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This paper presents a theoretical approach to designing compression drivers that have non-rigid radiating diaphragms. The presented method is a generalization of the Smith "acoustic mode balancing" approach to compression driver design that also considers the modal behavior of radiating structure. It is shown that, if the mechanical diaphragm modes and acoustical cavity modes meet a certain condition, then the diaphragm non-rigidity is not a factor that limits the linear driver response. A theoretical compression driver design approximately meeting this condition is described and it`s performance evaluated, using FEM models.
Author (s): Oclee-Brown, Jack
Affiliation:
GP Acoustics (UK) Ltd., Maidstone, UK
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AES Convention: 139
Paper Number:9386
Publication Date:
2015-10-06
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Transducers
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Oclee-Brown, Jack; 2015; Wideband Compression Driver Design, Part 1: A Theoretical Approach to Designing Compression Drivers with Non-Rigid Diaphragms [PDF]; GP Acoustics (UK) Ltd., Maidstone, UK; Paper 9386; Available from: https://aes2.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=17943
Oclee-Brown, Jack; Wideband Compression Driver Design, Part 1: A Theoretical Approach to Designing Compression Drivers with Non-Rigid Diaphragms [PDF]; GP Acoustics (UK) Ltd., Maidstone, UK; Paper 9386; 2015 Available: https://aes2.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=17943
@article{oclee-brown2015wideband,
author={oclee-brown jack},
journal={journal of the audio engineering society},
title={wideband compression driver design, part 1: a theoretical approach to designing compression drivers with non-rigid diaphragms},
year={2015},
number={9386},
month={october},}