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It’s no secret that here at Hackaday we’ve at times been tempted to poke fun at the world of audiophiles, a place where engineering sometimes takes second place to outright …read more Continue reading A Record Lathe For Analog Audio Perfection
Electret capsules can be found in some of the highest quality microphones for studio use, as well as in some of the very cheapest microphone capsules on the market. More …read more Continue reading The Electret Preamp You Might Need
The Component Abuse Challenge is dragging all sorts of old, half-forgotten hacks out of the woodwork, but this has got to be the most vintage: [KenS] started using a transformer …read more Continue reading 2025 Component Abuse Challenge: The Sweet Sound of a Choking Transformer
It’s been a while since the last installment in our Know Audio series, in which we investigated distortion as it applies to Hi-Fi audio. Now it’s time to return with part …read more Continue reading Know Audio: Distortion Part Two
S/PDIF has been around for a long time; it’s still a really great way to send streams of digital audio from device A to device B. [Nathan Ladwig] has got …read more Continue reading ESP32 Decodes S/PDIF Like A Boss (Or Any Regular Piece of Hi-Fi Equipment)
TOSLINK was developed in the early 1980s as a simple interface for sending digital audio over fiber optic cables, and despite its age, is still featured on plenty of modern …read more Continue reading Sending TOSLINK Wirelessly With Lasers
This post explains how to fix the error message, “A Conexant audio device could not be found“, on a Windows 11/10 PC. Many users have reported getting this error every time they boot up or try to open the Conexant SmartAudio app. In most ca… Continue reading A Conexant audio device could not be found
If you’re experiencing no sound after installing Realtek audio drivers in Windows 11/10, you’re not alone. Many users have reported similar issues, where they either lose sound after Windows Update automatically installs drivers or find tha… Continue reading No sound after installing Realtek audio drivers in Windows 11
‘Hearing voices’ doesn’t have to be worrisome, for instance when software-defined radio (SDR) happens to be your hobby. It can take quite some of your time and attention to pull …read more Continue reading Whispers From The Void, Transcribed With AI
Students from the ECE4760 program at Cornell have been working on a spatial audio system built into a hat. The project from [Anishka Raina], [Arnav Shah], and [Yoon Kang], enables …read more Continue reading Spatial Audio in a Hat