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What are compensation networks? [message #43767]

Mon, 26 January 2004 14:17

la malta
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Registered: May 2009

Esquire

Hi,

I'd like to try buiding my own pro audio 2 way. I've read that using larger 12" and 15" woofers requires a compensation network.

What is a compensation network and what does it do?

Thanks.

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Re: What are compensation networks? [message #43772 is a reply to message #43767]

Mon, 26 January 2004 19:52

Wayne Parham
Messages: 18791
Registered: January 2001

Illuminati (33rd Degree)

Compensation networks are electronic EQ and/or impedance compensation devices. An example is a Zobel circuit, which is used to remove a response peak that would otherwise result from the interaction of capacitance in a passive crossover and the speaker's voice coil. Another example is horn compensation.

See the response curve of the tweeter circuit of a π Speaker using a compression horn:

Response curve for HF circuit of π Crossover