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Acoustics of omnidirectional loudspeakers

Authors: Voishvillo, Alexander

AES Convention 151 · Paper 10543 · October 2021

Abstract

The directivity of typical omnidirectional loudspeakers is uniform in the horizontal plane and angle-dependent in the vertical plane. Usually the omnidirectional properties in the horizontal plane are provided by a vertically oriented cone or dome transducer that radiates against a diffusor. In this work, two types of omnidirectional transducers are analyzed – one with a vertically oscillating cone loaded by a diffusor, and the other based on an annular flexural diaphragm where the axial vibration is transformed into radiation through an omnidirectional horn. Acoustical models of the transducers are analyzed both numerically and analytically.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 151
AES Convention
151
Paper number
10543
Publication date
October 6, 2021
Session subject
Transducers
Affiliation
Harman Professional, Northridge, CA, USA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper