December 11, 2019 | Resources, Sound Reinforcement
What are Cabron Nanotubes? Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are tubes that consist of carbon with diameters typically measured in nanometers. Additionally, carbon nanotubes often refer to single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with diameters in the range of a...
October 16, 2019 | Resources, Sound Reinforcement
Flat panel speakers 101 Engineers investigated flat panel speakers in terms of structural vibration and acoustic radiation. A panel speaker primarily consists of a panel and an inertia exciter. Contrary to conventional speakers, they have flexural resonance and...
November 13, 2019 | Resources, Sound Reinforcement
What are Thermoacoustic speakers? Thermoacoustic speakers are speakers that generate sound waves from temperature fluctuations. They rapidly heat and cool conducting materials. Unlike conventional voice-coil speakers, thermoacoustic speakers do not rely on...
November 6, 2019 | Resources, Sound Reinforcement
What are the Plasma speakers? Plasma speakers or ionophones are a form of a loudspeaker which varies air pressure via a high-energy electrical plasma instead of a solid diaphragm. Connected to the output of an audio amplifier, plasma speakers vary the size of a...
September 25, 2019 | Resources, Sound Reinforcement
Ribbon speakers diaphragm The diaphragm of a ribbon loudspeaker is conductive and it is positioned in a transverse magnetic field. It is also supported at each end. Current flowing along the diaphragm creates a force perpendicular to it. The mechanism produces...
September 11, 2019 | Resources, Sound Reinforcement
Magnetostriction Magnetostriction (cf. electrostriction) is a property of ferromagnetic materials that causes them to change their shape or dimensions during the process of magnetization. The variation of materials’ magnetization due to the applied...
