loudspeaker
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A loudspeaker is a device that converts electrical signals into sound waves so you can hear audio from things like music players, radios, or televisions. It matters because without loudspeakers, we wouldn't be able to listen to recorded music, podcasts, movies, or any other audio content in our homes and public spaces.
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- Terminology
- History
- Moving-coil
- First loudspeaker systems
- Driver design: dynamic loudspeakers
- Speaker systems
- Full-range drivers
- Subwoofer
- Woofer
- Mid-range driver
- Tweeter
- Coaxial drivers
- System design
- Crossover
- Enclosures
- Horn loudspeakers
- Transmission line loudspeaker
- Wiring connections
- Wireless speakers
- Specifications
- Electrical characteristics of dynamic loudspeakers
- Electromechanical measurements
- Efficiency vs. sensitivity
- Listening environment
- Placement
- Directivity
- Other speaker designs
- With a diaphragm
- Moving-iron loudspeakers
- Piezoelectric speakers
- Magnetostatic loudspeakers
- Magnetostrictive speakers
- Electrostatic loudspeakers
- Ribbon and planar magnetic loudspeakers
- Bending wave loudspeakers
- Flat panel loudspeakers
- Heil air motion transducers
- Transparent ionic conduction speaker
- Digital speakers
- Without a diaphragm
- Plasma arc speakers
- Thermoacoustic speakers
- Rotary woofers
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|upright|Hi-fi speaker system for home use with three types of dynamic drivers The hole below the lowest woofer is a port for a bass reflex system.
A loudspeaker (commonly referred to as a speaker or, more fully, a speaker system) is a combination of one or more speaker drivers, an enclosure, and electrical connections (possibly including a crossover network). The speaker driver is an electroacoustic transducer that converts an electrical audio signal into a corresponding sound.