The biggest upgrades to the 600s, 700s and 800s were the Dual Stage Aluminum Heat Sink addition to the backplate which conducts heat away from the soft components into open chambers where Free Flow Cooling System pushes through cooler inducted air in order to expel this heat. The top plate thickness was increased, and with that came a lengthening of voice coil winding to keep more coil in the gap. Surrounded by both motor steel and billet aluminum pulls heat away from the coil in all conditions, optimizing electrical efficiency in long term usage. The overall result is more Xmax, which itself required enhancements to the moving system. Taller surrounds were tools and the spider was refined to fully optimize the new motor design. The new surrounds are double stitched to fiberglass loaded non-pressed cones. A new eye-catching motor boot was also designed for the builds that look as good as they sound.

In June the VO-CT35 returned after a four year hiatus as the market demanded a compression tweeter bigger than the VO-CT25 and smaller than the VO-CT45. Six months later, we debuted a new extreme in that line up, with the all new VO-CT75. This thing is simply massive, boasting a 6.75” diameter ferrite motor rated for 400w RMS, pushing 110dB through a 1.4” throat at any frequency between 500 and 20kHz. Blake is already hard at work making crazy demos with this thing.

For bullet designs the classic B3 received a name change to VO-BTN125 to better fit in the line up. The all new VO-MBTN125 Micro Bullet Tweeter Neo, takes everything that made the VO-B1a a standout performer and shrinks it to suit more applications. By totally re-engineering the b1a, stripping out everything that didn’t contribute to the sound quality and performance, the mounting diameter was reduced by more than 23% and the depth was reduced by more than 10%.

Part of pro audio is having smooth, powerful output crossing over from one frequency range to the next with no gaps in between. Filling in that low end gap between your mids and lows was the aim of last year’s highly successful VO-M10 ‘Midbass Speaker’. While the VO-M10 continues to wow, the designation is being shifted, starting with the ALL NEW VO-MW815, VO-MW812, and VO-MWN710 Mid-Woofers!

Introduced in September, Voice Optimized MW800s are purpose built speakers made to hone the bandwidth from a low mid-bass stage starting at 60Hz to an extended midrange stage that reaches all the way up to 3000Hz. With a 1500 Watts RMS rating, their high flux ferrite motors with a bumped backplate allow for high Xmax to produce staggering punch and power.

In October, the comparable VO-MWN710 was released. It can reach a slightly higher frequency ceiling than the MW800s, but at a slightly lower power-rating, trading the large and heavy ferrite for a smaller, lighter neodymium motor. This makes it an ideal choice for installs in tight spaces.

The SS Series amplifiers long ago earned a stellar reputation for nicely packaging premium grade components into a super small unit capable of producing big clean power, and 2024 redefined this tradition with even higher standards.

In July the max end of the Continuous Wattage at 1 Ohm rating for the SS Series went from 2000 to 3000w with the introduction of the SS3000 Monoblock. Two more monoblocks were added in October, the SS850 and SS1500, to fill in power gaps between the SS600 and SS2000.

Two four channel amps were also added with the SS4.1300 in July and SS4.3000 in October. For the SS4.1300, the total continuous watts at 2 Ohm is 1300w (325w per channel). The SS4.3000 is a bit more complicated. The model number indicates the rated power during the prototyping phase, and that’s what we’re sticking to for the name. That said the production model was improved and we’re confident the SS4.3000 will produce up to 4000w total, continuous at 2 Ohm (1000w per channel). Depending on the speakers, either amp is an exceptional choice to power new additions to the Voice Optimized Series.