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learningPlasma Loudspeakers - The Operating Principles of Loudspeakers - Part 8
In this chapter we'll discuss a not-so-widely spread category of transducers based on very amazing principles. They can make some people dream because they are freed from the mechanical stages of tra…
learningPiezoelectric Loudspeakers - The Operating Principles of Loudspeakers - Part 7
Another family of transducers, often put down by audiophiles, is that making use of the piezoelectric phenomenon. Sturdy and not particularly expensive, these transducers have found a place in many s…
learningElectrostatic Loudspeakers - The Operating Principles of Loudspeakers - Part 6
After our previous discussion of electrodynamic speakers, we'll now move on to describing different categories of speaker transducers, starting with the equivalent of the condenser mic in the speaker…
learningUnique Electrodynamic Speaker Designs - The Operating Principles of Loudspeakers - Part 5
In the last article of this series dedicated to electrodynamic speakers we'll talk about some unique and interesting designs. The biggest difference with these two examples compared to previous speak…
learningRibbon Speakers - The Operating Principles of Loudspeakers - Part 4
In the previous article we discussed compression drivers and acoustic horns. Today we'll focus on a technology whose patent was issued in the 1920s and widely used for microphones. However, its usabi…
learningDrive it Home - The Operating Principles of Loudspeakers - Part 3
To finish with this overview of the most widely used type of speaker, we'll discuss electrodynamic cone models. To improve the performance in the high frequencies, the cone is usually replaced with a…
learningOf Suspensions and Magnets - The Operating Principles of Loudspeakers - Part 2
We started this series by describing the cone diaphragm of an electrodynamic speaker. It obviously plays an important role in the final quality of a speaker, as the radiating element, but it's far fr…
learningGood Vibrations: How Speaker Cones Work - The Operating Principles of Loudspeakers - Part 1
Sound is possible thanks to transduction, in other words, the transformation from one form of energy into another one.
