Intermodulation distortion caused by loudspeaker system geometry variation, part 1

Backman J. Intermodulation distortion caused by loudspeaker system geometry variation, part 1. In: Express Paper. Audio Engineering Society; 2024. Paper 228. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=22574

@inproceedings{Backman2024_22574,
  author = {Backman, Juha},
  title = {{Intermodulation distortion caused by loudspeaker system geometry variation, part 1}},
  note = {Paper 228},
  year = {2024},
  month = jun,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=22574}
}

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AB  - The paper discusses an intermodulation distortion phenomenon that can be observed especially in modern microspeaker designs. The distortion is heard when strong low-frequency signals are present at the same time as upper midrange and treble content. The distortion is shown through measurements and simulations to be due to the variation of the frequency response with the movement of the diaphragm. The upper midrange and treble response of typical microspeaker assemblies is determined by the Helmholtz resonance of the front cavity, and this varies strongly with diaphragm position since the relative change of the front cavity volume is large, but similar distortion is present in any device where the frequency response varies with the position of the diaphragm. The paper discusses two different acoustical solutions for reducing the distortion, suitable for microspeaker designs and other coupled-cavity loudspeakers, and a signal processing distortion reduction solution that is generally applicable to any system with position dependent frequency response.
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