All items tagged with speaker design (259)
KRK Announces Limited Edition ROKIT G4 “White Noise” Studio Monitors
December 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

KRK Announces Limited Edition ROKIT G4 “White Noise” Studio Monitors

A great white finish for good sounding speakers, with an unfortunate name? KRK Systems, part of the Gibson family of brands, added a new family of studio monitors to its latest ROKIT Generation 4 (G4) range, the limited edition ROKIT G4 White Noise. Available in 5-, 7-, and 8-inch bi-amp models, these limited-edition monitors offer the same impressive features as the newly released ROKIT G4s, but with an enticingly different aesthetic.
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New iX Range of Coaxial Installation Speakers from APG
November 27, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

New iX Range of Coaxial Installation Speakers from APG

APG unveiled its new iX range, a full line of fixed installation coaxial speakers, characterized by a combination of high quality drivers and acoustic baffling that the company says, allows pure point source directivity. For some of the iX models, the French company has created coaxial devices that strike a perfect physical alignment between low and hi transducers. Overall, the range targets a wide variety of fixed installation applications.
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2019 Midwest Audiofest Speaker Design Competition
November 21, 2019 by Thomas Perazella

2019 Midwest Audiofest Speaker Design Competition

One of the most important audio events for the speaker building and DIY audio communities, the Midwest Audiofest (MWAF) is held in Springboro, OH, in July every year. Sponsored by an impressive group of vendors and hosted by Parts Express, this event combines several activities including a huge tent sale at Parts Express. For Thomas Perazella the highlight of the event is the Speaker Design Competition, for which he was again one of the competition judges. This article was originally published in audioXpress, October 2019.
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Purifi Audio - A Straight Wire to the Soul of Music
October 23, 2019 by Jan Didden

Purifi Audio - A Straight Wire to the Soul of Music

audioXpress' Technical Editor Jan Didden met with Bruno Putzeys and Lars Risbo, the founders of Purifi Audio, the new Danish company that the entire audio industry is talking about. The Netherlands Audio Engineering Society (AES) section invited the duo for a technical update on their plans, and they gracefully agreed to a presentation on June 13 at the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Hague, which Didden attended and reports here. This article was originally published in audioXpress, September 2019.
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Devialet Unveils New Phantom Reactor Matte Black
October 11, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Devialet Unveils New Phantom Reactor Matte Black

In an effort to reenergize its global marketing endeavours, French audio manufacturer Devialet has announced a new version of its smallest Phantom speaker, introducing for the first time a Phantom Reactor 600 in matte black. The most compact and affordable in the Devialet range, the new Phantom Reactor Matte Black is also the most technologically advanced, delivering the same impressive sound for just $1,090.
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Fresh From the Bench: Meet the PureAudioProject Trio15 Heil AMT Speakers
October 3, 2019 by Oliver A.Masciarotte

Fresh From the Bench: Meet the PureAudioProject Trio15 Heil AMT Speakers

In this speaker review, Oliver Masciarotte and Kent Peterson (of Warkwyn) listen, measure, and listen again to the PureAudioProject Trio15 Heil AMT speaker system. This is a fascinating modular system, in this case designed using an ESS 6" Air Motion Transformer (AMT) and two Eminence 15" drivers, specifically optimized for use in open-baffle applications. This article was originally published in audioXpress, September 2019.
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POW Audio Grows Product Portfolio with New Expandable Una Speaker Line
September 23, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

POW Audio Grows Product Portfolio with New Expandable Una Speaker Line

POW Audio is a new audio brand focused on reimagining ultra-portable, omnidirectional speakers through its patented expandable-chamber WaveBloom technology. Following a very successful introduction of the concept at CES 2019, the company now announced the first two of three products in its Una line, a suite of Bluetooth speakers that boast premium, high-output sound and ultra-portability. The Una and Una X are both ideal for listening at home, a beach vacation, event gathering or day by the pool.
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Polk Audio Introduces New Legend Flagship Speaker Line with Improved Designs
September 9, 2019 by Joao Martins

Polk Audio Introduces New Legend Flagship Speaker Line with Improved Designs

The Legend Series, the most advanced loudspeakers in Polk Audio’s history where undoubtedly one of the highlights at the 2019 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF). The latest flagship speaker line from Polk Audio, the Legend Series represents the most sophisticated, and intensively engineered loudspeakers the company has ever introduced. The new Stereo Dimensional Array on the new L800 speakers was justifiably one of RMAF’s most popular demonstrations.
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New Bose Portable Home Speaker Ticks All Design Boxes
August 29, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

New Bose Portable Home Speaker Ticks All Design Boxes

Bose announced its new Bose Portable Home Speaker, an ultra-versatile, compact design that combines the convenience of battery power, wireless Bluetooth and Wi-Fi with support for AirPlay 2 and Spotify Connect, and the ease of voice control in a modern new design. The new Portable speaker also delivers improved 360-degree sound, deeper bass than any other portable smart speaker its size, and weighs a mere 2.3 pounds to effortlessly take music from room to room, around the home, and basically anywhere.
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SEAS Announces New Excel Graphene C16NX001/F Coaxial Speaker
August 16, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

SEAS Announces New Excel Graphene C16NX001/F Coaxial Speaker

SEAS announced its fourth speaker model in the company's new Excel Graphene line, designed for modern high-res audio reproduction. The new C16NX001/F is also the first coaxial driver using the magnesium cone treated with the new graphene nano-coating formula, and the successor to the famous C16N001/F (E0051-04/06) driver from SEAS, implementing all the improvements the company introduced into the W16NX003 woofer.
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