Loudspeaker Knowledge and Resources in Voice Coil May 2024

Loudspeaker Knowledge and Resources in Voice Coil May 2024
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audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available

audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available
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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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Advertise in the Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2024!

Advertise in the Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2024!
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Wearables in Sport: Why the Wearable Will Ride the 'Digital Fitness Wave'
by Futuresource Consulting

Wearables in Sport: Why the Wearable Will Ride the 'Digital Fitness Wave'

The consumer electronics team at Futuresource Consulting has made available a free perspectives report covering the role of wearables within fitness ecosystems in four sports contexts: health clubs, swimming, cycling, and running. The report has been supported with in-depth research with industry stakeholders across all disciplines, from both a hardware and software perspective. The document discusses some of the key top-line trends on wearables in sport and is now available as a free download.
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StreamUnlimited Announces StreamSDK availability on MediaTek MT8516 SOC
by audioXpress Staff

StreamUnlimited Announces StreamSDK availability on MediaTek MT8516 SOC

StreamSDK, acknowledged in the audio industry for its feature-rich wireless audio streaming software stack, is now available on the MT8516 chipset from MediaTek. StreamUnlimited developed StreamSDK to be flexible enough to run on multiple hardware configurations, allowing manufacturers to remain with their chosen SoC supplier or to select the best hardware module for the product feature set, price point and target market. StreamUnlimited also confirmed AirPlay 2 is now available in StreamSDK, and hardware platforms across major SOC suppliers.
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The Versatile Escape P9 Wireless Omnidirectional Speaker Concept
by audioXpress Staff

The Versatile Escape P9 Wireless Omnidirectional Speaker Concept

The audio industry is rethinking traditional concepts due to changing habits of consumers. Portable audio devices have changed the way consumers listen to music, using streaming services, phones and tablets as a primary music source. But apart from the mid-sized portable speakers available, there are not many quality options that will appeal to a consumer willing to invest more, without going for the high-end luxury segment. Escape Speakers is a European project created to answer those needs and the Escape P9 wireless speaker is the company's first development.
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    PCB Piezotronics Promotes Training Seminars on Dynamic Measurement, Acoustic Measurement and Modal Analysis
    by audioXpress Staff

    PCB Piezotronics Promotes Training Seminars on Dynamic Measurement, Acoustic Measurement and Modal Analysis

    PCB Piezotronics just confirmed its latest schedule of annual training seminars on the topics of dynamic measurement, acoustic measurement and modal analysis. These seminars are offered each year as both an opportunity for engineers new to the field to learn more about taking good measurements, as well as to give the more experienced engineers an opportunity to refresh their knowledge and learn about new applications/methods made possible by new product development.
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    Yes, But Only in German... Thoughts on Attending Trade Shows
    by Joao Martins

    Yes, But Only in German... Thoughts on Attending Trade Shows

    I learned to attend trade shows in the era when it was crucial to bring back a large bag weighing 80 pounds filled with catalogs, price lists, and product manuals. In fact, I quickly learned to look at the global trade show calendar and sometimes attended regional trade shows just to find new products ahead of the major international events and establish an early relationship with a new company. Those local shows were mainly targeted at meeting final clients and end users for the region, but they were an effective way to meet key people with more time available, and learn how they defined their sales pitch in their own - sometimes more mature - markets.
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    Purifi Audio Promises to Reduce Distortion in Speakers and Amplifiers
    by Joao Martins

    Purifi Audio Promises to Reduce Distortion in Speakers and Amplifiers

    A new Danish company, founded by Bruno Putzeys, Lars Risbo, and Peter Lyngdorf will be making its first public presentation to the industry in Munich 9-12 May, concurrently with High End 2019. The name is Purifi Audio, and as you can guess from the founders involved, the venture promises Class D amplifiers with record-breaking performance "unmatched by amplifiers of any operating class." But the new company will be doing more than amplifiers, since it will also reveal a new 6.5" woofer with "magnitudes lower intermodulation distortion across frequency and SPL."
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    Holoplot Promotes Immersive Audio and Large Sound Fields at Prolight+Sound 2019
    by audioXpress Staff

    Holoplot Promotes Immersive Audio and Large Sound Fields at Prolight+Sound 2019

    German audio technology pioneer Holoplot reported another successful demonstration of wave field synthesis technology at the Prolight+Sound 2019 show, with examples of its groundbreaking "more than beamforming" conferencing and retail-oriented ORION Series solution. Along with extensive showcases of its current products, the company was an enthusiastic participant in the event's education program, with Head of Applications Emad El-Saghir giving two well-received presentations.
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    Meyer Sound Targets Peak Energy Efficiency and Zero Waste
    by audioXpress Staff

    Meyer Sound Targets Peak Energy Efficiency and Zero Waste

    Meyer Sound has announced a renewed commitment to further reduce energy consumption, cut manufacturing waste to zero, and provide more incentives for employees to reduce their personal carbon footprints. The new efforts build on more than a decade of work led by Meyer Sound’s own “Green Team,” a group of employees representing every department that continually work on new initiatives to further the company’s ambitious sustainability goals. VC
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    Bryston Adds Qobuz Hi-Res Streaming Capability to BDP Music Players
    by audioXpress Staff

    Bryston Adds Qobuz Hi-Res Streaming Capability to BDP Music Players

    Bryston has introduced native support for the Qobuz streaming music service as an available firmware update for Bryston’s BDP Music Players. With the update, users will be able to access Qobuz' high-resolution 24-bit/up to 192 kHz streaming service, and stream uncompressed content from a library of well over 40 million tracks representing every imaginable style including jazz and classical music. Qobuz first became available in Europe in 2007 and is now also available in the US.
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    RCF Renews Range of Active Studio Monitors with New AYRA Pro Series
    by audioXpress Staff

    RCF Renews Range of Active Studio Monitors with New AYRA Pro Series

    RCF celebrates its 70th anniversary this year and its RCF 2019 product line includes exciting new products and technological improvements to existing lines, including the new AYRA Pro range of studio monitors for recording and mixing. Completely designed and built in-house, using the company's own transducers, these monitors feature powerful amplification combined with RCF's FiRPHASE algorithm.
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