All items tagged with valves (151)

ZVOX Announces VoiceBud VB20 Full-Featured Over-the-Counter Voice-Enhancing Hearing Device

October 12, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

ZVOX Announces VoiceBud VB20 Full-Featured Over-the-Counter Voice-Enhancing Hearing Device

ZVOX Audio announced the availability of its VoiceBud V20, the company's first-ever personal audio device. As the company believes the category will be booming in the next 18 months as more companies enter the over-the-counter (OTC) personal sound amplification product business, ZVOX designed a very affordable ($299) device equipped with dual-microphone NoiseBlocker technology and smartphone app control using high-performance American-made electronics components.

Book Review: Examining Fundamental Amplifier Techniques with Electron Tubes, 2nd Edition

September 26, 2018 by Richard Honeycutt

Book Review: Examining Fundamental Amplifier Techniques with Electron Tubes, 2nd Edition

Richard Honeycutt reviews the second and more extensive edition of this electronics classic, Fundamental Amplifier Techniques with Electron Tubes. He gives high marks to this massive tome that provides useful information about electron tube technology, including their power supplies, for the design and DIY construction of these electron tube audio amplifiers.

Frontier Introduces Multi-Ecosystem Voice Control to Smart Speakers

August 24, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Frontier Introduces Multi-Ecosystem Voice Control to Smart Speakers

Frontier Smart Technologies, a pioneer in development platforms for wireless audio, digital radio and voice recognition solutions, announced a significant enhancement to its Minuet Smart Audio platform, which will be the first in the world to allow smart speakers, soundbars and AVRs to be simultaneously controlled by voice-enabled devices from Google, Amazon and Apple, helping manufacturers to differentiate, and not have to compete head on with 1st party devices.

ICEpower Announces 200AS1 Amplifier Module Designed for Guitar Amplifiers, Bass Amplifiers and Subwoofers

July 27, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

ICEpower Announces 200AS1 Amplifier Module Designed for Guitar Amplifiers, Bass Amplifiers and Subwoofers

Danish class-D audio amplification specialists ICEpower just announced their new 200AS1 power amplifier, a "rock solid" power module for guitarists and bass players. The 200AS1 is the latest member of ICEpower’s AS series and it was designed with a rock-steady regulated power supply of 300W with universal mains, combined with a 1x 200W (4Ω) class-D power module. Everything manufacturers will need for the latest in musical instrument or subwoofer amplification. The new module is in stock now and ready for purchase.

Waves Audio Now Shipping the Waves Abbey Road Chambers Plugin

July 26, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Waves Audio Now Shipping the Waves Abbey Road Chambers Plugin

Waves Audio' new Abbey Road Chambers plugin recreates a defining part of Abbey Road Studios' legendary sonic signature – the echo chamber used by Abbey Road’s engineers, to create exciting reverbs, delays and other unique spatial effects on countless classic recordings by the Beatles and beyond. Developed together with Abbey Road Studios, the Chambers plug-ins allows users to explore the Studio Two echo chamber, complete with the original valve Neumann KM53 microphones and Altec 605 speaker, as used on almost every pop recording done at Abbey Road during the ‘60s.

A Single-Ended “E-Linear” Power Amplifier

July 25, 2018 by Pete Millett

A Single-Ended “E-Linear” Power Amplifier

This simple single-ended amp project by Pete Millett is a great performer and a very well documented project that was immediately adopted by many DIY'er's. The amplifier achieves good power output and low distortion by employing “E-linear” feedback in the output stage. This article was published in audioXpress, April 2005.

Solid State Logic Native V6 Completely New Processing Plug-In Bundle Released

May 22, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Solid State Logic Native V6 Completely New Processing Plug-In Bundle Released

Solid State Logic announced the release of the new SSL Native v6 plug-in bundle. SSL Native V6 plug-ins replace SSL’s acclaimed Duende Native plug-in collection with completely re-written versions. The fundamental audio characteristics of the plug-ins remain unchanged but there have been a range of improvements which include new higher resolution user interfaces, improved Preset management, and expanded purchase and subscription options to suit the needs and pockets of a wider range of users.

High End 2018 Report. Head-Spinning Sounds in Munich!

May 17, 2018 by Joao Martins

High End 2018 Report. Head-Spinning Sounds in Munich!

The 2018 High End show promised to be the best one ever, in part because of the most pleasant weather conditions experienced in Munich - almost summer like - turning the Bavarian region into a tourist postcard and making any outing a true pleasure and the entire experience of beer and German food even more enjoyable, particularly in the fantastic nearby Englischer Garten esplanades and restaurants.

Fresh From the Bench: G.R.A.S. Sound & Vibration RA040X Ear Simulator

May 15, 2018 by Brent Butterworth

Fresh From the Bench: G.R.A.S. Sound & Vibration RA040X Ear Simulator

Brent Butterworth reviews the new RA040X Ear Simulators from G.R.A.S. Sound & Vibration. Measuring headphone response at frequencies above-10 kHz has been an imprecise, non-standardized process. The new RA040X ear simulator represents part of an effort by G.R.A.S. Sound & Vibration to update headphone measurement equipment to suit the needs of today’s headphone industry, and make the measurements more meaningful. This article was originally published in audioXpress, March 2018.

Powersoft M-Force and Rat Sound Showcase New SuperSub Low Frequency Cabinets at Coachella 2018

May 10, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Powersoft M-Force and Rat Sound Showcase New SuperSub Low Frequency Cabinets at Coachella 2018

During Coachella 2018, a new subwoofer design, powered by Powersoft’s M-Force system, was put to the test and proved how promising the solution is for sound design in general and large music festivals in particular. The new SuperSub M-Force-powered cabinets by Rat Sound provided an unprecedented display of super-low frequency soundwave propagation for thousands of excited music fans, while also exciting the audio engineers with the excellent results.

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