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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STMicroelectronics Accelerates Wireless Product Development with STM32 Microcontroller Ecosystem
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STMicroelectronics Accelerates Wireless Product Development with STM32 Microcontroller Ecosystem

STMicroelectronics is easing the design of competitively priced and power-efficient wireless equipment for smart applications in buildings and infrastructure by introducing new development tools and software for STM32WB wireless microcontrollers (MCUs). The company announced that his STM32Cube ecosystem was extended to support STM32WB wireless MCUs, with new STM32CubeWB firmware, upgrades to programmer and RF test tool, and an enhanced wireless power estimator for calculating battery runtime.
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Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer Electroacoustics Virtual Conference Takes Place September 28 - 29
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Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer Electroacoustics Virtual Conference Takes Place September 28 - 29

Registration is now open for the upcoming Electroacoustic Virtual Conference, an event promoted by Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer (HBK), which this year will be fully online and offers an exciting two-day program. The Electroacoustic Conference will offer presentations from experts in all areas related with sound, noise, acoustics and vibration, with more than 21 presentations already scheduled. Sessions include presentations from companies such as Head-Fi, XMEMS Micro Speakers, Comsol, Embody VR, Vibrations Inc., Harman International and more.
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PMC Introduces All-New Studio Monitor Reference System
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PMC Introduces All-New Studio Monitor Reference System

PMC, the famous UK loudspeaker manufacturer announced an ambitious new range of reference monitors that the company believes sets a new "gold standard" for music production. With new compact nearfield and midfield active designs plus low frequency extensions, the new PMC range is the result of five years of intense development targeting the highest possible resolution, with the lowest possible coloration, from stereo to Immersive audio.
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    Syntiant Introduces NDP102 Neural Decision Processor for Edge AI Sensor Applications
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    Syntiant Introduces NDP102 Neural Decision Processor for Edge AI Sensor Applications

    Syntiant, a provider of deep learning solutions making edge AI a reality for always-on applications in battery-powered devices, announced its new Syntiant NDP102 Neural Decision Processor (NDP) for sensor applications that delivers 100x improvement in efficiency and performance compared to current MCU-based offerings. The fourth edge AI chip from the Californian company enables highly accurate inference performance at industry leading low power consumption.
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    Amphion Introduces Amp400.8 Multichannel Amplifier for Immersive Studio Monitors
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    Amphion Introduces Amp400.8 Multichannel Amplifier for Immersive Studio Monitors

    In response to the rapidly growing immersive audio market and proliferation of Dolby Atmos audio productions in film, television, gaming, and now also music, Finnish loudspeaker manufacturer Amphion has launched an amplifier designed specifically for the needs of multichannel studio monitoring. The Amphion Amp400.8 matches the company's full range of passive studio monitors with 8 identical Class-D channels.
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    New Motif ANC and Minor III True Wireless Designs by Marshall Headphones
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    New Motif ANC and Minor III True Wireless Designs by Marshall Headphones

    Swedish headphone and speaker designer and developer Zound Industries International continues to show excellent innovative designs in all its brands, and particularly with the products they create for Marshall Headphones. Following market trends, Zound announced the launch of the new Motif ANC and Minor III, join its growing and continuously updated true wireless family. The two products developed under the Marshall Headphones brand build on the Mode II launch earlier in 2021.
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    Io Audio Technologies Announces Mouser Electronics as Official Distributor
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    Io Audio Technologies Announces Mouser Electronics as Official Distributor

    Io Audio Technologies has announced Mouser Electronics, global supplier of various electronic components and semiconductors, as an official distributor of its complete line of connectors and cable assemblies. The new partnership with Mouser Electronics expands the coverage for Io Audio Technologies’ core products serving analog, data and power applications, including its complete line of cable assemblies and connectors.
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    New APEI Webinar Addresses the Use of Digital Twins for Architecting and Designing Audio Devices
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    New APEI Webinar Addresses the Use of Digital Twins for Architecting and Designing Audio Devices

    The AES Audio Product Education Institute (APEI) promotes a new webinar series on its Modeling and Measurement education pillar to explore the use of Digital Twins as a new simulation-driven audio architecture design. With audio development of increasingly sophisticated audio products now starting almost always with the creation of digital models, the possibilities to adjust practices between different teams are driving new audio product development practices.
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    Fresh From the Bench: Audio Precision APx517B Acoustic Audio Analyzer
    by David Logvin

    Fresh From the Bench: Audio Precision APx517B Acoustic Audio Analyzer

    Primarily targeted at production test applications, the APx517B debuted at the end of 2020 and supplements AP's powerful product line of analyzers, which are considered the gold standard in audio measurement. In his review, David Logvin explores audio measurements with this fully integrated hardware, that combines multiple digital interface options all with accredited calibration. This article was originally published in audioXpress, August 2021.
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    Test Bench: BDNC’s BGF-46166-18-4-003 Glass-Composite Flat Diaphragm Woofer
    by Vance Dickason

    Test Bench: BDNC’s BGF-46166-18-4-003 Glass-Composite Flat Diaphragm Woofer

    This article characterizes a cutting-edge product from BDNC, a patented “race track” shaped driver, and the first of its kind to use a glass diaphragm composite made up of two layers of “Schott AS87 Glass” with an internal layer of viscoelastomic damping material and aluminum alloy foil. The motor structure uses two neodymium bar magnets driving a two-layer race track-shaped voice coil wound with round copper wire on an aluminum former. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, June 2021.
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