All items tagged with compression drivers (139)
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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Voice Coil April 2020 Now Available and Keeping the Loudspeaker Industry Together
March 27, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil April 2020 Now Available and Keeping the Loudspeaker Industry Together

As scheduled, Voice Coil April 2020 is now available in print and digital, connecting loudspeaker professionals in these challenging times. This month, Mike Klasco (Menlo Scientific) discusses Mobile Audio and Microspeakers, which is also the topic of this month's updated directory. James Croft reviews a patent from Harman, while Vance Dickason characterizes the new 18NDLX Imperium woofer from Fane and the CDX14-3040 compression driver from Celestion. Download now and start reading!
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Test Bench: LaVoce DF10.172K 1” Compression Driver
March 25, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: LaVoce DF10.172K 1” Compression Driver

Vance Dickason welcomes a new company that, for the first time, submitted products for characterization. The DF10.172K is a new 1" compression driver from LaVoce, an Italian company founded in 2008 by Elettromedia, with its R&D center located in Potenza Picena, Italy, and manufacturing based in Jiashan, China (near Shanghai), its own purpose-built ISO 9001-certified production facility. LaVoce submitted the 1” DF10.172K compression driver combined with its own HD1003 cast aluminum 90°×40° exponential horn. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, January 2020.
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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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Lavoce Expands Next-Generation 1” Exit Compression Drivers with Three Lightweight Neodymium Magnet Designs
February 20, 2020 by Joao Martins

Lavoce Expands Next-Generation 1” Exit Compression Drivers with Three Lightweight Neodymium Magnet Designs

Lavoce Italiana, the Italian transducer OEM and one of the fastest-growing driver manufacturers in the pro audio industry, announced three new “Next-Generation” neodymium magnet 1” exit compression drivers. Presented for the first time at NAMM 2020, following the success of the ferrite models released last year, Lavoce confirmed availability of the new products at the recent ISE 2020 show in Amsterdam.
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Eminence New N314X-8 Compression Driver Leads the Way with Textreme Diaphragm
February 6, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Eminence New N314X-8 Compression Driver Leads the Way with Textreme Diaphragm

Recently, Eminence announced that it had already successfully implemented and tested a new compression driver using the new thin ply carbon diaphragm from Textreme. The announcement of the new Eminence N314X-8 Compression Driver confirms that the Kentucky company is now ready to offer the world's first driver using the new lighter diaphragm material, promising "goosebumps" for those who have the opportunity to listen to the the latest in high frequency driver technology.
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The Periodical for the Loudspeaker Industry Enters 2020. Voice Coil January 2020 Now Available!
December 27, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

The Periodical for the Loudspeaker Industry Enters 2020. Voice Coil January 2020 Now Available!

Voice Coil January 2020 is now available in print and digital. This first edition of 2020 includes two valuable directories of headphone and headphone parts vendors. In Acoustic Patents, James Croft reviews two different ported tweeter design patents awarded to the same inventor. And Vance Dickason welcomes two new companies - LaVoce from Italy and Oberton from Bulgaria - to Test Bench. LaVoce submitted the 1” DF10.172K compression driver, while Oberton sent the ND72CT/HB 1.4” Hybrid Dome compression driver.
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Test Bench: B&C Speakers DCX464 High Power Coaxial Compression Driver and Horn
December 19, 2019 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: B&C Speakers DCX464 High Power Coaxial Compression Driver and Horn

The driver to be characterized in this Test Bench is from B&C Speakers and is the DCX464, a pretty unusual ring radiator compression driver. First, because it’s a coaxial compression driver - a rare category of compression driver, and second because the DCX464 compression driver and the accompanying horn measure down to an honest 300 Hz, which is quite a low frequency considering only a few OEM horns on the market go even as low as 400 Hz. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, October 2019.
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Innovation for the Loudspeaker Industry with Voice Coil December 2019
November 26, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Innovation for the Loudspeaker Industry with Voice Coil December 2019

Voice Coil December 2019 features an outstanding article on constant directivity horn design from Dario Cinanni, followed by a new Spotlight feature on MEMS loudspeakers by Mike Klasco (Menlo Scientific), and a new vendors directory. Next up, James Croft reviews a new loudspeaker enclosure patent recently awarded to Bang & Olufsen, and Vance Dickason offers two complete characterizations of new pro sound drivers from Dayton Audio and BMS.
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Get Inspired with Voice Coil October 2019 Edition, Now Available!
September 25, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Get Inspired with Voice Coil October 2019 Edition, Now Available!

The October 2019 edition of Voice Coil is packed full of essential reading material. Vance Dickason discusses Zero Phase in Studio Monitors with commentary from industry experts. In Acoustic Patents, a new Speaker Structure design patented by Yamaha, and a new Passive Acoustic Radiator Module, invented by Joseph Sahyoun are under review. And Test Bench characterizes a new high power coaxial compression driver and horn from B&C Speakers, and a 28 mm silk dome tweeter from Trueanalog. Now available to download!
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