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IMPROVEMENTS IN MONITOR LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEMS 1784 (F-4) David Smith, D. B. Keele, Jr. and John Eargle James B. Lansing Sound, Inc. Northridge, CA Presented at the 60th Convention 1981May12 15 _[_l LosAngeles Thispreprint has been reproduced from the author's advance manuscript, without editing, corrections or considerationby the Review Board. TheAES takes no responsibility for the contents. Additional preprints may be obtained by sendingrequest and remittance to the Audio Engineering Society, 60 East 42nd Street,New York,New York10165USA. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this preprint, or any portion thereof, is not permitted without direct permission from the Journal of the Audio EngineeringSociety. AN AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY PREPRINT

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IMPROVEMENTS IN MONITOR LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEMS 1784 (F-4)

David Smith, D. B. Keele, Jr. and John Eargle

James B. Lansing Sound, Inc.

Northridge, CA

Presented at

the 60th Convention1981May12 15 _[_lLosAngeles

Thispreprinthas been reproduced from the author's advancemanuscript,without editing, correctionsor considerationbythe ReviewBoard. TheAES takes no responsibility for thecontents.

Additionalpreprints maybe obtainedby sendingrequestandremittance to the Audio EngineeringSociety, 60 East42nd Street,New York,New York10165USA.

All rightsreserved.Reproductionof thispreprint, oranyportion thereof, is not permitted without direct permissionfrom the Journal of the Audio EngineeringSociety.

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IMPROVEMENTS IN MONITOR LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEMS

David Smith, D. B. Keele, Jr, and John EargleJames B. Lansing Sound, Inc,

Northridge, CA 91329

As the recording industry enjoys the benefits of both digitaland advanced analog recording technology, attention is ap-propriately focused on the use of compression driver and horndesigns which are some 25 to 30 years old. Evolutionary im-provements in woofers, compression drivers, and dividing net-works combined with new constant coverage horn designs haveresulted in frequency response more consistently uniform atall coverage angles [yielding flat power response) along withlowered distortion and increased acoustic power output at thefrequency extremes.

INTRODUCTION

High-quality studio monitor loudspeaker systems have evolved out of thetheater traditions of the 1930's and 1940's. These systems, whether of2-, 3- or 4-way design, invariably make use of compression drivers in theirmid- and high-frequency sections for greater reliability at elevated outputlevels. These design traditions have bee_ eschewed by the "audiophile" seg-ment of the consumer market, who have in general preferred the relativesmoothness and low distortion Cat moderate levels) of cone and domedirect radiating systems. As audiophile record productions take on a moreconspicuous profile, and as digital recording technology promises higherorders of performance in the studio, we once again examine and attempt toreconcile the apparent differences between that which the dedicated audiophilefeels to be a state-of-the-art approach to loudspeaker design -- and thatwhich the experienced recording engineer requires for his specific needs.

Among the chief performance parameters we have identified are uniform polarresponse and directivity, smooth power response and low distortion. A second-ary requirement is for accurate stereophonic imaging at close-in listeningpositions in the studio control room. A new family of constant directivityhorns has formed tho basis of a new approach to monitor design, and we willnow describe two monitor loudspeakers embodying them.

THE CONSTANT DIRECTIVII_f HORN

Horns used in previous monitors were of the radial type or, alternatively,straight exponential with a horizontally divergent acoustic lens. Hithertype offered wide but uncontrolled horizontal response at the expense ofnarrow vertical response at the highest frequencies and constantly risingdirectivity with frequency. Recent developments in horns (Keele [1],Henricksen and Ureda [2]) yield very uniform vertical and horizontal coveragepatterns which change little with frequency. These horns provide surprisingly

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constant angular coverage along with very stable directivity over theiroperating range. This alone cures the worst complaints about previous hornsand makes systems using such horns truly a new generation of monitors.

Optimal horn parameters for monitor use are as follows.

(1) Constant coverage angle with consistent polar patterns, both horizontallyand vertically controlled over the total operating range [1000 Hz to16,000 HZ).

(2) Coverage an_les wide enough to mate at crossover with a cone woofer[90 to 100" square or a Directivity Index [DI] of about 8 dB).

(3) Faster flare than previously used, for lower second-harmonic distortion.

(4) Shorter length to place woofer and horn in the same acoustic plane.

