All items tagged with silk dome (43)

Test Bench: Trueanalog TAFE28 Silk Dome Tweeter

December 26, 2019 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Trueanalog TAFE28 Silk Dome Tweeter

For this edition of Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the TAFE28, a 28 mm silk dome tweeter from Trueanalog. This is the first time Test Bench has characterized any product from Trueanalog, and the company sent Voice Coil its new 28 mm diameter silk dome tweeter, intended for high end hi-fi and recording studio applications. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, October 2019.

Get Inspired with Voice Coil October 2019 Edition, Now Available!

September 25, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Get Inspired with Voice Coil October 2019 Edition, Now Available!

The October 2019 edition of Voice Coil is packed full of essential reading material. Vance Dickason discusses Zero Phase in Studio Monitors with commentary from industry experts. In Acoustic Patents, a new Speaker Structure design patented by Yamaha, and a new Passive Acoustic Radiator Module, invented by Joseph Sahyoun are under review. And Test Bench characterizes a new high power coaxial compression driver and horn from B&C Speakers, and a 28 mm silk dome tweeter from Trueanalog. Now available to download!

PreSonus Introduces Eris XT Monitors with Improved Frequency Response and Wider Dispersion

July 5, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

PreSonus Introduces Eris XT Monitors with Improved Frequency Response and Wider Dispersion

Suitable for both home recording studios and professional environments, PreSonus' Eris studio monitors are very affordable options with respectable specifications. Now, the company introduced two new Eris XT models with improved features, new drivers, a larger ported enclosure, and a new Elliptical Boundary Modeled (EBM) waveguide design, the work of Hugh Sarvis (WorxAudio). The Eris XT monitors are a substantial update, offering superior high-frequency response and wider 100-degree horizontal dispersion to create a broader sweet spot.

Sonus Faber Shows Minima Amator II Speakers at High End 2019

May 9, 2019 by Joao Martins

Sonus Faber Shows Minima Amator II Speakers at High End 2019

Some companies in the high-end of the hi-fidelity market have such long traditions that sometimes they assume we should all be aware of their history and achievements, which might happen mostly among the people who actually purchased their products. But that’s hardly the case in a wider market that should actually be aware of what they do. That’s why the introduction of the Minima Amator II speakers by Italian brand Sonus Faber is important. Because there’s a lot of potential buyers for these high-quality, but not so expensive speakers.

Audioengine Announces A2+ Wireless Powered Desktop Speakers with Bluetooth 5

February 20, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Audioengine Announces A2+ Wireless Powered Desktop Speakers with Bluetooth 5

Audioengine continues to expand its range of great sounding compact wireless speakers. The new A2+ Wireless Speakers feature an advanced Bluetooth 5 module and were designed for desktop use but with sufficient power to fill a room when needed. Premium analog power amplifiers are built inside the left speaker, providing a very efficient system, with an auto-standby idle mode included to conserve power when not playing music. There's even USB, analog inputs and a subwoofer output.

Voice Coil January 2019 is Here and Ready for Another Year!

December 28, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil January 2019 is Here and Ready for Another Year!

Voice Coil January 2019 is now available. This edition focuses on New Materials for Earphones and Headphones and also includes a valuable listing of Earphone and Headphone Manufacturers and a schedule of headphone-centric events for the year. In Acoustic Patents, James Croft looks at a new patent of a multilayer voice coil plate and flat speaker based on the same, while in this month's Test Bench Vance Dickason features a 1" compression driver from Radian Audio Engineering, and a 1" soft dome tweeter from Eminence. This is much more, now available in print and download.

Test Bench: Two 28 mm Dome Tweeters from Dayton Audio: RST28A-4 and the RST28F-4

December 5, 2018 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Two 28 mm Dome Tweeters from Dayton Audio: RST28A-4 and the RST28F-4

In this Test Bench, I characterized two new 28 mm dome tweeters from Dayton Audio — the RST28A-4 and the RST28F-4 from the Dayton Reference Series. Both are similar tweeters that share pretty much the same platform with the primary difference being the RST28A-4 uses an 30 mm aluminum dome and the RST28F-4 has a 30 mm coated silk dome. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2018.

Essential Reading in Voice Coil September 2018 Before Heading Off to CEDIA!

August 24, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Essential Reading in Voice Coil September 2018 Before Heading Off to CEDIA!

Voice Coil September 2018 edition is now available and features all the essential information about this year’s CEDIA Expo event. James Croft reviews a Harman patent for a multi-coil transducer approach to improve the cooling structure of loudspeakers, while Vance Dickason characterizes the ambitious new Dayton Audio Epique E160CF-8 midbass driver and two new 28 mm dome tweeters also from Dayton Audio — the RST28A-4 and the RST28F-4. Now available for download or in print.

Avantone Pro Brings 'Back' Nearfield Studio Monitoring Mainstay

June 22, 2018 by Joao Martins

Avantone Pro Brings 'Back' Nearfield Studio Monitoring Mainstay

While many in the audio industry work to establish the ideal target frequency response for audio reproduction on studio monitors, speakers and headphones, others are providing "familiar" listening references that, with all their imperfections, are already familiar to working professionals. That's exactly what affordable high-quality audio products producer Avantone Pro now announced with the introduction of the CLA-10 Nearfield Monitors - which many will instantly recognize.

Dayton Audio Announces MK442 Center Channel Home Theater Speaker

March 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Dayton Audio Announces MK442 Center Channel Home Theater Speaker

Dayton Audio announced its new MK442 center channel speaker, designed to complement the Dayton Audio MK402 bookshelf speakers in a multi-channel home theater system. The new 80 watts RMS speaker features two 4" treated paper woofers optimized for low-frequency extension, with a centered 3/4" silk dome tweeter, offering a balanced combination for wide dispersion and impressive room-filling sound. The speaker features an attractive textured, black vinyl finish with 5-way binding posts.

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