All items tagged with neodymium (194)
Test Bench: Celestion CDX14-2420 1.4” Compression Driver
March 20, 2019 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Celestion CDX14-2420 1.4” Compression Driver

In this Test Bench I characterized the CDX14-2420 1.4” compression driver from UK Pro Sound OEM manufacturer Celestion. Designed for use with 1.4” throat horns, the CDX14-2420 has a 35.6 mm (1.4”) throat diameter driven by a 60 mm (2.4”) diameter voice coil wound with edgewound copper-clad aluminum wire (CCAW) on a high-temperature fiberglass non-conducting former, which drives a deep-drawn titanium diaphragm and polyimide surround. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, December 2018.
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Moshi Launches Avanti C On-Ear Headphones with USB-C Audio
March 11, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Moshi Launches Avanti C On-Ear Headphones with USB-C Audio

Moshi has announced a new addition to its expanding USB-C audio collection: the Avanti C on-ear headphones with ergonomic headband and premium vegan leather earcups. The company is already a leading manufacturer of USB Type-C converters and accessories for mobile devices and personal audio, and in 2018 launched the Mythro C USB Type-C in-ears with DR8 Neodymium drive. Now with on-ear headphones, Moshi establishes the San Francisco accessory design house as an industry leader in USB-C audio.
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Test Bench: Celestion AN2075 2" Full-Range Compact Array Driver
March 7, 2019 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Celestion AN2075 2" Full-Range Compact Array Driver

The Celestion AN2075 has a 2”-diameter aluminum cone neodymium motor full-range transducer primarily intended for use in line source arrays. The AN2075 is built on a proprietary six-spoke molded-glass reinforced ABS frame. The cone assembly consists of a black anodized aluminum cone with a 19-mm diameter aluminum dust cap and whizzer-type extension. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, February 2014.
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Test Bench: SEAS Excel T35C002 Dome Midrange Tweeter
February 27, 2019 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: SEAS Excel T35C002 Dome Midrange Tweeter

This month’s Test Bench driver is the T35C002 1.5” tweeter from Norwegian high-end home audio manufacturer SEAS’s home audio driver Excel line. The T35C002 is basically an Excel line version of the company’s Exotic line T35 Alnico V tweeter, but it uses a neodymium magnet, with a 1.5” coated cloth diaphragm sourced from German high-end diaphragm manufacturer Dr. Kurt Muller (DKM). This article was originally published in Voice Coil, April 2014.
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Test Bench: Punktkilde FSA621520-2300 2” Full-Range Driver
February 20, 2019 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Punktkilde FSA621520-2300 2” Full-Range Driver

Compact 1” to 2.5” diameter full-range drivers (micro speakers) are unquestionably one of the most used transducers in consumer electronics, finding broad applications in smart speakers, soundbars, and portable Bluetooth speakers. For this Test Bench we characterized the Punktkilde FSA621520-2300 2” diameter 3 Ω full-range driver. This article was published originally in Voice Coil, November 2018.
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Test Bench: Punktkilde FSB611015-1400 1.5” Full-Range Driver
February 13, 2019 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Punktkilde FSB611015-1400 1.5” Full-Range Driver

Compact 1” to 2.5” diameter full-range drivers (micro speakers) are unquestionably one of the most used transducers in consumer electronics. They are finding broad applications in smart speakers, soundbars, and portable Bluetooth speakers. This Test Bench examines the FSB611015-1400 neodymium full-range driver from Eastech's "designed in Denmark" Punktkilde line. This is a 1.5” diameter 4 Ω driver built on a proprietary stamped frame that is fully vented below the spider mounting shelf. This article was published originally in Voice Coil, November 2018.
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Neumann.Berlin Expands Product Portfolio with First Studio Headphone
January 25, 2019 by Joao Martins

Neumann.Berlin Expands Product Portfolio with First Studio Headphone

Headphones with the Neumann brand? They need to be something special, and that’s precisely what the famous microphone brand is promising with its first studio headphone, the Neumann NDH 20. Neumann has expanded its product scope to studio monitors many years ago, and in a way that’s what the company is trying to do with headphones, offering a reference listening tool that can be used with confidence in studio operations or for mixing in location. The Neumann NDH 20 was unveiled at the 2019 NAMM show in Anaheim.
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Lavoce Introduces Next Generation 1” and 1.4” Exit Compression Drivers at The NAMM Show 2019
January 21, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Lavoce Introduces Next Generation 1” and 1.4” Exit Compression Drivers at The NAMM Show 2019

Lavoce Italiana announced the first model from their next generation of 1” exit compression drivers, DF10.142LK, and a new 1.4” exit design using a 4” voice coil and a composite diaphragm and surround, model DN14.40TM. The Roma-based transducer company designs and manufactures HF and LF transducers for global professional audio and MI manufacturers and distributors will be showing the new solutions at NAMM 2019 together with its latest neodymium and ferrite high-power low frequency drivers.
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Test Bench: A 12-Inch NBR Pro Sound woofer from B&C Speakers
January 9, 2019 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: A 12-Inch NBR Pro Sound woofer from B&C Speakers

In this Test Bench I characterized the 12BG76-8, a high power handling 12” NBR pro sound woofer from B&C Speakers. This month’s sample submission is in the upper range of power handling in this extensive group with a continuous power handling rating of 1000 W (500 W nominal). Applications range from two and three-way PA speakers and compact two-way designs for high SPL in limited spaces. Features for the 12BG76-8 are similar to most high-performance pro sound drivers, fairly substantial. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, October 2018.
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Creative Launches Super X-Fi AIR Series Headphones at CES 2019
January 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Creative Launches Super X-Fi AIR Series Headphones at CES 2019

Creative Technology announced the worldwide launch of the Super X-Fi headphone holography technology at CES 2019, hailed as "an industry game-changer that will change the way one listens to headphones forever." According to Creative, Super X-Fi recreates the soundstage of a multi-speaker surround system in a pair of headphones, and personalizes it by scanning the user's head and ears, so that the custom-fit audio experience becomes natural like never before. The technology was previewed in prototype at CES 2018 and will now be launched in two SXFI AIR headphone models, one wireless and one USB-powered.
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