All items tagged with test and measurement (386)
Listen, Test, and Measure It! audioXpress March 2020 Now Available.
February 11, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Listen, Test, and Measure It! audioXpress March 2020 Now Available.

audioXpress March 2020 focuses on Audio Test & Measurement. In this edition, learn how to find the right Test & Measurement solution, learn more about how to optimize audio production tests, and read the review of the new Dayton Audio DATS V3 Test System. Luke McCready also reviews the fantastic Audeze Mobius planar magnetic, wireless headphones. There's plenty more to read and learn about in our regular columns Sound Control and Audio Scope, plus a new article from Ed Simon on Powering Audio Circuits.
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Brüel & Kjær Launches New Tabletop HATS Type 5128-B Head
February 6, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Brüel & Kjær Launches New Tabletop HATS Type 5128-B Head

Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S has released a new HATS for speech and sound testing, allowing accurate high-frequency testing at desks or in small anechoic chambers where space is limited. This is a solution that will interest all serious headphone reviewers and companies dealing with large volumes of headphones to compare, mainly requiring only the head section of the simulator, but still requiring reliable measurements and operational compliance.
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Registration for Klippel's Sound Quality of Audio Systems 2020 Lecture Is Now Open!
February 6, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Registration for Klippel's Sound Quality of Audio Systems 2020 Lecture Is Now Open!

Sound Quality of Audio Systems: Modeling, Measurement & Control, is the title for the 2020 edition of the lecture presented by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Klippel. Already an annual tradition, this three-day event combines both theory and practice, and will take place March 9-11, 2020, at the Technical University Dresden, in Germany. Registrations for the lecture are now open for a fee for general admission, and are free for students.
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Practical Test & Measurement: Testing Smart Devices
February 4, 2020 by Steve Temme

Practical Test & Measurement: Testing Smart Devices

Voice applications are currently fostering the largest growth in the audio industry. This article addresses the challenges and solutions for testing the wider class of “smart” – connected, voice-activated, and sensor-equipped – devices, proposing solutions to implement basic acoustic tests and real-world tests of greater complexity. This article was originally published in audioXpress, April 2019.
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Keysight Helps Accelerate Industry Adoption of USB4 Standard
February 4, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Keysight Helps Accelerate Industry Adoption of USB4 Standard

Keysight Technologies announced that the company's early research and development in high-speed digital technology will enable the industry to accelerate adoption of the recently released USB4 specification. The company confirmed it will offer cost-effective test and measurement solutions that accelerate the development, implementation and deployment of new USB4 compatible devices.
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Brüel & Kjær Recommendations for Smart Speaker Testing
February 3, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Brüel & Kjær Recommendations for Smart Speaker Testing

Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement is promoting a set of recommendations for smart speaker testing, putting focus on the importance of realistic testing when developing and incorporating voice recognition functionalities into consumer products. The Danish sound and vibration specialist recommends the use of its high-frequency HATS Type 5218 and Mouth Simulator Type 4227 systems with human voice characteristics for realistic speech and sound testing of voice-operated devices.
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Fresh From the Bench: Audio Precision APx555 B Series Audio Analyzer
January 29, 2020 by Stuart Yaniger

Fresh From the Bench: Audio Precision APx555 B Series Audio Analyzer

Stuart Yaniger offers his review of the latest Audio Precision APx555 B Series audio analyzer, and the corresponding new updated V5 software for the APx series. The APx B series now features a new High Performance Sine Generator and a High Performance Sine Analyzer, which Audio Precision claims reduces THD+N to better than -120 dB, with a 1 MHz bandwidth and Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs) of up to 1.2 million points. This article was published in audioXpress, December 2019.
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PCB Completes Construction of $1 Million Clean Room Facility
January 6, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

PCB Completes Construction of $1 Million Clean Room Facility

As a leading global sensor supplier, PCB Piezotronics continues to invest in state-of-the-art pressure assembly operations. The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of MTS Systems Corporation, announced the completion of new environmentally controlled clean rooms totaling 4,300 sq. ft. at their Walden Avenue headquarters. Earlier this year, the sensor manufacturer began assembly of all pressure and force products in this new state-of-the-art facility.
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Earthworks Debuts M23R Reference Measurement Microphone
December 30, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Earthworks Debuts M23R Reference Measurement Microphone

Part of Earthworks' infinitely matched series of measurement microphones, the new M23R was designed by the New Hampshire company to be a reference measurement microphone with an affordable price. This new omnidirectional from Earthworks is able to sustain extremely powerful SPL levels and is extremely stable with temperature variations, making it perfect for multiple acoustical measurement applications, including front-of-house measurements.
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Klippel Supports MegaSig U980 Bluetooth Interface for R&D and QC Line Testing
December 16, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Klippel Supports MegaSig U980 Bluetooth Interface for R&D and QC Line Testing

Klippel now officially distributes and supports the MegaSig U980 professional Bluetooth interface. Together with the Klippel Analyzer System, this USB-controlled, analog signal converter supports reliable testing of any audio device enabled with Bluetooth wireless technology such as portable speakers, wireless headsets, and true wireless earbuds with a fully integrated solution for both lab and end-of-line context.
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