Conventional high-fidelity speakers have to be quite large in order to preserve the bass range of sound, but their large, boxy construction makes them awkward and inconvenient. This shape also introduces another challenge: corners, which create dead zones and limit the amount of sound that can reach the listener.

Node Audio’s Hylixa speaker takes a different approach, with a small-footprint cabinet that avoids corners entirely. We explore how this product was created (spoiler: acoustic simulation plays a role!) and how 3D printing is key to its production in this episode of The Cool Parts Show.

This episode brought to you by Carpenter Additive. https://www.carpenteradditive.com/

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- Node Audio

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- How and why Node Audio’s founders developed the Hylixa speaker

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- The 3D Systems 3D printer and material used for the housing

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- Selective laser sintering (SLS)

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