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                                                                       DIFFRACTION OF SOUND












                                                            Point
                                       Diffracted           source

                                          Direct









                   Observing point
                                                                    FIGURE 11-9

              Arrangement for Vanderkooy’s calculation of loudspeaker cabinet edge diffraction,
              shown in Fig. 11-10.




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                    10
                  Amplitude - dB   15





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                      20      50   100    200    500  1 kHz 2 kHz   5 kHz 10 kHz
                                             Frequency - Hz
                                                                    FIGURE 11-10
              The calculated effects of loudspeaker edge diffraction on the direct signal in the
              arrangement of Fig.11-9. (After Vanderkooy, and Kessel. )
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