All items tagged with Satori (34)

You Can DIY! Egg Speaker Amp and System

December 21, 2022 by Reinhard Metz

You Can DIY! Egg Speaker Amp and System

Most of our readers still remember Tom Perazella’s extraordinary egg speaker project with SB Acoustics Satori drivers, featured in the September, October, and November 2018 issues of audioXpress. Inspired by that design, Metz decided to build his own version, and also explore his own take with an active crossover tri-amp approach using a miniDSP 4x10HD system feeding a dedicated six-channel amplifier using Purifi 425W Class-D units. The new Egg Speaker Amp and System is an inspired take on the original. This article was originally published in audioXpress, July 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.

Test Bench: SB Acoustics’ Satori MW13TX-4 5” TPCD Cone Midbass Driver

April 21, 2022 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: SB Acoustics’ Satori MW13TX-4 5” TPCD Cone Midbass Driver

TPCD is the acronym for Thin-Ply Carbon Diaphragm, which is essentially the technology developed in Sweden by Oxeon to create a new-generation material with properties that are now well-proven for speaker cones and domes. The Satori MW13TX-4 TPCD cone 5” woofer is the fourth TPCD diaphragm transducer to be explicated in Test Bench, and this one has a substantial feature set, including a single piece bowl-shaped TPCD cone and NBR surround. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, January 2022.

Voice Coil February 2022 Highlights Innovation in Speaker Diaphragms

January 26, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil February 2022 Highlights Innovation in Speaker Diaphragms

The February 2022 edition of Voice Coil is now available and brings the latest information about speaker diaphragms and all the innovations in cones, domes, and surrounds. Martin Turesson tells the story of Composite Sound and its second-generation Metamodal TPCD technology, while Mike Klasco discusses advancements in materials and processes for speaker diaphragms and surrounds. And in Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the latest Satori MW19TX-8 midbass woofer by SB Acoustics using TPCD (TeXtreme) technology, before addressing the latest Industry updates.

Test Bench: SB Acoustics’ Satori MW16TX-8 Textreme Woofer

September 1, 2021 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: SB Acoustics’ Satori MW16TX-8 Textreme Woofer

This Test Bench article characterizes the SB Acoustics Satori MW16TX-8 TeXtreme Cone 6.5” Woofer, the third diaphragm transducer in Test Bench using this material, following the Eminence N314X-8 compression driver, and the SB Acoustics TW29TXN-B-4 dome tweeter. TeXtreme diaphragms are definitely finding acceptance among loudspeaker manufacturers. The MW16TX-8 is part of the SB Satori line of high-end transducers and has a substantial feature set. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, June 2021.

Test Bench: Eighteen Sound NSD1424BTN 1.4” Pro Sound Compression Driver

August 19, 2021 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Eighteen Sound NSD1424BTN 1.4” Pro Sound Compression Driver

This Test Bench characterizes an ultra-compact 1.4” compression driver design from Eighteen Sound, the NSD1424BTN, combined with the brand's XT1464 60°x50° horn. This driver is driven by a 62mm diameter edge-wound voice coil, proprietary True Pistonic Motion (TPM) Tin (nitrate compound)-coated titanium diaphragm, 3P phase plug design with short openings and a high flare rate to reduce distortion and improve mid-range detail. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, May 2021.

Test Bench: The AT60NC-4 AMT Tweeter from SB Acoustics’ Satori Line

June 24, 2021 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The AT60NC-4 AMT Tweeter from SB Acoustics’ Satori Line

The new AT60NC-4 AMT tweeter from SB Acoustics’ Satori Line follows the recent “renaissance” of Air Motion Transformer (AMT or Air Velocity Transformer aka AVT) over the last several years. The Satori AT60CN-4 is targeted at high-end audio applications. Its features include a damped foil and Kapton 43mm × 29mm pleated AMT diaphragm, with an optimized rear chamber, and two-part face plate. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, March 2021.

Headphones, Subwoofers, and Cutting-Edge Woofers in Voice Coil June 2021

May 26, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Headphones, Subwoofers, and Cutting-Edge Woofers in Voice Coil June 2021

Voice Coil June 2021 explores the CTA-2010 Standard Method of Measurement for Subwoofers, and follows with a scheduled directory of Headphone Test & Measurement Equipment suppliers and solutions. James Croft reviews an interesting patent exploring a combination design with dual-diaphragm compression drivers, and Vance Dickason characterizes the much-anticipated SB Acoustics Satori MW16TX-8 Textreme Cone 6.5" Woofer, and the very original BDNC BGF-46166-18-4-003 Glass-Composite Diaphragm Woofer. Now available in print and digital.

Loudspeaker Knowledge Inside and Out in Voice Coil March 2021

February 26, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Loudspeaker Knowledge Inside and Out in Voice Coil March 2021

In this edition of Voice Coil, Steve Temme explains "How to Measure Free-Field Speaker Response without an Anechoic Chamber," Mike Klasco writes about "Plastics and Composites for Audio Products in 2021," and there's an updated Speaker Enclosure Vendor Directory. James Croft provides a fascinating patent review of a speaker assembly design for low-frequency control using an acoustic dipole. And Vance Dickason characterizes two new tweeters: the D2404 Ellipticor Tweeter from Scan-Speak, and the Satori AT60NC-4 AMT Tweeter from SB Acoustics. Now available in print and online!

Test Bench: SB Acoustics Satori TW29TXN-B-4 TeXtreme Diaphragm Tweeter

November 19, 2020 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: SB Acoustics Satori TW29TXN-B-4 TeXtreme Diaphragm Tweeter

In this Test Bench article, Vance Dickason focused on a home audio TeXtreme diaphragm tweeter from SB Acoustics' Satori line, the TW29TXN-B-4. What makes this tweeter so special is that it has a new TeXtreme diaphragm, a novel type of material that is used in applications that require a high degree of stiffness performance in combination with ultra-light weight. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2020.

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