In this issue

8 A Look Inside Sensory Evaluation of Sound
Richard Honeycutt reviews Sensory Evaluation of Sound, a book edited by Nick Zacharov. This extended work explores the latest sensory evaluation techniques, specifically applied to the evaluation of sound and audio.

12 Exploring High-Quality Horn Loudspeaker Systems - Review
This book, High-Quality Horn Loudspeaker Systems—History, Theory and Design, written by Bjørn Kolbrek and Thomas Dunker

16 New and Exciting Microphones
In this annual Market Update on Microphones, we address the latest technology and application trends in this expanding product segment, which is on the verge of great changes.

30 A Groundbreaking Approach to Gain Control that Cuts Conference Call Annoyance
Nureva, a conferencing and collaboration-solutions company from Calgary, Alberta, was recently granted three new patents for its Microphone Mist technology. audioXpress invited Nureva’s engineers to explain the thought process that lead to these innovations.

34 Positioning Choir Microphones

40 Interfacing Measurement Mics to Delta-Sigma ADCs - Nuances Applying FDAs

44 Vanatoo Transparent One Encore
Stuart Yaniger discovered Vanatoo’s Transparent Zero a few years ago and he still uses those speakers in his home today. Now, he is putting Vanatoo’s latest offering, the Transparent One Encore (T1E), to the test to see how it stacks up.

52 DIY Expert Enjoys the Challenges of Speaker Design - An Interview with Charlie Laub

56 Powering Your Circuits (Part 1) Battery Power
Ed Simon has provided audioXpress with a six-part article series that explores the choices and considerations of using different power sources for audio circuits. In this first article, he discusses the positives and negatives of battery power use.

60 Effect of Load Impedance on the Output of Hollow-State Power Amplifiers

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