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Loudspeaker Directivity Improvement Using Low Pass and All Pass Filters

The response of loudspeaker systems employing multiple drivers within the same pass band is often less than ideal. This is due to the physical separation of the drivers and their lack of proper acoustical coupling within the higher frequency region of their use. The resultant comb filtering is sometimes addressed by applying a low pass filter to one or more of the drivers within the pass band. This can cause asymmetries in the directivity response of the loudspeaker system. A method is presented to greatly minimize these asymmetries through the use of low pass and all pass filters. This method is also applicable as a means to extend the directivity control of a loudspeaker system to lower frequencies.

Author: Hughes, Charles
Affiliation: Excelsior Audio Design & Services, LLC
AES Convention:125 (October 2008) Paper Number:7536 Import into BibTeX
Subject:Loudspeaker Design

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