Customization | SUNY Loudspeaker Drivers

How we work

We design around your product, not our catalog

Tell us what the product is, where the sound has to go and what it has to fit inside. Our engineers work back from that: driver, enclosure and acoustic tuning matched as one set, verified by measurement, and handed over ready to connect to your board.

We stay with the application, not just the component — from driver selection and acoustic targets through mechanical integration to production. Where a use case allows more than one approach, we build the alternatives so the choice is made by listening.

As fast as 60 daysFrom spec to mass production

Development cost refundedCredited back once you place a production order

An engineer, same dayNo account manager in between

Tell Us About the Product See the Process

Exploded loudspeaker driver with engineering drawing and 3D model

Four ways a project can end

Every project starts the same way, with your product and its constraints. How far we take it is up to you.

Standard Driver

Straight from the catalog

If a model already fits, use it. Full specifications, samples on request, and the shortest path to production.

Modified Driver

A proven platform, adapted

A different impedance, cone, surround or frame on an existing motor. Faster, cheaper and lower risk than starting from nothing.

Matched Set

The driver and the parts around it

Driver, enclosure, wiring and mounting selected and matched together, so the parts work with each other rather than against.

Audio Module

Assembled and tuned, ready to connect

The complete audio assembly, measured and tuned, delivered ready to connect to your board. You keep the electronics and the software; we make sure what comes out of them sounds right.

Eight parameters, defined to order

Humid, dusty, tight on space or high SPL: every environment has a different answer.

Sound pressure level

dB

Loudness, at a given distance.

Nominal power

W

Safe power for continuous use.

Maximum power

W

What it takes briefly without damage.

Impedance

Ω

Matched to your amplifier.

Resonant frequency

Hz

Where the driver works most efficiently.

Size

mm

Small favours highs, large favours lows.

Ingress protection

IP

For humid, dusty or outdoor use.

Mounting

Through-hole, wire leads, spring terminals.

The character of a sound starts with materials

Data is useful, but listening and testing are what count. We advise based on humidity, environment and application.

Cones · 3 types

PlasticDurable, dust- and water-resistant; tight tolerances reduce distortion.

Paper and clothGood sound, light, self-damping; sensitive to humidity.

FoamRaises internal loss for a more natural sound.

Magnets · 4 types

FerriteLow cost and durable; heavy.

AlNiCoClassic tone; more expensive.

NeodymiumLight with a strong field, ideal for compact high-SPL drivers.

Samarium cobaltBest corrosion and temperature stability; expensive.

Measurement and testing

Choosing right is the start.
Measuring proves it.

Eight key measurements in our own acoustic laboratory, so the driver performs as intended once it is inside your product. Samples are measured against the agreed specification, and every production unit is tested at end of line.

Frequency response
Stepped frequency sweep
Level and gain
THD+N
Phase
Rub and buzz
Thiele-Small parameters
Impedance

Driver on a test bench with frequency response on screen

A proven process you can see into

Every stage has defined deliverables, milestones and decision points. You receive measurement data and samples at each gate, and you have direct access to the project schedule throughout.

S1…Sn

Sample builds

Successive samples that close in on the target.

EVT

Engineering validation

Proves the engineering approach.

DVT

Design validation

Proves the design meets spec.

PVT

Production validation

Proves the process is ready for volume.

MP

Mass production

Stable delivery.

The questions you care about, answered up front

Development cost is refunded

Custom development carries an NRE charge (Non-Recurring Engineering: the one-off cost of tooling, fixtures and engineering time). Once you place a production order we credit it back, so a project that goes into production costs you nothing in development.

You own the tooling

Tools, jigs and fixtures you have paid for belong to you and stay under your control, including if you ever move the product elsewhere.

Clear design ownership

A design you bring is your intellectual property. A design we develop on our own is ours. Anything developed jointly is agreed in writing before work starts, so nobody is surprised later.

Confidentiality and exclusivity

We sign an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) on request, yours or ours. Where exclusivity is agreed, your design is not offered to anyone else. Most of our OEM partners prefer not to be named publicly, and we respect that.

What volume justifies a fully custom driver?

There is no single number. It depends on whether it shares parts with an existing design, whether it needs special technology, and whether it is high-volume/low-cost or low-volume/high-performance. Tell us about the project and we will advise honestly.

Can you match a driver from another manufacturer?

Yes. Send the datasheet or measurement data and we will tell you what we have, or what a similar design would take. A 1:1 match of SPL and THD is difficult, but we will be upfront about how close we can get.

Or start from something we already build

Many projects begin as an impedance variant, a different cone, or a new frame on an existing motor. Starting from a proven platform is faster, cheaper and lower risk than starting from nothing.