All items tagged with midrange (69)

Aston Martin Announces Bowers & Wilkins as Official Audio Partner

May 30, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Aston Martin Announces Bowers & Wilkins as Official Audio Partner

Debuting in the new DB12, Aston Martin owners will be able to enjoy the newly developed Bowers & Wilkins Surround Sound System in their cars for the first time, as two iconic British brands announced a new audio partnership. The newly developed Bowers & Wilkins Surround Sound System is a 15-speaker, double amplified 1170W surround sound system, able to supercharge the senses of anyone entering the car. The immersive quality of the audio system is achieved by

Test Bench: The PTT6.5M08-NFA-01 6.5" Midrange from Purifi Audio

April 1, 2023 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The PTT6.5M08-NFA-01 6.5" Midrange from Purifi Audio

The PTT6.5M08-NFA-01 6.5" Midrange is the fourth woofer from Purifi Audio to be examined in Test Bench. This midrange is pretty much identical to the previously examined PTT6.5X and PTT4.0X woofers, and includes the same constant Sd surround, cone edge stiffening ring, and low magnetic hysteresis motor design. However, the PTT6.5M08-NFA-01 is optimized to have higher efficiency (91dB at 2.83V8/1m) for use with multiple woofer three-way design configurations. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, January 2023.

Get Connected to Speaker Intelligence in Voice Coil April 2023

March 29, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Get Connected to Speaker Intelligence in Voice Coil April 2023

The April 2023 issue of Voice Coil reveals the genesis of Echo Test + Measurement and its AIO Test System. As scheduled, there's an updated industry directory of Cable and Connector vendors, James Croft reviews a key Polk Audio patent that expands on its Polk SDA loudspeaker prior art now in a more compact enclosure. And on Test Bench, Vance Dickason focus on the characterization of the innovative TW045WA01 dual-diaphragm tweeter from Wavecor.

Radian Audio Introduces LM10n Wide Band Planar Ribbon Transducer at CES 2023

January 4, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Radian Audio Introduces LM10n Wide Band Planar Ribbon Transducer at CES 2023

Radian Audio Engineering is presenting its latest range of products for the first time at CES 2023, after an intense research and development effort. The company's extended Planar Ribbon range, now offers improved specifications for home audio, home cinema and high end applications. Together with the much improved new-generation Planar Ribbon series, Radian also introduced the largest driver in the family, the wide band LM10n.

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.

Test Bench: The MD60N-6 2.5" Dome Midrange from the SB Acoustics Satori Line

December 21, 2022 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The MD60N-6 2.5" Dome Midrange from the SB Acoustics Satori Line

This is a Test Bench of one of the most intriguing high-frequency drivers from SB Acoustics' high-end Satori line, the MD60N-6 2.5" dome midrange. This design by Danesian Audio of Denmark, is a soft dome midrange that features a non-resonant coated cloth, and a large neodymium ring magnet with a dynamic dome stabilizer and flow resistor. There is also an injection-molded back-closed transmission line enclosure, filled with Thinsulate damping, mounted directly on the back side, covering its entire surface. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, August 2022.

B&C Speakers Confirms Availability of DCX354 Midrange Coaxial Ring Radiator Compression Driver

November 4, 2022 by Joao Martins

B&C Speakers Confirms Availability of DCX354 Midrange Coaxial Ring Radiator Compression Driver

Modern speaker arrays demand closer source spacing, higher output, and lighter weight. To meet this continuing challenge, Italian manufacturer B&C Speakers introduced the new DCX354 coaxial ring radiator. A more compact sibling of the groundbreaking DCX464 launched in 2019, the DCX354 comprises five years of R&D, two patents, and a radical MF diaphragm design to achieve what the company describes as its loudest, widest-bandwidth compression driver yet.

Test Bench: TB Speaker 75-1558SH High-End Home Audio 3" Dome Midrange

September 21, 2022 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: TB Speaker 75-1558SH High-End Home Audio 3" Dome Midrange

This is an interesting Test Bench of a 3" dome midrange from Tang Band Speaker (aka TB Speaker), model 75-1558SH, intended for high-end and home audio applications. One of the most innovative and prolific OEM speaker manufacturers from Asia, Tang Band submitted a new 75mm diameter soft dome midrange, using a coated cloth diaphragm and surround, with a large neodymium magnet and distortion reducing shorting ring. The steel cup has a foam damped vent that loads into a shaped and 100% polyester-filled injection-molded back enclosure. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, June 2022.

Loudspeaker Manufacturing, Patents, and Driver Characterizations in Voice Coil August 2022

July 27, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Loudspeaker Manufacturing, Patents, and Driver Characterizations in Voice Coil August 2022

August is traditionally the voice-coil-focused issue of Voice Coil, offering an always-valuable perspective on the state of the loudspeaker industry. In this issue, Mike Klasco discusses Audio Manufacturing in The Philippines, James Croft explores another key Mayht patent, and Vance Dickason measures and characterizes the B&C Speakers DE111-8 1" compression driver, and the MD60N-6 2.5” Dome Midrange from SB Acoustics' Satori line.

Headphone Testing and Lots of Speaker Knowledge in Voice Coil June 2022

May 27, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Headphone Testing and Lots of Speaker Knowledge in Voice Coil June 2022

Another great issue of Voice Coil magazine. Vance Dickason writes about the Multi-Tone Measurement Module (MTON) available for the Klippel KA3 Analyzer. Mike Klasco and Nora Wong (Menlo Scientific) compiled an updated Directory of Headphone Test & Measurement Equipment for 2022. We revisit a 2004 patent of a speaker using an "Internal Negative Stiffness Mechanism." And in Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the latest Celestion CDX1-1412 1" Compression Driver and a new 3" dome midrange from Tang Band Speaker (TB Speaker).

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