The first version of a constant directivity horn [Keele [1]) was basically amuch improved radial horn with end flaring to combat midrange narrowing andmaintenance of high frequency beamwidth by elimination of the typical radialhorn neck. A second version described by Henricksen and Ureda [2] brought

verticaloangle control down to a lower frequency by flipping conventionalhorns 90 onto their sides, which allowed a much larger vertical height with-out the width growing too excessively. Flat surface flares with hard transi-

tions wore used for manufacturing ease. A third version by Meele combines thebetter points of the previous two with several improvements: The verticalflare is fed by a diffraction slot, which can be made narrow enough to feed awide horizontal angle up to any desired frequency. The primary and end flareshave rounded transitions as on the previous Keele horn, but rather than beingarbitrarily rounded the side contours are defined by a three-term mathematicalexpression:

y = a + bx + cxn

where b determines the initial wail angle and the cxn term determines theamount of mouth flaring [see Fig. 1). The performance of such a horn is com-pared to a prior art radial horn and exponential horn with acoustic lens inFigure 2. Its -6 dB coverage angles and directivity index are quite consistent.

THE COMPRESSION DRIVHR AND ITS EQUALIZATION

Previous horns were judged on their ability to generate flat response on axiswith typical compression drivers. This persisted, even though compressiondrivers were known to fall off in power response above the midband. A typicaldriver whose power response rolls off at 6 dB per octave above 3 kHz (Newman[3]) would require a horn with a reciprocal increase in directivity index. Thecompression driver would then be acoustically equalized, but only on axis, asshown in Figure 3.

When this compression driver is loaded by a constant directivity horn, theaxial response follows the power response of the driver, as shown by Figure 4.The very high midband efficiency given by horn loading allows passive equaliza-tion for both flat axial, and at the same time, flat power response. A typicalnetwork configuration is shown in Figure S. The midband sensitivity is reduced

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by the L-pad and dividing network. The highs are shunted across this at-tenuation by a second order bandpass filter tuned to the highest operatingfrequency. Independent control of the midrange and high end are an addedbenefit.

When the high end of the horn/driver combination is properly equalized[Figure 6,a}, we can return the compression driver to the constant impedanceplane wave tube and verify that its power response is now flat (Figure 6,b).

TIIE WOOFER

Woofers for monitor use have been slowly but constantly evolving over thepast 20 years. The ideal woofer must have:

[1) A smooth response curve with the required midband sensitivity.

[2) Controlled directional characteristics.

(5) High output at low distortion levels,

[4) Freedom from dynamic offset problems.

It is commonly thought that 58 em [15 inch) woofers cannot be used up to1000 Hz due to poor frequency response and ragged polar characteristics.Fortunately, this need not always be the case. Figure 7 shows the beamwidthand directivity index of a 58 cm woofer mounted in an enclosure of typicalsize [0.17 cum or 6 cuft). The directtvity rises smoothly, until at 1000Hz it becomes an even match for a I00° by i00° horn,

The hill price of Alnico V magnets has forced most manufacturers to use ferritemagnet structures, even though these were previously regarded as higher in dis-tortion. Improved geometry and the use of flux modulation cancelling rings hasreduced their distortion levels to less than the equivalent Alnico structure[Gander [4], Gilliom [5]). An added benefit is the elimination of the Alnicostructure's tendency to demagnetize itself under high-power, low-frequencypulses.

Woofer dynamic offset is a problem long known about but seldom discussed ortreated. With high input power at low frequencies, many woofers tend to shifttheir mean displacement forward or backward until the coil is nearly out ofthe gap. This is most likely to happen just above each low frequency impedancepeak of a system. The result is a high level of second harmonic distortion andsubjectively a bass character that loses its tightness at high acoustical out-put levels [4]. The cure for offset, as shown by T, H. Wiik [6], is a restoringspring force that increases in stiffness at high displacement in an amount thatcounterbalances the reduced B field at the extremes of voice coil travel. Such

a nonlinear spider will in fact reduce distortion and eliminate the tendency tooffset.

DIVIDING NETWORK CONSIDERATIONS

The main goal of good network design is to produce the flattest response overthe widest range of listening angles. The three-dimensional position de-pendence of the frequency response of a loudspeaker system, as controlled by

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the network, is generally overlooked. Response at off-angles and total powerresponse are of major concern. Each trial network with good axial curves mustbe measured at many angles, up and down, left and right. Those that pass thisphase of testing will of course be further tested for power response anddirectivity characteristics, and then be taken to the studio for measurementand exhaustive listening tests.

Crossover nulls that appear at off-axis angles are in inevitable consequenceof the finite driver spacing. In non-coaxial designs the spacing is usuallyin the vertical plane, and it causes the woofer to listener and tweeter tolistener distances to vary as the system axis is tilted. Linkwitz [7] showsthat the angle between nulls is roughly defined by the wavelength of soundat the crossover frequency and the vertical spacing and is given by:

= arcsin( c2 d1 ) '

where _ = half angle between nulls,

X = wavelength at crossover frequency, andc

dl = center to center spacing {vertical array assumed).

