All items tagged with speaker design (240)
Speaker Design: Driver-Induced Vibrations
May 30, 2018 by Claudio Negro

Speaker Design: Driver-Induced Vibrations

In order to generate a sound, a driver must vibrate. But what happens when one or more drivers are placed on the same baffle? In the exact moment that the cone begins to move, it starts to transmit — through the frame and the screws — vibrations to the cabinet and to the other drivers that are fixed on it. This article discusses multiples approaches to handle the problem, working on material, dimension, thickness, density, rigidity, and damping of the panels to be used. This article was published in audioXpress, February 2008.
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The AirBlade Transducer
May 24, 2018 by Joao Martins

The AirBlade Transducer

At the High End 2018 show in Munich, I learned that there was this "very exciting and promising" new driver being introduced at the show. When we decided to visit the "Newcomers" exhibits, where new companies pitch their new ideas, inventions and, sometimes, actual products, we met British manufacturer Arya Audio Labs and we were pleased to find a longtime friend of audioXpress and Voice Coil, Arthur Marker, now in charge of this new company introducing AirBlade, a revolutionary loudspeaker driver!
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Faital Presents FEM Thermal Model of a Compression Driver at AES Convention in Milan
May 17, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Faital Presents FEM Thermal Model of a Compression Driver at AES Convention in Milan

Milan will host the 144th International AES Convention from May 23-26, and Italian manufacturer of automotive and professional loudspeakers, Faital, will present a new technical report entitled: “FEM thermal model of a compression driver: comparison with experimental results.” The presentation details Faital's successful experiments in developing a predictive model using Finite Element Analysis to improve the design of magnet assemblies in a loudspeaker.
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Amphion Introduces Redesigned Helium and Argon Loudspeakers at High End Show in Munich
May 9, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Amphion Introduces Redesigned Helium and Argon Loudspeakers at High End Show in Munich

Finnish manufacturer Amphion Loudspeakers will demonstrate their updated Helium and Argon models at the 2018 High End Show in Munich, May 11-13. Amphion had earlier announced updates to Helium410, Helium510, Argon0, and Argon1. These bookshelf loudspeakers now come in redesigned cabinets. The two Helium models utilize new, higher-class components.
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Revolutionary “Curante” Full Range Speaker From Bayz Audio Unveiled at High End Munich 2018
May 7, 2018 by Joao Martins

Revolutionary “Curante” Full Range Speaker From Bayz Audio Unveiled at High End Munich 2018

Bayz Audio from Budapest, Hungary, will be premiering Curante, an omnidirectional, full range loudspeaker, at the 2018 High End show in Munich. The Curante represents a complete re-thinking of traditional speakers by utilizing the patented Bay Radial Speaker (BRS), a unique “radial tweeter” design by Zoltán Bay, CEO and Chief Engineer, in collaboration with Frank Nielsen of Danesian Audio, and András Voloscsuk of Composite Project Kft.
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Q Acoustics Introduces New Premium Design 3000i Loudspeaker Series
April 30, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Q Acoustics Introduces New Premium Design 3000i Loudspeaker Series

UK audio brand Q Acoustics recently opened a direct-to-consumer webstore in the US and now announced a new range of hi-fi speakers with the mission of making genuine premium design products affordable to a mainstream audience. The new 3000i speaker series consists of the 3050i ($799) large floorstander, the compact 3010i ($249) and the mid-sized 3020i ($299). All incorporate technology originally designed for Q Acoustics flagship speaker, Concept 500 ($6K), sold at accessible price points.
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Clair Brothers Unveils 10SPOT Hybrid Loudspeaker at Prolight+Sound 2018
April 17, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Clair Brothers Unveils 10SPOT Hybrid Loudspeaker at Prolight+Sound 2018

Clair Brothers unveiled another innovative loudspeaker with the 10SPOT – designed as an ultimate hybrid loudspeaker that combines Clair Brothers Curved Array Technology together with the company's One Series coaxial horn technology. The result is a unique form factor loudspeaker that occupies little visual space while covering listening areas more coherently than average conventional point sources. The premiere took place at the recent Prolight+Sound 2018 show in Frankfurt, Germany.
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High Quality Sound and Travels with the Nomadic Audio Speakase
March 19, 2018 by Joao Martins

High Quality Sound and Travels with the Nomadic Audio Speakase

The ultimate high-end portable speaker for music enthusiasts? A traveling case that allows taking the party anywhere? A great acoustic engineering design? The Nomadic Audio Speakase is all that and more. An "out-of-the-box" project from the speaker industry veterans at Morel, this high-end Bluetooth speaker boosted by an acoustic case is now available on Kickstarter. Because true quality sound requires a box - this one happens to be a quality (cabin-size) travel suitcase too.
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Optimizing Loudspeaker Directivity Through the Crossover Region
February 1, 2018 by Charlie Hughes

Optimizing Loudspeaker Directivity Through the Crossover Region

Do you know what the crossover filters are doing to the response of the loudspeaker system? Some of you might have measured the frequency response of the loudspeaker system to determine what’s happening through the crossover region. However, most designers only look at the loudspeaker’s on-axis response. It’s equally important, or perhaps more important, to know what’s happening off-axis. Let’s see how loudspeaker modeling can be used to help with this. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, August 2017.
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Fresh From the Bench: Vanatoo Transparent Zero Powered Speakers
January 17, 2018 by Stuart Yaniger

Fresh From the Bench: Vanatoo Transparent Zero Powered Speakers

During the AXPONA 2017 show in Chicago, IL, Stuart Yaniger visited the Vanatoo room and was greatly impressed with the small and inexpensive proposition of the Transparent Zero powered speakers. After getting a pair into his lab for extended listening and measurement, in January 2018, audioXpress published an extensive and detailed review, because, as Yaniger writes, "I think the engineering is enough to merit the high ratio of words to price."
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