摘要 |
Stereo loudspeaker in a single cabinet (CB), such as a portable stereo loudspeaker. Two dipole loudspeaker units (DLL, DLR) generate respective acoustic dipole signals (L+, L-, R+, R-) in accordance with two channels on an input signal. The two dipole loudspeaker units (DLR, DLL) are closesly spaced and oriented such in relation to each other that their respective main axes are angled (alpha) 70°-110°, such as 80°-100°, preferably substantially 90°, relative to each other. By placing such stereo loudspeaker in a room in front of a wall (W), reflections (RL, RR) from one side of the two dipole units' (DLL, DLR) diaphragms will reach a listener and thus serve to provide, together with the direct sound (L, R) from the opposite side of the diaphragms, a stereo image in a wide area in the room. The dual dipole arrangement enables a one-cabinet stereo loudspeaker with a narrow design. The dipole arrangement may be a two-way system with dipole tweeter units and dipole mid range units. A mono low frequency unit (WF) may be included in the cabinet (CB). The stereo loudspeaker can be configurable to either play stereo or to play mono, i.e. the dipole units (DLL, DLR) playing the same signals. Hereby the loudspeaker can play one channel while a similar loudspeaker plays another channel, thus allowing such set of loudspeakers to be used in a traditional stereo setup. |