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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Sony Elevates Car Audio with New Mobile ES Speaker Range
by audioXpress Staff

Sony Elevates Car Audio with New Mobile ES Speaker Range

Sony introduced the Mobile ES car speaker and subwoofer range, including five new drivers, which the company believes will set a new standard for in-car entertainment. Developed with various technical updates, the Sony Mobile ES range includes four coaxial designs and one new subwoofer driver, all featuring newly optimized speaker diaphragm materials and ready to support High-Resolution Audio source material.
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You Can DIY! X-Altra MC-MM RIAA EQ Preamp - Part 1
by Andrew Russell

You Can DIY! X-Altra MC-MM RIAA EQ Preamp - Part 1

In this DIY project, Andrew C. Russell proposes the X-Altra, a highly refined Moving Coil/Moving Magnet RIAA EQ Preamplifier. This high-performance phono equalizer features an ultra-low noise LSK389B JFET from Linear Systems in the MM front end with switchable gain and resistive loading. This article was originally published in audioXpress, February 2021.
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Test Bench: The Wavecor FR070WA05 Aluminum Cone Full-Range 2.75” Driver
by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The Wavecor FR070WA05 Aluminum Cone Full-Range 2.75” Driver

The driver to be characterized in this article is Wavecor’s FR070WA05, a 2.75" full-range driver with a black anodized aluminum cone, built on a proprietary injection-molded polymer four-spoke frame. Like most contemporary drivers, the area below the spider mounting shelf is totally open for increased cooling. Powering the cone assembly is a dual neodymium motor. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, February 2021.
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    Biamp Hires Charlie Hughes as Principal Engineer for its Electroacoustics Division
    by audioXpress Staff

    Biamp Hires Charlie Hughes as Principal Engineer for its Electroacoustics Division

    Biamp, the former manufacturer of professional audiovisual solutions from Beaverton, Oregon, now covering virtually every major market segment in pro audio and commercial installation, has appointed Charlie Hughes as Principal Engineer within the company's fast-growing Electroacoustics division. Charlie will have the opportunity to expand the company’s loudspeaker catalog that already encompasses products from Community and Apart.
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    Sennheiser Introduces IE 900 Flagship Earphones With Improved X3R Transducer
    by audioXpress Staff

    Sennheiser Introduces IE 900 Flagship Earphones With Improved X3R Transducer

    Technical innovation, meticulous attention to detail, and an uncompromising demand for perfection to deliver a listening experience without compromise. These are the premises for another ambitious product development from Sennheiser, the new IE 900 around-the-ear earphones. The high-end concept required designing a completely new 7mm driver, the X3R, to match the product’s flagship status.
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    WiSA Certified Onkyo Sound Sphere Home Theater System Launches in Japan
    by audioXpress Staff

    WiSA Certified Onkyo Sound Sphere Home Theater System Launches in Japan

    The Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) announced the launch of Association member Onkyo Home Entertainment’s WiSA Certified Sound Sphere audio system. Sound Sphere is Onkyo’s first WiSA Certified audio system, delivering wireless, cinema-quality sound to the Japanese market and is bundled with the WiSA SoundSend wireless audio transmitter. The company promotes the solution touting the hi-res (24-bit/96kHz) wireless audio qualities and convenience for smaller homes.
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    Ambiq Introduces Ultra-Low Powered Development Solution for Voice-Enabled Connected Devices
    by audioXpress Staff

    Ambiq Introduces Ultra-Low Powered Development Solution for Voice-Enabled Connected Devices

    Ambiq introduced the new Ambiq Voice-on-SPOT (VoS) Kit, designed for manufacturers to introduce voice-command into their IoT devices with faster time-to-market. The Ambiq VoS Kit offers a complete, always-on, always-listening, voice-to-cloud solution for local voice commands and/or voice assistant integration in battery-powered connected devices.
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    audioXpress June 2021 Explores the Exciting World of Automotive Audio Solutions
    by audioXpress Staff

    audioXpress June 2021 Explores the Exciting World of Automotive Audio Solutions

    audioXpress June 2021 offers the most complete overview of the fascinating world of automotive audio. This series of articles discusses all the key technologies, platforms, and innovations that should be on every developer's radar, with perspectives from Meridian Audio, Roger Shively (JJR Acoustics), and Krunal Maniar. This edition also includes a detailed review of the KEF LS50 Meta loudspeaker and many more great audio electronics and practical projects.
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    Bose Unveils SoundControl FDA-Cleared Direct-to-Consumer Hearing Aids
    by Joao Martins

    Bose Unveils SoundControl FDA-Cleared Direct-to-Consumer Hearing Aids

    Bose was the first company to receive an FDA approval for an over-the-counter (OTC) hearing assistance device. The audio industry has been waiting for the actual product announcement. Now, Bose unveiled the SoundControl Hearing Aids, which as the name implies, are actual self-fitting, direct-to-consumer hearing-aids. They can be personalized using a mobile app, but the SoundControl Hearing Aids do not stream music or take calls and they retail for $849.95.
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    Naim Launches Uniti Atom Headphone Edition
    by audioXpress Staff

    Naim Launches Uniti Atom Headphone Edition

    Increasing the options for those wanting to upgrade their music source options for high-quality headphones, Naim Audio has launched Uniti Atom Headphone Edition – a headphone-optimized version of its original Uniti Atom music streaming system. Unlike traditional headphone amplifiers and DACs, which require a separate computer or streaming device, the new Uniti Atom Headphone Edition is a fully formed music-streaming system: just add headphones.
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