tags: mus-407 sound-reproduction-systems

Loudspeakers

Loudspeakers are [audio hardware] devices used to convert [audio signals] into [sound waves].

• the vast majority are dynamic loudspeakers: [transduction] via electromagnetism
• same principles as [dynamic microphones], but in reverse

The permanent magnet voice coil and speaker cone are collectively called the loudspeaker [driver].

Loudspeakers are interchangeably called monitors, especially in professional studio contexts

• surgical/precise connotation, like medical heart monitor

There are two main types of monitors/loudspeakers: [passive] and active monitors.

• passive/active distinction also refers to unpowered/powered

Sources

• MUS 407 Sound Reproduction Systems