Low-Frequency Performance of a Woofer-Driven Flat-Panel Loudspeaker (Part 1: Numerical System Analysis and Small Signal Measurement)

Zenker B, Schurmann R, Merchel S, Altinsoy ME. Low-Frequency Performance of a Woofer-Driven Flat-Panel Loudspeaker (Part 1: Numerical System Analysis and Small Signal Measurement). In: AES Convention 149. Audio Engineering Society; 2020. Paper 10391. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20928

@inproceedings{Zenker2020_20928,
  author = {Zenker, Benjamin and Schurmann, Robert and Merchel, Sebastian and Altinsoy, M. Ercan},
  title = {{Low-Frequency Performance of a Woofer-Driven Flat-Panel Loudspeaker (Part 1: Numerical System Analysis and Small Signal Measurement)}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 149},
  note = {Paper 10391},
  year = {2020},
  month = oct,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20928}
}

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TI  - Low-Frequency Performance of a Woofer-Driven Flat-Panel Loudspeaker (Part 1: Numerical System Analysis and Small Signal Measurement)
AU  - Zenker, Benjamin
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AU  - Altinsoy, M. Ercan
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PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/10/06
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AB  - The low-frequency performance of loudspeakers is essential to the listener preference rating. To achieve the same low-frequency performance as conventional speakers, an optimized construction of a woofer-driven flat-panel loudspeaker was designed. The woofer radiates in a small air gap between the panel and the distance plate and excites the panel uniformly. At low frequencies, significant improvements compared to an exciter and a comparable performance to a conventional woofer system could be reached. This paper presents a numerical system analysis of the paneled woofer design, which provides a detailed understanding of the system’s behavior. Furthermore, the radiation mechanism is compared to that of an exciter. All simulation models are comprehensively validated with the corresponding experimental data.
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