Loudspeaker acoustics

Loudspeaker Acoustics is the study (either scientific or pseudo-scientific) of the behaviour of the loudspeaker and in particular the effort to create loudspeakers with good sound quality (either subjectively or objectively measured).

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A number of approaches are used to address different aspects of sound quality, and to usefully model behaviour in different frequency ranges. These include anechoic or simulated-anechoic measurements, resonance and standing-wave measurements etc. They have become significantly easier and more precise with the advent of computers, which allow detailed measurements of various aspects of loudspeaker behavior without the need to resort to (expensive) anechoic rooms.

Related Topics:
Anechoic - Resonance - Anechoic room

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• Low frequency behaviour, relevent to woofer and subwoofer enclosures may be modelled using the lumped component model applied to acoustics.