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Recording and Reproduction over Two Loudspeakers as Heard Live. Part 1: Hearing, Loudspeakers, and Rooms

Authors: Linkwitz, Siegfried; Barringer, Don

AES Convention 126 · Paper 7670 · May 2009

Abstract

Innate hearing processes define the realism that can be obtained from reproduced sound. An unspecified system with two loudspeakers in a room places considerable limitations upon the degree of auditory realism that can be obtained. It has been observed that loudspeakers and room must be hidden from the auditory scene that is evoked in the listener’s brain. Requirements upon the polar response and the output volume capability of the loudspeaker will be discussed. Problems and solutions in designing a 3-way, open baffle loudspeaker with piston drivers will be presented. Loudspeakers and listener must be symmetrically placed in the room to minimize the effects of reflections upon the auditory illusion.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 126
AES Convention
126
Paper number
7670
Publication date
May 6, 2009
Session subject
Recording, Reproduction, and Delivery
Affiliation
Linkwitz Lab, Corte Madera, CA, USA; Linkwitz Lab, Arlington, CA, USA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper