All items tagged with ribbon planar (27)

Alcons Introduces Wide Dispersion LR24/120 Pro-Ribbon Line-Array Elements

September 20, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Alcons Introduces Wide Dispersion LR24/120 Pro-Ribbon Line-Array Elements

Over several years, Alcons Audio has been building its L-series of pro-ribbon line array modules into a comprehensive range to bring hi-fidelity sound quality at concert sound pressure levels to any size of indoor or outdoor venue. The latest LR24/120 mid-size line array is an important extra tool for medium to larger Pro-Ribbon applications. As with the rest of the range, this new line-array element offers precise horizontal and vertical projection control.

Alcons Audio Announces First Installation-Specific Pro-Ribbon Line-Array

April 5, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Alcons Audio Announces First Installation-Specific Pro-Ribbon Line-Array

Alcons Audio announced its new LR18i pro-ribbon line-array for fixed installations as the answer for installers who seek the high quality of the LR18 for applications where mobility and quick set-up are of less relevance. This 3-way, “compact-mid-size” format line-source sound system, maintains very high SPL capabilities and throw. By implementing Alcons’ pro-ribbon technology for mid and high frequencies, the design offers a super-fast impulse response with up-to-90% less distortion, with perfect intelligibility and non-compressed identical tonal balance at any SPL.

Alcons Audio Introduces QRP20 Pro-Ribbon Column Array

October 21, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Alcons Audio Introduces QRP20 Pro-Ribbon Column Array

Pro-Ribbon pioneers Alcons Audio unveiled the new QRP20 speaker, a versatile 2-way column array system with increased directivity control, to be used for both permanent and portable applications. Its slim design, with the RBN401 pro-ribbon driver in the middle, delivers natural, dynamic sound reproduction with superior intelligibility and throw. And the QRP20 column can be setup with the QB242 bass extension for portable applications.

Voice Coil October 2021 Loudspeaker Magnetics Focus

September 27, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil October 2021 Loudspeaker Magnetics Focus

The October 2021 edition of Voice Coil discusses "The State of Loudspeaker Magnetics," with an annual overview of these critical industry components and materials for loudspeakers, complemented with an updated industry directory focused on Integrated Electronics. James Croft covers a patent awarded to Coastal Source for the variable waveguide speaker control, while Vance Dickason characterizes the powerful 15DS100 professional subwoofer from B&C Speakers, and Eighteen Sound's latest ND2T 1.4” neodymium compression driver. Now available in print, immediate online access or download.

August 31, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Origin Acoustics Acquires Luxury Loudspeaker Brand Ambisonic Systems

Origin Acoustics, the manufacturer of architectural audio and the worldwide distributor of Ambisonic Systems, announced the acquisition of the Lake Havasu City, Arizona, manufacturer of performance luxury Pro and Residential loudspeaker systems. Origin Acoustics also confirmed an agreement with LK Distributing, Inc. to co-distribute Amina Sound, the British manufacturer of invisible loudspeakers in the US.

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.

Test Bench: Radian Audio Engineering’s LT6 Horn-Loaded Ribbon Planar Device

August 27, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Radian Audio Engineering’s LT6 Horn-Loaded Ribbon Planar Device

In this article, Vance Dickason measures the Radian Audio Engineering's LT6 Horn-Loaded Ribbon Device, part of an expanding series designed by 35-year loudspeaker engineering veteran Igor Levitsky for the Californian manufacturer. The LT6 is a pro sound driver but was designed to be a more hi-fidelity substitute for 1" compression drivers, and that is a direct result of Levitsky extensive experience in designing high-end residential, and cinema sound systems. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, June 2020.

Expand Your Horizons in Speakers with Voice Coil September 2020

August 26, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Expand Your Horizons in Speakers with Voice Coil September 2020

This is certainly a very heterogeneous edition of Voice Coil. It features a special report about manufacturing in Vietnam, complete with a directory and a list of trade shows. Igor Levitsky returns to offer valuable details about the latest Radian Audio Engineering LT2/LT6 Ribbon Planar transducers. James Croft reviews a "Venting System for Vehicle Speaker Assembly patent," recently granted to Harman. And, Vance Dickason characterizes the ND45 1" compression driver from Oberton, and the TW29TXN-B-4 TeXtreme diaphragm tweeter from SB Acoustics' Satori line. Voice Coil September 2020 is now available online and in print.

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