All items tagged with loudspeaker design (211)
FaitalPRO Powers Flare Audio’s Sound Reinforcement Solutions
December 17, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

FaitalPRO Powers Flare Audio’s Sound Reinforcement Solutions

In this testimony, British company Flare Audio explains their unique approach to loudspeaker design based on the theory of Waveform Integrity, combining driver alignment and a patented enclosure structure and porting technology. All Flare’s sound reinforcement solutions use FaitalPRO drivers.
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New Actran 16 Release Delivers New Advances for Acoustic Response in Bigger Domains and for Higher Frequencies
November 20, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

New Actran 16 Release Delivers New Advances for Acoustic Response in Bigger Domains and for Higher Frequencies

Free Field Technologies (FFT), an MSC Software Company, announced the release of Actran 16. The new release provides new audio and electroacoustic capabilities; acoustic propagation in huge domains and at high frequencies; new aeroacoustic modeling capabilities for fast virtual testing; and co-simulation with other MSC Software tools for multi-discipline analyses. The new release also introduces performance enhancements, including on graphical user interface and its meshing tool.
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Sonos Introduces New Flagship PLAY:5 Smart Speaker and Trueplay Tuning Software
October 11, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Sonos Introduces New Flagship PLAY:5 Smart Speaker and Trueplay Tuning Software

The pioneer and market leader in whole-home audio connected solutions announced the all-new flagship Sonos PLAY:5 smart speaker and a new speaker-tuning software called Trueplay. The announcements signal a new series of innovations in hardware and software from Sonos with which the company intends to respond to increasing competition, while leveraging the latest technology advancements.
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MISCO Extends Testing & Acoustic Design Lab Services With Warkwyn Acquisition
September 18, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

MISCO Extends Testing & Acoustic Design Lab Services With Warkwyn Acquisition

Loudspeaker and audio systems manufacturer MISCO has acquired Warkwyn Associates, an independent acoustic design, measurement, and testing lab. MISCO president Dan Digre says that Warkwyn will continue to provide its same high level of services for current Warkwyn customers. Warkwyn has relocated from Pakenham, Ontario to MISCO’s home base of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Speaker Design — The Cooks and the Wizards
August 14, 2015 by Joao Martins

Speaker Design — The Cooks and the Wizards

Some speaker designers approach their creations based purely on self-acquired knowledge and research, deliberately trying to distance themselves from existing trends and debates. Others, base their work on team efforts, industry partnerships, and sometimes market-oriented options. These are the people who I’ve started to categorize as the Wizards and the Cooks.
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Acoustic Resistance, Secret Sauce for Speakers
June 12, 2015 by Mike Klasco and Steve Tatarunis

Acoustic Resistance, Secret Sauce for Speakers

The application of acoustic resistance as a design element in the optimization of transducers and enclosures has been given short shrift in audio engineering. Controlling the acoustic resistance of the driver radiation is a quality factor that is overlooked in most loudspeaker predictive modeling software. This article explores applications of acoustic resistance for audio.
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Paradigm Concept 4F Ambitious Speaker Design Acclaimed
June 10, 2015 by Cristina Costa

Paradigm Concept 4F Ambitious Speaker Design Acclaimed

Following the presentation at the High End 2015, the Concept 4F loudspeakers from Canadian company Paradigm are being hailed as one of the highlights from the Munich show. A great result, following more than five years’ research and development in conjunction with fellow Canadian and sister company Anthem.
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Minimum Pole Diameter Tool from Redrock Acoustics
May 5, 2015 by Patrick Turnmire

Minimum Pole Diameter Tool from Redrock Acoustics

The amount of flux running through the pole in a conventional “Hamburger” motor structure is a key loudspeaker design element that is often a limiting factor in the design process. PoleSolver is a design tool from Redrock Acoustics that makes all the different calculations quick and easy. An article originally published by Voice Coil, August 2010.
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Using All-Pass Filters
April 29, 2015 by Charlie Hughes

Using All-Pass Filters

All-pass filters are perhaps one of the most overlooked and misunderstood tools for the general audio practitioner. Much has been written about their use to yield more linear phase response through the majority of a loudspeaker’s passband. They can also be used to optimize the directivity and magnitude response of a loudspeaker system. Perhaps we should first look at exactly what an all-pass filter is.
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Understanding Horn Directivity Control
April 7, 2015 by Charlie Hughes

Understanding Horn Directivity Control

Horns are often used in loudspeaker systems for a variety of reasons. One may be to provide increased acoustical loading to the driver attached to the horn. This helps to increase the sensitivity/efficiency. Another may be to provide some control over the radiation pattern of the driver attached to the horn. Article originally published by Voice Coil, November 2010.
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