Niron Magnetics' first commercial pilot plant in Minnesota is a key milestone in the path to sustainable, rare-earth-free permanent magnets.

In this article I wrote about my experience designing with Nuvoton smart amps and Klippel Controlled Sound (KCS) speaker technology.

This is the second Market Update article on haptic transducers published by audioXpress, following the original series on Bass Shakers.

Speaker Applications Using Alpine HX5 Nanocomposite. I explain HX5 in more detail in a dedicated online piece, available here.

Vesper's VM3011 intelligent MEMS microphone claim to fame is a power saving architecture that enables battery standby life that otherwise wo

In this article, Mike Klasco takes us on a brief trip down the evolution of feedback speakers, before previewing SubVo's Bend-Sensor and Kla

In this article for audioXpress and The Audio Voice newsletter, Mike Klasco writes about "a very cool" concept from Soundmatters, the...

This article explores Polyvinylidene Fluoride Film (PVDF), and how it is used in various transducers for headphones, microphones and...

In this article, the history of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Film (PVDF), a piezoelectric polymer used in various transducers, is revisited.

In this article, Mike Klasco provides an introduction to the voice capture, signal processing and voice recognition challenges. Voice...

This article explores the fabrication, materials, and performance aspects of this critical component in driver design.

Styles, Dome Tweeter Variations and a Balanced Drive Tweeter. In this article series about speaker parts we explore the tweeter, a class...

Tweeter History, Cones, and Domes. The Evolution of Tweeter Design

Mike Klasco (Menlo Scientific, Ltd.) reviews and looks ahead at all the materials and design approaches for loudspeaker enclosures.

New diaphragm materials for speakers, from woofers to tweeters to compression drivers to headphones, will always be a hot topic. It is no...

With more than 1.6 billion mobile phones built annually, each with a microspeaker for the speakerphone and another for the receiver, this...

In the second part of his report on Loudspeaker Enclosure Materials, Mike Klasco focuses on new and improved materials alternatives. The...