September 25, 2019 | Resources, Sound Reinforcement
Ribbon speakers diaphragm The diaphragm of a ribbon loudspeaker is conductive and it is positioned in a transverse magnetic field. It is also supported at each end. Current flowing along the diaphragm creates a force perpendicular to it. The mechanism produces...
September 17, 2019 | Resources, Sound Reinforcement
Electrostatic principle The electrostatic principle has inherent advantages which make possible the construction of loudspeakers with lower coloration, better transient response, and lower non-linearity distortion. Also, the radiation characteristics are more...
September 11, 2019 | Resources, Sound Reinforcement
Magnetostriction Magnetostriction (cf. electrostriction) is a property of ferromagnetic materials that causes them to change their shape or dimensions during the process of magnetization. The variation of materials’ magnetization due to the applied...
September 4, 2019 | Resources, Sound Reinforcement
What is a magnetostatic loudspeaker? A magnetostatic loudspeaker, in its essence, is a dipole loudspeaker which can be similar to the electrostatic loudspeaker. Unlike electrostatic loudspeaker, which uses high voltages, magnetostatic loudspeaker uses high...
August 28, 2019 | Resources, Sound Reinforcement
What is a Piezoelectric speaker? The Piezoelectric speaker is known by quite a few names, piezo, buzzer and crystal loudspeaker is just some of them. In its essence, it is a speaker that uses a piezoelectric effect to generate the sound. By applying a voltage...
