All items tagged with voice coil (54)

Voice Coil Spotlight: The Beryllium Advantage

March 16, 2015 by Michael Adams & Ken Berger

Voice Coil Spotlight: The Beryllium Advantage

Since its formation, VUE Audiotechnik has been engaged in a strategic development partnership with Materion Electrofusion, the world’s leading supplier of genuine beryllium. This article explores beryllium as a high-performance alternative to aluminum and titanium. Originally Published by Voice Coil, April 2013

Characterizing the Microspeaker Industry

March 11, 2015 by Mike Klasco

Characterizing the Microspeaker Industry

Microspeakers are manufactured predominantly in Asia. Many microspeaker manufacturers in Taiwan, Korea, and Hong Kong started in the 1970s with buzzer production, which included household appliances, automotive warnings, telephone ringers, and so forth. Mobile audio products have increased microspeaker consumption and stretched the microspeakers’ sound quality requirements.

Klippel’s Three-Day Lecture on Sound Quality of Audio Systems

March 4, 2015 by Vance Dickason

Klippel’s Three-Day Lecture on Sound Quality of Audio Systems

Registrations are open for engineers active in audio product and loudspeaker design, research & development and quality control and all interested students wishing to attend the 3 day lecture “Sound Quality of Audio Systems - Modeling, Measurement, and Control”” by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Klippel at Dresden University of Technology, March 23-25, 2015.

Thiel Audio Launches 3rd Avenue Loudspeaker Series

February 25, 2015 by Vance Dickason

Thiel Audio Launches 3rd Avenue Loudspeaker Series

Thiel Audio Introduced the TT1 three-way Loudspeaker at the 2015 CES Show. The TT1, together with the previously introduced bookshelf TM3, is part of the company’s new 3rd Avenue Collection and the first Thiel Audio speaker to be assembled in its new Nashville facility. It represents a novel approach to design and manufacturing, in line with the company’s long-term vision for the high-end brand.

Endumax from Teijin Aramid - An Exciting New Speaker Cone Material

February 17, 2015 by Mike Klasco

Endumax from Teijin Aramid - An Exciting New Speaker Cone Material

Endumax, an innovative and superior cone material with performance beyond woven composites, has only recently been introduced to the industry. From a speaker designer’s perspective, it is possible for extremely wide cone body angles (shallow cone), smaller voice coil diameters, and/or smaller magnetic systems to achieve comparable or superior results to existing speaker cone solutions. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, February 2015.

Revel Makes OEM Audio System for Ford Lincoln

February 9, 2015 by Vance Dickason

Revel Makes OEM Audio System for Ford Lincoln

Revel, the Harman high-end home-audio brand, entered into a 10-year agreement to offer Revel brand OEM audio systems installed in Ford Lincoln automobiles. This agreement is the first time the Revel brand will appear in a factory car audio sound system, as was done previously with the Harman JBL and Infinity brands.

A Comparative Measurement Microphone Study

February 4, 2015 by Vance Dickason

A Comparative Measurement Microphone Study

In mid-August 2013, the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden undertook a study to compare four brands of measurement microphones. The standards bureau had been asked to purchase four microphones of the same type from four different measurement microphone manufactures — Brüel & Kjær, BSWA, G.R.A.S. Sound and Vibration A/S, and PCB Piezotronics.

New FINEBox 2015 Software from LOUDSOFT

January 7, 2015 by Vance Dickason

New FINEBox 2015 Software from LOUDSOFT

LOUDSOFT has just released the new FINEBox 2015 nonlinear high-power enclosure design software for designing hi-fi, PA, and even able to simulate micro speakers and very small volumes, including headphone rear cavities and holes. Among many new possibilities, the latest version of FINEBox now displays driver sensitivity in Maximum Theoretical Sensitivity, useful for microspeakers, and Standard LOUDSOFT SPL Sensitivity.

The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities

November 22, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities

Don't miss our newsletter, every week! The Audio Voice addresses the interests of both audioXpress and Voice Coil readership communities. A unique perspective for audio developers, manufacturers, marketeers, design and engineering houses, supply chain, and industry insiders. Every week, there's a rich mix of industry news and trends, product design and new technology highlights, trade-show calendar updates, a selection of free magazine articles, and much more, directly to your inbox.

dB Design Debuts A New Four-Channel Speaker Switcher

November 13, 2014 by Vance Dickason

dB Design Debuts A New Four-Channel Speaker Switcher

dB Design’s Four Channel Speaker Switcher (FCSS) is ideal for switching between up to four pairs of loudspeakers, when performing A-B type listening comparisons. This new switcher has the ability to switch up to four pairs of speakers with front panel or remote control channel select and auto switching between reference and up to three other speakers with three selectable switching times.

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