For example, a 1000 Hz crossover frequenvy and a spacing of .4 meter yields:

d1 = 0.4m (16 in),

X = 0.34m (13.5 in),c

= 25O, or

2_ = 50° (arc between nulls).

The arc between nulls can be made more useful if it is tilted upward. That is,floor standing systems should be optimized for response at angles on axis andabove. If the system is to be used above ear level then inverting it will onceagain yield the greatest latitude of listener positioning.

It is also of importance that crossover nulls in the off-axis frequency responsebe as narrow and unobtrusive as possible. This is usually assured by higherorder network transitions with minimal overlap.

PERFORMANCE

A two-way monitor using the new horn and a 58 cm (1S in) nominal diameter wooferwas designed which meets all the previously mentioned criteria (model 4450).Its performance in a variety of tests has been measured in comparison to previousdesigns of this and other companies.

The measurement most vital in revealing the performance of this type of monitorare the beamwidth/directivity curves. Use of a computer operated measurementsystem reduced the tediousness of these measurements and calculations (Keele[8]).

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Figure 8 shows comparisons of the beamwidth and directivity of the 4430 (Fig. 8A)to two previous monitors. Our two-way 433%model [Fig. 8b) had wide horizontalcoverage but poor vertical coverage and constantly rising directivity [q).The Q v_ frequency of the coaxial design [Fig. 8c) appears smooth, yet thedirecti'vityindex of the horn at h_gher frequencies is greater than the wooferby 4 dB, revealing a poor horn/woofer match. It is doubtful that a wide anglehorn with good midrange control could be built into the available space of atypical coaxial design. Beamwldth vs frequency of this horn shows an interestingbut undesirable trait, in that cover-fgeangles vary in a complimentary fashion,which maintains consistent Q but does little to help off-axis response.

Figure 9 shows the normalized off-axis frequency response curves of the threesystems. These curves represent those that would result from equalizing theaxial response flat.

Power compression vs level is plotted in Figure I0. As the power levels wereincreased the chart--¥ecordergain was decreased a like amount. The degree towhich the curves coincide shows the system's freedom from the effects of com-

pression. These curves were run using a narrow band tracking filter. Thepurpose of this tracking filter is to remove distortion components, whichwould otherwise influence the shape of these compression curves. As presentedhere, the compression curves reflect only the fundamental frequencies at eachpower level. Conventional distortion curves are also shown in Figure ll.

The group delay characteristics of the 4430, earlier 4331, and a popular con-stant group delay monitor are all plotted in Figure 12 rs the Blauert and Lawscriteria for minimum audible time delay discrepancies [9], Here, the constant

group delay monitor excels, although all three easily fall well below thecriteria.

For uses where even greater low frequency output capability with an attendentreduction in distortion is required, a double woofer system has been designed(model 4455], Directional characteristics have been left intact by bringing thesecond woofer in below lO0 Hz only, The maximum output before thermal or ex-cursion limiting has been raised by 4 dB and extended on the low end by halfan octave. This is shown in Figure 15, Note that this is not a response curvebut is instead a curve of maximum reverberant field SPL generated at the ex-cursion limit or long term power limit of the two systems in typical monitoringconditions. In the very low-frequency range of 20 to SO Hz a stereo pair ofthe duai woofer systems can generate some ils to 120 dB SPL under these con-ditions.

Both Iow-frequency drivers in the double system are identical to the driver inthe single system except for lightened cones, which yield a 3 dB increase inmidband sensitivity,

RAMIFICATIONS OF THE NEW DESIGN APPROACH

1. The room curve will be fIatter; equalization will be more accurate

Studio monitors are generally equalized as a matter of course. Control roomsare rarely as smooth at low frequencies as may be desired, and mounting con-ditions for the monitors are not always _deal. Further, the user's concept of

monitor equalization balance may not agree with that of the manufacturer.

