All items tagged with planar magnetic (68)

Test Bench: The LT2 Ribbon Transducer and Waveguide from Radian Audio Engineering

November 12, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The LT2 Ribbon Transducer and Waveguide from Radian Audio Engineering

For this Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterized the LT2 Ribbon Transducer and corresponding waveguide from Radian Audio Engineering. This is effectively a smaller version of the LT6 ribbon transducer reviewed in the July 2020 issue of Voice Coil, but offering much more diverse possibilities, as Vance Dickason discovers. And as the compact LT2 shows, this was designed to be more of a hi-fi or home theater substitute for any high frequency driver. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, August 2020.

Thin-Film High-Frequency Transducers (Part 2) - The LT2/LT6 Ribbon Transducers

October 28, 2020 by Igor Levitsky

Thin-Film High-Frequency Transducers (Part 2) - The LT2/LT6 Ribbon Transducers

In its August 2020 edition, Voice Coil featured an article by experienced speaker designer Igor Levitsky on The Advantages of Thin-Film High-Frequency Transducers. In a follow-up Spotlight article the author returns to expand on the development and design aspects of the Radian Audio LT2/LT6 Ribbon Planar transducers - its more recent, commercially available project, in which he continues to be involved. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2020.

Thin-Film High-Frequency Transducers (Part 1) - The Advantages

October 22, 2020 by Igor Levitsky

Thin-Film High-Frequency Transducers (Part 1) - The Advantages

In its August 2020 edition, Voice Coil featured an article by experienced speaker designer Igor Levitsky, highly recognized in the industry for developing some of the best planar magnetic speaker and headphone drivers for some of the most reputed brands, focusing precisely on this type of technology. It seems clear that we will see more and more headphones and speakers using thin-film drivers, as the industry is now perfecting the use of different types of diaphragms and materials. The August 2020 edition of Voice Coil includes the first part of this article, completed in the September 2020 edition.

Voice Coil October 2020 Puts Speaker Electronics, Amps, and DSP in Focus

September 25, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil October 2020 Puts Speaker Electronics, Amps, and DSP in Focus

Voice Coil October includes an updated directory of speaker-focused electronics, amps, and DSP vendors. And an insider's perspective about Nuvoton’s new smart amps, featuring Klippel's Controlled Sound (KCS) technology. This month's Acoustic Patents article discusses a Planar Loudspeaker Manifold patent granted to Dolby Laboratories, and Vance Dickason's Test Bench characterizes the latest Scan-Speak Ellipticor 21WE/4542T00 midrange, followed by the ODT29 fabric dome tweeter from Omega Audio. Now available online and in print!

Fresh From the Bench: Audeze Mobius Headphones Reviewed

September 2, 2020 by Luke McCready

Fresh From the Bench: Audeze Mobius Headphones Reviewed

High-end planar magnetic headphone manufacturer Audeze broke out of the mold with the Mobius: a wireless Bluetooth headphone capable of LDAC high-resolution playback, virtualized surround sound with built-in head-tracking, and a number of surprises Audeze continues to invent. In his review, Luke McCready shares what he learned about the fantastic Audeze Mobius Headphones, a very sophisticated platform to which Audeze keeps adding new features. This article was originally published in audioXpress, March 2020.

Free Tutorials and Speaker Design Advice from Experts in August 2020

July 24, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Free Tutorials and Speaker Design Advice from Experts in August 2020

The August 2020 edition of Voice Coil magazine opens with a great article by Igor Levitsky on “The Advantages of Thin-Film High-Frequency Transducers,” followed by a tutorial on voice coils by Mike Klasco, and an updated directory of vendors. James Croft reviews a speaker design patent from Panasonic, and Vance Dickason places the LT2 ribbon transducer and waveguide from Radian Audio Engineering, and the 140FCD 1" compression driver from REDCATT on his Test Bench.

Avantone Pro Launches Planar Open-Back Reference-Grade Headphones

July 21, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Avantone Pro Launches Planar Open-Back Reference-Grade Headphones

Avantone Pro introduced Planar, a new high definition, open planar driver design that allows for lower distortion, fast response, and an extended frequency response, going all the way to 30kHz. Avantone says the new design is inherently flat, and tuned in order to deliver more precision and accuracy when monitoring and mixing, which is the aim for the brand's core target audience. But these over-the-ear planar headphones, being lightweight and comfortable, are certain going to appeal to a broader audience, which also uses headphones for long periods of time.

Audeze Announces the Penrose Wireless Planar Magnetic Headset for Xbox and PlayStation Consoles

July 15, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Audeze Announces the Penrose Wireless Planar Magnetic Headset for Xbox and PlayStation Consoles

Audeze, the headphone manufacturer from Los Angeles, California, announced the launch of a new gaming headphone using its own planar magnetic drivers. The new Penrose wireless headset is aimed at console and PC gamers and extends the brand's success in the market segment that already includes the high-end LCD-GX and the Mobius 3D Surround Sound PC gaming headset. The Penrose is designed with Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Sony’s PlayStation 5 in mind.

Andover Audio Introduces PM-50 Planar Magnetic Headphones

March 6, 2020 by Joao Martins

Andover Audio Introduces PM-50 Planar Magnetic Headphones

The high-end headphone market continues to grow as the generic headphone product category expands globally. With wireless now sending mainstream consumers in completely new directions for personal audio, there is still room for brands to grab a share of the market in the wired, premium segment. The new PM-50 Planar Magnetic headphones are a way for Andover Audio to enter the space, proposing a relatively affordable ($500) design that still manages to surprise with walnut housings and replaceable ear-cushions.

HIFIMAN Debuts DEVA Advanced Active Headphone with Custom Bluetooth Dongle

February 19, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

HIFIMAN Debuts DEVA Advanced Active Headphone with Custom Bluetooth Dongle

HIFIMAN is a company renowned for price-no-object, flagship electrostatic and premium planar magnetic circumaural headphones or even high-end IEM's - all wired. Now, HIFIMAN is also offering wireless headphones in the same spirit of pleasing the most demanding music enthusiasts. After launching the flagship Ananda-BT ($999) the company now announced the more affordable DEVA, using a planar driver derived from the Susvara model. The DEVA works in wired or wireless model, with a custom Bluetooth dongle supporting aptX HD and LDAC high-resolution codecs.

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