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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Test Bench: The D8404-552000 Ellipticor Cloth Diaphragm Dome Midrange from Scan-Speak
by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The D8404-552000 Ellipticor Cloth Diaphragm Dome Midrange from Scan-Speak

This characterization is the sixth Scan-Speak Ellipticor driver to appear in Test Bench. The Scan-Speak D8404 is a large dome midrange with a large diaphragm area and respective voice coil diameter. For a motor system, Scan-Speak basically scaled up its currently successful AirCirc tweeter motor with 12 neodymium slugs, with a titanium voice coil former, all part of the patented Symmetrical Drive SD-2 motor format. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, June 2023.
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Fresh From the Bench: Hypex Nilai500DIY 500W Mono Power Amplifier Kit - A New DIY Benchmark
by Stuart Yaniger

Fresh From the Bench: Hypex Nilai500DIY 500W Mono Power Amplifier Kit - A New DIY Benchmark

The Hypex Nilai500DIY 500W Mono Power Amplifier Kit is new DIY benchmark from the company's dedicated DIYClassD brand. The kit is specified to deliver 500W with 1% THD at 4 ohms, improves output noise and idle losses significantly, and comes with a discrete buffer stage and voltage regulators. The article, originally published in July 2023, offers an extensive review with measurements of the full kit, including the PS500 DIY power supply and DIYClassD preamplifier kit.
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Genelec Unveils UNIO Audio Monitoring Platform and 9320A Reference Controller at IBC 2023
by Joao Martins

Genelec Unveils UNIO Audio Monitoring Platform and 9320A Reference Controller at IBC 2023

Genelec has chosen the IBC 2023 exhibition in Amsterdam to unveil the 9320A Reference Controller as a bridge to its brand new UNIO Audio Monitoring Service Platform. UNIO brings together all the benefits of Genelec Smart Active Monitors, GLM 5.0 calibration software and Aural ID 2.0 technology to create seamless integration between professional in-room loudspeaker and headphone monitoring services.
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    Lenbrook Previews BluOS 4.0 Update at CEDIA 2023
    by audioXpress Staff

    Lenbrook Previews BluOS 4.0 Update at CEDIA 2023

    BluOS is already one of the most elegant software environments for home entertainment, and its importance has gradually expanded in the residential integration market. Lenbrook International is now previewing the latest update to its premium multiroom music management platform BluOS 4.0 at CEDIA 2023 in Denver, Colorado. Set for an official launch in mid-October 2023, BluOS 4.0 will reimagine the multiroom mobile app experience.
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    Jabra Unveils Its Two Most Advanced Premium True Wireless Earbuds Ever
    by Joao Martins

    Jabra Unveils Its Two Most Advanced Premium True Wireless Earbuds Ever

    At IFA 2023, Jabra introduced two premium true wireless earbud models, both seating at the top of the market in terms of technology and features. Both offer Spatial Sound with Dolby Atmos, Advanced ANC, and optimal battery life. Very similar in design to previous Jabra models, the Elite 8 Active are tested to be the toughest earbuds with military standard for ruggedized electronics, with IP68 rating and Jabra ShakeGrip, while the Elite 10 are the new top tier earbuds optimized for Dolby Atmos with Dolby Head Tracking.
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    Harman Embraces Air Conduction with New JBL Soundgear Sense
    by Joao Martins

    Harman Embraces Air Conduction with New JBL Soundgear Sense

    The trend was already visible with Shokz, Oladance, and a bunch of other brands promoting the virtues of open ear designs using air conduction as the new panacea for personal audio. And at IFA 2023 we saw a deluge of "air conduction" product launches from every Chinese bulk exhibitor and even a few new brands. Although Harman was not at the show to be seen, it promoted an external event to showcase new affordable products and inevitably also its first-ever true wireless open-ear earbuds, the JBL Soundgear Sense.
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    Buchardt Audio Anniversary 10 Active Wireless Speakers Earn WiSA HT Interoperability Certification
    by audioXpress Staff

    Buchardt Audio Anniversary 10 Active Wireless Speakers Earn WiSA HT Interoperability Certification

    The Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association, a subsidiary of WiSA Technologies, announced Buchardt Audio, an association member, has achieved WiSA Home Theater (HT) Interoperability Certification for its Anniversary 10 (A10) Active Wireless Speakers. The new speaker design celebrates the tenth anniversary of Buchardt Audio and represents the brand’s third WiSA Certified speaker line, featuring WiSA HT technology for best-in-class wireless multichannel audio capabilities.
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    DALI EPIKORE 11 Celebrates 40 Years of Loudspeaker Innovation
    by Joao Martins

    DALI EPIKORE 11 Celebrates 40 Years of Loudspeaker Innovation

    Following the launch of the flagship DALI KORE speakers in 2022, DALI continues to expand its legacy of loudspeaker research and development. Now that DALI is expanding globally, and being promoted in North America, it is appropriate that the company is scheduling another major unveil for CEDIA 2023 in Denver. Not necessarily an installation product (it's just big and heavy), the new EPIKORE 11 speaker is a 4.5-way tower of sound with ultra-low distortion SMC Gen-2 technology.
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    Klippel Announces New Management Structure
    by audioXpress Staff

    Klippel Announces New Management Structure

    In May 2020, Klippel GmbH appointed Benjamin Barth as general manager, allowing its founder Wolfgang Klippel to focus more on research and education. Three years later, the company has transitioned successfully to a new management structure to ensure a seamless succession plan, now with Benjamin Barth fully at the helm. One of the global leading companies in the field of measurement technology for loudspeakers and audio systems, Klippel, in the past years, Klippel successfully expanded its portfolio of products and services.
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    JBL Authentics Wi-Fi Speaker Range - Retro Design Meets Voice Smarts
    by Joao Martins

    JBL Authentics Wi-Fi Speaker Range - Retro Design Meets Voice Smarts

    Using the opportunity of IFA week, JBL introduced the new JBL Authentics speaker series, expanding on the retro design of the classic JBL L100 speaker and foam grills. Following previous "retro" models introduced by Harman's luxury division, the JBL Authentics bring the concept to the affordable level of home audio with three compact active speakers, integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth streaming, and simultaneous support for Alexa and Google voice assistants.
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