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New shareholders include renowned venture capitalists, executives, and celebrities CHICAGO, IL July 20, 2021 – Resonado Labs, an audio technology startup redefining the shape of sound, announced today the closing of its Series-Seed venture capital round at $3M, bringing the total raised to date to $5.2M including Pre-Seed funding. The company is taking on the conventional loudspeaker, which has …

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Part 3 of our 5 part series By John Ebert of Yunsheng USA Hitachi Metals Ltd (HML) was sold to a US concern in May 2021 Historically, how has patent enforcement of HML rare earth patents affected the US speaker industry? Why is US ownership of HML rare earth patents important to North American speaker …

What does the Hitachi Metals Limited sale mean for the industry? Read More »

Press Release July 2021 In July 2021 KLIPPEL released their new major software update. The main software platform dB-Lab 212 for both, QC 7 and R&D, now provides a shared sensor management. The Klippel Multi-Scanning Workbench is now fully released bringing the near field holographic sound field scanning technology that provides directivity, sound power and …

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Whether you’d like to see how easy it is to set up an APx517B for headphone testing or get a rundown of all the rub & buzz defect detection options available via APx500 release v6.1, we have a video for you! See the list below for some of the latest or click the button to jump over to our …

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The new major dB-Lab 212 software update will be available on July 1st, 2021! The main software platform dB-Lab 212 for both, QC 7 and R&D, now provides a shared sensor management and the KLIPPEL Multi-Scanning Workbench and three further modules (LSIM, MTON, RMA) are now fully released. See the full Klippel Newsletter here

June 17,2021 HEAD acoustics succeeded in the standardization of the newly developed artificial ear with human-like ear canal (HEC) in ITU-T. The new artificial ear is now standardized as Type 4.4 artificial ear in Recommendation ITU-T P.57. The HEAD acoustics HEC artificial ear not just fulfills the Type 4.4 artificial ear requirements, even more it …

Anatomically correct artificial ear by HEAD acoustics is now standardized Read More »

New Neodymium Magnet Driver is the Latest in the Line of 1-inch exit High Frequency Compression Drivers Ipswich, UK (June 15 2021) —Celestion, one of the world’s leading suppliers of professional loudspeakers and compression drivers for sound reinforcement applications is very pleased to introduce the new CDX1-1412 1” exit, neodymium magnet high frequency compression driver. …

Celestion Debuts the New CDX1-1412 Ultra-Compact High Frequency Compression Driver Read More »

The two Midwest brands’ collaboration marks the introduction of the world’s first FCS-Enabled sound system CHICAGO, IL (June 10, 2021) — Audio technology startup Resonado Labs is proud to announce that the world’s first-ever Resonado FCS-Enabled sound system will be available in the recently unveiled and launched first generation of Airstream’s Interstate 24X. This is the first of …

First Generation Airstream Interstate 24X Ushers in Cutting-Edge Sound by Resonado Labs Read More »

Part 2 of our 5 part series This White Paper will unveil the conditions that led up to the inevitable global shipping crisis, and provide a glimpse into the future of shipping. The state of global shipping  At the end of 2020, shipping rates on the busiest routes from China to the Eastern and Western …

Global Shipping Logistics are wreaking havoc with the industry. When does it end? Read More »

As seen in the 2021 LIS (Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook) By Barry Vogel (CEO of Audio & Loudspeaker Technologies International. ALTI) A year ago, the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic were sinking in, and the world was on lockdown. I wrote an article titled; “What the Pandemic Should Teach Us”. Little did I know that the …

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Major enhancements added in APx500 Software, version 6.1 BEAVERTON, OREGON, June 1, 2021: Audio Precision today released the latest update to APx500 audio measurement software, version 6.1. With this release, AP is adding new measurement results, options, and test signals to establish APx500 software as the best solution for production test of loudspeakers, headphone drivers, and …

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Danovi, a trailblazer in automotive transducer design, will lead Resonado Labs’ U.S. Transducer Engineering CHICAGO, IL May 25 2021 – Resonado Labs, an American technology licensing company introducing design conscious, high-performance electrodynamic speaker transducer architecture, has brought on Benny Danovi as a Vice President of Engineering and Principal Transducer Engineer as it rapidly grows its …

Resonado Labs Welcomes Loudspeaker Legend Benny Danovi as VP of Engineering Read More »

