This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Wtshymanski (talk | contribs) at 15:55, 19 December 2014 (more cleaning). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 15:55, 19 December 2014 by Wtshymanski (talk | contribs) (more cleaning)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) | This article may require cleanup to meet Misplaced Pages's quality standards. The specific problem is: Needs cleanup. Please help improve this article if you can. (December 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Magnetostatic loudspeaker" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
A magnetostatic loudspeaker is a dipole loudspeaker that is quite similar to electrostatic loudspeakers but instead of using high voltages it uses high currents. Permanent bar magnets provide a static magnetic field. Wires or strips carrying audio frequency currents are bonded to a thin diaphragm; movement of the diagphragm under the magnetic forces produced between conductors and permanent magnets creates sound.
Because of its dipole structure, this kind of speaker creates sound mostly to its front and back. The impedance of a magnetostatic speaker may be so low that amplifiers have to be ready to feed low impedance. Magnetostatic speakers provide good sound quality but their dimensions are large.
See also
References
 | This sound technology article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |