AES British Section lectures - July 2006

Active Loudspeakers

Bob Stuart, Meridian Audio

This lecture 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 emphasises design synthesis and ends with a summary of the additional benefits brought by DSP.

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