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Convention Paper

Subwoofer Performance for Accurate Reproduction of Music

Authors: Fielder, Louis D.; Benjamin, Eric M.

AES Convention 83 · Paper 2537 · October 1987

Abstract

The spectra and maximum output levels for accurately reproducing low frequency musical signals are determined from published research and new measurements. Analysis of commercial recording shows substantial musical information in the octave from 32 to 16 Hz and some down to 12 Hz. Psychoacoustic data are used to establish to what degree errors (such as THD, FM distortion, modulation noise, and bandwidth limits) are perceptible. Criteria are set for proper subwoofer performance at peak levels of 110 dB SPL.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 83
AES Convention
83
Paper number
2537
Publication date
October 6, 1987
Session subject
Transducers
Affiliation
Dolby Laboratories Inc., San Francisco, CA ; Pinkerton Control Systems Corp., Carson, CA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper