audioXpress October 2023 Speaker Builder Issue Is Now Available!

In the October 2023 issue of audioXpress, Jan Didden visits Dutch & Dutch, Reinhold Lutz shares a practical way to measure loudspeakers in any room with his AudioChiemgau Mode-Compensator, which is tested by Rens Tellers. We have two DIY open baffle projects from Perry Marshall and Charlie Laub, Richard Honeycutt writes about the Western Electric 91E, and Ethan Winer shares his Popping P Filter circuit. In the Sound Control column, Honeycutt explores Passive Variable Acoustics, and Chuck Hansen concludes his article series on Power Transformers. audioXpress October 2023 is now available in print, digital, and online.

audioXpress July 2023 provides an updated market and technology overview of Audio Amplifiers, includes the review of the Hypex Nilai500DIY 500W Power Amplifier Kits, a visit to Dutch company Grimm Audio, and an interview with Rémi Guastavino to discuss the new GRAS EQset measurement microphone series. Plus a review of the new WiiM Pro Music Streaming System, a new article series about Bass Reflex speaker performance, and a lot more.

audioXpress February 2023 focuses on the small devices in the increasingly larger market of MEMS Microphones and Voice Pickup Sensors. The Market Update on this topic is complemented by Erica Yorga's article on the principles of Nureva's Unified Coverage Map. Ethan Winer offers the first of a primer on modern PC board design, there's a review of the Arylic Audio Up2Stream Amp V4 board, an inside story on how Crestron adopted AES67, and a High-Performance Tube Hybrid Preamp DIY project.

Multiple perspectives to inspire you in the new year. A Market Update on Bone Conduction Transducers, an article on the development of the Taction Transporter haptic transducer, and a valuable article by Hans W. Gierlich explaining an effective approach for testing structure-borne sound applied to in-ear developments. Andrew Bellavia writes about why the FDA’s OTC hearing aid rule could be quickly obsolete, Adam Levenson introduces the new Audio Foundry automotive audio development platform, and René Christensen makes its debut with audioXpress, writing about simulation techniques

Get the full update on audio technologies for Installation, Distributed Audio, and Multiroom, learn how the Klippel NFS was used for measuring Holoplot's X1 Matrix Array compensation algorithm capabilities, and read about the multiple technologies Improving Wireless Audio, including using Ultra-Wideband (UWB) for high-quality wireless audio streaming. Learn how to calculate RIAA parts values for phono amps, discover lesser-known tubes used for audio applications, and much more.

audioXpress' November 2022 cover highlights this year's Speaker Design Competition, an extensive Market Update on Wireless Audio technology and two articles addressing Digital Signal Processing techniques. Frans de Wit explains the real improvements that can be achieved on power supply design for high-end audio systems, and Chuck Hansen opens up a valuable series on Power Transformers for audio electronics. Finally, Scott Dorsey visits the Lundahl Transformers factory in Sweden, while Richard Honeycutt revisits Voltage Regulator (VR) Tubes used in Audio Amplifiers.

A long-standing tradition, audioXpress' Focus on Test and Measurement 2017 is now available. Start with a thorough review of Audio Precision’s new APx1701 Transducer Interface; explore the DIM-100 device for interfacing and measuring with sound cards; build an Audio Dummy Load; learn how to measure Harmonic Distortion and discover the effects of Community Noise and their measurements. And just how good TIDAL's streaming quality actually is? All that and more in audioXpress March 2017. Get your copy now.

Electrical Engineer Finds “Joy in Audio Electronics” SHANNON BECKER: Tell us a little about your background and where you live. CHUCK HANSEN: I have always lived in Monmouth County, NJ. I took college prep courses at Middletown High School, and …