It’s trick-or-treat season again and for Shively Acoustics International, the treat has been a pair of audio events dropped into our candy buckets – we’ve been knocking on doors from Boston all the way to Long Beach! – and the trick has been finding the time for all of it and more. But we always manage, so let’s keep the treats short and sweet in this edition of the SAI Blog. . .

Shively Acoustics International is SAI-ling into May, and at full speed. An excellent Noise and Vibration Conference in Grand Rapids is making way for AES Europe in Warsaw, a new analysis of the automotive audio market in 2025 is hot off the press, and fresh business for Roger & co. is emerging on the horizon. . .

Happy New Year, loyal readers of the SAI Blog! Each January means one thing for Shively Acoustics International: CES in Las Vegas, held this year from January 7-10. Just like last year, Roger attended all four days of his favorite trade show, which was as energetic and enlightening for this engineer as ever. CES is a meeting point of all SAI’s partners, clients, and friends, so let’s consider SAI’s time at the convention through the lens of our industry relationships – just as important at CES as product and progress, is the people. . .

It’s officially spooky season, dear readers! While Halloween may still await us, the beginning of October has already proven festive for the world of Audio. First, there was the COMSOL Conference in Boston, and then the AES Show NY, offering audioheads the world over a combined six days of intense industry interaction. Check out the highlights from Shively Acoustics International’s trip out east. . .

“This is the best moment every two years. . .” At the end of June, the time had come once more for the AES International Conference on Automotive Audio. For three days, the whole of the industry came together again after two years for the fifth edition of what is its biggest event – and one that only continues to grow. . .

Summer’s here, the solstice near, and things are heating up in the audio industry. AES Europe 2024 wrapped just a few days ago in Madrid, where the industry was on full display for three days. Shively Acoustics International and president Roger Shively were there for it all, immersed, shall we say, in the latest and greatest in Audio. But with Madrid fading in our rearview mirror, all roads now lead to Gothenburg. . .

Just as springtime is a revival for the natural world, so too has the audio industry been abuzz with activity. While busy bumblebees bounce from blossom to blossom, Shively Acoustics International has also been on the move in recent weeks, with a few stops still ahead. So, what has the spring looked like for SAI so far? . .

Happy Year of the Dragon, dear readers! A symbol of good fortune, prosperity, strength, and change, the dragon undulates through the air much like, well, an audiowave – how’s that for a good omen? Auspicious days these are indeed for Shively Acoustics International as we look ahead, confident and hopeful, at what’s to come. . .

While the month of January may bring images of snowy landscapes to mind for some of you, for Shively Acoustics International the start of every year means a trip out to the desert – to CES 2024 in Las Vegas, that is! . .

In September 2019, we were just wrapping up the last Audio Engineering Society's  International Automotive Conference in Ingolstadt, Germany. Within four months, the way we looked at the world would change in many historical ways. . .

When we look at the list of available magnetic materials, there are only a few that have the right combination of magnetic strength, size, and stability. . .

The Audio Engineering Society (AES) Spring International Convention for Vienna this year was a virtual convention due to the COVID-19 pandemic, dubbed the Virtual Vienna 2020. Its online schedule finished last week, but the videos and on-demand content for the conference are still available. . .

Over the last 20 years, automotive audio has changed dramatically from being standard mono sound in one full-range loudspeaker to a true multichannel playback system fully integrated and adjusted to the specific car. Today some of the most advanced sound technologies are being developed and applied in automotive audio. . .

Over the last 20 years, automotive audio has changed dramatically from being standard mono sound in one full-range loudspeaker to a true multichannel playback system fully integrated and adjusted to the specific car. Today some of the most advanced sound technologies are being developed and applied in automotive audio. Recently the role of audio in the automotive industry has significantly changed. . .

With the advent of autonomous cars, once the job of driving isn’t needed, what sensation is left to captivate the driver? We will be the captain of the car, but no longer the driver; our seat will literally shift away from concentrating on the road, and our role will shift. The tactile sensation of the road will be distant from us then. What is left to us? What can captivate us?

When we look at the list of available magnetic materials, there are only a few that have the right combination of magnetic strength, size, and stability. . .