All items tagged with titanium (53)

Test Bench: Scan-Speak 32W/4878T00 Subwoofer

September 15, 2016 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Scan-Speak 32W/4878T00 Subwoofer

This Test bench examines the 32W/4878T00 12” subwoofer from high-end driver manufacturer Scan-Speak. Over the years, Scan-Speak has become known for its midwoofers and tweeters, which is to say that its products can be found in a large percentage of the high-end loudspeakers on the market in the last 40 years. Having used Scan-Speak’s drivers in designs for some of my consulting business customers, I found it also makes some excellent subwoofers. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, March 2013.

Test Bench: Max Speakers 2519inv TIneo PRHS Inverted Dome Tweeter

August 20, 2016 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Max Speakers 2519inv TIneo PRHS Inverted Dome Tweeter

For this month’s Test Bench review I received the MF2519inv TIneo PRHS, from the Max Fidelity line by Canadian Loudspeaker Corp. The MF2519inv TIneo tweeter has an interesting feature set, starting with the diaphragm, using a 25-mm (0.98”) diameter inverted titanium dome with the flat edge of the dome's outer perimeter serving as the surround, a teardrop shaped phase plug, neodymium motor, and a 19-mm (0.75”) underhung ferrofluid-damped voice coil wound with round copper wire. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, February 2013.

New High-Quality Heavy-Duty Neodymium High-Frequency Drivers from MAG Audio

August 9, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

New High-Quality Heavy-Duty Neodymium High-Frequency Drivers from MAG Audio

MAG Audio, the professional transducer and speaker systems manufacturer from Ukraine, introduced a new line of lightweight high-performance HF compression drivers. Following the introduction of the new N7000 series at trade shows, including Prolight+Sound 2016 in Frankfurt, MAG Audio now confirms availability of all three 2.8” aluminum voice coil titanium dome based models, with 1.4” , 1.5” and 2” throat diameters for different horn designs.

beyerdynamic Announces Availability of iDX 200 iE Top In-ear Model

July 1, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

beyerdynamic Announces Availability of iDX 200 iE Top In-ear Model

beyerdynamic launched the new premiere model in its highly-acclaimed iDX in-ear series for mobile devices. The iDX 200 iE combines all the advantages of previous iDX 120 iE and iDX 160 iE with new drivers, and a high-end microphone to create the perfect companion for mobile devices. Available for $199, the new iDX 200 iE combines powerful Neodymium acoustic drivers in a titanium alloy housing and comes with 7 sizes of silicone eartips, 3 sizes of Comply eartips, 90cm extension cable, cable clip and hard case.

Devialet Announces Improved Gold Phantom with 4,500 Watts

June 28, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Devialet Announces Improved Gold Phantom with 4,500 Watts

Devialet convinced Apple to sell its revolutionary Phantom speaker in Apple Stores worldwide. Devialet signaled the honor with the launch of a rose gold version, which serves not only to match the rose gold iPhone or iPad. In fact, the Phantom Gold introduces a new Phantom reference model, with 4,500 watts and improved specifications, such as an improved response from 14Hz to 27kHz and only .0005% THD. A new pinnacle from a speaker project involving 88 patents that costed $30M to develop.

Focal Introduces Three New High-End Headphones Including Utopia Reference Beryllium Driver Model

June 21, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Focal Introduces Three New High-End Headphones Including Utopia Reference Beryllium Driver Model

Leading French speaker and headphone manufacturer Focal unveiled it’s newest line of three premium headphones; Utopia, Elear and Listen. The result of over 35 years of development and manufacturing of loudspeakers, Focal’s new high-end headphones include the Utopia Reference Open-back headphones, using the first Beryllium driver especially designed for such applications. Other models include the Elear open-back headphones and Listen over-the-ear for the on-the-go user.

Test Bench: Morel TiCW 1058Ft 10” Ultimate Titanium Series Woofer

May 27, 2016 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Morel TiCW 1058Ft 10” Ultimate Titanium Series Woofer

This Test Bench features the TiCW 1058Ft, a 10” woofer/subwoofer from Morel’s Ultimate Titanium product line. The TiCW 1058Ft has an impressive feature set that includes a cast 12-spoke (six “double” spokes) cast-aluminum frame that is completely vented (except for the spokes) below the spider mounting shelf for cooling across the top plate. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2015.

Test Bench B&C DE980TN-8 Compression Driver

May 24, 2016 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench B&C DE980TN-8 Compression Driver

B&C Speakers provided the DE980TN-8 — a high-performance titanium diaphragm neodymium compression driver — coupled with a ME90 horn for this Test Bench. The DE980TN is the latest version of B&C Speakers’s 75mm (3.0 in) voice coil, neodymium high frequency driver. The diaphragm in this model has been completely redesigned to incorporate a bent edge voice coil former, new dome and surround geometry and an optimized phase plug. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2013.

Test Bench - Dayton Audio ES140Ti-8 5.5” Midwoofer

December 20, 2015 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench - Dayton Audio ES140Ti-8 5.5” Midwoofer

This test bench looks at the ES140Ti-8 5.5” midwoofer, which is another model from Dayton Audio’s new Esoteric line. Features for the ES-140Ti are similar to the companion model ES-180Ti and include a well configured proprietary six-spoke cast-aluminum frame with narrow 9-mm wide spokes to minimize reflections back into the cone. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, January 2015.

Ultrasone Presents New More Comfortable Version of PRO 900i Closed Headphones

December 17, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Ultrasone Presents New More Comfortable Version of PRO 900i Closed Headphones

The Bavarian headphone specialist Ultrasone announced a new generation of its highly acclaimed closed top model from the PRO series, the PRO 900i. These headphones for professional users and discerning music lovers feature the company’s S-Logic Plus technology and are now even more comfortable to wear thanks to a new expanded headband design.

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