audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available

audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available
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Advertise in the Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2024!

Advertise in the Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2024!
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Loudspeaker Knowledge and Innovation in Voice Coil April 2024

Loudspeaker Knowledge and Innovation in Voice Coil April 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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Parameter Estimation and Box Simulation with Speakerbench (Part 1) - Model Parameter Comparisons
by Claus Futtrup and Jeff Candy

Parameter Estimation and Box Simulation with Speakerbench (Part 1) - Model Parameter Comparisons

The two authors investigate leakage loss as identified with an advanced transducer model and verified with measurements. This is compared to classical Thiele-Small modeling with the intention to motivate the reader to further explore advanced parameter estimation and box simulation with the Speakerbench Speaker Design Calculations online tool. This two-part article concludes with an overview of how Speakerbench offers an accurate and practical approach to this problem. This article was originally published in audioXpress, August 2021.
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DaS AuReality — 3D Loudspeaker Technology
by Joe Hayes

DaS AuReality — 3D Loudspeaker Technology

A fully patented 3D loudspeaker technology resulted from a multi-year effort of Diffusion at Source (DaS) and elliptical soundfield speaker design approaches. DaS AuReality has evolved out of work known as “Acoustic3D” from an Australian-based company and is now being commercialized by Vastigo, Ltd. (Vastigo.com), headquartered in Singapore. This article offers all the details into the unique approach followed by the development and multiple applications segments envisioned by the inventors. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2021.
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Knowles Celebrates 75 Years of Voice and Audio Technology Integration
by audioXpress Staff

Knowles Celebrates 75 Years of Voice and Audio Technology Integration

Knowles Corporation is celebrating the company's 75th anniversary. Knowles pioneered many industry-firsts including balanced armature drivers for the first hearing aids in 1954, and the first MEMS microphones used in everything from the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover to the latest true wireless earbuds. Today, Knowles products and solutions are in cell phones, laptops, wearables, smart speakers, or any device with voice control. And Knowles leverages its 75 years of success and expertise to expand in audio processing, the smart home or automotive applications.
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    Eventide Refines Audio Equalization Possibilities with SplitEQ
    by audioXpress Staff

    Eventide Refines Audio Equalization Possibilities with SplitEQ

    Eventide has released SplitEQ, an advanced equalization plug-in featuring a new Structural Split patented technology. At first glance, it’s a parametric EQ with 8-bands of filters, but the Structural Split engine divides the incoming audio into separate Transient and Tonal streams that feed the 8 bands. This approach makes common EQ problems easy to solve — even in a complex mix.
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    Audix Shoots for New Gold Standard with A231 Studio Vocal Microphone
    by audioXpress Staff

    Audix Shoots for New Gold Standard with A231 Studio Vocal Microphone

    Audix is executing the most ambitious product catalog expansion in its history. The Wilsonville, OR-based company announced its latest large-diaphragm studio vocal microphone, the A231, which is set to establish a new standard for capturing the human voice. Sporting the distinctive gold-plated brass band made famous on the its renowned SCX25A instrument microphone, the new A231 was designed to open up new creative possibilities in the realm of lead and backing vocals, spoken word and voiceover applications, as well as acoustic instrument miking.
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    NXP Introduces i.MX 93 Applications Processor Family for Secure Connected Devices with Edge AI
    by audioXpress Staff

    NXP Introduces i.MX 93 Applications Processor Family for Secure Connected Devices with Edge AI

    NXP Semiconductors is gradually catching up from the time the company wasted in the attempted merger with Qualcomm. The company announced the i.MX 93 family of applications processors designed for automotive, smart home, smart building and smart everything applications. The i.MX 93 family leverages a heterogenous multicore SoC architecture designed to leverage efficient edge machine learning.
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    Klipsch Celebrates 75th Anniversary With Commemorative Klipschorn Speakers
    by audioXpress Staff

    Klipsch Celebrates 75th Anniversary With Commemorative Klipschorn Speakers

    Expanding the celebrations of the brand's 75th anniversary, Klipsch released a limited run of 75 pairs of the legendary Klipschorn. The 75th Anniversary Klipschorn AK6, featuring a 1" titanium tweeter and 90° x 40° Tractrix horn with fully enclosed low-frequency cabinet, includes a commemorative box filled with Klipsch 75th anniversary commemorative items. The limited edition speakers are available in unique real wood teak veneers and lambswool grilles, with a sterling silver 75th logo on the front of the speaker.
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    Sound Solutions Introduces Latest High Performance Microspeakers with Unique Coil-Anchor System
    by audioXpress Staff

    Sound Solutions Introduces Latest High Performance Microspeakers with Unique Coil-Anchor System

    Sound Solutions International (SSI) introduced its latest family of high-performance microspeakers featuring improvements on loudness, linearity, and distortion levels by featuring the company's Coil-Anchor System (CAS) rocking suppression technology. The new microspeakers can easily scale for multiple applications and requirements in highly constrained mobile and portable designs. The patent-pending high-excursion Manticore speaker family already includes three models for smartphones and laptop/tablet applications.
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    Headphone Disconnector Magnetic Adapter Ends Headphone Abuse
    by Joao Martins

    Headphone Disconnector Magnetic Adapter Ends Headphone Abuse

    You have to love Angry Audio. The Nashville-based company always manages to surprise us with great product ideas. This time, they devised the Headphone Disconnector, a simple solution inspired by Apple's MagSafe connector to help deal with different headphone jack sizes, and the damage that results from people pulling the headphones from the cable, instead of pulling the connector. Angry Radio designs products for radio, but they might have found a wider market.
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    Noveto Unveils N1 Speaker With Smart Beaming Technology
    by Joao Martins

    Noveto Unveils N1 Speaker With Smart Beaming Technology

    Noveto unveiled the final design and features of its flagship product, the N1, a state-of-the-art smart speaker with built-in Alexa smart assistant and proprietary Smart Beaming technology, providing personal and immersive 3D binaural sound without headphones. This is the first full implementation of the company's promising technology - with great potential in conference and automotive applications - as a result of the its decision to create a consumer proof-of-concept.
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