109. Loudspeaker Design and Measurement with Charlie Hughes

Charlie Hughes is a loudspeaker design and measurement expert with over three decades of experience. He is currently a Principal Engineer at Biamp, and in the past has worked with AMFG, Altec Lansing, and Peavey, and also runs his own company, Excelsior Audio Design & Services. In this episode, he chats with the hosts about his journey and passion for audio test and measurement, the early era of audio analysis, and the loudspeaker measurement lab that he built.Read about Charlie's measurement lab: https://www.prosoundweb.com/field-trip-endeavors-in-audio-accuracy/Square Wave mythbusting: https://www.prosoundweb.com/square-waves-and-dc-content-deconstructing-complex-waveforms/Browse Charlie's ProSoundWeb author archive: https://www.prosoundweb.com/tag/charlie-hughes/Visit the Excelsior Audio website: http://www.excelsior-audio.com/This episode is sponsored by Audix and Allen & Heath.Please check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."Join our Mentorship Program here:https://forms.gle/ZhsJP5D6BFiBLZiX8Be sure to check out the Signal To Noise Facebook Group, & Discord Server It’s a space for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments! Let’s build a great sound community with a place to learn, discuss, and reminisce about the “good old days.”The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside and Chris Leonard