Audio and power signal distribution for loudspeakers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9414152
APP PUB NO 20130034251A1
SERIAL NO

13366215

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A sound reproduction system includes one or more arrays of drive units, coupled with sound processing allowing improved steerability, directional control, width control, and/or beam overlay. A speaker column may comprise two arrays facing one another, the drive units being perpendicular to the speaker unit front, with the acoustic output of each line array being compressed, turned and output from an elongate slot. The drive units may be staggered with respect to those in the opposing array. The arrays may be arc-shaped else straight. Selective delays to simulate an arced pattern. Differential delays applied to the drive units in a sub-array allow beam steering. Additional drive units, such as high frequency drivers, may be added along the length of the elongate slot or elsewhere to increase the dynamic frequency range of the speaker system. A collocated sound processor and amplifier output stage may be integrated with the speaker unit.

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THX LTDSAN RAFAEL CA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fincham, Lawrence R Santa Rosa, US 33 613

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