Acoustic Production Test Redefined

From headphones and headsets to speakers (passive, active, or smart), manufacturing test presents its own set of unique demands for a test system. Functionally speaking, a traditional test system would be comprised of several individual components—from different vendors—include a sound card for signal generation and acquisition, a microphone power supply, an amplifier (power or headphone), and possibly a digital interface (e.g., Bluetooth®). The production test engineer has the complex job to source these components on a very limited budget, configure and calibrate them to function as single test system, and troubleshoot any individual component issues to ensure the production line stays “up.”

Most, if not all, current acoustic analysis systems are an assortment of individual components from different vendors. As such, an additional “line down” risk of these systems is the quality and reliability of each component, along with the configuration of each connection point. In contrast, the APx517B is an integrated system engineered and assembled to the same standard as all other APx analyzers and is delivered with a three-year warranty and accredited calibration. For 36 years, the equal to AP analyzers’ reputation for performance and measurement accuracy is the long-standing recognition of their quality and reliability.

From “out-of-the-box” to audio test in under five minutes. Watch and learn how quickly the APx517B is setup and ready to evaluate headphone performance.

From “out-of-the-box” to audio test. Watch and learn how to quickly setup the APx517B—equipped with an optional digital I/O module—for the evaluation a set of Bluetooth headphones with an integrated microphone, and see the optional digital I/O module in use.