All items tagged with Mike Klasco (188)
Voice Coil February 2018 Now Available with All the Industry News and Developments!
January 25, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil February 2018 Now Available with All the Industry News and Developments!

Voice Coil February 2018 features an update of our annual Loudspeaker Cone Industry Suppliers Directory for 2018, expanded to incorporate specialized component vendors. James Croft reviews David Gunness' patent submission of a Passive Cardioid Speaker design and Vance Dickason characterizes a new Precision Devices 1.4" Titanium Diaphragm Compression Driver, plus Wavecor's new 10" PA woofer. All this and much more available in print and download now.
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Download Now Your First Voice Coil of 2018!
December 28, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Download Now Your First Voice Coil of 2018!

Voice Coil is gearing up for another exciting edition of the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, and this January 2018 edition features one of our most exciting Voice Coil directories, focusing on recent announcements about Headphone Measurement solutions. James Croft discusses a patent for an innovative flat speaker concept from Pioneer, while Vance Dickason characterizes a new 12” coaxial pro audio design from B&C Speakers. Download your Voice Coil now!
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Get the Scope on the Audio Industry with Voice Coil December 2017
November 27, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Get the Scope on the Audio Industry with Voice Coil December 2017

Don't miss Mike Klasco's overview of the latest trends in Audio Digital Signal Processing, a review of a new "knurled diaphragm," patent for planar magnetic drivers, and a User Report on LOUDSOFT's FINE R+D Analyzer, which, from 2018, will be implemented into the Test Bench measurement protocol. In Test Bench, learn more about a bass-midrange driver, and a woofer, from Eton and Volt, respectively.
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October 4, 2017 by Joao Martins

Voice Coil 2025 Media Kit

Voice Coil, the Industry publication focused exclusively on loudspeakers - Media info, editorial calendar.
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Let's Talk about Headphones
September 7, 2017 by Joao Martins

Let's Talk about Headphones

I know that the current trend is all about smart speakers, but since we have discussed that topic extensively in recent editorials, I thought the time was ripe to discuss what is happening with headphones, a still-growing market segment showing some signs that deserve attention. In this article I wrote for The Audio Voice newsletter, I address ongoing trends in design choices, user preferences, frequency response curves, and personalization.
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R&D Stories: Even’s EarPrint Technology - Precision Listening for Earphones and Headphones
August 24, 2017 by Mike Klasco

R&D Stories: Even’s EarPrint Technology - Precision Listening for Earphones and Headphones

Even is reinventing personal audio with technology that tunes sound to each listener’s unique hearing with its patent-pending Even EarPrint process. A veteran group of sound designers, acoustic engineers, mastering technicians, and audiologists have perfected a personalization process for headphones and earphones that measures the user’s reactions to a series of eight different frequencies in each ear in only 90 seconds. This article was originally published in audioXpress, June 2017.
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MEMS Microphones - Vesper Delivers New MEMS Microphone Technology
August 1, 2017 by Mike Klasco

MEMS Microphones - Vesper Delivers New MEMS Microphone Technology

Since 2009, Vesper has built a broad and deep patent portfolio around its proprietary MEMS piezoelectric technology, which works quite differently from conventional capacitive MEMS microphones. As Matt Crowley, CEO of Vesper, says during an interview with Voice Coil, “We are just beginning to realize the potential of piezoelectric MEMS microphones.” This article was originally published in Voice Coil, December 2016.
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How to Select MEMS Microphones
July 25, 2017 by Mike Klasco

How to Select MEMS Microphones

Today, most audio products, from Bluetooth speakers to appliances with voice command, now contain at least one microphone. If the product was designed a couple of years ago, it had an electret condenser microphone (ECM), but today it will most likely use a MicroElectrical-Mechanical System (MEMS) microphone. Spec’ing MEMS microphones has some differences and this article touches upon these points.
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Get in the Loudspeaker Industry Loop with Voice Coil July 2017
June 26, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Get in the Loudspeaker Industry Loop with Voice Coil July 2017

This edition focuses on Adhesive Joints and Cone Treatments and includes a special report on the latest new material options available and an updated directory of Adhesives, Coatings, and Sealant Providers. In our Spotlight article, Dan Knighten discusses the “Practical Measurement of Bluetooth and Lightning Headphones,” and in Test Bench, Vance Dickason discusses the new B&C Speakers DE990TN compression driver and Wavecor’s new SW168WA01 6.5” woofer. That and much more now available.
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Essential Loudspeaker Industry Content in Voice Coil June 2017
May 24, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Essential Loudspeaker Industry Content in Voice Coil June 2017

Now available for download, Voice Coil June 2017 features a report on new earphone and headphone technology developments, compiled by Mike Klasco (Menlo Scientific); a directory of manufacturers; and a summary of recommended related trade shows. James Croft reviews a patent for a passive radiator with dynamically adjustable resonant frequency, while Vance Dickason tests Eminence’s new 1” compression driver and SEAS’ 6.5” “King Coax.”
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