Could these solid-state drivers bring the future of portable sound to headphones?
Torben
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Interesting! I’ve been hearing about MEMS technology applications for 35 years now, but this is the first time I remember seeing high-end speaker applications. TI’s DLP video projector technology is also MEMS-based.
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I had the opportunity to listen to them at Head-Fi’s CanJam London 2022. They sound remarkably good even without tuning. Noble Audio is coming out at CES with true wireless IEMs, the Fokus Triumph, Falcon Max and also the wired (USB-C) Fokus XM1.
Microphones like those used in smartphones have been overwhelmingly MEMS-based for a while, the leader being Knowles (and the founders of xMEMS used to work at Knowles).
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Not much more than that, I saw this post on my LinkedIn feed two weeks ago:
https://xmems.com/news/noble-audio-launches-falcon-max-featuring-xmems/
Apparently Creative Labs was first to market with its Aurvana Ace and Ace 2 earbuds, albeit in a hybrid setup where xMEMS is used for mids and treble, and a conventional 10mm dynamic driver for bass (same as the Nobles, apparently).
I have the Noble Focus Mystiques (bought at this year’s CanJam London), they are fine IEMs that actually manage not to fall off my ears, albeit without noise cancellation.
More and more xMENS are coming to the market:
But hard to find any reviews
Torben
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Very cool if it works. Seems like it would be good for earbuds.
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