All items tagged with electrostatic driver (7)

Warwick Acoustics Expands Sustainable Manufacturing Site for Automotive Audio Products

May 2, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Warwick Acoustics Expands Sustainable Manufacturing Site for Automotive Audio Products

Warwick Acoustics confirmed that its expanded manufacturing operations will be based at the MIRA Technology Park (MTP), the UK's largest automotive research and development site, where the company is already headquartered. The Warwickshire-based company signed its first production contract in June 2023 to manufacture its unique speaker systems. The new facility offers a 10-fold increase in production capacity in readiness for automotive take-up.

Warwick Acoustics Car Audio Transducers Help Eliminate Rare Earth Elements Usage

October 16, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Warwick Acoustics Car Audio Transducers Help Eliminate Rare Earth Elements Usage

Warwick Acoustics is working with a number of notable car manufacturers to support the elimination of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) from their vehicles by promoting the use of its ‘zero-REE’ Electroacoustic panels. As high-profile car manufacturers and OEMs are aiming to eliminate REEs in their vehicles, the UK-based audio company says that elements commonly used in audio systems, such as neodymium and dysprosium, typically make up to 30% of REE content still remaining in new-generation electric vehicles.

Electrostatic Loudspeakers and Two Cutting-Edge High-End Tweeters in Voice Coil June 2023

May 31, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Electrostatic Loudspeakers and Two Cutting-Edge High-End Tweeters in Voice Coil June 2023

Voice Coil June 2023 features an extensive patent review in James Croft's Acoustic Patents column. The topic is a 2014 patent awarded to Nokia, offering an opportunity to revisit the history of electrostatic loudspeakers, with insights from Tim Mellow, one of the two listed inventors. In Test Bench, Vance Dickason focuses on the D8404-552000 Ellipticor cloth diaphragm dome midrange from Scan-Speak, and characterizes the SB Acoustics TW29BNWG beryllium dome and waveguide from the brand's prestigious Satori line.

Warwick Acoustics Ready to Scale Electroacoustic Panel Technology for In-Car Audio

February 22, 2023 by Joao Martins

Warwick Acoustics Ready to Scale Electroacoustic Panel Technology for In-Car Audio

Following successful R&D and product development phases, Warwick Acoustics has entered 2023 with an accelerating program to commercialize its electroacoustic panel technology, focusing on the automotive industry. Warwick Acoustics is hiring and investing in facilities to support the substantial commercial pipeline under development. Warwick's electroAcoustic panels, already proven in high-end headphones, are now ready for car audio applications.

Warwick Acoustics Adds Experienced Automotive Industry Executive to Its Board of Directors

December 13, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Warwick Acoustics Adds Experienced Automotive Industry Executive to Its Board of Directors

Warwick Acoustics, the UK-based audio technology company renowned for its electrostatic loudspeaker drivers and products has expanded its Board through the appointment of Ian Harnett, a highly respected and longstanding senior executive in the automotive industry, as a Non-Executive Director. The appointment comes only eight months after Warwick Acoustics entered the automotive audio sector following an intense five-year R&D program.

Warwick Acoustics Promotes Patented Electrostatic Transducer Panels for Automotive Applications

March 28, 2022 by Joao Martins

Warwick Acoustics Promotes Patented Electrostatic Transducer Panels for Automotive Applications

Warwick Acoustics already achieved significant recognition with its unique electrostatic transducers, currently used in the world's best sounding headphones (unfortunately also the most expensive and only available with a dedicated amplifier and electronics). Now, the UK-based audio technology company says that it is primed to disrupt the $8 billion in-car audio market with its ultra-light and low-power patented electrostatic technology, key in modern automotive systems.

Alclair Audio Introduces a New Flagship Electrostatic Stage Monitor

February 15, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Alclair Audio Introduces a New Flagship Electrostatic Stage Monitor

When Alclair launched its first ever custom in-ear monitor with electrostatic drivers in 2018, they designed it for the Pro Audio and studio market. With the launch of the new ESM thirteen driver custom in-ear monitor, the Minnesota-based company brought their electrostatic designs to the stage and Live Sound audiences. As Alclair states, the ESM has all the components of a listening monitor, offering an expertly crafted combination of balanced armature and electrostatic drivers.