All items tagged with subwoofer (113)
Test Bench: Tang Band W3-2088SOF Micro Home Audio Subwoofer
October 17, 2018 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Tang Band W3-2088SOF Micro Home Audio Subwoofer

This a Test Bench of Tang Band's W3-2088SOF, a high XMAX 3.5" home audio RBM Micro subwoofer. The W3-2088SOF is built on an injection-molded eight-spoke frame that supports an unusual rectangular housing. The really unusual feature is that the W3-2088SOF does not use a spider. Instead it gets its compliance from two surrounds like a dual spider configuration. The voice coil former is vented below the inside diaphragm and also vented between the two diaphragm. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, January 2014.
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Amazon Expands Alexa Voice Capabilities, Alexa Echo Devices and Wants to Ride Along in Our Cars
September 21, 2018 by Joao Martins

Amazon Expands Alexa Voice Capabilities, Alexa Echo Devices and Wants to Ride Along in Our Cars

With Amazon now behaving like a powerful consumer electronics organization with the capabilities and resources to disrupt the markets it wants to enter at any time, the company announced a completely new range of Alexa-enabled Echo devices designed to make it even easier to add Alexa to more places in everyone's home, including hi-fi integration. And now, Amazon also wants us to bring Alexa on the road with Echo Auto, proposing a top-of-dash device. The new Echo designs and products also improve the sound quality significantly.
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FaitalPRO Introduces Two New Midrange Drivers and One 18” Super Woofer at Prolight+Sound 2018
April 12, 2018 by Joao Martins

FaitalPRO Introduces Two New Midrange Drivers and One 18” Super Woofer at Prolight+Sound 2018

FaitalPRO, the renowned Italian manufacturer of professional loudspeakers, officially celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2018. Continuing the brand’s tradition of quality and innovation, FaitalPRO introduced three new products at Prolight+Sound 2018, starting with two 6" drivers for midrange and low-mid frequencies, the 6RS140 and 6PR160 respectively, together with the 18XL2000 18" Super Woofer, designed for the lowest frequencies.
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Celestion Expands Ferrite Magnet CF Range with CF1230F and CF1540HD Cast Aluminum LF Drivers
April 11, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion Expands Ferrite Magnet CF Range with CF1230F and CF1540HD Cast Aluminum LF Drivers

At Prolight+Sound 2018 (April 10-13), Celestion announced two new additions to its CF range of high-quality cast-aluminum, ferrite-magnet drivers for demanding tour sound and fixed install applications. At the Frankfurt show Celestion introduced the 12-inch CF1230F and the 15-inch CF1540HD low frequency woofers, offering further options for manufacturers designing two or three way systems and extended bass response sound reinforcement solutions.
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B&C Expands 4” Woofer Family with New 4NDS34 Driver
April 5, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

B&C Expands 4” Woofer Family with New 4NDS34 Driver

B&C Speakers added the 4NDS34 neodymium subwoofer to their 4" family of professional transducers. The 4NDS34 features a 34mm copper voice coil, 84 gram neodymium slug magnet, 200w continuous power rating, and high sensitivity (89 dB) from 80-2000Hz. The 4NDS34 subwoofer compliments the other B&C 4" family members, including the 4NDF34 neodymium woofer, and the 4CXN36 high performance coax which combines a 36mm diaphragm compression driver and wide bandwidth woofer.
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New Low Frequency Drivers From Lavoce for Prolight+Sound 2018
April 4, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

New Low Frequency Drivers From Lavoce for Prolight+Sound 2018

Lavoce Italiana continues to unveil the new drivers that it will be launching at Prolight+Sound 2018 (Frankfurt, April 10-13). The transducer company will be showing the new MAN062.00 high-power 6.5” neodymium midrange; a new 12" model, the WAF123.02 with a ferrite magnet purposely designed for mid-band applications; and the new and powerful 21” subwoofer, the SAF214.50, able to offer super high excursion using a 4.5” CCAW sandwiched voice coil and a ferrite motor.
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Test Bench: Scan-Speak 28W/4878T00 10" Subwoofer
March 7, 2018 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Scan-Speak 28W/4878T00 10" Subwoofer

In this Test Bench, I examined the 28W/4878T00, a new 10” (28 cm) subwoofer from high-end OEM Danish driver manufacturer Scan- Speak. Scan-Speak’s 28W/4878T00 has a well-chosen feature set that includes a proprietary cast seven-spoke cast-aluminum frame that has minimal reflection surfaces and is completely open below the spider mounting shelf. Other features include a stiff, lightweight paper sandwich cone—further stiffened by a 3.25” convex coated woven fiber dust cap. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2017.
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Martin Audio Announces New Hybrid Double 18" Subwoofer and EASE Focus 3 Compatible Measurement Data
March 6, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Martin Audio Announces New Hybrid Double 18" Subwoofer and EASE Focus 3 Compatible Measurement Data

Martin Audio has announced a new subwoofer to its line up with the introduction of SXH218 - a hybrid passive subwoofer with two extremely high-powered 4.5" coil, 18" drivers. The subwoofer will be a central part of the company's upcoming UK Open Day demos in March at its British headquarters in High Wycombe. The company also announced the availability of GLL loudspeaker measurement data compatible with EASE Focus 3 for many of its point source loudspeakers.
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Harbottle Audio Announces New TSADvS Subwoofer Series
February 20, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Harbottle Audio Announces New TSADvS Subwoofer Series

FWA and Harbottle Audio announced the release of the TSADvS (pn: tee-sad-vee-es) drivers to the ODM market. A high power handling, low distortion, low compression, pro audio subwoofer focused on efficiency and sound quality. The TSADvS series features a neodymium overhung motor topology with vast amounts of motor venting. The TSADvS series features 18-inch and 21-inch models.
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True Bass in a Large Space: A Pro DIY Subwoofer Project from 1975!
February 14, 2018 by Don Keele Jr

True Bass in a Large Space: A Pro DIY Subwoofer Project from 1975!

Part of audioXpress Speaker Focus edition in September 2017, this article by Don Keele, Jr. reminds us of how things evolved in speaker design, revisiting a subwoofer project that uses an Electro-Voice 30W 30" woofer from 1975! In "True Bass in a Large Space," Keele writes, "Getting true bass in a small place is quite easy and straightforward today, but back in 1975, it was not!"
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