This application describes an apparatus (300) for monitoring for blockage of an acoustic (110) port of a microphone device (100). The apparatus has a spectrum peak detect block (301) for receiving a microphone signal (S.sub.MIC) and determining, from the microphone signal, a resonance frequency (f.sub.H) and a quality factor (Q.sub.H) of a resonance (202) associated with the acoustic port. A condition monitoring block (302) is configured to determine any change in resonance frequency and quality factor and to determine a blockage status for the microphone based on said detect changes. The condition monitoring block identifies a change in blockage status if there is a change in quality factor.

Electronic equipment includes a cover including a first hole, a printed circuit having at least one microphone mounted thereon and including a second hole, a heatsink including a third hole, a thermal pad including a fourth hole, and a compression element, the electronic equipment being arranged in such a manner that the first hole, the second hole, the third hole, and the fourth hole together define an acoustic duct that is arranged to enable the microphone to pick up sound signals coming from outside the electronic equipment, and in such a manner that the compression element compresses the thermal pad around the acoustic duct in order to ensure sound-proofing of the acoustic duct.

An acoustic resistor for use in an audio device includes a resin film having air permeability in a thickness direction of the resin film, and the resin film is a non-porous film having through holes formed to extend straight through the resin film in the thickness direction. This acoustic resistor is used in an audio device including: a transducing part that performs conversion between sound and an electrical signal and that includes an acoustic element; a housing enclosing the transducing part and having at least one opening; and a passage for gas that is present inside the housing and communicates with the opening and in which the acoustic element is placed. The acoustic resistor is placed between the opening and the acoustic element in the passage. The variation in properties of the acoustic resistor of the present disclosure can be made smaller than that of conventional acoustic resistors.

An earphone, an earphone control method and device are provided, the earphone control device includes an echo collection module, a state determination module and a control module, where the echo collection module includes at least one acoustic sensor, which is arranged in a space defined by an earphone and an ear canal, when the earphone is worn, for collecting a sound in the space, where the echo collection module is configured to collect the sound, convert the sound into a first audio signal, and output the first audio signal to the state determination module; the state determination module is configured to determine a wearing state of the earphone according to the first audio signal; and the control module is configured to perform playing control according to the wearing state of the earphone.

An audio system for a vehicle is provided having a bass-range speaker mounted in a vehicle cavity. The speaker has a front side for producing an acoustic output in a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The vehicle cavity encloses a back side of the speaker. A duct having a first end is in fluid communication with the vehicle cavity and a second end is in fluid communication with the atmosphere outside the vehicle.

An earphone, an earphone control method and device are provided, the earphone control device includes an echo collection module, a state determination module and a control module, where the echo collection module includes at least one acoustic sensor, which is arranged in a space defined by an earphone and an ear canal, when the earphone is worn, for collecting a sound in the space, where the echo collection module is configured to collect the sound, convert the sound into a first audio signal, and output the first audio signal to the state determination module; the state determination module is configured to determine a wearing state of the earphone according to the first audio signal; and the control module is configured to perform playing control according to the wearing state of the earphone.

A microphone chip and a microphone. The microphone chip includes: a base including an inner cavity; a diaphragm including a diaphragm inner part and a diaphragm outer part that are connected to the diaphragm inner part, the diaphragm being supported on the base by means of the diaphragm outer part, and the diaphragm inner part being arranged to be opposite to the inner cavity; and a limiting member supported on the base and located at two opposite sides of the diaphragm along a vibration direction of the diaphragm, the limiting member being spaced apart from the diaphragm, and the limiting member being configured to limit an amplitude of the diaphragm inner part. When the diaphragm inner part moves to a certain displacement, the limiting member can limit further movement of the diaphragm inner part, thereby reducing a damage risk caused by excessive displacement of the diaphragm under high sound pressure.

An acoustic filter suitable for an electro-acoustic transducer includes a relatively high frequency driver and a relatively low frequency driver situated on a common axis. The acoustic filter includes a baffle body having an outer side and an inner side, such that the outer side serves as a baffle for the high frequency driver. The inner side forms a first wall of a Helmholtz resonator including a chamber and a vent duct communicating with the chamber.

A personal listening device including at least one direct-radiating balanced-armature audio transducer and at least one substantially enclosed, indirect-radiating, or tube-coupled balanced-armature transducer. The tube-connected transducer emits sound waves which pass through a hole, slot, tube or bore before entering an airspace near the eardrum of a user, while the direct-radiating transducer emits sound waves directly into the airspace adjacent the indirect-radiating transducer or tube, which airspace is contiguous with the airspace near the eardrum of the user.

Provided are a pickup sensor and a biological sensor that are small-sized and can detect micro vibration efficiently and stably with high accuracy. The pickup sensor includes an electroacoustic converter film including: a piezoelectric polymer composite in which piezoelectric particles are dispersed in a viscoelastic matrix that is formed of a polymer material having viscoelasticity at normal temperature; two thin film electrodes that are laminated on opposite surfaces of the piezoelectric polymer composite, respectively; and a protective layer that is laminated on at least one of the two thin film electrodes, in which at least a part of a surface of the electroacoustic converter film is an abutting surface that abuts against a test object, and the thin film electrode on a surface opposite to the abutting surface is grounded.