Speaker

Clean Earth Magnets Manufactured in Minnesota

Nov 92 min read

Clean Earth Magnets Manufactured in Minnesota

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

Nuvoton ICs with Integrated Klippel Controlled Sound - New Possibilities for Speaker Design

Michael Klasco

Mar 5, 20233 min read

Speaker

Nuvoton ICs with Integrated Klippel Controlled Sound - New Possibilities for Speaker Design

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

Speakers and Transducers - Haptic Devices for Augmentation, Entertainment, and Wellness

Michael Klasco

Aug 28, 20223 min read

Speaker

Speakers and Transducers - Haptic Devices for Augmentation, Entertainment, and Wellness

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 Ultra Strong Lightweight Nanocomposite

Michael Klasco

Feb 19, 20222 min read

Diaphragms

Speaker Applications Using Alpine HX5 Ultra Strong Lightweight Nanocomposite

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

The Next Generation of MEMS Microphone Technology

Michael Klasco

Sep 20, 20203 min read

Audio

The Next Generation of MEMS Microphone Technology

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

Servo-Control in Mainstream Audio - From Motional Feedback to the Bend-Sensor

Michael Klasco

Sep 5, 20203 min read

Speaker

Servo-Control in Mainstream Audio - From Motional Feedback to the Bend-Sensor

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

A Short Story on Soundmatters, BDNC and Super-Shallow, High-Excursion Speakers

Michael Klasco

Aug 30, 20201 min read

Speaker

A Short Story on Soundmatters, BDNC and Super-Shallow, High-Excursion Speakers

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

Speakers: Parts Is Parts - PVDF Applications in Headphones, Microphones, and Pickups (Part 2)

Michael Klasco

May 27, 20204 min read

Headphones

Speakers: Parts Is Parts - PVDF Applications in Headphones, Microphones, and Pickups (Part 2)

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

Speakers: Parts Is Parts - High-Polymer Film, The Lost Speaker Technology (Part 1)

Michael Klasco

May 17, 20203 min read

Composites

Speakers: Parts Is Parts - High-Polymer Film, The Lost Speaker Technology (Part 1)

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

Voice Capture Challenges: The Threshold of the Golden Age of Voice

Michael Klasco

May 10, 20203 min read

Voice

Voice Capture Challenges: The Threshold of the Golden Age of Voice

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

Speaker Cones — Fabrication, Materials, and Performance

Michael Klasco

Apr 19, 20202 min read

Speaker

Speaker Cones — Fabrication, Materials, and Performance

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

Michael Klasco

Mar 29, 20202 min read

Tweeter

Speakers: Parts is Parts 2

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

Michael Klasco

Mar 16, 20201 min read

Tweeter

Speakers: Parts is Parts

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

Loudspeaker Enclosure Materials (Part 1)

Michael Klasco

Feb 1, 20201 min read

Enclosures and Cabinets

Loudspeaker Enclosure Materials (Part 1)

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

New High-Performance Cone and Diaphragm Technology

Michael Klasco

Sep 20, 20191 min read

Diaphragms

New High-Performance Cone and Diaphragm Technology

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

Michael Klasco

Sep 20, 20191 min read

Microspeakers

Trends in Microspeakers

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

Loudspeaker Enclosure Materials (Part 2)

Michael Klasco

Aug 4, 20191 min read

Enclosures and Cabinets

Loudspeaker Enclosure Materials (Part 2)

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