Loudspeakers and rooms for sound reproduction - A scientific review

AES: Journal of the Audio Engineering Society

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 451-476

  Toole, Floyd E ^a  

^a Harman International Industries Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE REFLECTION; ACOUSTIC WAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RESONANCE; SOUND REPRODUCTION;

LOW-BASS FREQUENCIES; REFLECTED SOUNDS; SOUND QUALITY; SOUND SOURCES;

LOUDSPEAKERS;

EID: 33745892366     PISSN: 15494950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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