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Will they get smaller? [message #85733] Thu, 27 July 2017 15:55 Go to next message
Caitlan is currently offline  Caitlan
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Speakers come is so many different sizes these days. Big, small, tall, short. But do you think that they'll ever be as small as a USB and play music extremely loud? Is it possible?
Re: Will they get smaller? [message #85734 is a reply to message #85733] Thu, 27 July 2017 18:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
johnnycamp5 is currently offline  johnnycamp5
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I don't think that's possible right now, but maybe someday.
They are devices that move air, after all.
Re: Will they get smaller? [message #85735 is a reply to message #85734] Fri, 28 July 2017 09:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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You're right, John. It's physics, and has been mathematically quantified in Hoffman's Iron Law and Thiele/Small analysis.

The physics of a electro-mechanico-acoustic device dictate that it can be made small only if efficiency and/or bass extension are sacrificed.

So you can make a small loudspeaker, but you can't make a small loudspeaker that is loud and covers the whole audio band. You can optimize any two of those attributes, but not all three simultaneously.

Re: Will they get smaller? [message #85968 is a reply to message #85733] Sun, 27 August 2017 01:20 Go to previous message
moss24 is currently offline  moss24
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In other words, are we bound to remain with the large speakers for quite a while? I wish physics would have a solution to this, sooner than later. I think a smaller size comes with portability.
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