Acoustic Troubleshooting of Audio Systems |
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absorption acceptance pattern acoustic characteristics acoustic environment acoustic impedance acoustic resonant acoustic screens acoustic troubleshooter amplifier amplitude anechoic chamber arrangement audio frequencies audio signal audio system basic bidirectional microphone biphonic sound capacitor cardioid cardioid microphone ceiling circuit cone depicted in Figure distortion earphones effect electrical electronic organ environmental noise exemplified in Figure filter floor frequency response Harmonic high-fidelity high-frequency horn impedance input installed LF and RF listener's listening area lobes loudness low-frequency magnetic midrange monophonic Note omnidirectional optimum oscilloscope output phantom area phase Phons piano pitch placement provides quadraphonic radiation range rear wall reflected sound reverberation shown in Figure sound dispersion sound energy sound energy density sound field sound level sound rays sound reproduction sound source sound wave front speaker enclosure speaker system stereo stereophonic sound surface Tandy Corporation tone tone-burst transducer treble tweeter typical unit utilized vocalist Voltage volume waveform woofer