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Design Considerations for an Accelerometer-Based Dynamic Loudspeaker Motional Feedback System

Authors: Hall, David S.

AES Convention 87 · Paper 2863 · October 1989

Abstract

A 15-inch dynamic loudspeaker employing a peak 30 dB of accelerometer-based negative feedback shows a reduction in harmonic and intermodulation distortion by a factor of 10 over conventional designs. It is argued that distortion, rather than frequency response, is responsible for the subjective qualities of bass "muddiness" or "overhang" that degrade reproduced music. Engineering tradeoffs that influence the design of such servo loudspeaker systems are discussed.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 87
AES Convention
87
Paper number
2863
Publication date
October 6, 1989
Session subject
Transducers
Affiliation
Velodyne Acoustics Inc., San Jose, CA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper