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Solid-state driver earbuds are real and they're going to change portable audio (www.techradar.com)
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Thank you xMEMS Labs and thank you Creative Technologies

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How does it work? Well, instead of the coil and magnet system that's been used for over a century, MEMS drivers rely on a voltage-driven monolithic piezo drive that convert signals into sound. This design sees a silicon diaphragm used for the speaker, with the piezo layer distributed evenly under the diaphragm surface.

I'm no engineer, but that sounds different than normal speakers to me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

But it doesn't imply solid state. There are ways to move air without moving parts, but this device clearly has moving parts.