The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 31, Rick Fung the CEO of NanoflowX joins to tell us about their super hydrophobic and super oleophobic nanocoating technology. Water and sweat protection is essential on all earbuds and wearable tech so it's good to hear about a solution that is easy to implement. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment with your feedback! Enjoy...
Oct 10, 2022•36 min•Ep. 31
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 30, our usual co-host Simon Weston has the table flipped to present his audio test and measurement computer - the ZUMI CS-A86. The ZUMI CS-A86 is a single board audio spectrum measurement instrument. The CS-A86 operates autonomously to execute advanced measurement sequences, apply for pass-fail criteria, and log all data. The devic...
Oct 10, 2022•37 min•Ep. 30
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 29, Alexander Golding of Alango Technologies joins to tell us about Alango’s DSP algorithms and software. It can be found in many applications and products that require enhancements of voice intelligibility, speech recognition, user hearing, and audio perception. Alango Technologies has developed the most extensive portfolio of fro...
Oct 10, 2022•56 min•Ep. 29
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 28, Eric Gaskell of Ora Sound joins from Montreal, Canada to discuss their graphene material, GrapheneQ™, for application in speaker diaphragms. Graphene is a hot topic in many industries and audio is no exception. Ora Sound is a leader in real graphene. Accept no imitations ;) Ora Graphene Audio Inc. is a company endeavoring to un...
Oct 10, 2022•58 min•Ep. 28
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 27, we talk MEMS speaker technology with Paul Kutschera and Konstantin Davy from USound. USound is a fabless audio company offering high-quality sound solutions based on MEMS technology, inspiring music enthusiasts and acoustic professionals with crisp, natural sound for a fantastic hearing experience. The discussion goes deep into...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 27
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 26, John Bastianelli the EVP of Product Management at Presonus joins to talk about changes related to digital processing in live sound. We discuss how it impacts players, production, venues, and the mix between all the elements for both live sound and studio. We also get into the recording and production during the pandemic. It's b...
Oct 10, 2022•55 min•Ep. 26
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 25, Jorge Serrano, the Director of R&D at Acustica Beyma in Valencia, Spain, discusses the innovation that has gone into developing the Maltcross technology for heat dissipation in Beyma professional loudspeakers. The Maltcross cooling technology that we deliver to the professional audio market through their speakers brings tog...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 25
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 24, Mimi Hearing Technologies CEO Philipp Skribanowitz discusses their innovative signal processing technology. Mimi is the world’s leading provider of hearing-based audio personalization. Because we all hear differently, Mimi's team of in-house hearing scientists developed its biologically-inspired and proprietary audio processing...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 24
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 23, Mads Emil Solgaard, the head of sales & marketing at ICEpower in Copenhagen, goes deep explaining his company's history and how they navigate the ultra-competitive electronics industry. ICEpower is a supplier of superior audio solutions based on world-class technologies and competencies within class D amplifiers, switch-mod...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 23
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 22, Jānis Spoģis, Partner & VP of Business Development at Sonarworks, explains why they are the globally leading sound calibration company in the audio recording industry. Their products are relied upon by more than 70,000 recording studios worldwide, including 40+ Grammy winners who enjoy and endorse Sonarworks. Sonarworks tec...
Oct 10, 2022•49 min•Ep. 22
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 21, Gilad Fisher, Director of Business Development & Marketing at Addionics, joins to discuss Addionics and their exciting technology. Addionics from Tel Aviv has developed the next generation of energy storage by focusing on battery physics and enabling higher energy density, lower charging time, and improved heat safety, with...
Oct 10, 2022•27 min•Ep. 21
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 20, Darragh O'Connor, VP Global Marketing, discusses Kastus' coating technology for glass touch screens that will impact most devices. Darragh explains that Kastus’ coating technology is independently proven to block up to 99.99% of surface bacteria and is also now confirmed to be effective against human Coronavirus on treated surf...
Oct 10, 2022•38 min•Ep. 20
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 19, James Cheng, Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WISA), joins us to discuss their position as a leading provider of immersive, wireless sound technology for intelligent devices and next-generation home entertainment systems. James explains the position of Summit as the lead technolog...
Oct 10, 2022•54 min•Ep. 19
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 18, Ryan Kraudel, VP of Marketing at Valencell, talks to us about their biometric sensors as they apply to audio devices such as hearables and hearing aids. Ryan explains how the Valencell biometric sensors work and how they are used in millions of consumer wearables, medical devices, and digital health solutions around the world t...
Oct 10, 2022•51 min•Ep. 18
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 17, Matt Crowley CEO of Vesper of Boston, Massachusetts explains how Vesper uses piezoelectric materials to create the most reliable and advanced MEMS microphones on the market. This is a major leap over the capacitive MEMS microphones. Matt Crowley explains how Vesper's piezoelectric MEMS microphone works differently than traditio...
