Loud speaker and headphone handbook
Written by a team of experts, the Loudspeaker and Headphone Handbook provides a detailed technical reference of all aspects of loudspeakers and headphones: from theory and construction of transducer drive units and enclosures, to such practical matters as construction, applications in rooms, public...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; Boston :
Focal Press
2001.
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| Edición: | 3rd ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627344806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Loudspeaker and Headphone Handbook; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the third edition; List of contributors; 1 Principles of sound radiation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Acoustic wave propagation; 1.3 Sources of sound; 1.4 Multiple sources and mutual coupling; 1.5 Limitations of the infinite baffle loudspeaker model; 1.6 Horns; 1.7 Non-linear acoustics; References; Appendix: Complex numbers and the complex exponential; 2 Transducer drive mechanisms; 2.1 A short history; 2.2 The diaphragm; 2.3 Diaphragm material; 2.4 Magnetism; 2.5 The coil; 2.6 The case for square wire; 2.7 The suspension
- 2.8 Motor performance2.9 The chassis; 2.10 Efficiency; 2.11 Power handling and heat dissipation; 2.12 The dome driver; 2.13 The horn driver; 2.14 The ribbon loudspeaker; 2.15 Moving masses; 2.16 Modelling the moving-coil motor; 2.17 The electrical analog of a drive unit; 2.18 Modelling the enclosure; 2.19 Low-frequency reproduction; 2.20 The compound loudspeaker; 2.21 Motional feedback; References; 3 Electrostatic loudspeakers; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Electrostatic drive theory; 3.3 Radiating the sound; 3.4 Practical designs; 3.5 A general principle; 3.6 Safety; Acknowledgements; References
- 4 The distributed mode loudspeaker (DML)4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Historical background; 4.3 Traditional loudspeakers; 4.4 Bending waves in beams and plates; 4.5 Optimizing modal density; 4.6 Early work; 4.7 Current methodologies; 4.8 Panel mechanical measurements; 4.9 Drive points; 4.10 Mechanical model; 4.11 Implementation for a practical moving-coil exciter; 4.12 Radiation simulation modelling; 4.13 Performance; 4.14 Acoustical measurements; 4.15 Psychoacoustics; 4.16 Loudness; 4.17 Stereophonic localization; 4.18 Boundary reaction; 4.19 Acoustic feedback margin
- 4.20 Sound reinforcement applications4.21 Distortion mechanisms; 4.22 The future; Acknowledgements; References; 5 Multiple-driver loudspeaker systems; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Crossover networks - theoretical design criteria; 5.3 Practical system design procedures; 5.4 Summary; References; Bibliography; 6 The amplifier/loudspeaker interface; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The electrical load presented by the loudspeaker; 6.3 Impedance compensation; 6.4 Complete conjugate impedance compensation; 6.5 Sound level and amplifier power; 6.6 Remote crossovers, remote or built-in amplifiers?
- 6.7 Damping factor and source resistance6.8 Level rather than watts; 6.9 Axial SPL and room loudness; 6.10 Active loudspeaker systems; 6.11 A typical active speaker system; 6.12 Driver equalization and motional feedback (MFB); 6.13 Full-range feedback; 6.14 Speaker adaptability; 6.15 Digital loudspeakers; 6.16 Cables and connectors; References; Bibliography; 7 Loudspeaker enclosures; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Lumped-parameter modelling; 7.3 Enclosure types; 7.4 Mechanical considerations; 7.5 Acoustical considerations; 7.6 Finite element modelling; Appendix: Computer model; References
- 8 The room environment: basic theory
