All items tagged with horn (39)

New Book on High-Quality Horn Loudspeaker Systems Now Available

October 22, 2019 by Joao Martins

New Book on High-Quality Horn Loudspeaker Systems Now Available

The book “High-Quality Horn Loudspeaker Systems" by Bjørn Kolbrek and Thomas Dunker is being released this month on different channels and the official launch took place at the 147th AES Convention in New York. The massive 1070-page hardcover book caused quite an impression among AES members and the visitors who attended the two signing events on Wednesday and Friday. Several audioXpress and Voice Coil authors were very impressed with the book and took copies for review.

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!

Test Bench: Celestion CDX1-1732 1" Compression Driver

August 14, 2019 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Celestion CDX1-1732 1" Compression Driver

The Celestion CDX1-1732 is driven by a 44 mm (1.75") diameter voice coil wound with edge-wound copper-clad aluminum wire on a high-temperature fiberglass non-conducting former driving a single piece polyimide diaphragm and surround. For this Test Bench, Celestion supplied its 1” H1-7050 “No Bell” elastomer (plastic rubber) damped cast aluminum 70° × 50° exponential flare horn. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, May 2019.

Celestion CDV1-1757 Compression Driver Designed for Vocal Applications Now Shipping Worldwide

July 2, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion CDV1-1757 Compression Driver Designed for Vocal Applications Now Shipping Worldwide

Celestion announced the worldwide availability of the CDV1-1757 compression driver. The CDV1-1757 was designed for optimum vocal clarity across the critical vocal band, which makes this driver especially well suited to applications such as mass notification systems, emergency evacuation systems as well as long-distance call to prayer loudspeakers. It features a next- generation proprietary Sound Castle diaphragm clamping system for improved reliability, while a standard 1.38” (35mm) screw fitting provides maximum compatibility with a range of Celestion and third party horn flares.

Danley Introduces the Small Stature, Big Sound J7-95 Jericho Horn at Infocomm 2019

June 14, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Danley Introduces the Small Stature, Big Sound J7-95 Jericho Horn at Infocomm 2019

Since Danley Sound Labs first introduced the series nearly ten years ago, its point-source Jericho Horns have been displacing line arrays in massive sports stadiums, high-volume music venues, outdoor video installations, and even houses of worship. The reason is, Jericho Horns have the muscle to deliver line array volumes but with vastly better pattern control, excellent phase coherence, and absolutely no comb filtering nastiness.

Celestion Features Big Red Horn for Axi2050 Axiperiodic Driver at Prolight+Sound 2019

April 4, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion Features Big Red Horn for Axi2050 Axiperiodic Driver at Prolight+Sound 2019

Visitors to the NAMM 2019 show new AAC North halls couldn’t help noticing a Celestion booth prominently featuring a big red horn. That second Celestion booth at the show, was used by the British manufacturer to specifically promote its professional audio products and services to OEM’s. That same bespoke Big Red Horn was now displayed with the cutting-edge Axi2050 wideband axiperiodic compression driver at the 2019 Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt.

Test Bench: Eighteen Sound ND4015BE Beryllium Compression Driver

March 13, 2019 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Eighteen Sound ND4015BE Beryllium Compression Driver

This Test Bench examines Eighteen Sound's ND4015BE beryllium compression driver, which was mated to an Eighteen Sound XR2064 60° × 40° horn. This compression driver is available in two versions, a 1.5" throat and a 2" throat. This review focuses on the 2" throat model. The ND4015BE has a 4”-diameter edge-wound aluminum voice coil on a nonconducting Nomex former, a 4" pure beryllium diaphragm with a polymer surround. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, February 2014.

Test Bench: B&C Speakers DE680TN 1.4" Exit Pro Sound Compression Driver

September 5, 2018 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: B&C Speakers DE680TN 1.4" Exit Pro Sound Compression Driver

The transducer I examined in this Test Bench came from Italian OEM manufacturer B&C Speakers. The DE680TN-8 compression driver is the latest addition to B&C Speakers’ extensive ferrite and neodymium motor 1.4” exit compression drivers. In terms of features, the titanium diaphragm has been redesigned and incorporates a new bent-edge former along with a new dome and surrounds geometry. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, June 2018.

Test Bench: B&C Speakers DE360-8 1” Exit Pro Sound Compression Driver

August 8, 2018 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: B&C Speakers DE360-8 1” Exit Pro Sound Compression Driver

In this edition of Tea Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes another compression driver from Italian OEM manufacturer B&C Speakers. The DE360-8 is the latest addition to the company's extensive 18 model ferrite and neodymium motor 1” exit compression driver range. B&C Speakers supplied the ME20 horn for use with the DE360-8, which has a 90° × 60° coverage pattern. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, May 2018.

Test Bench: Celestion CDX1-1742 1” Exit Pro Sound Compression Driver

July 31, 2018 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Celestion CDX1-1742 1” Exit Pro Sound Compression Driver

For this month's Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the CDX1-1742 from legendary UK Pro Sound OEM manufacturer Celestion. This driver joins the CDX family of ferrite motor compression drivers, and is designed for use with 1” throat horns, featuring a FEA-optimized ferrite magnet motor structure, and a proprietary next-generation “Sound Castle” soft diaphragm clamping assembly that reduces diaphragm mechanical stress and distortion. For this Test Bench, Celestion supplied the H1-9040P horn, with a 90° × 40° coverage pattern. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, May 2018.

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