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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Electroacoustical Engineering Fundamentals

    • John M. Eargle
    Pages 1-20
  3. Cone and Dome Drivers

    • John M. Eargle
    Pages 21-46
  4. Principles of Magnetics

    • John M. Eargle
    Pages 47-56
  5. Low-Frequency Systems and Enclosures

    • John M. Eargle
    Pages 57-84
  6. Dividing Networks and Systems Concepts

    • John M. Eargle
    Pages 85-113
  7. In-Line and Planar Loudspeaker Arrays

    • John M. Eargle
    Pages 114-135
  8. Horn Systems

    • John M. Eargle
    Pages 136-173
  9. Electronic Interface

    • John M. Eargle
    Pages 174-189
  10. Thermal Failure Modes of Loudspeakers

    • John M. Eargle
    Pages 190-199
  11. Recording Monitor Loudspeakers

    • John M. Eargle
    Pages 200-218
  12. Loudspeakers in Sound Reinforcement

    • John M. Eargle
    Pages 219-242
  13. Systems for Film and Video

    • John M. Eargle
    Pages 243-256
  14. Loudspeaker Measurements and Modeling

    • John M. Eargle
    Pages 257-281
  15. Aspects of the Home Listening Environment

    • John M. Eargle
    Pages 291-303
  16. A Survey of Exotic Transducers

    • John M. Eargle
    Pages 304-319
  17. Back Matter

    Pages 321-325

About this book

The prospect of writing a book on loudspeakers is a daunting one, since only a multivolume encyclopedia could truly do justice to the subject. Authors writing about this subject have generally concentrated on their own areas of expertise, often covering their own specific topics in great detail. This book is no exception; the author's background is largely in professional loudspeaker application and specification, and the emphasis in this book is on basic component design, operation, measurement, and system concepts. The book falls largely into two sections; the first (Chapters 1-9) emphasizing the building blocks of the art and the second (Chapters 10-16) emphasizing applications, measurements, and modeling. While a thorough understanding of the book requires a basic knowledge of complex algebra, much of it is understandable through referring to the graphics. Every attempt has been made to keep graphics clear and intuitive. Chapter 1 deals with the basic electro-mechano-acoustical chain between input to the loudspeaker and its useful output, with emphasis on the governing equations and equivalent circuits. Chapter 2 is a survey of cone and dome drivers, the stock-in-trade of the industry. They are discussed in terms of type, design, performance, and perfor­ mance limits. Chapter 3 deals with magnetics. Once a source of difficulty in loudspeaker design, magnetics today yields easily to modeling techniques. Chapter 4 discusses low-frequency (LF) system performance, primarily from the viewpoint of Thiele-Small parameters. We also discuss some of the multi­ chamber LF systems that became popular during the eighties.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Loudspeaker Handbook

  • Authors: John M. Eargle

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5680-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 1997

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-5680-7Published: 17 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 325

  • Topics: Circuits and Systems, Electrical Engineering

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