Knowles Introduces New Balanced Armature Receiver Targeting Over-The-Counter Hearing Aid and TWS Market

Knowles Company introduced the RAQ, a brand new medium-power, full-range balanced armature receiver developed for top quantity listening to well being and TWS merchandise. The balanced armature receiver’s small dimension and excessive output delivers as much as 116dB Sound Strain Stage (SPL) at 500Hz, making it optimally positioned to fulfill the efficiency necessities for each listening to well being and True Wi-fi Stereo (TWS) merchandise.
 

Following a not too long ago proposed ruling from the US Meals and Drug Administration, the over-the-counter (OTC) listening to units are meant to broaden entry to listening to support know-how for thousands and thousands of People. Knowles’ RAQ-33862-000 receiver is well-positioned to serve this increasing market alternative. RAQ balanced armatures leverage Knowles’ state-of-the-art manufacturing automation know-how to deliver elevated reliability, tightened efficiency tolerances, and improved provide chain traceability in a excessive throughput operation particularly optimized for top quantity balanced armature manufacturing.

“The RAQ brings a brand new degree of efficiency and consistency together with excessive output, low distortion and small dimension to deliver clear, premium sound with the excessive ranges of sensitivity wanted for listening to well being functions,” says Jon Kiachian, Vice President and GM of Knowles Listening to Well being Applied sciences.

“Knowles is the world’s largest producer of transducers for the listening to well being market. We proceed to drive the trade with new know-how and options that enhance efficiency and enhance entry to high quality audio options for listening to well being and client electronics markets,” Kiachian provides. “Now because the market is on the precipice of increasing with OTC listening to aids and the fast progress that we see within the TWS ecosystem, we’re leveraging our legacy of balanced armature management to supply early-market confirmed options that can assist develop entry to listening to aids for the tens of thousands and thousands of people that expertise gentle to reasonable listening to loss.” 
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