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  3. Oscillations and Waves
  4. Sound Reproduction
  5. Loudspeakers

Loudspeakers Concept

Demonstrations in Loudspeakers

Side view of paper speaker: white picnic plate supported on foam core base with copper wire coil wound around small NdFeB disc magnets beneath the plate center, BNC connector at left

Paper Speaker

A DIY speaker built from a paper plate, magnets, and copper wire shows how alternating current through a voice coil drives mechanical vibrations. At low frequencies (12--15 Hz) the plate …
Assembled half of cutaway speaker showing cone, corrugated spider, voice coil region, and black metal frame

Cutaway Speaker

A speaker cut in half reveals the internal construction of a dynamic loudspeaker. Students see how the cone, suspension, voice coil, and magnet assembly work together to convert electrical signals …

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