Loudspeaker response data can be decomposed into minimum- and excess-phase components. Subjectively less significant elements can then be filtered and a new family of response curves computed. Applications to both cumulative-decay spectra (CDS) and energy-time curves (ETC) are discussed, where noncausal attributes are corrected. A versatile technique for producing digital crossover alignments is presented together with the implications on CDS and ETC. A novel method of masking polar response errors within the crossover transition band is also proposed.

Author: Hawksford, Malcolm J.
Affiliation: Centre for Audio Research and Engineering, Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
JAES Volume 45 Issue 1/2 pp. 37-62; February 1997
Publication Date: February 1, 1997 Import into BibTeX
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