adding THX Certified Select and THX Certified Ultra in-wall speakers to complement the in‑room and subwoofer designs already available.

Beyma Launches Near and Mid Field High End Transducer Series

May 12, 2022 by Joao Martins

Beyma Launches Near and Mid Field High End Transducer Series

Over the past two years, Acustica Beyma expanded its R&D efforts significantly. The results are now visible as Beyma introduced a completely new family of outstanding drivers at ISE 2022. Beyma's R&D department used the latest simulation tools and a rigorous material selection process to create a new set of transducers that crossover from pure professional audio applications into the studio and high end world. A significant new range of woofers and tweeters with multiple voicing options that will appeal to speaker designers.

Sonus Faber Offers Signature Sound to Latest Maserati Grecale SUV

March 22, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Sonus Faber Offers Signature Sound to Latest Maserati Grecale SUV

Sonus faber is distinctively featured in two audio systems available for Grecale, Maserati's latest compact luxury SUV, both proudly designed and engineered in Italy. Sonus faber sound systems, available in the Premium (standard) and High Premium (optional) configurations, include the brand’s signature silk dome tweeters and paper cone midranges, allowing a signature sound achieved by optimizing the phase and amplitude alignment between the midrange and tweeter.

Test Bench: Three New High-End 25mm High-Frequency Transducers from BlieSMa

December 1, 2021 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Three New High-End 25mm High-Frequency Transducers from BlieSMa

This Test Bench combines three new 25mm high-frequency transducers from German brand BlieSMa into a single characterization: the BlieSMa T25S-6 Silk Dome, the BlieSMa T25B-6 Beryllium Dome, and the BlieSMa T25D-6 Diamond Dome. All three tweeters appear to be built on the same platform, but optimized for each diaphragm material, and all three share pretty much the same feature set. BlieSMa was founded in January 16, 2018 by former Morel and Accuton engineer, Stanislav Malikov. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2021.

Find Solutions for Different Speaker Designs in Voice Coil September 2021

August 26, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Find Solutions for Different Speaker Designs in Voice Coil September 2021

In Voice Coil September 2021, Vance Dickason writes about DSP crossovers from Danville Signal, Joe Hayes (Vastigo) writes about the DaS AuReality patented 3D loudspeaker technology, and Mike Klasco finds speaker-related technologies that help support smart speaker design efforts. This edition's Test Bench characterizes three new 25mm high-frequency tweeters from BlieSMa, using silk, beryllium, and diamond domes: BlieSMa’s T25S-6, T25B-6, and T25D-6.

Cambridge Audio Evo S Bookshelf Speakers Are Now Available

July 19, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Cambridge Audio Evo S Bookshelf Speakers Are Now Available

As previously announced, Cambridge Audio Evo S bookshelf speakers are now available to buy in limited quantities, exclusively at the company's website. As announced at the launch of the Cambridge Audio Evo all-in-one music player, the Evo S speakers have been specifically designed to complement the Evo system and its minimalistic aesthetic. These are very capable 2-way, rear ported designs featuring a 1" silk dome tweeter and 6.5" anodized aluminum cone woofer.

Kanto Audio Introduces New Bookshelf YU Passive Speakers with Kevlar Woofers and Silk Dome Tweeters

May 26, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Kanto Audio Introduces New Bookshelf YU Passive Speakers with Kevlar Woofers and Silk Dome Tweeters

Kanto Audio announced the introduction of its YU Passive 5.25 and YU Passive 4 speakers, two compact models that offer high-performance sound and outstanding value. According to the Canadian company, these new speakers have the same high-quality drivers as the acclaimed Kanto YU6 and YU4 active speakers and are intended to complement new amplifiers and streamers with built-in DACs.

Test Bench: The Bold North Audio BDT-2901 High-End Silk Dome Tweeter

March 11, 2021 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The Bold North Audio BDT-2901 High-End Silk Dome Tweeter

For this edition of Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the new BDT-2901 High-End Silk Dome Tweeter, from MISCO’s Bold North Audio Line. This is a high performance 29mm soft dome tweeter, designed to meet requests for a precision tweeter with a low crossover point, ideal for use in a two-way system paired with a 6.5” or 8” woofer. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, December 2020.

Test Bench: The LD25X High-End Tweeter from Creative Sound Solutions

October 7, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The LD25X High-End Tweeter from Creative Sound Solutions

This Test Bench article addresses an interesting home audio tweeter from Creative Sound Solutions (CSS). The company sent Voice Coil its latest high-end tweeter, the LD25X, a special driver with a unique dual-gap patented XBL2 motor. CSS licenses the XBL2 technology from inventor Dan Wiggins for two of their woofers and for the LD25X tweeter. The XBL2 motor features a short voice coil traveling between two gaps, allowing for a higher Xmax than most conventional motors can provide. The LD25X tweeter features a 25mm silk dome diaphragm and flat silk surround, in a 73 mm diameter six screw cast-aluminum faceplate anodized semi-flat black. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, July 2020.

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