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Lecture

Loudspeaker Systems: Enclosures and Properties

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EE-548: Audio engineering

This lecture is oriented towards the study of audio engineering, room acoustics, sound propagation, and sound radiation from sources and acoustic antennas. The learning outcomes will be the techniques for microphones and loudspeaker design, as well as room ...

Description

This lecture covers the properties of loudspeaker systems, including closed-box and vented-box enclosures, passive radiators, and radiation impedance. It discusses the analysis and synthesis of system properties, resonance frequency, and alignment of response curves.

Instructor

Hervé Lissek

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