Flat panel loudspeaker with overhanging panel and method of installation thereof

A flat panel loudspeaker configured for mounting in an opening in a mounting surface, the flat panel loudspeaker comprising:

• a planar resonant panel configured to be inserted into an opening in the mounting surface and having a front surface facing outward in the mounting surface when the flat panel loudspeaker is mounted in the mounting surface, wherein the planar resonant panel further comprises a rear surface opposite the front surface;
• and
• an exciter coupled to the rear surface of the planar resonant panel and configured to cause an active portion of the planar resonant panel to vibrate and generate sound in response to operation of the exciter;
• wherein, when the planar resonant panel is mounted in the mounting surface and the exciter causes the planar resonant panel to vibrate and generate sound in response to the operation of the exciter, an outer boundary of the active portion of the planar resonant panel is fixed relative to the mounting surface, the outer boundary defining the active portion as an area of the planar resonant panel;
• wherein the planar resonant panel comprises an edge portion extending beyond and entirely surrounding the outer boundary of the active portion in a plane of the planar resonant panel, the edge portion being configured to overlap the mounting surface when the flat panel loudspeaker is mounted in the opening in the mounting surface;
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• wherein the edge portion comprises a coupler directly coupled to the edge portion and coupled to the mounting surface when the flat panel loudspeaker is mounted in the opening in the mounting surface.