All items tagged with Mike Klasco (188)
Loudspeaker Knowledge Inside and Out in Voice Coil March 2021
February 26, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Loudspeaker Knowledge Inside and Out in Voice Coil March 2021

In this edition of Voice Coil, Steve Temme explains "How to Measure Free-Field Speaker Response without an Anechoic Chamber," Mike Klasco writes about "Plastics and Composites for Audio Products in 2021," and there's an updated Speaker Enclosure Vendor Directory. James Croft provides a fascinating patent review of a speaker assembly design for low-frequency control using an acoustic dipole. And Vance Dickason characterizes two new tweeters: the D2404 Ellipticor Tweeter from Scan-Speak, and the Satori AT60NC-4 AMT Tweeter from SB Acoustics. Now available in print and online!
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Audio Product Education Institute Promotes New Supply Chain Webinar with Hansong and Tristar
December 30, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Audio Product Education Institute Promotes New Supply Chain Webinar with Hansong and Tristar

The Audio Product Education Institute (APEI), the Audio Engineering Society (AES) initiative promoting methodologies, practices and technologies involved in developing and bringing audio products to market, will host its fourth online event addressing Supply Chain & Sourcing. The webinar, Wednesday, January 6 (12:00pm ET), will welcome industry experts from two major audio industry suppliers – Hansong Technology and Tristar Electronics.
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audioXpress.com - The Most Popular Stories of 2020
December 28, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress.com - The Most Popular Stories of 2020

We looked at the most-read articles of 2020 in audioXpress.com (which also includes selected articles from Voice Coil magazine), and we created this Top 10 list of news stories and online articles. 2020 was another record-breaking year for audioXpress.com, with visitors from all over the world returning often to read the more than 6,600 stories available. Which of the topics and stories published online in 2020 were the most popular? Here are the results!
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Voice Coil January 2021 Is Now Available in Print and Digital!
December 23, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil January 2021 Is Now Available in Print and Digital!

Looking forward to serving the loudspeaker industry for another year, Voice Coil starts strong with a focus on Headphone OEM Devices and Parts, and a Spotlight article on speaker design, written by Brian Cho, the CEO of Resonado Labs. In his first Acoustic Patents column for 2021, James Croft writes about a signal processing system, allowing users to control a lower frequency acoustic range of a loudspeaker system, and Vance Dickason kicks off his Test Bench characterizations with the new Bold North Audio BWX-6502 Midbass, and the Wavecor TW022WA09 22mm textile dome tweeter.
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Audio Manufacturing in Vietnam: An Introduction to a Brave New World
December 16, 2020 by Mike Klasco

Audio Manufacturing in Vietnam: An Introduction to a Brave New World

This article for Voice Coil magazine offers a valuable perspective about one of the most promising manufacturing opportunities in Asia. While there has been speaker parts manufacturing and speaker assembly for more than 20 years in Vietnam, the recent influx of speaker and audio OEM/ODMs that are expanding satellite factories through the country was motivated particularly by companies looking to counter the trading tariffs imposed in the United States. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2020.
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Audio Product Education Institute Promotes Webinar with Key Audio Industry Suppliers
December 10, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Audio Product Education Institute Promotes Webinar with Key Audio Industry Suppliers

The third online event promoted by the Audio Product Education Institute on its Supply Chain & Sourcing pillar will take place December 15 at 9am Pacific (12pm Eastern). The webinar will welcome industry experts from two major audio industry suppliers - Fujikon Industrial and Tonly Electronics - detailing their organizations operations and valuable perspective. In conversation with Dave Lindberg (DB Enterprises), and Mike Klasco (Menlo Scientific), the two companies will address key questions for the audio industry.
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Voice Coils: A Tutorial
October 15, 2020 by Mike Klasco

Voice Coils: A Tutorial

Mike Klasco (Menlo Scientific) provides an overview on how to specify or manufacture voice coils. In this reference article, Mike Klasco recaps on voice coil basics, bobbin materials and sizes, collars, winding techniques, configurations, tips and tricks and wire types and considerations - a valuable, concise compendium of unique knowledge. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, August 2020.
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The Intelligent Microphone: The Next Generation of MEMS Microphone Technology
August 6, 2020 by Mike Klasco

The Intelligent Microphone: The Next Generation of MEMS Microphone Technology

At the end of July 2020, audioXpress ran a product release on Vesper's VM3011 intelligent digital micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) microphone. Its claim to fame is a power saving architecture that enables battery standby life that otherwise would be unattainable without the "smarts." There are another half-dozen developers working on integrating all sorts of capabilities within the MEMS mic package. This article, originally published in The Audio Voice newsletter, discusses those developments.
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Soundmatters and BDNC's Super-Shallow High-Excursion Speakers
July 23, 2020 by Mike Klasco

Soundmatters and BDNC's Super-Shallow High-Excursion Speakers

Mike Klasco (Menlo Scientific) writes about "a very cool" concept from Soundmatters, the company's UPstage speaker design, a new speaker product category and the next trend from the people that invented the soundbar. The sophisticated engineering implemented by soundmatters into the UpStage compact high-performance audio system was also the launch platform for BDNC's high-power, flat glass woofer that uses a 0.2 mm glass diaphragm. This article also explains what manufacturers need to know about the BDNC glass diaphragm, high-excursion, ultra-low profile woofer technology.
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Successful Smart Speakers and Voice-Enabled Products Free Webinar - Thursday, July 9
July 2, 2020 by Audio Engineering_Society

Successful Smart Speakers and Voice-Enabled Products Free Webinar - Thursday, July 9

The recently launched Audio Product Education Institute (APEI) is promoting a free introductory webinar focused on Interactive Voice Products, intended to share real world experiences in voice integrated product development. APEI's first online event - July 9, 4:00PM — 6:00PM Eastern Daylight Time - is the first in a roadmap that will also address Supply Chain and Sourcing, Modeling and Measurement, Product Management, The Legal World, and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
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