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The January 2019 (CES) edition of audioXpress has arrived. Read our Microphone Market Update, addressing the latest cutting-edge microphone technologies, and learn how Zylia created its ZM-1 spherical microphone array. Also in this edition, Joe D’Appolito explains how to address the equalization of closed-box subwoofers, Hans W. Gierlich writes about testing Smart Home Devices, David Logvin reviews the Lepai LP40PA plate amplifier, and George Ntanavaras describes a stereo analog preamplifier DIY project. Oh, and read Erik Owen's unique take on Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) 2018.

For this last edition of 2018, audioXpress compiled a Voice Market Update that explores some of the latest developments and platforms for voice processing, with contributed articles from world-renowned experts in voice. The December 2018 edition reviews the ZOTL Ultralinear Power Amplifier from Linear Tube Audio; explains how to explore Soviet Germanium Transistors; and measures new SMT Low-Voltage JFETs. This is an edition you don't want to miss.

Celebrating its 32nd anniversary, Voice Coil carefully looks at future prospects, starting with an overview of the neodymium supply chain and its implications for the loudspeaker industry, while Test Bench characterizes two full-range neodymium drivers from Eastech’s Punktkilde compact line, typically used in smart speakers and soundbars. In acoustics patents, James Croft reviews the "Acoustic Filter for Omnidirectional Loudspeaker" patent recently awarded to Samsung Electronics. Download now!