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Even though we believe that constant coverage monitors will require less equal-ization than previous designs, the need for equalization may still exist,

One of the more curious aspects of the recording art is the high frequencytailoring of playback monitors. Amplifiers are flat to one tenth of a dB;the ideal microphone is supposedly flat; tape recorders are aligned withgreat care in order to have as flat response as possible--yet control roommonitors are traditionally rolled off, typicall F as much as 3 dB/octaveabove 4000 Hz [Schulein [10]). If this is not done, the response is oftenthought to be overly bright. Recent studies have shown that equalizing tosuch a rolled-off curve is merely a roundabout way of arriving at a flat directsound field by allowing for the effects of increasing high-frequency directivityand decreasing reverberant field at high frequencies. In effect, we have beenequalizing the reverberant field but listening to the direct field (Queen [11],Bridges [12]). When measured in the reverberant field the typical house curveexhibits a rolled off high end because previous monitors shared a similar powerresponse rolloff. The degree of success with which a monitor could be properlyequalized depended on its power response falling close to this '_ouse curve,"Deviations in the power response from this house curve would be equalized toyield complementary response errors in the direct field. For those caseswhere the power reiponse did not properly follow the direct field response,equalizing would make the direct response worse, and hence degrade the per-ceived balance. The high degree of parallelism between the axial and powerresponses of the new monitor design means that less high end equalization willbe required and, more importantly, that equalization will always be an im-provement and never a degradation.

2. Stereo imaging will be improved

The frequency response of the new monitor design is quite uniform, even atangles sufficiently off axis both horizontally and vertically to be unlikelylistener positions. However, this results in more uniform room reflectionswhich contributes to a stable virtual source that does not change with fre-quency [Queen [13]). In addition, increased toe-in can be used with nodegradation of the direct sound field, rf enough toe-in is used for the axesof the systems to cross somewhat in front of the listener, then the levelprecedence effect can partially offset the time precedence effect (Haas [14]).This contributes to a more stable stereo image as the listener's positionvaries along the length of the control board.

CONCLUSION

As all other parts of the recording chain are improved, the playback monitorsmust follow suit. Previous monitors had adequately flat axial frequencyresponse and high acoustic output. By paying attention to power response andoff-axis response, a monitor with fewer "colorations" and improved stereoeffects can be realized. The use of a constant coverage horn allows the de-signer to create a two-way monitor that surpasses three- or even four-waymonitors in several of these important aspects.

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REFERENCES

(1) D. B. reele, Jr., "W]mt_s So Sacred About Exponential Horns?," Presented at

the 51st Convention of the Audio Eng. Soc., Preprint No. 1038 (F-3),(May 1975).

(2) C. A. Ilenricksen, M, S. Ureda, "The Manta-Ray Horns," J. Audio Eng. Sec,,vol. 26, pp. 629-634 (Sept. 1978).

(3) R. J. Newman, "The Constant Direetivity White Itorn Ighite Paper," Electro-Voice, The PA Bible, No. 6 (1980).

(4) M. R. Gander, "Moving-Ceil Loudspeaker Topology as an Indicator of Linear

Excursion Capability," J. Audio Eng..Soc., vol. 29, pp 10-26 (Jan./Feb.1981).

(5) J. R. Gilliom, "Distortion in Dynamic Loudspeakers Due to Modulation of thePermanent Field," Presented at the 42nd Convention of the Audio Eng. Soc.,(May 1972).

(6) T. ti.Wiik, "Transient Distortion Caused by Nonlinearities in DrivingForce and Suspension of a Loudspeaker," Presented at the S6th Conventionof the Audio Eng. Soc., Preprint No. 1205 (C-6), _lareh 1977).

(7) S. H. Linkwitz, "Active Crossover Networks For Noncoincident Drivers,"

J. Audio Eng. Soc., vol. 24, pp, 2-8 (Jan./Feb. 1976).

(8) D. B. Keele, Jr., "Automated Loudspeaker Polar Response Measurements UnderMicrocomputer Control," Presented at the 6Sth Convention of the Audio Eng.Soc., Preprint No. 1586 (C-7), (Feb, 1980).

(9) J. Blauert, P. Laws, "Group Delay Distortions in Electroaeoustical Systems,"

J. Acoust. Soc. Am., vol. 63, pp. 1478-1483 (May 1978).

(10) R. B. Schulein, "In Situ Measurement and Equalization of Sound Reproduction

Systems," J. Audio Eng. Soc., vol. 23, pp. 178-186 (April 1975).

(11) D. Queen, "Relative Importance of the Direct and Reverberant Fields to

Spectrum Perception," J. Audio Eng. Soc., vol. 21, pp. 119-120 (March 1973).

(12) S. Bridges, "Effect of Direct Sound on Perceived Frequency Response of a

Sound System," Presented at the 66th Convention of the Audio Eng. Soc.,Preprint No. 1644 IH-6), (May 1980).

(13) D. Queen, "The Effect of Loudspeaker Radiation Patterns on Stereo Imaging

and Clarity," J. Audio En_. Soc., vol. 27, pp, 568-379 (May 1979).

(14) H. Haas, "The Influence of a Single Echo on the audibility of Speech,"

J. Audio Eng. Soc., vol. 20, pp. 146-159 (March 1972).

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