This tutorial paper covers many of the benefits that active electronic elements can bring to a loudspeaker design, and compares the effectiveness of these designs to passive systems. There are numerous possibilities for improving the low-frequency performance in an active loudspeaker and this is described in detail. By designing the amplification specific to the application large gains in efficiency and effectiveness are available. The paper emphasizes design synthesis and ends with a summary of the additional benefits brought by DSP.

Author: Stuart, J. Robert
Affiliation: Meridian Audio Ltd.
AES Conference: UK 21st Conference: Audio at Home (April 2006)
Paper Number: 14
Publication Date: April 6, 2006 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Loudspeakers
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