All items tagged with speaker design (234)
Bang & Olufsen Breaks the Mold on Home Speakers with Future-Proofed Beosound Level
February 9, 2021 by Joao Martins

Bang & Olufsen Breaks the Mold on Home Speakers with Future-Proofed Beosound Level

Bang & Olufsen introduced Beosound Level, a portable wireless home speaker that expands the notion of what is possible with today's technology. Described by the Danish luxury audio brand as an home speaker made to move, the Beosound Level is unique in every aspect. First, it doesn't look like a speaker - but B&O has done that before. Second, its portable and able to adjust its sound to compensate for any position or room. Third, it's a connected speaker supporting all the latest technologies, but its connectivity module can be replaced in the future.
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B&C Releases New FB464 Passive Crossover for DCX464 Coaxial Compression Driver
February 8, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

B&C Releases New FB464 Passive Crossover for DCX464 Coaxial Compression Driver

Continuing to expand on the innovation breakthroughs made possible by its ME464 1.4-inch horn, designed to extract the full potential of the DCX464 coaxial compression driver, B&C Speakers announced availability of the FB464 passive crossover, making available a unique ready-to-use solution. Notable results from the research work efforts by the Italian professional audio manufacturer that will greatly benefit integrators and speaker designers alike.
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Best Kept Secrets: The Continuous Search for Reference Speakers
January 28, 2021 by Joao Martins

Best Kept Secrets: The Continuous Search for Reference Speakers

I frequently learn about new products from brands large and small, which sometimes remain unnoticed for multiple reasons (and I don't mean by the press) regardless of how innovative they are. That's a topic in itself to be addressed in a separate editorial one of these days... This week, I spent some time looking at a few speakers that I think deserve a spotlight. Please note that I have not heard those speakers. I just think they are interesting products that deserve a mention.
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SEAS Announces New Excel Nextel W12CY006 Midrange
January 21, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

SEAS Announces New Excel Nextel W12CY006 Midrange

The new W12CY006 (E0091-08) is the second product recently launched into SEAS' updated Nextel Excel series, which brings the newly updated linear low-distortion magnet system design with titanium voice coil former into this series. The new driver is a successor to the famous W12CY003 (E0044-08S) and continues the brand's high-end paper cone heritage with the 2-layer Nextel coating technology and - as a special feature - adding a new edge coating. With the resulting smooth frequency response, it is suitable as a dedicated midrange in a 3-way design.
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KEF Launches New KC62 Subwoofer with Uni-Core Technology
January 21, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

KEF Launches New KC62 Subwoofer with Uni-Core Technology

As previously teased, KEF announced the launch of the new KC62 powered subwoofer with three innovative technologies that successfully prioritize design and sound in equal measure. Combining the brand's technologies and skills, KEF's engineers have developed a brand new approach to subwoofer performance, allowing maximum bass in a minimum space. Using KC62's force-canceling and Uni-Core technologies, KEF surpasses traditional expectations of what a subwoofer can achieve based on its size.
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Resonado Labs Debuts FCS Bidirectional Speaker Driver at CES 2021
January 18, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Resonado Labs Debuts FCS Bidirectional Speaker Driver at CES 2021

Audio technology startup Resonado Labs continues to expand on its patented Flat Core Speaker (FCS) technology, taking on conventional, century-old speaker principles. Evolving on its FCS principles, Resonado debuted a dual-sided speaker driver at CES 2021. FCS Bidirectional allows for a diaphragm to be bonded to both sides of a voice coil. This design offers unique opportunities for very wide sound coverage as well as being particularly well suited for dipole type loudspeaker systems.
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KEF Introduces New Uni-Core Driver Technology to Create Maximum Bass in Minimum Space
January 14, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

KEF Introduces New Uni-Core Driver Technology to Create Maximum Bass in Minimum Space

KEF has unveiled a brand new driver technology called Uni-Core, which delivers a completely new take on speaker and subwoofer design. This latest speaker design approach uses two dual force-cancelling drivers with concentrically arranged, overlapping voice coils, driven by a single motor. This redefines size versus performance by enabling high-level performance while reducing the subwoofer or speaker cabinet volume significantly.
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Atlantic Technology Now Shipping AT-3 2-Way Tower Speaker with Enhanced Bass Response
January 4, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Atlantic Technology Now Shipping AT-3 2-Way Tower Speaker with Enhanced Bass Response

Atlantic Technology is now shipping their highly anticipated next generation AT-Series tower speaker, the AT-3. This 2-way speaker is the improved successor to the acclaimed AT-1 and also incorporates the company’s H-PAS technology for enhanced bass performance - yet its cabinet size is 25% smaller. Enclosure design refinements, combined with proprietary new Atlantic Technology drivers and features make the AT-3 an outstanding value at $3,000 a pair (MSRP).
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PureAudioProject Introduces New Trio15 Coax10 Open Baffle Speakers
December 29, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

PureAudioProject Introduces New Trio15 Coax10 Open Baffle Speakers

PureAudioProject just confirmed that its latest Trio15 configuration is now available for pre-order. As Ze'ev (Wolf) Schlik, the founder of the modular speaker company explains, the Trio15 Coax10 project is a step closer to the realization of its original vision. "For a long time we were aiming for a three-way Open Baffle Speaker made right; and with 2020 coming to end we are excited to announce the addition of Trio15 Coax10 to our Trio15 line."
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Speakers and Transducers and Lots More in Audio Development and Design with audioXpress January 2021
December 11, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Speakers and Transducers and Lots More in Audio Development and Design with audioXpress January 2021

Celebrating 50 years of The Audio Amateur - the publishing company that started it all for us - and 20 years of audioXpress, we begin 2021 with a great - and expanded - edition. We discuss market and technology trends in Speakers and Transducers, a new MEMS transducer topology for wireless earbuds, and the latest innovations in haptic drivers and transducers. Perry Marshall details his unique dipoles speaker project, and renowned tube expert Menno van der Veen explains all the secrets of the latest Vanderveen Trans-SE10 amplifier. Now available in print and digital
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