Bipolar speaker with improved clarity
US8995697B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2201/34
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A forward focused bipolar loudspeaker system includes a front-facing driver array and a rear facing driver array with substantially identical front-facing and rear-facing midrange or mid-bass drivers voiced and driven so that the measured SPL curves of each of the arrays, when measured individually, are tonally balanced. The front array and rear array have substantially identical on-axis and off axis frequency response and the rear array's output power (SPL) is reduced by, preferably, about 6 dB with respect to the output power produced by the front-facing array, while retaining a flat tonal balance for both the front and rear speakers, to produce a sound power ratio of about 2:1 as measured by comparing the front and back SPL levels of the speakers. This bipolar speaker system and method for voicing was discovered to provide greater clarity and improved localization while retaining the spacious envelopment of the bipolar sound field.
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