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Ultranet is a protocol created by audio manufacturer Behringer to transmit up to 16 channels of 24-bit sound over a Cat-5 cable. It’s not an open standard, though: Behringer doesn’t …read more Continue reading Reverse Engineering the Behringer Ultranet Protocol
You can do some wild things with sound waves, such as annoy your neighbours or convince other road users to move out of your way. Or, if you get into …read more Continue reading Sonolithography With The Raspberry Pi Pico
If you’ve ever wondered what lies beneath the barely visible hole in the can of a MEMS microphone, you’re in luck, because [Zach Tong] has a $10 pair of earbuds …read more Continue reading Up Close and Personal with a MEMS Microphone
These days, you have to be careful what you buy. Counterfeit hardware is everywhere, especially when you’re purchasing things sight unseen over the Internet. [Jon Bruner] recently set out to …read more Continue reading CT Scanner Reveals The Difference Between Real and Fake AirPods
On the face of it, producing a set of noise cancelling headphones should be a relatively straightforward project. But as [Pete Lewis] found out, things are not always as they …read more Continue reading Noise Cancelling isn’t as Easy as You’d Think
These days it’s hard to not come across solid-state (micro-electromechanical systems, MEMS) microphones, as they are now displacing electret microphones almost everywhere due to their small size and low cost. …read more Continue reading After MEMS Microphones, MEMS Speakers Enter The Market
One of the unexpected success stories in the world of hi-fi over the past decade has been the resurgence of the vinyl LP as a musical format. What was once …read more Continue reading Stream Vinyl To Your Sonos Without The Financial Penalty
Do you ever find yourself eating walnuts and think, this would make a great enclosure for something like a Bluetooth speaker? That seems to be exactly what happened to [Penguin …read more Continue reading The Best-Sounding Walnut You’ll Hear Today
Having a fondness for old and obscure audio and video media formats, [Techmoan] recently revisited the Philips Digital Compact Cassette (DCC) format introduced in 1992. Despite being billed as the …read more Continue reading Exploring Hidden Lyrics on 1990s DCC Audio Tapes
Love them or hate them, there’s no denying that Apple has strayed from the Woz’s original open platform ideal for the Apple II. [Ken Pillonel] is back for another round …read more Continue reading Fixing Some More of Apple’s Design Mistakes