Entries by Pat Brown

A Closer Look at Loudspeaker Coverage Angles

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By Jeremy Johnston

In this article, Jeremy compares the coverage angles of 3 full range loudspeakers 90°x40°, 90°x50° and 90°x60°.

Most loudspeakers used in sound reinforcement have some sort of Pattern Control Element (PCE – a new term I just … Read more

Understanding Horn Directivity Control

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 By Charlie Hughes

Charlie Hughes will help you understand more about horn directivity control.

Horns are often used in loudspeaker systems for a variety of reasons. One may be to provide increased acoustical loading to the driver attached to the … Read more

Online Training – The Time Has Come

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I can vividly recall making the statement, “I will never have a blog.” I am not certain that I fully understood what a blog is/was at the time. We have all learned the foolishness of saying “never” and I will

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Using Limiters to Help Protect Loudspeakers

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By Charlie Hughes

In this article, Charlie Hughes will help you understand how limiters can be used to provide protection from over excursion.

Using limiters to protect loudspeakers is nothing new. In many applications a limiter is placed immediately in … Read more

Target SPL and Required Amplifier Size

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By Charles Hughes

This article touches on two things: The required amplifier size so that a given loudspeaker may achieve a target SPL and caution that must be used when driving loudspeakers with the very large amplifiers.

In a previous … Read more