Oct 10, 2022•52 min•Ep. 17
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 16, Jean Viljoen, the VP of Marketing of Azoteq. Azoteq is a fabless semiconductor company from South Africa that specializes in controller IC's and solutions for touch and swipe, wear detection, waterproof induction, and docking detection. These technologies are heavily deployed in headphones, hearables, and wearables and this dis...
Oct 10, 2022•51 min•Ep. 16
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 15, Erik Wiederholtz, Audio Development Engineer, at Knowles in Chicago, talks to us about MEMS microphones and in detail about their design for ANC headphone applications. Erik is a 10 year veteran of Knowles and in his words, "I never thought that I'd know so much about MEMS microphones." Check out this podcast where Erik goes de...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 15
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 14, Harald Obereder, the General Manager of Emporia Mobile in Shenzhen, talks to us about audio systems in feature and smartphones and specifically, issues with audio for seniors or hearing impaired in these devices. Harald has been engineering and manufacturing mobile phones in Shenzhen for 13+ years and he has witnessed the trans...
Oct 10, 2022•48 min•Ep. 14
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 13, Tim Whitwell, the VP Engineering at Tectonic Audio Labs, talks to us about the balanced mode radiator (BMR) which is a unique take on the audio speaker. Tectonic creates sound in a new way, using bending wave technology to provide an immersive sound experience that is highly tolerant of difficult environments. Tectonic loudspea...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 13
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 12, Dale Lott, CEO of Spear Labs, joins to talk about designing and building premium in-ear monitors (IEMs) in the USA. Spear Labs, which stands for Special Products for the EAR, was founded when Dale Lott was dissatisfied with the trend in high-end IEMs. The market was cramming more and more drivers into plastic shells, resulting ...
Oct 10, 2022•46 min•Ep. 12
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In this episode 11, Vincent Nallatamby, CEO of Tempow, joins to discuss the Tempow OS for BlueTooth devices. Tempow is a French startup that secretly powers the most amazing audio devices so Vincent fills us in on how they approach BT differently. Tempow considers the Bluetooth protocol to be an open field, with unlimited possibilities. They ...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 11
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 10, Steve Willenborg, VP Sales of Linkplay Technologies, joins Simon and Dave to discuss the different applications of Linkplay's voice assistant technology. Topics include different applications of the voice assistants in consumer, medical, and automotive. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment with your feedback! Enjoy the po...
Oct 10, 2022•38 min•Ep. 10
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 9, Nick Huffman, CEO of Clarasonic, talks about his factory in Thailand that specializes in the production of Rohacell based speaker diaphragms. Clarasonic also makes carbon fibre, glass fibre, kevlar, and other composite based cones. In addition, natural fibres such a hemp both woven and un-woven are available. Please like, subscr...
Oct 10, 2022•49 min•Ep. 9
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 8, Bouwy Van Sambeek explains the reasons behind JackSavior's cable jack technology and how they have been bringing the technology to market. A premium cable jack that has big applications in broadcast and pro audio. Already available directly for guitars. Buy JackSavior cables for your Guitar on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/JackS...
Oct 10, 2022•39 min•Ep. 8
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 7, Philip Richardson discusses Air Motion Transformers (AMT) technology and how they work differently from standard tweeters. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment with your feedback! Enjoy the podcast! www.db-ent.com @dlindberg11 www.totalharmonicdiscussion.com
Oct 10, 2022•28 min•Ep. 7
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 6, audio engineering pro Colin Ward joins to discuss tube amplifiers and why they rock. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment with your feedback! Enjoy the podcast! www.db-ent.com @dlindberg11 www.totalharmonicdiscussion.com
Oct 10, 2022•31 min•Ep. 6
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 5, we talk about different magnets used in speaker designs. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment with your feedback! Enjoy the podcast! www.db-ent.com @dlindberg11 www.totalharmonicdiscussion.com
Oct 10, 2022•16 min•Ep. 5
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 4, we talk about battery and power issues and the different factors/technologies that impact the performance. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment with your feedback! Enjoy the podcast! www.db-ent.com @dlindberg11 www.totalharmonicdiscussion.com
Oct 10, 2022•22 min•Ep. 4
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 3, we talk about the frequency response curve and what to look for with insert and over-ear headphones. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment with your feedback! Enjoy the podcast! www.db-ent.com @dlindberg11 www.totalharmonicdiscussion.com
Oct 10, 2022•50 min•Ep. 3
The Total Harmonic Discussion / the THD Podcast. A weekly discussion on audio and headphone technologies and the people who bring the technology to market. In episode 2, we talk about LSR (Liquid Silicon Rubber) headphone drivers from VM Sound. What makes them different from conventional headphone speakers, how they are assembled different, and what advantages they bring to headphones and earbuds. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment with your feedback! Enjoy the podcast! www.db-ent.com @d...
Oct 10, 2022•22 min•Ep. 2
