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Loudspeaker and Headphone Handbook, 3rd Edition
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Loudspeaker and Headphone Handbook, 3rd Edition

by John Borwick
September 2012
Intermediate to advanced
736 pages
26h 18m
English
Routledge
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9

The room environment: problems and solutions

 

Philip Newell

9.1 Introduction

The previous chapter has indicated the many ways in which the acoustic properties of any given room can affect the performance of any loudspeaker placed in it, whether this performance is being measured or judged by ear. Certainly in the domestic situation, which is where the vast majority of loudspeakers end up, the complex acoustic problems are probably beyond solution. Each listener, ordinary consumers and dedicated audiophiles alike, will need to locate the loudspeaker(s) and the chosen listening position for the best compromise between conflicting standing wave effects, flutter echoes, bass boosts and the rest.

Chapter 13 describes how special attention ...

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