Check out the latest Voice Coil article by Mike Klasco discussing speaker enclosures, now available online.

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

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Roboden, a unique stretchable cable with great potential for microphones, earphones, and headphones, expands up to 40% longer than its...

This article for Voice Coil magazine explores the use of high-performance film diaphragms for headphones and speakers.

The Audio Product Education Institute (APEI), an initiative of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), will host a three-day Product Developmen

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...

Menlo Scientific to Present Two Sessions During Audio & Loudspeaker Technologies International (ALTI) 2020 Online Event

Menlo Scientific to Present Two Sessions During Audio & Loudspeaker Technologies International (ALTI) 2020 Online Event

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.

Mike Klasco writes about the possibilities of recycling neodymium from old electric motors, wind turbines, alternators, hard drives... and e

Mike Klasco provides an overview of the neodymium supply chain, rare earth minerals trade, and implications for the loudspeaker industry.

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

A Session Not to be Missed at ALTI Expo 2020 A Panel Discussion Moderated by Mike Klasco, Menlo Scientific Panelists (preliminary) Dr....

ISEAT 2019 - From the Center of Global Speaker Manufacturing. Read our report of the International Symposium of Electro-Acoustic Technologie

In this article for audioXpress magazine, Mike Klasco and Steve Tatarunis explore what causes loudspeakers to fail. A new generation of...

In this article for Voice Coil focused on MEMS loudspeakers, Mike Klasco (Menlo Scientific, Ltd.), reviews a bit of the history of the...

Mike Klasco offers a unique perspective on Soundbar Audio Signal Processing. As an audio consumer product category, soundbars very much...