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The Sound of Metal: Understanding Cochlear Implants
With awards season recently concluded with the Oscars, one of the films that caught Acentech’s interest was The Sound of Metal. This was a film that…
July 15, 2021
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Sound is Vibration: Bone Conduction Headphones and Structure-Borne Sound
An old technology has been newly popularized in the audio market: bone conduction headphones. They confuse some onlookers as they do not sit inside the ear…
January 7, 2021
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Lowering the Volume: How Headphones Can Cause Hearing Damange
Imagine walking to the subway on a beautiful day, the sun is shining, you have your sunglasses on and your headphones are snug in your ears. …
December 3, 2020
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How Active Noise Cancellation Headphones Really Work
A while ago I blogged on the topic of active noise cancellation in general, and how it is often (falsely) perceived as a panacea for getting…
February 12, 2020
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Active Noise Control to the Rescue?
As product sound engineers, we field a lot of questions—which is definitely understandable. It is a highly specialized focus that can make the difference between success…
October 30, 2018
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Quiet and Calm Test for Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH)
This article originally appeared in Digital Engineering News. To see this article in its original publication, click here. When the Briggs & Stratton Q6500 QuietPower Series…
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July 3, 2018
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Deregulating the Unregulated: What’s up with Inaudible Electric Cars?
by Gladys Unger She stood at the curb looking forlorn and then turned slightly away. When she turned back he was gone. Where had he gone?…
October 19, 2017
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How Can You Loudly Tell Your Customers Your Appliance is Quiet?
This is a transcript of an article which originally appeared in Appliance Design. It has been said that noise is among the top five factors in…
April 17, 2017
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Sound Considerations in Product Design
Carefully considered noise control engineering methods can prove invaluable in product design. During product development, accounting for consumer perceptions – not just objective metrics – is…
September 21, 2016
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