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All SMD Class D AMP

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I have been thinking about creating an All SMD component Class D amplifier. The purpose would be to keep a totally clean back side of the PCB, so that mounting the amp to a heatsink or an aluminum plate would be as easy as just using a foam heatsink spacer in the full size of the PCB, with maybe a single or 2 screws as a safety measure if the adhesive should somehow slip over time. I have over the last month been in the process of changing to KiCad 6.0, having been used to some old student versions of … Continue reading All SMD Class D AMP

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What Drivers Do They Use? – Procella Speakers

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Procella is a well known and highly acclaimed Swedish company selling high end Home Theater speakers as well as speakers for cinema use. The founders Anders Uggelberg and Gerben Van Duyl used to work for DTS, where Anders was Director of Cinema Technology for DTS Europe. The brand was formed after Anders in 2005 was responsible for building the state of the art DTS headquarter cinema, where he found that the requirements where of such that they could not find any suitable speakers, and therefore decided to build their own. In 2006 Procella was founded. Read much more here. Procella … Continue reading What Drivers Do They Use? – Procella Speakers

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What Drivers Do They Use? – Kii Audio / Kii Three

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The Kii Audio Kii Three, is a briliant construction and innovation setting new standards for a small speaker this size. Brain child of not least Bruno Putzeys, the inventor of the UcD class D amplifier topology and co-owner of Hypex, it builds on the heritage of small active studio monitors but with some distinct refinements. Another speaker of the time is the rivaling Dutch & Dutch c8 which shows much the same performance with regards to constant directivity but implemented in a different way. The speaker is of course fully active, and the filtering is done i the digital domain … Continue reading What Drivers Do They Use? – Kii Audio / Kii Three

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Earthquake DBXI-15D + SLAPS 15

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Just bought myself a new subwoofer set. Earthquake DBXI-15D and SLAPS 15, a combination used in Earthquake’s Supernova 15 sup which cost around 3000 euro. The active driver is a 15 inch long throw unit with a linear Xmax of 37 mm one way! Will try the combination in a 72 liter box, which is the recommended volume from Earthquake, and I think similar to the Supernova. The T/S parameters given by the factory does not make much sense and can’t be real. So it is impossible to simulate up front. I think this is not really professional of Earthquake. … Continue reading Earthquake DBXI-15D + SLAPS 15

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Replacing Scan Speak 13M Kevlar with Dayton RS125

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Is the Dayton RS125 an almost drop in replacement for the expensive ScanSpeak 13M Kevlar? Yes in this case! Read on: Having burned one of my midtone drivers, a renowned ScanSpeak 13M 8636, which has served me well for many years. As I have been thinking about making some all brand new speakers full range ribbons) I was not really willing to pay the 200 Euro a new SS unit costs. Actually I find it a rather steep price no matter what, but it is actually quite good. But instead I looked at alternatives, well knowing that just changing a … Continue reading Replacing Scan Speak 13M Kevlar with Dayton RS125