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Feel the Beat: Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2018 Now Available!
June 4, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Feel the Beat: Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2018 Now Available!

The 2018 Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook (LIS) is now available! In the best tradition, the LIS 2018 edition contains so much more than the listings - You will find a complete series of must-read articles for anyone in the audio industry. Combining the editorial resources of our monthly publications, audioXpress and Voice Coil, LIS 2018 contains cutting-edge articles from some of the finest industry leaders, interviews with audio professionals on trending industry topics, and our annual industry reports about the state of the industry.
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Show Report: Notes from the AES Milan Convention
May 31, 2018 by Joao Martins

Show Report: Notes from the AES Milan Convention

The Audio Engineering Society (AES) Milan 144th International Convention, May 23–26, 2018, was a small but well-attended event, extremely enjoyable for all those that participated. As always, a mix of audio industry professionals, students, educators, and top brands and audio service providers from around the world met "for the purpose of advancing the art and science of audio engineering."
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AES Will Promote Pro Audio Education Sessions at The NAMM Show Through 2021
May 18, 2018 by Audio Engineering_Society

AES Will Promote Pro Audio Education Sessions at The NAMM Show Through 2021

Building on the success of the inaugural AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio in 2018, and the organizations' shared mission to continue to strengthen the music and pro audio industries, The National Association of Music Merchants and the Audio Engineering Society have reaffirmed their commitment to providing best-in-class education and professional development opportunities with a three-year agreement for January 2019, 2020 and 2021 at The NAMM Show in Anaheim, California.
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2018 AES International Conference on Audio Archiving, Preservation & Restoration
May 16, 2018 by Audio Engineering_Society

2018 AES International Conference on Audio Archiving, Preservation & Restoration

The 2018 Audio Engineering Society International Conference on Audio Archiving, Preservation & Restoration will take place in Culpeper, VA, June 28-30. This conference will present an opportunity to bring researchers and practitioners together for three days to discuss critical preservation issues and focus on strategies that will support and encourage collaboration and interoperability between industry and the preservation, restoration and archiving communities.
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Recap of the Loudspeaker Sourcing Show 2017
May 15, 2018 by Rob Baum

Recap of the Loudspeaker Sourcing Show 2017

The third annual Loudspeaker Sourcing Show was again held in Guangzhou, China, which is about an hour by ferry from Hong Kong. The show was hosted by Philip Richardson, owner of Trueanalog Strictly OEM, and his wife Mandy Tseng of ZengBen. The couple created the Loudspeaker Sourcing Show to connect qualified and vetted loudspeaker component, driver, and system manufacturers directly with loudspeaker engineers, purchasing heads, and brands. This is a focused engineering/purchasing event where the attendees meet directly with manufacturers for details and costing at the show.
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A Double-Ended Two-Channel Amp
May 8, 2018 by Ari Polisois

A Double-Ended Two-Channel Amp

Following the publication of its original SE 6C33C amplifier in audioXpress July 2004, Ari Polisois returned with more information on how to further simplify the whole construction and reduce the costs. The results, as the author describes, "combine the advantage(s) of the push-pull (mainly power) to the wonderful character of the SE: sensitivity, smoothness, simplicity, and warmth (due to the 2nd harmonic content, easily tolerated by our ears, as against the third, fifth, seventh, and so on harmonics produced by the push-pull)." This article was originally published in audioXpress, February 2008.
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Audio Precision Engineers Contribute to “The Power of Sound,” Deliver Trio of Presentations at AES-Milan
April 26, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Audio Precision Engineers Contribute to “The Power of Sound,” Deliver Trio of Presentations at AES-Milan

Audio Precision previewed its planned contributions to the 144th International AES Convention, Milan, Italy, May 23–26 at the NH Hotel Milano Congress Centre. Themed “The Power of Sound,” AES Milan will bring together audio professionals and advanced audio technologies from around the world for four days of audio immersion, experiences and networking. Audio Precision will promote three presentations, discussing smart speaker testing, speech intelligibility, and chirp-based measurements.
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Your Voice Coil May 2018 Issue Is Now Available!
April 24, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Your Voice Coil May 2018 Issue Is Now Available!

In this May 2018 edition, learn about the loudspeaker-related sessions that will take place at the upcoming 144th Audio Engineering Society (AES) International Convention in Milan. Vance Dickason also writes about ARTA Audio Measurement and Analysis Software, and for this month's Test Bench, he characterizes two new 1” exit pro sound compression drivers, the CDX1-1742 from Celestion, and the DE360-8 from B&C Speakers. In Acoustic Patents, James Croft discusses an interesting Radial Acoustic Speaker design patented by prolific audio inventor Curtis Graber. Download your copy now.
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Recording and Production Presentations at 144th AES Milan Convention Announced
April 24, 2018 by Audio Engineering_Society

Recording and Production Presentations at 144th AES Milan Convention Announced

The AES has always been at the center of the audio recording community, bringing the top engineers together to share techniques and promote new ideas. The forthcoming 144th AES International Convention will offer the year’s most comprehensive program of Recording and Production workshops, tutorials and demonstrations, along with a chance to see the latest gear from top industry brands, from 23-26 May at the NH Hotel Milano Congress Centre in Milan, Italy.
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Malcolm Hawksford to Give AES Milan Heyser Memorial Lecture – “Understanding High Quality Audio – A Personal Journey”
March 27, 2018 by Audio Engineering_Society

Malcolm Hawksford to Give AES Milan Heyser Memorial Lecture – “Understanding High Quality Audio – A Personal Journey”

The AES Milan Convention, being held 23–26 May at the NH Hotel Milano Congress Centre in Milan, Italy, will feature Malcolm Hawksford – Emeritus Professor within the School of Computing Science and Electronic Engineering at Essex University, Colchester, and a recent AES Gold Medal Winner – as presenter of the 38th Richard C. Heyser Memorial Lecture, speaking on the topic “Understanding High Quality Audio – A Personal Journey.”
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