5-18-2021 Get your copy of: Production Test with APx Audio Analyzers In the latest update to this popular technote, we discuss the creation of automated production test sequences, with a focus on electro-acoustic test. A practical example—using the new APx517B Acoustic Analyzer (see below)—of configuring APx for the production test of loudspeakers is also included. …

Production Test of Acoustic Devices? Read More »

5/18/2021 Those of who survived the 2011 Rare Earth crisis, may be asking themselves, is this déjà vu?  Are we witnessing a wholesale repeat of 2011 in 2021, almost to the day?   What are the driving factors behind the current price volatility, this time around?  How are they different from a decade ago?  How long …

A new Rare Earth Market crisis reverberates through the industry: Echoes of 2011? Read More »

5/10/2021 Together with Rohde & Schwarz, HEAD acoustics has successfully verified communication quality of 5G (VoNR)-capable devices. For the test solution, the interoperability between the hardware platform labCORE, the measurement and analysis software ACQUA and the latest generation of the R&S CMX500 wideband radio communication tester was verified. The setup allows simulation of a voice …

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The Time-Frequency Analysis (TFA) visualizes the characteristics of an audio signal over time and frequency. Using recorded signals of the audio system, the TFA helps investigate the impulse response as well as different kind of distortions (harmonics, intermodulation, impulsive …). Both temporal and spectral information are used to identify defects with random properties (e.g. loose particles), which generate distortion …

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Horsholm, Denmark— May 1, 2021 —  LOUDSOFT, one of the leading global providers of loudspeaker and headphone design software and test equipment, announces the appointment of Andy Lewis of SOUND Product Strategy as the new North American agent. See the full press release here

(Reprinted courtesy AVIXA) By Barry Vogel- CEO of ALTI LLC (Audio & Loudspeaker Technologies International) In a world with super-sized high-definition state of the art displays, it always seems as though audio takes a back seat. Being in the industry, it astounds me that the advances in technology and the science of sound doesn’t seem …

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In test and measurement, evaluating the performance of audio devices has many complexities. From electric and acoustic units of measurement, to test signals and essential measurements, there are many factors to assessing an audio signal. For those who want to enhance their understanding of what is special about audio test, this webinar is for you. …

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New Addition to the AN Series is Capable of a Full-range Frequency Response, While Being Incredibly Compact and Lightweight Ipswich, UK (March 24, 2021) —Celestion, one of the world’s leading suppliers of professional loudspeakers and compression drivers for sound reinforcement applications, is pleased to announce the new 32 ohm version of the AN2075, a low …

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Why is there an unpleasant noise coming from your speaker that can only be heard with a certain music track? Is this related to the driver design, or is there a flaw caused by production or mechanical failure? To answer these questions, our Live Audio Analyzer (LAA) module (pre-release) is the right tool for you! Complete newsletter …

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Press Release March 2021 IN FEBRUARY 2021 KLIPPEL RELEASED THEIR NEW SCN NEAR FIELD ADD-ON (SCN-NF) KLIPPEL introduces the new SCN Near-Field Add On (SCN-NF), which accurately performs all the most relevant transducer measurements using a single hardware setup in a non-anechoic room. Add 2pi acoustical measurement capabilities to the same SCN platform you already …

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COMSOL announces COMSOL Days 2021 with more than 40 online events planned on a range of engineering and science topics. BURLINGTON, MA (March 4, 2021) — COMSOL is excited to announce COMSOL Days 2021. These 1-day virtual events feature live technical presentations, keynote talks from invited speakers, and panel discussions focused on using multiphysics modeling …

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The new W12CY004 (E0070-08) is a state-of-the-art mini woofer and midrange speaker in our Excel-Graphene series, upgraded with a magnet system with a new combination of copper rings and caps, optimized for lower distortion through better linearity and symmetry, and a new voice coil with titanium former. It is a successor to E0021-08S from SEAS. …

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24-February 2021 HEAD acoustics hardware and software solutions have now proven feasibility with the first solution on the market for testing communication quality of 5G (VoNR)-capable devices: The hardware platform labCORE and the measurement and analysis software ACQUA are interoperable with the latest radio communication tester by the US-American company Keysight Technologies, Inc. Combining labCORE, …

HEAD acoustics provides interoperability with first test solution for 5G VoNR Read More »

25 February 2021 We are introducing the new Klippel SCN-NF Add On which allows you performing accurately the most relevant transducer measurements with a single hardware setup in a normal room. Add 2pi acoustical measurement of your transducer on the same SCN platform you use to laser scan the diaphragm. The SCN hardware is extended with a …

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