Audio loudspeaker and related method

Abstract

An audio speaker includes an enclosure having a coupling chamber and a loading chamber, at least m radiating drivers, and at least one and no more than m−1 loading driver(s), wherein m is at least two. The coupling chamber acts to couple the at least m radiating drivers and the at least m−1 loading driver(s), for example, and the loading chamber acts to load the loading driver(s). The at least one and no more than m−1 loading driver(s) may have a higher sensitivity than the at least m radiating drivers and the at least m radiating drivers may be arranged within the enclosure to minimize a volume of the coupling chamber. In other embodiments, the at least one and no more than m−1 loading driver(s) may be other types of inducers (e.g., an undriven loading driver(s), a drone cone, a port, or combinations thereof).

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