APDA-ALTI Education Symposium 2023. Three Days of Audio Product Knowledge
The Audio Product Development Alliance (APDA) in association with the Audio & Loudspeaker Technologies International (ALTI) Association, promotes a three day education symposium during the ALTI Expo & Conference 2023, June 11 - 13, 2023 at the DoubleTree by Hilton at the entrance to Universal, Orlando. Three days to improve your knowledge and skills in the development of audio products, from concept to delivery.
ALTI-Expo and Conference 2023. Largest Focused Event for the Loudspeaker Industry and Audio Product Developers
The traditional Audio & Loudspeaker Technologies International (ALTI) Association annual gathering has long been the highest quality networking event for any audio industry professional, particularly for brands, manufacturers and its suppliers. The upcoming ALTI-Expo and Conference 2023, will be held June 11-12 at the DoubleTree by Hilton at Universal Studios, in Orlando, FL, and will combine a highly focused exhibition with the largest ever conference program for audio product developers.
Lake People Launches MC100 Monitor Controller and High-End DAC
German brand Lake People, renowned for headphones amplifiers and converters, has ventured into the studio market with the new MC100 monitor controller, offering a valuable new tool for discerning professionals, but also a very versatile DAC option for high-end music enthusiasts in general. The new MC100 design combines comprehensive control for up to three studio monitors with separate subwoofer output, XLR, RCA, jack, USB-C inputs, and headphone amplifier with X-Feed.
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Sennheiser Enhances the Audio Experience on New Cupra Tavascan All-Electric SUV
Sennheiser has joined forces with Cupra, the new "unconventional" brand from Spanish car manufacturer SEAT (Volkswagen Group), to deliver a new immersive sound experience to Cupra's first all-electric SUV coupe, the Cupra Tavascan. According to the car maker, the Tavascan's performance makes it a game-changer in the world of electrification, breaking conventional rules, and helping to deliver an emotional driving experience where sound is an essential factor.
Magnets, New Speaker Technologies, Microspeakers, and More in Voice Coil May 2023
In this issue. Mike Klasco looks at the exciting progress happening in magnets and new signal processing options for speaker design. James Croft compares patents of ducted loudspeaker designs for automotive. And for Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the new Russo 44CDN-PK 1" PEEK diaphragm compression driver from SB Audience, and the B&C Speakers DCX354 ring radiator coaxial dual-diaphragm compression driver.
Bang & Olufsen Launches Beosound A5 Portable Speaker
Bang & Olufsen introduced the new portable Beosound A5 speaker. Designed in collaboration with the Danish-Italian design duo GamFratesi, the new Beosound A5 bridges northern and southern design cultures with powerful sound, meticulous craftsmanship and product longevity that Bang & Olufsen is renowned for. A work of art, this speaker sets a desirable reference for the future of audio.
SoundHound Announces Chat AI For Automotive Voice Assistant
SoundHound AI launched SoundHound Chat AI for Automotive, an in-vehicle voice assistant. SoundHound Chat AI for Automotive will be the first product to offer an in-vehicle voice assistant that combines Generative AI capabilities, like ChatGPT, with an established best-in-class voice assistant. The platform lets automakers provide customers with voice-enabled access to a combination of real-time information domains and Generative AI models which are proving popular.
Lyceum Introduces Advanced Data Ingestor for Audio Measurement Data Management and Collaboration
Lyceum unveiled the Advanced Data Ingestor, a solution designed to streamline audio measurement data management and collaboration. This tool automates repetitive data cleaning tasks and provides a cloud-based platform for sharing 'clean' data, significantly reducing the time-consuming process that engineers have faced for years. The solution facilitates real-time collaboration between manufacturers and product lead engineering teams, allowing for quicker issue identification and resolution.
NTi Audio Co-Founder and CEO Philipp Schwizer Retires
NTi Audio has announced the retirement of its long-serving CEO, Philipp Schwizer, effective April 30, 2023. After a successful period of over two decades, Schwizer has decided to step down from his role and enjoy a well-deserved retirement. Philipp Schwizer founded NTi Audio in 2000, through a management buyout of the Audio Measurement Division of Neutrik AG. After nine years of operation NTI AG changed its name to NTi Audio AG (New Technologies in Audio).
Patent Review: Rotary Transducer with Improved High-Frequency Output
This article examines an important patent filed in 2014 by F. Bruce Thigpen (Tallahassee, FL) and granted in June 2016. Appearing both as the inventor and assignee, Thigpen describes a rotary sound transducer having an improved output at higher frequencies. Thigpen has been working on this type of device for more than a decade and has advanced what was already a very difficult engineering achievement, to a more sophisticated structure that apparently raises the general performance and high frequency limits beyond what was thought possible with this architecture. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, July 2017.