Capture Adaptive Audio Intelligence in audioXpress February 2024

In the February 2024 issue of audioXpress read the latest on AI, Adaptive Audio Enhancement, and Noise Cancellation, Microphones, and Voice Capture. René Christensen writes about Acoustical Shape Optimization, and Richard Honeycutt writes about Sustainable Acoustical Products. David Ralph writes about Duelund vs. Linkwitz-Riley crossovers, and Paul Kittinger explains how to build the Duetta Transmission-Line speakers. Chris Paul writes about A Better Beta Follower amplifier, while Richard Honeycutt puts together an Imaginary Silvertec Guitar Amplifier.

audioXpress' November 2022 cover highlights this year's Speaker Design Competition, an extensive Market Update on Wireless Audio technology and two articles addressing Digital Signal Processing techniques. Frans de Wit explains the real improvements that can be achieved on power supply design for high-end audio systems, and Chuck Hansen opens up a valuable series on Power Transformers for audio electronics. Finally, Scott Dorsey visits the Lundahl Transformers factory in Sweden, while Richard Honeycutt revisits Voltage Regulator (VR) Tubes used in Audio Amplifiers.

One of the most important audio events for the speaker building and DIY audio communities, the Midwest Audiofest (MWAF) is held in Springboro, OH, in July every year. Sponsored by an impressive group of vendors and hosted by Parts Express, this event combines several activities including a huge tent sale at Parts Express. For Thomas Perazella the highlight of the event is the Speaker Design Competition, for which he was again one of the competition judges. This article was originally published in audioXpress, October 2019.

The October 2019 edition of audioXpress closely reflects the highly diverse and exciting areas of innovation in the audio industry. There’s a Market Update on Audio Installation, one of the highest growth and most innovative segments in the audio industry, and our report of the 2019 Midwest Audiofest Speaker Design Competition, followed by a review of Bob Cordell’s 2nd Edition book on Designing Audio Power Amplifiers, and an important insight on modern Class-D amplification. We also review the DPA d:vice MMA-A Digital Audio Interface, explain the potential of true 6DoF (six degrees of freedom) audio experiences, how Auralization allows building virtual acoustic models, and so much more!

Discover some outstanding speaker designs in the Midwest Audiofest 2017 Speaker Competition with audioXpress November 2017. In this edition, audioXpress also features one of the most eagerly awaited reviews: the OPPO Digital UDP-205 4K Ultra HD Audiophile Blu-ray Disc Player. Focusing on audio processing, we discuss active noise control for headphones, and we address "Measurement of Audio Devices" that use automatic gain control (AGC). In our "You Can DIY!" article, Dan Joffe describes a 1 kHz oscillator with less than 2 PPM distortion. And much more...