All items tagged with loudspeaker design (182)

Bass Reflex Performance Envelope - Part 3: A Practical Example

March 20, 2024 by Gary Gesellchen

Bass Reflex Performance Envelope - Part 3: A Practical Example

In this article, Gary Gesellchen (Vanatoo) completes his Bass Reflex Performance Envelope exploration. After concluding the main analysis portion of the article determining his novel approach to estimating the performance envelope available from bass reflex loudspeakers, Part 3 shows an example to see how his calculations all work together, and addresses some practical considerations. This article was originally published in audioXpress, September 2023.

Bass Reflex Performance Envelope - Part 2: System Analysis

March 13, 2024 by Gary Gesellchen

Bass Reflex Performance Envelope - Part 2: System Analysis

This Bass Reflex Performance Envelope article series describes a novel approach to estimating the performance envelope available from ported loudspeakers. Part 2 expands on the system analysis, showing how driver and port sizes determine how loud and how low a system will play, and how that relates to generally available drivers. This article was originally published in audioXpress, August 2023.

GGNTKT Launches New Model M3 Active Mastering Monitor With Cardioid Bass

March 13, 2024 by Joao Martins

GGNTKT Launches New Model M3 Active Mastering Monitor With Cardioid Bass

German loudspeaker design house GGNTKT Audio launched a freestanding 4-way active loudspeaker as the flagship model in its M family. The new Model M3 is described as an active mastering monitor with cardioid radiation behavior, directly reflecting the company's philosophy of designing systems that remain true in the studio, home theater or private listening environments, delivering authentic reproduction and the unforgettable "you-are-there" effect.

Bass Reflex Performance Envelope - Part 1: The Foundation

March 6, 2024 by Gary Gesellchen

Bass Reflex Performance Envelope - Part 1: The Foundation

Targeting speaker designers/builders, Gary Gesellchen (Vanatoo) wrote a sequence of three articles discussing Bass Reflex Performance. Essentially, this series takes a novel approach to estimating the performance envelope available from ported loudspeakers, considering port and driver sizes and multiple applicable parameters, and comparison with the performance from a passive radiator. This article was originally published in audioXpress, July 2023.

Sun Audio Unveils Purified 4 Modular Loudspeaker Concept

February 27, 2024 by Joao Martins

Sun Audio Unveils Purified 4 Modular Loudspeaker Concept

Sun Audio has released Purified 4, an interesting modular loudspeaker concept on a spherical cabinet, allowing a choice between 4” woofers from Purifi Audio and 25mm or 34mm tweeters from BlieSMa. Purposely designed for audio enthusiasts who like to bring their own DSP crossover and power amplifiers into play, the new passive speaker from the Dutch company is an interesting concept that points to new directions in high end home audio.

KEF Announces New Additions to Subwoofer Lineup: KC92 and KUBE MIE

February 20, 2024 by Alfred Moody

KEF Announces New Additions to Subwoofer Lineup: KC92 and KUBE MIE

Leveraging its recent innovations in transducer engineering since the launch of the extremely successful KC62 powered subwoofer with force-canceling and Uni-Core technologies, KEF is now taking its bass to a whole new level with the new KC92 Force-Cancelling Subwoofer and four new models in the Kube MIE Subwoofer Series - the Kube 8 MIE, Kube 10 MIE, Kube 12 MIE, and Kube 15 MIE. A wide range of subwoofer options to ensure the most visceral experiences in modern home audio.

Amadeus Launches The ‘Avignon Columns’ Speaker Series at Integrated Systems Europe

February 5, 2024 by Joao Martins

Amadeus Launches The ‘Avignon Columns’ Speaker Series at Integrated Systems Europe

At ISE 2024 in Barcelona, Amadeus debuted three new models of its A 470 ‘Avignon Columns’ Series line array speakers including ‘Straight’, ‘Focus, and ‘Wide’ versions. Initially designed for use at the world-famous Avignon Festival, but now available as production models, the column speaker series offers broadband music reinforcement intended for the highest-quality music performance needs, combining Purifi Audio co-developed drivers and high-quality planar ribbons.

Tectonic Audio Labs to Showcase Exciting New Drivers and Reference Designs at CES 2024

December 21, 2023 by Joao Martins

Tectonic Audio Labs to Showcase Exciting New Drivers and Reference Designs at CES 2024

For CES 2024, Tectonic promises exciting demonstrations of its latest OEM speaker designs and cutting edge engineering services capabilities. Confirmed for the Las Vegas show are two new Tectonic drivers: Basalt, a 3:1 aspect ratio Mid-HF Balanced Mode Radiator (BMR) with exceptional directivity over both long and short axes; and Andesite, a low profile Symmetric Drive Woofer for very slim products. Two reference designs will showcase the possibilities for ultra-slim TVs and soundbars.

A FINE Circle Speaker Design Tutorial. Part 3 — The Crossover

December 20, 2023 by Peter Larsen

A FINE Circle Speaker Design Tutorial. Part 3 — The Crossover

This article is the final part of Peter Larsen's tutorial for the design of a complete loudspeaker from transducer to final product. The first two parts of this Loudsoft simulation software system design tutorial series demonstrated the development of a 6.5" woofer and vented enclosure along with a 1" silk dome tweeter. The final step is an appropriate passive network design, which is where FINE X-over software comes to the rescue.

A FINE Circle Speaker Design Tutorial. Part 2 — The Tweeter

December 13, 2023 by Peter Larsen

A FINE Circle Speaker Design Tutorial. Part 2 — The Tweeter

This is the second part of Peter Larsen's tutorial for the design of a complete loudspeaker from transducer to final product. The target design is a two-way speaker with a 6.5" woofer and a 1" dome tweeter. Having previously explained the woofer design, in this second article, Peter Larsen explains the process for a 1" silk dome tweeter.

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