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CHAPTER 4

Loudspeakers

CHAPTER Contents

The Moving-Coil Loudspeaker

Other Loudspeaker Types

Mounting and Loading Drive Units

‘Infinite Baffle’ Systems

Bass Reflex Systems

Coupled Cavity Systems

Complete Loudspeaker Systems

Two-Way Systems

Three-Way Systems

Active Loudspeakers

Loudspeaker Performance

Sensitivity: Practical Design Limitations

Frequency Response

Directional Radiation Using Modulated Ultrasound

Panel Speaker Dispersion

Setting Up Loudspeakers

Thiele–Small Parameters and Enclosure Volume Calculations

Digital Signal Processing in Loudspeakers

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