Voice Coil February 2015 is Now Available!

The February 2015 edition of Voice Coil is already available and features our annual Loudspeaker Cone Vendor Survey 2015. James Croft’s Acoustic Patents reviews recent inventions from Libratone (Denmark) and Genelec (Finland). Vance Dickason’s Test Bench focuses on a 6.5” pro sound midrange driver, from PRV Audio Brazil and the reissue of the famous G12H “GreenBack” 12” guitar speaker by Celestion. Mike Klasco writes about the Endumax cone material by Teijin Aramid.

audioXpress February features an eclectic mix of articles touching on radically different audio technologies, from classic tube microphones to the most advanced audio processing software available. Don’t miss our reviews of Blue Microphones’ Mo-Fi Active Headphones and Native Instruments' Molekular. Headphones, wireless audio and how to use an Arduino microcontroller to build an automatic power controller for a tube power amplifier.

Preceding the CES 2015 Show, the Association of Loudspeaker Manufacturing & Acoustics (ALMA) International Winter Symposium 2015 is scheduled for January 3–4, 2015, at the Tuscany Suites and Casino in Las Vegas, NV and will feature a Technical Track with industry luminaries as Wolfgang Klippel, Sean Olive, Steve Temme, Rob Baum, Daniel Knighten, Christopher Struck, and many more!

The January 2015 issue of audioXpress celebrates our 14th year. This edition includes our Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) 2014 report, we assembled and tested the MOD 102 Guitar Tube Amplifier Kit by MOD Kits, invited Scott Dorsey to update his Kludge reamplifier box and Gerhard Haas explains how to build a Wah Wah effects device. Don’t miss it!

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The December 2014 issue of audioXpress signals the start of a new fascinating article series by Ron Tipton, which traces the evolution from mono to present-day binaural recording with practical experiments and examples. We review Universal Audio’s Apollo Twin Thunderbolt-based audio interface and conclude George Adamidis’ “Build Your Own Audio Mixer” project and discuss “Correct Tube Amplification for Headphones Operation.”

It just gets better every week! The Audio Voice newsletter addresses the interests of both audioXpress and Voice Coil readership communities. A unique perspective for audio developers, manufacturers, marketeers, design and engineering houses, supply chain, and industry insiders. Every week, there's a rich mix of industry news and trends, product design and new technology highlights, trade-show calendar updates, a selection of free magazine articles, and much more, directly to your inbox.

The ALMA Winter Symposium 2015 is approaching and the Association of Loudspeaker Manufacturing and Acoustics, International is preparing its most ambitious event ever. 4 Seminars. 3 Forums. Over a dozen Papers and Tutorials. Plus lots of quality Networking. January 3 & 4, 2015, at the Tuscany Suites and Casino in Las Vegas, NV (The weekend before CES).

As Vance Dickason reminds us, November 2014 marks the beginning of Voice Coil’s 28th year as the leading information resource for the loudspeaker industry. Since the first issue in November 1987 Voice Coil stayed true to its original concept as a world-class clearing-house of information for loudspeaker engineers, manufacturers, marketing specialists, and OEM suppliers. The November 2014 edition is now available.

The November 2014 edition of audioXpress is dedicated to our DIY audience with the first instalment of a rewarding project on “How to Build an Audio Mixer“ by George Adamidis. We also have two great articles on audio amplifiers: one is Class-AB MOSFET-based and the other is a push-pull AB amplifier using KT 120 vacuum tubes. Of course, we continue to discuss the latest Wireless Audio technologies and Audio for Mobile Devices. In the third article in the Nordic Audio series, we explore Scan-Speak’s audio history. We also bring you an article explaining the thinking and product design considerations for the unique Genelec M Series studio monitors. That and much more is already online.