THD Podcast

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 112 of the THD Podcast, Pauli Minnaar and Ivan Sandager from IDUN Audio join to tell us about their very cool spatial audio technology and how it creates a new dimension in listening. The way we use sound is changing. We are increasi...

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 111 of the THD Podcast, Stefan Liebich the CEO of Elevear joins again to announce their new AI-based Adaptive ANC that they will premiere at CES 2025—the first product in their groundbreaking series of AI-powered hearing enhancement...

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 110 of the THD Podcast, Myvox from Stockholm joins us to tell us about their MEMS Speaker technology. Leveraging the Swedish talent of MEMS industry experts, academic research, and a few serial entrepreneurs, Myvox has been developin...

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 109 of the THD Podcast, host Dave Lindberg speaks with Sahil Gupta and Nathan Caughel from Soundskrit. This Montreal-based company's MEMS microphone modules simplify integration, provide inherent directionality, and support advanced...

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 108 of the THD Podcast, host Dave Lindberg speaks with guests Sebastian Jankowitsch and Mark Needham from Stream Unlimited, a company based in Vienna, Austria, known for its RF technology capabilities in audio, voice, and IoT devices...

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 107 of the THD Podcast, Marcos Simón of Audioscenic Limited joins us to tell us about their Amphi Hi-D technology, which is like your own personal multi-channel sound bubble that tracks your head. With projects already launched with...

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 106 of the THD Podcast, Ben Zenker of Zen Audio Engineering joins to explain the ideal exciter location on a flat panel speaker. With extensive measurements and data, Ben has a great breadth of knowledge on the ideal location on a pa...

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 105, Frederic Nabki from Spark Microsystems in Montreal, Canada joins us to tell us about using UltraWide Band (UWB) for wireless audio transport. SPARK Microsystems ultra-wideband wireless transceivers are transforming augmented rea...

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 104, Michel Roig and Jonas Eklund from Audiodo in Malmö, Sweden join to tell us about their Personal Sound technology. Personal Sound is opening up a new world of audio solutions by optimizing sound for your unique hearing. With thei...

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 103, Jackie Green, the Technical Advisor for the UltraWide Band Alliance joins to explain how the UWB wireless technology works and its advantages for use in audio products. UWB Alliance is a global organization collectively establis...

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 102, Clement Lambert of Kartesian Acoustic joins us to talk about improving the dynamic capacity of drivers by focusing on the details like the delicacy of spider and surround design and how it impacts acoustic performance. Dedicated...

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 101, Konstantin Davy and Andrea Greco from USound join us to update us on the journey to bring MEMS speakers to the world. They have a new MEMS speaker called CONAMARA plus an ASIC called Tarvos which is a purpose-built audio amplifi...

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 100, Nikolaj Hviid, CEO of Bragi, joins to discuss the market in headphones and the challenges to differentiate plus the forward-looking trends. Check out the podcast on YouTube Spotify Amazon Music iHeartRadio Rumble BitChute Limite...

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 99, Dr Sean Olive from Harman International joins to explain the background and the rationale behind the Harman Headphone Target Curve. Some fascinating discussions on the evolution and some of the test procedures using scientific co...

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 98, Aernout Arends the CEO of Absolute Audio Labs in the Netherlands joins to discuss their algorithm bridging the gaps from hearings to the OTC hearing assist devices. Absolute Audio Labs develops cutting-edge technology for Hearing...

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 97, Vince Rey of Hottinger Brüel & Kjær (HBK) joins again from California to discuss the Buzz, Squeak, and Rattle or ‘BSR’ test audio quality metric. It was developed by Dr. Wookeun Song (HBK). This BSR metric relies on deconvolu...

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 96, Stefan Liebich of Elevear joins to discuss their audio algorithms for hearables that cover occlusion, idle noise, and immersive 3D audio. Developed over many years and now being commercialized with key silicon partners. OCCLEAR®...

In episode 95, HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær's Vince Rey joins to discuss their new 5128 head & torso simulator (HATS) plus their 4620 couplers. HBK was formed in 2019 by merging two market-leading organizations: HBM and Brüel & Kjær. Both companies have over 80 years of experience providing innovative and high-quality solutions in precision test and measurement technology for vario...

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 94, Marie-Eve Desrochers joins to introduce their technology that targets to bring efficiencies and speed to the edge in MEMS microphones. Echosonic aims to develop next-generation MEMS smart microphones using reservoir computing tec...

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 93, Dan Knighten, Product Line General Manager at Audio Precision joins to talk about their new low-cost APx516B Audio Analyzer. With the proliferation of digital audio interfaces, there’s an increasing need for a straightforward, bu...

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 92, Steve Temme of Listen Inc. joins us for part 2 of the discussion. In this segment, Steve explains their algorithms for end-of-line production testing for detecting if you've got some particles or even a screwdriver left in yo...

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 91, Steve Temme of Listen Inc. joins us for part 1 of a two part discussion. In this segment, Steve explain's their algorithms for end-of-line production testing for Rub & Buzz in speaker manufacturing. Listen is a world lead...

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 90, Matt Gonzalez and Kris Jackson from Echo Test + Measurement take us through the history of Echo and the ongoing evolution of building production line audio test equipment that keeps up with the pace of manufacturing. Check out th...

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 89, Dinaburg Technology joins the THD Podcast this week to discuss their C2S speaker technology that combines an active driver with a passive ring radiator. This solution has a lot of benefits with in-wall and automotive applications...

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 88, Niels Burema of Hypex Electronics in the Netherlands joins to explain the who, what, where, when, and why of their Class D power amplifiers, power supplies, DSP solutions, and plate amplifiers that they target into the HiFi, High...