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.
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Michael Klasco
- Aug 28, 2022
- 3 min
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.
Michael Klasco
- Feb 19, 2022
- 2 min
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.
Michael Klasco
- Sep 20, 2020
- 3 min
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
Michael Klasco
- Sep 5, 2020
- 3 min
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
Michael Klasco
- Aug 30, 2020
- 1 min
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...
Michael Klasco
- May 27, 2020
- 4 min
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...
Michael Klasco
- May 17, 2020
- 3 min
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.
Michael Klasco
- May 10, 2020
- 3 min
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...
Michael Klasco
- Apr 19, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
Speakers: Parts is Parts
Tweeter History, Cones, and Domes. The Evolution of Tweeter Design
Michael Klasco
- Feb 1, 2020
- 1 min
Loudspeaker Enclosure Materials (Part 1)
Mike Klasco (Menlo Scientific, Ltd.) reviews and looks ahead at all the materials and design approaches for loudspeaker enclosures.
Michael Klasco
- Sep 20, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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...
Michael Klasco
- Aug 4, 2019
- 1 min
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...
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