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    Speaker Applications Using Alpine HX5 Ultra Strong Lightweight Nanocomposite
    Michael Klasco
    • Feb 19
    • 2 min
    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, 2020
    • 3 min
    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, 2020
    • 3 min
    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, 2020
    • 1 min
    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, 2020
    • 4 min
    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, 2020
    • 3 min
    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, 2020
    • 3 min
    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, 2020
    • 2 min
    Speaker

    Speaker Cones — Fabrication, Materials, and Performance

    This article explores the fabrication, materials, and performance aspects of this critical component in driver design.
    Speakers: Parts is Parts 2
    Michael Klasco
    • Mar 29, 2020
    • 2 min
    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...
    Speakers: Parts is Parts
    Michael Klasco
    • Mar 16, 2020
    • 1 min
    Tweeter

    Speakers: Parts is Parts

    Tweeter History, Cones, and Domes. The Evolution of Tweeter Design
    Loudspeaker Enclosure Materials (Part 1)
    Michael Klasco
    • Feb 1, 2020
    • 1 min
    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, 2019
    • 1 min
    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...
    Trends in Microspeakers
    Michael Klasco
    • Sep 20, 2019
    • 1 min
    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 5, 2019
    • 1 min
    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...