Bluetooth Wireless Audio, Innovations in Audio, and More in audioXpress December 2024

Bluetooth Wireless Audio, Innovations in Audio, and More in audioXpress December 2024

Reinforced Loudspeaker Performance in Voice Coil November 2024

Reinforced Loudspeaker Performance in Voice Coil November 2024

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

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

Vance Dickason's Loudspeaker Design Cookbook Celebrates 46 Years in Print with Expanded 8th Edition!

Vance Dickason's Loudspeaker Design Cookbook Celebrates 46 Years in Print with Expanded 8th Edition!

Joachim Gerhard on Low Noise Phono Stages: Design Considerations and Circuit Topologies

November 6, 2024 by Jan Didden

Joachim Gerhard on Low Noise Phono Stages: Design Considerations and Circuit Topologies

Ask audio industry insiders and audiophiles alike about Joachim Gerhard, and chances are that they mention the many high performance speakers he designed over the years, initially for Audio Physic, currently for Suesskind Audio. But Gerhard also has a great track record designing phono preamps. This interview explores that aspect of Joachim’s career. In the first part of this interview Joachim discusses the design considerations and circuit topologies for low noise phono stages, culminating in his very low noise and Flexible Phono Stage (FPS) design. This article was originally published in audioXpress, September 2024.

OmniBuds Hearables Project by Nokia Bell Labs Backed by Cambridge Future Tech

November 6, 2024 by Joao Martins

OmniBuds Hearables Project by Nokia Bell Labs Backed by Cambridge Future Tech

OmniBuds are the world's first hearables designed to continuously monitor all 5 vital signs, complemented by state-of-the-art augmented hearing capabilities. Conceived by Nokia Bell Labs in Cambridge, UK, the OmniBuds project is now receiving further support from venture builder Cambridge Future Tech. The company entered into a relationship with Nokia Bell Labs and Nokia Ventures & Partnerships to establish OmniBuds Ltd for the commercialization of the OmniBuds platform, as a fully featured ear-worn AI/ML computing platform.

HEAD acoustics Improves Efficiency of End-of-Line Tests

November 6, 2024 by Joao Martins

HEAD acoustics Improves Efficiency of End-of-Line Tests

HEAD acoustics is setting new standards in end-of-line (EoL) testing with a new modular test system that combines the company's AQuire V4 hardware front-end with its AI-supported conTEST software for efficient analysis. According to the German company, this state-of-the-art solution allows manufacturers to implement real-time pass/fail decisions with increased process reliability, and improved vibroacoustic product quality.

WiiM Amp Pro Receives Roon Ready Certification

November 5, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

WiiM Amp Pro Receives Roon Ready Certification

WiiM announced that Roon Labs has certified the WiiM Amp Pro as Roon Ready, expanding even more the options already available from the integrated streaming amplifier. Now with Roon Ready integration, the Amp Pro is able to become a network player with Roon’s own streaming technology, over Ethernet or Wi-Fi. With no configuration required, the certified WiiM Amp Pro will also discover any other Roon Ready devices on the same network and work for synchronized multiroom configurations.

Eclipse Audio Updates FIR Designer and Adds Support for AFMG, Storm Audio, LabGruppen IPX and Audio Weaver

November 5, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Eclipse Audio Updates FIR Designer and Adds Support for AFMG, Storm Audio, LabGruppen IPX and Audio Weaver

Eclipse Audio continues to expand its partnerships and software, allowing the use of FIR filtering in DSP-driven loudspeakers, for loudspeaker design, live tuning, and system integration. The company founded by Michael John in 2016 now announced that its FIR Designer M (multichannel) software now has capabilities to build up to 6-way presets. Like the single channel FIR Designer, FIR Designer M now also added new branded IIR modes and expanded support with more DSP tools.

Global Sources 2024 Hong Kong Shows With Record Number of Exhibitors and Less Visitors

November 5, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Global Sources 2024 Hong Kong Shows With Record Number of Exhibitors and Less Visitors

The October 2024 Global Sources Hong Kong Shows at AsiaWorld-Expo have concluded after an intense month of activities. The three-phase show program, spanning multiple sectors including Consumer Electronics, Electronic Components, Smart Home, Lifestyle, Sports & Outdoor, and Baby & Children, attracted nearly 5,000 premium Asian suppliers and showcased over 500,000 innovative products, setting a new record for exhibitor participation.

Alango Unveils Sound Processing Module for Qualcomm S7 SoC

November 4, 2024 by Joao Martins

Alango Unveils Sound Processing Module for Qualcomm S7 SoC

Alango Technologies announced a new digital sound processing module for Qualcomm's Bluetooth SoCs, including the latest S7 Gen1 Sound platform that features five times the compute power, three times the DSP processing power, and almost 100 times on-device AI processing power compared to previous solutions. According to Alango, this first to market platform offers a pre-integrated, ready-to-use modular solution for the latest generation of hearables and advanced audio designs.

Bose Professional Announces Global Availability of EdgeMax LP In-Ceiling Asymmetrical Loudspeakers

November 4, 2024 by Joao Martins

Bose Professional Announces Global Availability of EdgeMax LP In-Ceiling Asymmetrical Loudspeakers

Bose Professional announced the global availability of EdgeMax EM90-LP and EM180-LP, expanding its EdgeMax line of premium in-ceiling directional loudspeakers. The new Bose EdgeMax LP models bring powerful sound and asymmetrical coverage to smaller rooms and more challenging spaces, and work together with the original EdgeMax loudspeakers, launched in 2017. These LP models deliver consistent high-quality performance across projects where specifications and installation conditions vary.

Brane Audio RAD Speaker Technology Named in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2024

November 4, 2024 by Joao Martins

Brane Audio RAD Speaker Technology Named in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2024

As TIME revealed its annual list of the Best Inventions, which features 200 product, technologies and innovations changing our lives, there was a surprising mention of Brane Audio's Brane X portable speaker as a winner in the Entertainment & Gaming category. As audioXpress and Voice Coil readers learned earlier - and coincidently James Croft writes about in Voice Coil November 2024 - the company's Repel-Attract-Driver (RAD) that is part of the Brane X design, is indeed the first effective embodiment of a negative-spring woofer that bends Hofmann’s Iron Law.

Knowles Teams up with Mimi to Deliver Personalized Audio for Breggz

November 1, 2024 by Joao Martins

Knowles Teams up with Mimi to Deliver Personalized Audio for Breggz

Since Dutch company Breggz introduced the concept of its luxury wireless hearables at CES 2024, the company has been evolving the project in partnership with key technology providers. The now called Breggz ZOHN-1 in-ears are leveraging Bragi's platform and Audio App Store concept to offer a future upgrade path, with new exciting options. Among those is the possibility to personalize the response to each user, thanks to a partnership with Mimi Hearing Technologies and Knowles, which supplies the balanced armature drivers

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