Active Acoustics, Noise Cancellation, and Product Development in audioXpress August 2023

As audioXpress August 2023 focus on Acoustics, read the report on Electroacoustic Enhancement and Active Acoustics. René Christensen details the model and application of the SonicEdge Ultrasound Speaker. Philipp Paul Klose writes about Noise Cancellation in Automotive Audio. And we visit the Western Electric Tube Factory in Rossville, GA. Read the AXPONA 2023 show report, how to Design a True Midrange Driver, and how to build an Instrumentation Amplifier-Based Preamplifier Line Stage.

The new 5000 stereo and home cinema loudspeaker series from Q Acoustics redefines how a speaker can look and sound. According to the British brand, the introduction of the leading-edge C3 Continuous Curved Cone profile in the mid/bass driver elevates the 5000 series beyond its class and will form a technical platform for years to come. The series showcases genuine advancement in driver design and also inherits innovative cabinet technology from the company’s flagship Concept range.

With Axpona (Audio Expo North America) opening its doors in Schaumburg, IL, Focal has introduced Theva, a new range of more affordable loudspeakers combining pure hi-fi sound and design. The French brand has designed, developed and manufactured the six-model range to span the spectrum of Hi-Fi and Home Cinema listening at home with superior levels of performance. In every Theva product, Focal delivers not only in sound, but also through an elegant design and great finishes.

PSB Speakers, the premium hi-fi loudspeaker brand founded by Paul Barton in 1972, is announcing all-new additions to their high-performance M4U headphones line with the presentation of the M4U 9 and M4U TWM models at Axpona Audio EXPO North America (AXPONA) 2023. The company has entered the headphones space over 10 years ago, and recently announced an ambitious new project for a completely new series of products, supporting the latest SCL6 codec for high resolution wireless audio transmission and Sonical’s CosmOS platform.