All items tagged with Vance Dickason (286)
Test Bench: The 18NDLX Imperium Woofer from Fane
July 1, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The 18NDLX Imperium Woofer from Fane

In this Test Bench, Vance Dickason receives the latest 18NDXL Imperium, a very high power handling 18" low-frequency woofer from British brand Fane. Designed by this revitalized company with a rich history, the 18NDXL Imperium includes uses as a bass driver in multiway systems or as a dedicated woofer in bass reflex or horn loaded designs. The feature set for the 18NDXL is like most high-performance pro sound drivers, rather substantial. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, April 2020.
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Adhesives, Coatings, Sealants, Dispensers, Patents and More Loudspeaker Topics in Voice Coil July 2020
June 26, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Adhesives, Coatings, Sealants, Dispensers, Patents and More Loudspeaker Topics in Voice Coil July 2020

The July 2020 edition of Voice Coil magazine is a strong issue, offering the most comprehensive sourcing directory on Adhesives, Coatings, Sealant, and Dispenser Providers in 2020, a Spotlight article by David Lindberg on Waterproofing of Audio Devices, plus the always brilliant patent reviews by James Croft. For July, Vance Dickason characterizes the recent SEAS L19RNX1 woofer from the company's new Prestige Titan Series, and the LD25X, an interesting high-end tweeter from Creative Sound Solutions (CSS). Now available to download!
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Test Bench: The Punktkilde AUGWL0016-JN02 6.5" Midbass Driver
June 17, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The Punktkilde AUGWL0016-JN02 6.5" Midbass Driver

In this Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes a home audio transducer from Eastech’s Punktkilde line, more precisely the AUGWL0016-JN02 6.5" midbass driver. This is a new model from the Punktkilde brand that features a unique Magnesium-Lithium (Mg-Li) alloy flat profile cone with a 2" diameter convex dust cap out of the same material. As Dickason notes, this is a very nice looking woofer worth taking a closer look. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, March 2020.
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Audio Precision APx500 Flex Audio Analyzer — Hands-On
May 27, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Audio Precision APx500 Flex Audio Analyzer — Hands-On

Vance Dickason writes about the Audio Precision APx500 Flex Audio Analyzer and shares his hands-on experience with this latest affordable analyzer solution, designed to work with third-party USB audio recording interfaces. Dan Knighten, AP's VP of Product Development, and Michael Martin, AP's Product Marketing Manager, brought a complete system to Dickason's place and assisted him in performing a series of R&D type measurements on the same driver featured in a Test Bench column. Which means, readers can compare the readings and results directly! This article was originally published in Voice Coil, March 2020.
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Test Bench: LaVoce WAN103-01 High-Power 10” Midbass Driver
April 22, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: LaVoce WAN103-01 High-Power 10” Midbass Driver

For this Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the new WAN103.01 10" woofer from Italian OEM transducer manufacturer, LaVoce. All LaVoce products are designed at its headquarters in Potenza Picena, Italy, but with the logistic and price advantage of being manufactured at its purpose-built ISO 9001-certified production facility in China. The WAN103.01 is a high-sensitivity and high-power 10" driver, with a substantial feature set, which has been designed with line array and mid-bass applications in mind, using an elegant heavy duty die-cast basket and FEM optimized motor structure and suspensions.
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Test Bench: Oberton ND72CT/HB 1.4” Compression Driver
April 1, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Oberton ND72CT/HB 1.4” Compression Driver

This article focuses on another pro sound OEM new to Voice Coil’s Test Bench, Oberton of Bulgaria. For this characterization, Oberton supplied the recently released ND72CT/HB 1.4" compression driver along with the H-1464 1.4” cast aluminum 60° × 40° constant directivity horn. The ND72 has two iterations available - a cotton composite diaphragm with polycotton surround - The ND72CT - and an alternative dome, named the Hybrid Dome, using a combination of carbon composite diaphragm with a center cotton composite “patch” that reduces break-up modes - the ND72HB. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, January 2020.
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Test Bench: Motus Audio UH25CT1 Dome Tweeter
March 18, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Motus Audio UH25CT1 Dome Tweeter

The Motus UH25CTi 1" dome tweeter, from Motus Audio, a U.S. high-end driver OEM distributed by Solen.ca, was reviewed in Voice Coil December 2012 and the review appeared also in audioXpress February 2013. Motus Audio was founded in 2010 by Trevor Ryan, who also started Ryan Acoustics, a finished product speaker manufacturer from Riverside, California. "With his extensive experience in Asian sourcing and assembly of high-performance speakers, Ryan brings the high-end-manufacturing-in-China perspective to the OEM raw driver market," Vance Dickason wrote about the company.
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Test Bench: The BMS 1” 5530ND High-Efficiency Compression Driver
February 26, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The BMS 1” 5530ND High-Efficiency Compression Driver

This Test Bench characterizes a new BMS compression driver, the 1” 5530ND, introduced at Prolight+Sound 2019, as a new generation offering a compact physical package that is only 72 mm in diameter, ultra-low intermodulation distortion ring diaphragm, and very high efficiency. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, December 2019.
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Test Bench: The Dayton Audio DMA58-4 2" Full-Range Speaker Driver
February 19, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The Dayton Audio DMA58-4 2" Full-Range Speaker Driver

In this Test Bench, the focus is the Dayton Audio DMA58-4, a new 2" full-range line array/smart speaker from Dayton Audio. DMA stands for Dual Magnet Aluminum Cone and the series already includes five models of full-range drivers, all using a proprietary 12-spoke injection-molded frame. This frame is very open to reduce reflections back into the cone and also has a very generous mounting flange making multiple driver arrays cosmetically attractive and compact. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, December 2019.
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Test Bench: The Punktkilde AUGDL0003-JN03 1” Magnesium-Lithium Alloy Dome Tweeter from Eastech
January 15, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The Punktkilde AUGDL0003-JN03 1” Magnesium-Lithium Alloy Dome Tweeter from Eastech

For this edition of Test Bench we characterized the Punktkilde AUGDL0003-JN03, a 1” magnesium-lithium alloy dome tweeter. This transducer, from Eastech’s relatively new Punktkilde line of home hi-fi drivers built in China and designed in Denmark by Scan-Speak engineers, is a tweeter from its magnesium-lithium product line, which includes this AUGDL0003-JN03 tweeter plus 4” thru 8” magnesium-lithium alloy cone woofers. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, November 2019.
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