Better Acoustics, Better Designs in audioXpress August 2024!

Better Acoustics, Better Designs in audioXpress August 2024!
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Audio Amplification Meets Product Development in audioXpress July 2024

Audio Amplification Meets Product Development in audioXpress July 2024
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The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities

The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities
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Aiming for Better Loudspeaker Designs in Voice Coil July 2024

Aiming for Better Loudspeaker Designs in Voice Coil July 2024
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IOT747 and AntennaWare Launch Reference Design for Wearable Applications
by Joao Martins

IOT747 and AntennaWare Launch Reference Design for Wearable Applications

IOT747, a Cambridge, UK-based supplier of wireless modules and solutions announced a partnership with AntennaWare, the Northern Ireland-based developer of Bluetooth and Ultra-Wideband (UWB) antenna solutions for wireless wearables. The partnership integrates AntennaWare BodyWave Antenna with the IDC737 Bluetooth module in an example reference design for long-range and wearable applications.
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Test Bench: The T-25M 1" Dome Tweeter from Beyma’s New NMF Series
by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The T-25M 1" Dome Tweeter from Beyma’s New NMF Series

Vance Dickason received two of the latest products to come out of the R&D labs of Acustica Beyma, the Spanish pro sound OEM transducer manufacturer, which celebrated 50 years in 2019. This review focuses on the T-25M NFM 1" aluminum/magnesium alloy metal dome tweeter. Specifications detail a 20W AES power handling, recommended crossover frequency of 2.5kHz (with a 12dB/octave high-pass filter), and 88dB at 2.83V/1m sensitivity. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, December 2022.
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OTC Hearing Aids: Is Innovation Leaving the Rule Behind?
by Andrew Bellavia

OTC Hearing Aids: Is Innovation Leaving the Rule Behind?

A wave of new developments promises to solve the most pressing need for people with milder hearing loss, allowing mass-market hearables to supplant Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids with less stigma. Andrew Bellavia suggests the FDA’s OTC hearing aid rule (October 2022) includes assumptions that are quickly becoming obsolete as recent developments illustrate. This must read article was originally published in audioXpress, January 2023.
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    Ellisys Delivers Immediate Protocol Test Support for Bluetooth 5.4 Update
    by audioXpress Staff

    Ellisys Delivers Immediate Protocol Test Support for Bluetooth 5.4 Update

    Ellisys, the provider of test and analysis solutions for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Universal Serial Bus (USB), and other wired and wireless communications technologies, announced the availability of qualification testing and protocol analyzer features supporting the latest version 5.4 of the Bluetooth Core Specification. According to the Arizona-based company, its Ellisys Bluetooth Qualifier is ready for the updated testing requirements.
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    GRAS Launches EQ 40PM EQset Miniature Production Line Measurement Microphone
    by audioXpress Staff

    GRAS Launches EQ 40PM EQset Miniature Production Line Measurement Microphone

    GRAS Sound & Vibration announced a new miniature production line microphone, which is the first with the recently announced GRAS EQset technology designed to reduce the risk of measurement errors. The new EQ 40PM EQset, a short 20kHz pressure microphone with a dynamic range from 30dB (A) to 120dB, and the same dimensions as traditional Production Line microphones, is aimed at increasing efficiency and improving test accuracy in the consumer audio and telecom space.
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    New Cloudlifter X Offers Even More Gain and More Options to More Microphones
    by Joao Martins

    New Cloudlifter X Offers Even More Gain and More Options to More Microphones

    Cloud Microphones, the Tucson, AZ maker of the original Cloudlifter has unveiled a new model in the family. The brand new Cloudlifter X offers a custom-designed Cinemag transformer along with two selectable output levels that expand the possibilities offered by the industry standard CL-1, which provides up to +25dB of of output gain. Compatible with condenser, dynamic and ribbon microphones, the new CL-X is a welcome addition to the popular Cloudlifter range.
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    Syntiant Launches NDP115 Neural Decision Processor for Always-On Speech and Sensor-Fusion
    by Joao Martins

    Syntiant Launches NDP115 Neural Decision Processor for Always-On Speech and Sensor-Fusion

    It was one of the key audio-related demonstrations at the Syntiant suite during CES 2023, and the new NDP115 Neural Decision Processor is now positioned as a key strategic platform for new compact, ultra-low-power designs with always-on voice and sensor fusion applications. The newest addition to Syntiant's family of special purpose silicon is built using the company’s Syntiant Core 2 inference engine that can run multiple neural network loads at under 1mW.
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    HEAD acoustics Introduces ViBRIDGE Holistic In-Ear Headset Testing Solution
    by Joao Martins

    HEAD acoustics Introduces ViBRIDGE Holistic In-Ear Headset Testing Solution

    As many audioXpress readers already learned from reading the article by Hans W. Gierlich on the Benefits of Using Structure-Borne Sound in Headset Signal Processing, HEAD acoustics created a complete test solution for in-ear and headset devices using bone-conduction sensors. There are good reasons for developers and manufacturers to explore the use of bone-conduction sensors and test them with the new ViBRIDGE solution.
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    Emotion Systems Creates Secure Way to Monitor Audio Quality in Bulk File Ingest
    by audioXpress Staff

    Emotion Systems Creates Secure Way to Monitor Audio Quality in Bulk File Ingest

    Emotion Systems, a British company specialized in file-based audio processing and analysis tools, has now addressed the critical challenge of ensuring audio consistency and quality in bulk content ingest. Its new Emotion Verification Engine (EVE) is a new approach, giving users quick and easy to interpret information on the detail of the audio components, something which is largely ignored by today’s automated quality control tools.
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    Holoplot Introduces Design and Simulation Software for X1 Matrix Arrays
    by Joao Martins

    Holoplot Introduces Design and Simulation Software for X1 Matrix Arrays

    Berlin-based pro audio company Holoplot returned to this year’s Integrated Systems Europe show to reveal the Beta version of its new design and simulation software Holoplot Plan as well as the new rigging system for its X1 product series. Holoplot made again a strong impact at ISE 2023, with its demo room in Hall 8 always busy for an intense schedule of demos and presentations.
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