All items tagged with soft dome (34)

Test Bench: The 27TFC/T 1" Soft Dome Tweeter from the SEAS Prestige Titan Line

September 17, 2025 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The 27TFC/T 1" Soft Dome Tweeter from the SEAS Prestige Titan Line

The 27TFC/T is a new 1" (25mm) tweeter featuring a one-piece centenary profile dome and wide surround fabricated from SEAS pre-coated lightweight Sonolex material, both integrated into an injection molded faceplate. The voice coil consists of a non-magnetically conducting titanium former wound with round copper wire. Driving the removable dome assembly is a ferrite magnet with a damped vented pole piece that is coupled to an injection molded rear cavity. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, May 2025.

Test Bench: The New TW 104.28 N/Ag 1.1" Soft Dome Tweeter from RS Speakers

September 9, 2025 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The New TW 104.28 N/Ag 1.1" Soft Dome Tweeter from RS Speakers

RS Speakers is a new Italian brand recently introduced by SICA Altoparlanti, to enter the high-end home transducer market. The driver on this Test Bench is a 28mm soft dome tweeter that features a treated silk dome directly bonded to the voice coil, with a wide roll surround and an unusual wire screen to keep the damping in place beneath the dome.

Gibson Refreshes Budget Studio Monitors with New KRK Kreate Series

July 7, 2025 by Joao Martins

Gibson Refreshes Budget Studio Monitors with New KRK Kreate Series

Intended to serve as a “versatile solution for producers, podcasters, and content creators alike,” the new two-way studio reference monitors from KRK feature new transducer designs, along with tuning EQs, and Class D amplification in elegant cabinets designed for close-nearfield use. Available in 3.5”, 5”, and 8” woofer models, the KRK Kreate Series offers standard Bluetooth Classic 5.3 streaming capabilities, while the two larger models have XLR inputs.

Microspeakers to High-End Tweeters in Voice Coil May 2025

April 29, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Microspeakers to High-End Tweeters in Voice Coil May 2025

Voice Coil May 2025 is now available and in this issue, Vance Dickason explores the popular miniDSP Flex HTx processor, while Mike Klasco dives into the world of microspeakers. For this issue's Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes his first driver from the new Italian brand RS Speakers, a new TW 104.28 N/Ag 1.1” tweeter, and next measures the 27TFC/T 1” Soft Dome Tweeter from the SEAS Prestige Titan Line.

Voice Coil April 2025 Is Your Essential Connection to the Loudspeaker Industry

March 28, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil April 2025 Is Your Essential Connection to the Loudspeaker Industry

Voice Coil April 2025 is our Cable and Connector focused edition, and includes an updated vendors directory, plus a special Measurement Microphone Directory. And for this issue, Vance Dickason offers a triple dose of his Test Bench, with the new Beyma CD-314Nd/TI compression driver and horn, the Scan-Speak D2908/716000 TPCD metamodal 1" dome tweeter, and the Wavecor TW030TU03 graphene-coated soft dome tweeter.

Morel BIGGIE Portable HiFi Loudspeaker Now Available

August 16, 2024 by Joao Martins

Morel BIGGIE Portable HiFi Loudspeaker Now Available

The BIGGIE is a surprising new addition to Morel's Högtalare lifestyle series. A Bluetooth 5.3, Auracast-ready, small speaker that masterfully blends Morel's engineering capabilities and driver expertise. Despite its compact size — just 18x18cm (7x7 inches) — the BIGGIE delivers sound that defies its dimensions with hi-fidelity performance qualities. Astonishing visitors at the 2024 AXPONA and High End Munich audio shows, the Morel BIGGIE is now commercially available.

Stratton Acoustics Launches the Element 12 Loudspeaker

March 22, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Stratton Acoustics Launches the Element 12 Loudspeaker

Stratton Acoustics, the UK-based manufacturer of the extremely original high-end Elypsis 1512 loudspeaker, inspired in the iconic, main studio monitors that shaped recording in the 1970s and 1980s, has now launched the Element 12, a smaller 2-way, reflex-loaded design with integral stand. The Stratton Acoustics Element 12 is a passive design that employs advanced driver technologies, crossover techniques, and enclosure construction, polished with a touch of artisanal refinement.

M&K Sound Unveils THX Certified Dominus IW500 Reference In-wall Loudspeaker for Large Rooms

February 16, 2024 by Alfred Moody

M&K Sound Unveils THX Certified Dominus IW500 Reference In-wall Loudspeaker for Large Rooms

With a strong tradition in both the studio, movies, and high-end home theater world, Miller & Kreisel, now M&K Sound, has now revealed its first THX Certified Dominus in-wall loudspeaker, the IW500. Designed for the largest and most exclusive home cinema installations, the front left/center/right identical model is the most powerful reference loudspeaker produced to date by the Danish audio manufacturer. This technological milestone coincides with M&K Sound's proud 50th Anniversary celebrations of 2024.

DALI Reinforces Center Channel with Oberon Grand Vokal

November 2, 2023 by Alfred Moody

DALI Reinforces Center Channel with Oberon Grand Vokal

Lenbrook Americas launched the new DALI Oberon Grand Vokal, a 2-way full range center speaker for large rooms. Leveraging the technologies from the secretive Danish company, this center channel features two 7-inch SMC-based woofers and an oversized, ultra-lightweight 29mm soft dome tweeter. The Grand Vokal blends seamlessly with any Oberon home theater surround sound setup to deliver crystal-clear dialogue, sound effects and music at any volume.

The Latest in Loudspeaker Knowledge and Developments in Voice Coil October 2023

September 29, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

The Latest in Loudspeaker Knowledge and Developments in Voice Coil October 2023

In the October 2023 issue of Voice Coil, James Croft reviews an active noise control enclosure system, and Mike Klasco and Nora Wong provide an updated directory of Integrated Electronics for Loudspeakers. Vance Dickason offers three different driver characterizations, starting with the AMT100H driver from Eighteen Sound. Next up, he tests an updated version of the popular TW030WA23/24 tweeter from Wavecor. And finally, measures the Scan-Speak D2008/2010, the revised version of the classic dome tweeter from the Danish brand.

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