All items tagged with low profile (12)

Coastal Source Now Shipping Hardscape Razor Outdoor Speakers

December 7, 2023 by Joao Martins

Coastal Source Now Shipping Hardscape Razor Outdoor Speakers

Coastal Source, the innovative high-performance outdoor audio and lighting company from Moorestown, New Jersey, is now shipping its full line of hardscape Razor outdoor speakers. With a complete line of eight models, Coastal Source is now offering a complete solution for outdoor wall and hardscape speakers built with true hifi performance in mind. The patent-pending designs made its formal debut at CEDIA 2023 in Denver, where it received praised and multiple industry awards.

March 8, 2023 by James Croft

Patent Review: Low-Profile Loudspeaker Transducer

This review looks at a patent awarded in October 2016 to George Bullimore, on behalf of Tymphany. Considering the number of patents on shallow drivers, and the fact that the inventor also previously developed transducers for Harman International and holds other key patents, this is no doubt an interesting document to analyze in depth. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, May 2017.

Innovative Speakers and Headphone Drivers in Voice Coil January 2023

December 28, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Innovative Speakers and Headphone Drivers in Voice Coil January 2023

For this first issue of 2023, Voice Coil compiled a set of valuable headphone and earphone driver vendor directories, updated with the latest factories. The remainder of this issue is centered on Test Bench characterizations of two very innovative drivers that Vance Dickason has received. The first one on the Test Bench was the PTT6.5M08-NFA-01 6.5" Midrange from Purifi Audio; The second driver was the already popular SW26DBAC76-4 10" shallow subwoofer from SB Acoustics.

November 2, 2022 by James Croft

Patent Review: Low Profile Loudspeaker Device

James Croft explores patents granted to Mattias and Timothy Scheek, on behalf of Mayht Holding B.V. Our readers will recognize the name from the April 2022 announcement of the acquisition by Sonos of Mayht Holding BV, for "$100 million in existing cash on hand.” Having followed their work through a number of patent publications, Mayht's technology triggered Croft's curiosity, for its unconventional structural designs, appearing to represent fresh thinking. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, July 2022.

April 29, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

BassBoss Announces SSP215-MKII Double 15" Low-Profile Active Subwoofer

Because the demand for bass is often in conflict with the demand for space, and in general a subwoofer’s size is proportional to its deep-bass output, BassBoss Loudspeakers released the SSP215-MKII Low-Profile Subwoofer. The Los Angeles-based company describes this new model as a powerful subwoofer with a small frontal dimension of only 17.5". With an output that matches or beats most double 18s, the design allows multiple placement options for expansive bass in a constricted space.

Renkus-Heinz Expands S Series Subwoofer Line with Compact SX/SA28 Design

December 15, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Renkus-Heinz Expands S Series Subwoofer Line with Compact SX/SA28 Design

Renkus-Heinz unveiled another new product, this time expanding its S Series Subwoofer line. The new SX/SA28 is an extremely compact, low profile subwoofer suitable for a multitude of applications that require deep, powerful bass. Given the company's successful focus on installation-focused, steerable speaker arrays, extending the bass response is vital and the S Series of subwoofers are designed to complement any of Renkus-Heinz loudspeakers, using custom designed high-excursion woofers.

Resonado Expands Board of Advisors with Former Bose Executive Catharina Lavers Mallet

November 13, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Resonado Expands Board of Advisors with Former Bose Executive Catharina Lavers Mallet

Resonado, the technology startup that is now ready to bring to market its patented Flat Core Speaker (FCS) technology introduced at CES 2020, announced that Catharina Lavers Mallet has joined the Resonado board of advisors. Mallet, a former Bose Corporation executive with significant experience in both startup and large corporate environments, will work with Resonado’s executive team to hone strategic direction and mature their operating model as the company expands its licensing efforts.

GRAS Announces The World's Thinnest Condenser Microphones

July 9, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

GRAS Announces The World's Thinnest Condenser Microphones

GRAS Sound & Vibration is adding to its existing family of measurement microphones for boundary layer measurements and specifically wind tunnel testing – the new Ultra-Thin Precision (UTP) microphones. The UTP microphones - based on a patented technology - combine the high precision and reliability of GRAS measurement microphones with the need for extremely low-profiled (1 mm) microphones with minimum turbulence influence.

New Shallow Subwoofers from Wavecor: Discussing High-End and Custom Development

July 4, 2019 by Joao Martins

New Shallow Subwoofers from Wavecor: Discussing High-End and Custom Development

During the High End show in Munich I caught up once again with Wavecor, the expert high-end driver manufacturer, which usually has an important presence at the Munich show. They always have many clients that release finished products using Wavecor drivers at this show. Not that all brands will reveal that they do... We spoke with Allan Isaksen, General Manager and Chairman of Wavecor to learn more about the latest products and the company.

d&b audiotechnik Introduces B8-SUB Slim Subwoofer at Prolight+Sound 2019

April 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

d&b audiotechnik Introduces B8-SUB Slim Subwoofer at Prolight+Sound 2019

The B8-SUB is an ultra compact subwoofer from d&b audiotechnik, standing only 170 mm tall and keeping a remarkably low profile. Yet, the B8-SUB boasts an exceptionally high performance to size ratio that provides a low frequency extension down to 43 Hz. Paired with the established d&b xC, xS and E-Series loudspeakers, with dedicated models for mobile (B8-SUB) and install (Bi8-SUB), the new sub fits comfortably in the tightest of spaces and is ideal for corporate environments, cruise ships, small venues and more.

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