All items tagged with speaker design (270)
Discover the Best Car Audio Experiences with audioXpress June 2025
May 12, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Discover the Best Car Audio Experiences with audioXpress June 2025

The June issue of audioXpress focuses on Automotive Audio and features an in-depth report by Roger Shively and J. Martins, plus articles from Jacob Soendergaard and Jesse Gratke (HEAD acoustics), Paul Beckmann and John Whitecar (DSP Concepts), Alexander Goldin (Alango Technologies), and Steve Temme (Listen). On other topics, Eric Carmichel describes an occluded ear simulator (OES) test solution, and Simon Ashton (AudioSmile) offers the technical details of his Little British Monitor (LBM).
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PSI Audio Unveils A226-MAIN Three-Way Main Studio Monitor
May 8, 2025 by Alfred Moody

PSI Audio Unveils A226-MAIN Three-Way Main Studio Monitor

PSI Audio unveiled its latest A226-MAIN, an active three-way studio monitor, designed for main monitors and mastering applications. Two 10-inch woofers in symmetrical configuration combine with an all-new aluminum coil tweeter and the company’s Extended Dome (EXD) midrange driver. Touted as the pinnacle of PSI Audio speaker development, the Swiss company rates the A226-MAIN to cover the entire 20Hz to 23kHz frequency spectrum with a maximum SPL level of 112dB as per AES 75 standard.
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ATC Launches SCM20ASL 2-Way Active Stand-Mount Loudspeakers
April 10, 2025 by Alfred Moody

ATC Launches SCM20ASL 2-Way Active Stand-Mount Loudspeakers

Scheduled for its premiere at AXPONA 2025, the new SCM20ASL compact active speakers, are the main attraction from Acoustic Transducer Company (ATC), and are based on its 50th anniversary ‘Limited Edition’ design. Described as an ideal choice for modestly sized rooms where outstanding musical reproduction is the goal, the new ATC SCM20ASL are 2-way stand-mounts that expand on ATC’s philosophy of combining the best in-house drivers with matched on-board amplification.
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Speaker Box Alignments from Numerical Optimization - The Quasi-Chebyshev Alignment
April 2, 2025 by Lars Risbo

Speaker Box Alignments from Numerical Optimization - The Quasi-Chebyshev Alignment

After seeing many speaker designers returning to trial-and-error approaches that seem to forget the historical work and analytical approach, Lars Risbo decided to explore numerical optimization to synthesize attractive alignments both for reflex and passive radiator box types. This reference article basically expands on Claus Futtrup's "Loudspeaker Bass Reflex Alignments" article series published in audioXpress, and expanded with dedicated articles in Voice Coil.
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Speakerbench Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary with Significant Updates
March 24, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Speakerbench Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary with Significant Updates

Speakerbench, the web-based application for loudspeaker design with an emphasis on an advanced transducer model, has been officially available since March 2020. Created by Claus Futtrup and Jeff Candy, the online tool celebrates its fifth anniversary with a significant update that introduces new valuable features, plus comprehensive documentation. Originally intended to support the loudspeaker DIY community, Speakerbench is increasingly recognized by global speaker designers at all levels.
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Loudspeaker Enclosures and Technologies. Voice Coil March 2025 is Now Available
February 28, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Loudspeaker Enclosures and Technologies. Voice Coil March 2025 is Now Available

in this issue, Mike Klasco offers a renewed perspective about speaker cabinets and enclosures. Nora Wong compiled a highly sought-after Speaker Enclosure Vendors Directory for 2025. In Part 2 of his article, Dario Cinanni concludes his exploration of the SpeakerLAB software to simulate and predict speaker efficiency. In Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the Dayton Audio Ultimax II 8-22 8" subwoofer and the very unique GAIT BGD-D72-64-4-0A1 glass diaphragm super tweeter.
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SEAS Launches Toy DIY Kit With Metamodal TPCD Coaxial Driver
February 13, 2025 by Joao Martins

SEAS Launches Toy DIY Kit With Metamodal TPCD Coaxial Driver

SEAS launched a new DIY kit to highlight the qualities of its state-of-the-art Metamodal TPCD coaxial drivers, allowing everyone to build a working speaker for evaluation and enjoyment. An evolution of the popular SEAS Joy kit that the speaker manufacturer already offered with a single coaxial driver, the new Toy DIY speaker is an enjoyable design that truly highlights the benefits of state-of-the-art Metamodal TPCD technology.
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Non-Linear Amplitude Modulation of Loudspeakers
February 12, 2025 by Reinhold Lutz

Non-Linear Amplitude Modulation of Loudspeakers

Even a perfectly linear loudspeaker produces two types of distortions because of the movement of its membrane. First Doppler distortions, a.k.a. Phase Modulation (which the author addressed in his October 2024 article for audioXpress), and secondly distortions stemming from the Nonlinear Amplitude Modulation, characterized in this article. More importantly, this article also addresses how these harmonic and intermodulation spectral line distortions can be minimized and eliminated in loudspeakers.
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Bang & Olufsen Unveils New Custom-Made Atelier Program
February 10, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Bang & Olufsen Unveils New Custom-Made Atelier Program

Bang & Olufsen introduced the Beosound 2 Gradient Collection, a limited-edition launch celebrating the vast creative possibilities of the company's new Atelier custom program. Offered as part of Bang & Olufsen's three-tiered level of service, the Atelier Catalogue provides 500,000 possible combinations of colors, materials, and finishes, allowing customers to design a one-of-a-kind Bang & Olufsen product, all through a new digital tool.
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Focal Unveils Utopia Main 112 and Utopia Main 212 Studio Monitors
January 16, 2025 by Alfred Moody

Focal Unveils Utopia Main 112 and Utopia Main 212 Studio Monitors

Focal is elevating its studio monitors with the introduction of the Utopia Main, a new range designed to take studios to the most demanding levels required by audio professionals with main and midfield options. Leveraging innovations from the company’s ultra high-end speaker range, the new Focal Utopia Main 112, and Utopia Main 212 are professional designs with completely new drivers, exceptional power, and advanced functionality.
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