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In audioXpress January 2024, Martin Turesson explains how Thin-ply Carbon Diaphragm (TPCD) technology can be applied also to headphones, and Claus Futtrup writes about Loudspeaker Bass Reflex Alignments. Paul Marchese discusses Composite Amplifiers, Roger Tall explains how a research effort allowed ClarityCap to understand the impact of resonances in capacitors. Our own Jan Didden interviews Robert Munnig Schmidt, while audio expert Ethan Winer explores audible consequences of jitter in digital audio conversion.

Ora Graphene Audio, the Montreal-based graphene technology pioneer announced a strategic partnership with Merry Electronics, the renowned Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer, to develop the world's first commercially available GrapheneQ headphone drivers. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the adoption of graphene technologies. Both 40mm and 50mm headphone drivers powered by Ora's groundbreaking graphene audio technology will be available for pre-orders Q1 2024.

For many decades, manufacturers and speaker designers have learned to admire the quality, consistency and innovations coming from SEAS of Norway. Today, the speaker manufacturer is part of a much larger organization within Merry Electronics and the new SEAS Orbit Series features drivers developed in cooperation with the Taiwan-based company, aiming to address the requirements of OEMs looking for high-quality speakers for smart speakers, soundbars and videoconference systems.

This article for Voice Coil magazine offers a valuable perspective about one of the most promising manufacturing opportunities in Asia. While there has been speaker parts manufacturing and speaker assembly for more than 20 years in Vietnam, the recent influx of speaker and audio OEM/ODMs that are expanding satellite factories through the country was motivated particularly by companies looking to counter the trading tariffs imposed in the United States. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2020.