Multimedia computer speaker system with bridge-coupled subwoofer
US6529787B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R3/14
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multimedia computer speaker system includes a pair of amplifiers that provide amplified right and left audio signals to a pair of wide-band speakers. The amplifiers are configured to provide the amplified right and left audio signals that are out of phase with each other. The amplified right and left audio signals are applied to opposite terminals of the two wide-band speakers. These reversed terminal couplings to the wide-band speakers of the phase-reversed signals provide phase-aligned right and left audio playback at the speakers. A subwoofer and a low pass filter are connected as a bridge-tied load to receive the amplified right and left audio signals. The phase of one amplified audio signal is in effect reversed by applying it to the negative terminal of the subwoofer. As a result, low frequency components of a phase reversed amplified audio signal are summed by the subwoofer with low frequency components of the other amplified audio signal to provide a low frequency audio playback.
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