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Journal Article

The Sound Field in Home Listening Rooms, 2

Authors: Allison, Roy F.

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 24 · Issue 1 · pp. 14–19 · February 1976

Abstract

The average of sound pressure level versus frequency curves at listener locations in home listening rooms has been shown to have a substantial trough in the middle of the bass range. Reflected impedance from the room boundaries causes a reduction in woofer loading (and thereby a loss of acoustic power output to the room) in the same frequency region for conventional loudspeaker systems in normal positions in a room. Uniform power output versus frequency can be obtained by appropriate design of the loudspeaker system and its proper placement with respect to the room boundaries. The effect of these measures on the sound field as measured at typical listener locations in several listening rooms is reported.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
24
Issue
1
Pages
14–19
Publication date
February 6, 1976
Affiliation
Allison Acoustics Inc., Natick, MA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article