Far-Field Loudspeaker Interaction: Accuracy in Theory and Practice

Meyer J, Meyer P, Baird J. Far-Field Loudspeaker Interaction: Accuracy in Theory and Practice. In: AES Convention 110. Audio Engineering Society; 2001. Paper 5309. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=9989

@inproceedings{Meyer2001_9989,
  author = {Meyer, John and Meyer, Perrin and Baird, Justin},
  title = {{Far-Field Loudspeaker Interaction: Accuracy in Theory and Practice}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 110},
  note = {Paper 5309},
  year = {2001},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=9989}
}

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AB  - The "Far-Field" model of loudspeaker interaction is a widely used technique to model the sound pressure radiated from arrays of loudspeakers. We will provide a quick but thorough introduction to the mathematical foundation of the far-field model, and how the model compares, with regards to accuracy and computational effciency, to other formulations such as series solutions and boundary element methods. We present data from a series solution of a model spherical loudspeaker, and compare this mathematical model to actual high-resolution measurements. Using this model loudspeaker, we discuss methods for calculating and measuring accurate loudspeaker far-field polar (or directivity) patterns, and we discuss how the accuracy of the far-field polar patterns affects the accuracy of the far-field model.
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