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This looks like an interesting concept, but at no point did the press release mention the actual savings in terms of space requirements of such a system compare

This looks like an interesting concept, but at no point did the press release mention the actual savings in terms of space requirements of such a system compared to a classical one - making it feel like the difference might be not that big as they're trying to imply it.

vlovich123 5y ago
> By contrast, the microspeakers from Arioso Systems GmbH measure just 10 to 20 mm^2 Traditional speakers in BT earbuds if I recall correctly take more space since there’s a volume component. They also would take more power than a MEMS solution would. If they get it to production and audio quality is good, this could be quite huge. By comparison an AirPod pro is 20mm^2 by 30mm in height so this would allow a significant miniaturization and power savings/larger battery. Ultimately the quality of the audio will be key and my guess is that’s the primary obstacle between it’s current PoC state and production.
- zamalek 5y ago
  > Ultimately the quality of the audio Going by the simplistic diagram on the page it looks like it bears some degree of similarity to planar drivers. That's an extremely good starting point.
Arubis 5y ago
Volume/space may not be the only requirement; cutting down the component count on a BOM might be a sufficient win on its own.
Damogran6 5y ago
This is iteration 0.1…we also don’t know about acoustic requirements, power budgets, but I’ll just bet, they get much better, much more quickly, and you’ll wonder how they made your device sound that much better. As a child of the 70’s, I’m ASTOUNDED how much sound they can get out of an iPad Pro.