In the headphone market, product differentiation is not so easy with many brands’ products being built in the same dozen or so factories. Just sending sourcing guys to Asia and bringing back the usual stuff won’t cut it these days. Click Here to Read the Complete Article

New diaphragm materials for speakers, from woofers to tweeters to compression drivers to headphones, will always be a hot topic. It is no mystery that lighter diaphragms with higher Young’s modulus with good internal loss (tan delta) are the “Holy Grail.” Woven carbon fiber has found acceptance in many revered speakers, but the potential in achieving lighter weight has been elusive. Click Here to Read the Complete Article

With more than 1.6 billion mobile phones built annually, each with a microspeaker for the speakerphone and another for the receiver, this side of the speaker industry attracts the giants. Top players include AAC, Goertek, Gettop, ForGrand, Bujon, and Merry Electronics along with others that share the sizable market — which includes laptops and tablets. Click Here to Read the Complete Article