All items tagged with soft dome (28)

Stratton Acoustics Launches the Element 12 Loudspeaker

March 22, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Stratton Acoustics Launches the Element 12 Loudspeaker

Stratton Acoustics, the UK-based manufacturer of the extremely original high-end Elypsis 1512 loudspeaker, inspired in the iconic, main studio monitors that shaped recording in the 1970s and 1980s, has now launched the Element 12, a smaller 2-way, reflex-loaded design with integral stand. The Stratton Acoustics Element 12 is a passive design that employs advanced driver technologies, crossover techniques, and enclosure construction, polished with a touch of artisanal refinement.

M&K Sound Unveils THX Certified Dominus IW500 Reference In-wall Loudspeaker for Large Rooms

February 16, 2024 by Alfred Moody

M&K Sound Unveils THX Certified Dominus IW500 Reference In-wall Loudspeaker for Large Rooms

With a strong tradition in both the studio, movies, and high-end home theater world, Miller & Kreisel, now M&K Sound, has now revealed its first THX Certified Dominus in-wall loudspeaker, the IW500. Designed for the largest and most exclusive home cinema installations, the front left/center/right identical model is the most powerful reference loudspeaker produced to date by the Danish audio manufacturer. This technological milestone coincides with M&K Sound's proud 50th Anniversary celebrations of 2024.

DALI Reinforces Center Channel with Oberon Grand Vokal

November 2, 2023 by Alfred Moody

DALI Reinforces Center Channel with Oberon Grand Vokal

Lenbrook Americas launched the new DALI Oberon Grand Vokal, a 2-way full range center speaker for large rooms. Leveraging the technologies from the secretive Danish company, this center channel features two 7-inch SMC-based woofers and an oversized, ultra-lightweight 29mm soft dome tweeter. The Grand Vokal blends seamlessly with any Oberon home theater surround sound setup to deliver crystal-clear dialogue, sound effects and music at any volume.

The Latest in Loudspeaker Knowledge and Developments in Voice Coil October 2023

September 29, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

The Latest in Loudspeaker Knowledge and Developments in Voice Coil October 2023

In the October 2023 issue of Voice Coil, James Croft reviews an active noise control enclosure system, and Mike Klasco and Nora Wong provide an updated directory of Integrated Electronics for Loudspeakers. Vance Dickason offers three different driver characterizations, starting with the AMT100H driver from Eighteen Sound. Next up, he tests an updated version of the popular TW030WA23/24 tweeter from Wavecor. And finally, measures the Scan-Speak D2008/2010, the revised version of the classic dome tweeter from the Danish brand.

SB Acoustics New 7.5" MT19CP-8 Satori Coaxial Driver Expands High Quality Options for Speaker Designers

August 24, 2023 by Joao Martins

SB Acoustics New 7.5" MT19CP-8 Satori Coaxial Driver Expands High Quality Options for Speaker Designers

The latest product in the growing SB Acoustics Satori high quality transducer range is the 7.5" Satori MT19CP-8 coaxial driver featuring an Egyptian papyrus fiber cone developed and perfected in its own cone/spider facility in Indonesia, matched with a dedicated 26mm high performance soft dome tweeter. A well-engineered driver for refined home audio designs that leverages on the extensive R&D that already characterizes the Satori speaker driver range.

Triple Test Bench and the Latest Speaker Patents in Voice Coil July 2023

June 28, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Triple Test Bench and the Latest Speaker Patents in Voice Coil July 2023

Another issue of the indispensable Periodical for the Loudspeaker Industry, Voice Coil July 2023 offers the first part of a loudspeaker design tutorial by Peter Larsen. James Croft reviews two patents from Resonado. And serving a generous dose of Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the SB29SDNC-C000-4 29mm cloth dome tweeter from SB Acoustics, the M25 mkII 1" silk dome tweeter from Stereo Integrity, and the NeoPro 5i ribbon tweeter from Fountek Electronics.

Morel Introduces BIGGIE. A Portable Bluetooth Speaker That is Big on Sound and Features

May 22, 2023 by Joao Martins

Morel Introduces BIGGIE. A Portable Bluetooth Speaker That is Big on Sound and Features

Morel attended the High End show in Munich to showcase how the company's speaker drivers can be at the core of both flagship high-end products but also innovative consumer designs. BIGGIE is the latest design from Morel, a more compact and portable speaker that expands on the brand's Högtalare, now adding a headphone-like handle and the latest Bluetooth BLE wireless technology. And Morel says that the BIGGIE will be also ready to support Auracast later in 2023.

ATC Announces SCM25A Pro Mk2 Three-Way Active Studio Monitor

February 20, 2023 by Alfred Moody

ATC Announces SCM25A Pro Mk2 Three-Way Active Studio Monitor

ATC announced upcoming availability of the SCM25A Pro Mk2 as a compact, three-way, high-performance active monitor — maintaining the core of its popular predecessor from which it evolved while refining key areas of design and performance, including replacing the original SCM25A Pro’s OEM high-frequency driver with the specialist British manufacturer’s own ‘S-SPEC’ SH25-76S premium soft-dome, dual-suspension tweeter.

Test Bench: The MD60N-6 2.5" Dome Midrange from the SB Acoustics Satori Line

December 21, 2022 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The MD60N-6 2.5" Dome Midrange from the SB Acoustics Satori Line

This is a Test Bench of one of the most intriguing high-frequency drivers from SB Acoustics' high-end Satori line, the MD60N-6 2.5" dome midrange. This design by Danesian Audio of Denmark, is a soft dome midrange that features a non-resonant coated cloth, and a large neodymium ring magnet with a dynamic dome stabilizer and flow resistor. There is also an injection-molded back-closed transmission line enclosure, filled with Thinsulate damping, mounted directly on the back side, covering its entire surface. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, August 2022.

Headphone Testing and Lots of Speaker Knowledge in Voice Coil June 2022

May 27, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Headphone Testing and Lots of Speaker Knowledge in Voice Coil June 2022

Another great issue of Voice Coil magazine. Vance Dickason writes about the Multi-Tone Measurement Module (MTON) available for the Klippel KA3 Analyzer. Mike Klasco and Nora Wong (Menlo Scientific) compiled an updated Directory of Headphone Test & Measurement Equipment for 2022. We revisit a 2004 patent of a speaker using an "Internal Negative Stiffness Mechanism." And in Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the latest Celestion CDX1-1412 1" Compression Driver and a new 3" dome midrange from Tang Band Speaker (TB Speaker).

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