Q&A: Geoff Boyd

SHANNON BECKER: Tell us a little about your background and where you live. GEOFF BOYD: I have lived in San Jose, CA, since 2006. But, I hail from the Caribbean and spent most of my life living in UK. I …

HiWave develops new wireless speaker platform HiWave offers a Bluetooth wireless speaker demonstrator that runs for 100 hours at normal levels from a single charge cycle. HiWave Technologies, a provider of innovative audio amplifier ICs, full-frequency range speaker drivers, and …

Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Education: Garth has a BA and an LLB from the University of British Columbia and a certificate from King’s College London University, London, England. Occupation: Retired barrister and solicitor (a lawyer) Member Status: He …

In this Q&A, Charlie Hughes credits his success to knowledge, contacts, friendships, and his wife. He earned a physics degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in1988. After graduation he worked for Peavey Electronics in Meridian, MS as a loudspeaker design engineer where he remained for 14 years. In late 2004, he started his own company, Excelsior Audio, located near Charlotte, NC. Excelsior Audio primarily provides consultation and design services to loudspeaker manufacturers. This article was originally published in audioXpress, February 2013.

The December 2012 issue of audioXpress features product information about a variety of must-have audio gear. Headphones, an amp, a mic, and more are detailed. SVS Introduces New Ultra Series SVS recently launched its Ultra series of full-range loudspeakers. The …

Each year’s “speaker special” issue is a favorite among audioXpress readers. This 2012 edition features in-depth articles about speaker technologies and design projects, without completely ignoring other interesting topics such as tube amps. This year’s special speaker section features informative articles about a detailed loudspeaker design project and an intriguing electrostatic speaker experiment. We also included a third must-read speaker-related article, but it isn’t in the special section because it focuses on enclosures rather than speaker design.