The low-frequency performance of loudspeakers is essential to the listener preference rating. To achieve the same low-frequency performance as conventional speakers, an optimized construction of a woofer-driven flat-panel loudspeaker was designed. The woofer radiates in a small air gap between the panel and the distance plate and excites the panel uniformly. At low frequencies, significant improvements compared to an exciter and a comparable performance to a conventional woofer system could be reached. This paper presents a numerical system analysis of the paneled woofer design, which provides a detailed understanding of the system’s behavior. Furthermore, the radiation mechanism is compared to that of an exciter. All simulation models are comprehensively validated with the corresponding experimental data.

Authors: Zenker, Benjamin; Schurmann, Robert; Merchel, Sebastian; Altinsoy, M. Ercan
Affiliation: Chair of Acoustics and Haptic Engineering, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
AES Convention: 149 (October 2020) Paper Number: 10391
Publication Date: October 22, 2020 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Audio Equipment
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