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Help me understand the concept of speaker “throw” please.
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<blockquote data-quote="Ivan Beaver" data-source="post: 130445" data-attributes="member: 30"><p>Re: Help me understand the concept of speaker “throw” please.</p><p></p><p>You cannot "throw sound"</p><p> </p><p></p><p>It simply propagates through the air.</p><p></p><p>All speakers "throw" the same distance.</p><p></p><p>The term has several different parts that make it "appear" to "throw" further.</p><p></p><p>FIrst- a long throw" speaker is typically louder than a "short throw" speaker. But run them at the same starting SPL and they will end up at the same SPL.</p><p></p><p>The other thing is the pattern. A "long throw" speaker generally has a narrower pattern. So the ratio of on axis SPL to a certain degree of off axis is greater-so you have energy bouncing off of "things", so the sound can be clearer (due to less reflections).</p><p></p><p>HOWEVER-how well a particular speaker "holds up" over distance is quite a different story. A speaker that starts out a single coherent source will "hold up" at a longer distance than one that starts out with various amounts of interference. So the more coherent speaker will sound louder and clearer at a far distance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ivan Beaver, post: 130445, member: 30"] Re: Help me understand the concept of speaker “throw” please. You cannot "throw sound" It simply propagates through the air. All speakers "throw" the same distance. The term has several different parts that make it "appear" to "throw" further. FIrst- a long throw" speaker is typically louder than a "short throw" speaker. But run them at the same starting SPL and they will end up at the same SPL. The other thing is the pattern. A "long throw" speaker generally has a narrower pattern. So the ratio of on axis SPL to a certain degree of off axis is greater-so you have energy bouncing off of "things", so the sound can be clearer (due to less reflections). HOWEVER-how well a particular speaker "holds up" over distance is quite a different story. A speaker that starts out a single coherent source will "hold up" at a longer distance than one that starts out with various amounts of interference. So the more coherent speaker will sound louder and clearer at a far distance. [/QUOTE]
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