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Plane Wave Tubes - Uses and Limitations

Authors: Buck, Marshall

AES Convention 117 · Paper 6268 · October 2004

Abstract

The use of a plane wave tube (PWT) is standard practice for the testing of audio compression drivers, as the damped tube provides an acoustic impedance load for the driver that is similar to an infinitely long horn of the same throat diameter. When properly terminated, it is anechoic. Uses of plane wave tubes for compression driver testing:

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Published in
AES Convention 117
AES Convention
117
Paper number
6268
Publication date
October 6, 2004
Session subject
Instrumentation and Measurement
Affiliation
Psychotechnology, Inc. (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper