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Tweeter Design Considerations

This paper covers the general constructional and design characteristics of various types of tweeters and elaborates on the fundamental design problems of the moving-coil, horn-loaded tweeter. Also dealt with are air-chamber requirements, magnet and gap design, horn characteristics, etc. Performance, reliability, and cost considerations are discussed for different types of tweeters.

Author: Sioles, George W.
Affiliation: University Loudspeakers, Inc., White Plains, NY
JAES Volume 4 Issue 3 pp. 105-109; July 1956 Import into BibTeX

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