A High-Output, Ribbon-Type Loudspeaker for Mid- and High-Frequency Reproduction

de Haan PDE, Kok BH. A High-Output, Ribbon-Type Loudspeaker for Mid- and High-Frequency Reproduction. In: AES Convention 94. Audio Engineering Society; 1993. Paper 3595. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=6569

@inproceedings{deHaan1993_6569,
  author = {de Haan, P. D. E. and Kok, Ben H.},
  title = {{A High-Output, Ribbon-Type Loudspeaker for Mid- and High-Frequency Reproduction}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 94},
  note = {Paper 3595},
  year = {1993},
  month = mar,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=6569}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - A High-Output, Ribbon-Type Loudspeaker for Mid- and High-Frequency Reproduction
AU  - de Haan, P. D. E.
AU  - Kok, Ben H.
T2  - AES Convention 94
M1  - Paper 3595
PY  - 1993
DA  - 1993/03/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=6569
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - Traditionally the compression driver is the most widely used mid/high frequency driver for high-output loudspeaker systems. Despite several refinements over the years, the compression driver still suffers from limited frequency range, severe harmonic distortion, and serious time smear. The superior sound quality of ribbon-type drivers over other type loudspeakers is commonly recognized. Until recently, however, ribbon drivers could not match the output capability of compression drivers. This paper describes the development of a ribbon type driver using a neodymium magnet structure capable of an output of 137.5 dB peak at 1 m from 1 kHz up. With the application of a specially designed forced cooling, a (theoretical) peak output of 143.5 dB at 4000 W can be achieved.
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