Re: USB sound cards (Zlatan Ribic )


Subject: Re: USB sound cards
From:    Zlatan Ribic  <zlatan@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:40:53 +0100
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Dies ist eine mehrteilige Nachricht im MIME-Format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01D01AAF.18F87740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I think no one in this discussion (except Bob) is "electrical engineer" Zlatan From: Oberfeld-Twistel, Daniel=20 Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 9:43 AM To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx=20 Subject: Re: USB sound cards Series resistors are often put in for reasons of stability, for example = when driving capacitive loads. An example is shown in figure 2 of the = attached PDF. =20 I also always believed that a low output impedance is optimal for = precisely controlling a "reactive" load like a loudspeaker, although = this is of course not the most power-efficient design (-> see impendance = -matched transmission lines). At least that is what most texts on = amplifier design suggest - but anyway, that might be wrong and hey, I'm = only a psychologist, not an electrical engineer ;-)=20 =20 [Although I actually had to build a low-noise headphone amplifier for my = PhD experiments, because back then my lab wanted to save the money for = something like a TDT device=E2=80=A6 Interesting experience.] =20 Best =20 Daniel =20 =20 PD Dr. Daniel Oberfeld-Twistel Johannes Gutenberg - Universitaet Mainz Department of Psychology Experimental Psychology Wallstrasse 3 55122 Mainz Germany =20 Phone ++49 (0) 6131 39 39274=20 Fax ++49 (0) 6131 39 39268 http://www.staff.uni-mainz.de/oberfeld/ https://www.facebook.com/WahrnehmungUndPsychophysikUniMainz =20 From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception = [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx On Behalf Of James Johnston Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:16 AM To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: USB sound cards =20 Not sure of your point, Jont. Of course it is the current through the = voice coil that actually moves the diaphragm and thus makes the = pressure. None the less, the back EMF is key, especially for low-frequency system = designs, and the back EMF is converted to current by both the internal = and external resistance. This is a key part of the filter design = problem that makes the system something approximating flat at low = frequencies. I'm not sure who you think is putting resistors in series, one generally = avoids that, except for the obligatory resistance of a crossover if one = is using a passive crossover system. =20 On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 3:51 AM, Jont Allen <jontalle@xxxxxxxx> = wrote: Jim + Auditory-list While it is true that speakers are "designed" to be driven by the = voltage, our detailed research has shown that it is the current that controls the pressure (i.e., force on the cone). If you = want the details I already sent the links, but I'll send them once more, just in case you missed it. The theory of how the current drives the force is given by our ASA = presentation from last month, at the special session on historic = transducers: http://hear.ai.uiuc.edu/public/Allen/NK_ASA_Indianapolis.pdf * Kim and Allen (2014) Historic transducers: Balanced Armature Receiver = (BAR), ASA meeting INDY, IN, Oct 30, 2014 pdf The full theory is in a Hearing Research article: http://hear.ai.uiuc.edu/public/KimAllenMar20.13.pdf * Kim, Noori and Allen, J.B. (2013). "Two-port network Analysis and = Modeling of a Balanced Armature Receiver, "Hearing Research, special = MEMRO 2013 issue (pdf)=20 Ms Kim's (i.e., Noori's) PhD thesis has the most complete story, and is = available directly from her (noorimail@xxxxxxxx). Because it is the current that determines the pressure, via the = electrical input impedance, and because this impedance can be (i.e., is) = reactive (have inductance), it can be tricky to figure out what is going = on. One must know (i.e., measure) the load impedance, or at least the = current. Also the distortion is mostly determined by the nonlinear flux = vs current (i.e., B-H curve), as described by Hunt, for example. Hunt mostly quotes Mott and Minor's BSTJ Jan 1951 article, adding little = new material to their story. In the interesting case of the Etymotic ER-3 (insert headphone), they = place a 10 ohm resistor across the input terminals.=20 So if you try to beat this with a series resistor, you will not be = successful in changing anything, because all the current is going into = that 10 ohm resistor. I opened up one of my ER-3 and cut out the resistor, and then I could = see what was really going on. It worked better too. When that ER-3 went back for repairs once, they were shocked to see the = resistor was missing. I had to admit I cut it out, and wanted it left = that way. In general, adding a series resistor to your circuit, is working blind. = You will likely get a random result, and random is never better. Thus I dont advise it unless you are willing to measure the input = impedance and the resulting frequency response of the headphone. While = there are some interesting things you can do with a series impedance, a series = resistor is not one of them. Jont Allen On 12/16/2014 06:12 PM, James W. Beauchamp wrote: I agree with Bob. Most loudspeakers are designed to be driven byan ideal = voltage source. Under this criterion they attempt to get the flattest = possible response overall. This is not necessarily the most efficient = response. In fact, some loudspeaker designs, like the Small-Thiele = closed-box non-vented design, are very inefficient. Jim Bob Masta = wrote:From: Bob Masta <audio@xxxxxxxx>Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:15:19 = -0500To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx: Re: USB sound cards On 13 Dec = 2014 at 21:59, Richard F. Lyon wrote:On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 5:52 AM, = Bob Masta <audio@xxxxxxxx> wrote: It's the other way around: Adding = resistance in thedriving circuit gives poorer damping. "Damping Factor" = fora power amplifier is the reciprocal of output impedance. Bob, I = wasn't aware of that definition.I was thinking of = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damping_ratiorather than = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damping_factorOops, you are correct... I = should have said it is *proportional* to the reciprocal. Is there an = understanding of why high "damping factor" would be good?Jont's findings = suggest otherwise (I believe he's saying the current istypically more = relevant than the volage).The second reference you cited covers it under = "Explanation". Basically, a conventional electrodynamic speaker is both = a motor and a generator. Imagine that the speaker receives a momentary = voltage pulse, after which is is instantly disconnected from the source. = The speaker would ring at its resonant frequency, damped only by = friction. The generator would be creating a voltage, but no current, so = no load to add damping. However, if instead of disconnection the leads = were *shorted* after the pulse, the generator would be driving all its = current into the zero-ohm load, giving a maximum damping effect. = Conventional loudspeakers are designed to be driven by voltage sources, = not current sources. The current may be more "relevant" (in the sense of = force generation), but not for getting a flat frequency response from a = conventional speaker design. (Although there have been occasional = attempts at current drive, the ones I recall required special dedicated = amplifiers.) Best regards, Bob Masta D A Q A R T AData = AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis www.daqarta.comScope, = Spectrum, Spectrogram, Signal Generator Science with your sound card!=20 --=20 James D. (jj) Johnston Independent Audio and Electroacoustics Consultant ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01D01AAF.18F87740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns:v =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m =3D=20 "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"><HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Dutf-8 http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 11.00.9600.17496"> <STYLE><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @xxxxxxxx {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Consolas; panose-1:2 11 6 9 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} pre {mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"HTML Vorformatiert Zchn"; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New";} p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate {mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Sprechblasentext Zchn"; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";} span.HTMLVorformatiertZchn {mso-style-name:"HTML Vorformatiert Zchn"; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"HTML Vorformatiert"; font-family:Consolas; mso-fareast-language:DE;} span.E-MailFormatvorlage20 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} span.SprechblasentextZchn {mso-style-name:"Sprechblasentext Zchn"; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:Sprechblasentext; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language:DE;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} @xxxxxxxx WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 70.85pt 2.0cm 70.85pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=3DDE id=3DMailContainerBody=20 style=3D"PADDING-TOP: 15px; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-RIGHT: 10px" = leftMargin=3D0=20 link=3Dblue topMargin=3D0 vLink=3Dpurple CanvasTabStop=3D"true"=20 name=3D"Compose message area"> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>I think no one in this discussion (except Bob) = is=20 "electrical engineer"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Zlatan</FONT></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3D"mailto:oberfeld@xxxxxxxx&#10;STRG + Klicken, um = Verkn=C3=BCpfung zu folgen"=20 href=3D"mailto:oberfeld@xxxxxxxx">Oberfeld-Twistel, Daniel</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 18, 2014 9:43 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3D"mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx&#10;STRG + Klicken, um = Verkn=C3=BCpfung zu folgen"=20 href=3D"mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx">AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: USB sound cards</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=3DWordSection1> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT color=3D#1f497d size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><SPAN = lang=3DEN-US=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: = #1f497d'>Series=20 resistors are often put in for reasons of stability, for example when = driving=20 capacitive loads. An example is shown in figure 2 of the attached=20 PDF.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT color=3D#1f497d size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><SPAN = lang=3DEN-US=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: = #1f497d'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT color=3D#1f497d size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><SPAN = lang=3DEN-US=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: = #1f497d'>I=20 also always believed that a low output impedance is optimal for = precisely=20 controlling a "reactive" load like a loudspeaker, although this is of = course not=20 the most power-efficient design (-&gt; see impendance -matched = transmission=20 lines). At least that is what most texts on amplifier design suggest - = but=20 anyway, that might be wrong and hey, I'm only a psychologist, not an = electrical=20 engineer ;-) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT color=3D#1f497d size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><SPAN = lang=3DEN-US=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: = #1f497d'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT color=3D#1f497d size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><SPAN = lang=3DEN-US=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: = #1f497d'>[Although=20 I actually had to build a low-noise headphone amplifier for my PhD = experiments,=20 because back then my lab wanted to save the money for something like a = TDT=20 device=E2=80=A6 Interesting experience.]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT color=3D#1f497d size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><SPAN = lang=3DEN-US=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: = #1f497d'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT color=3D#1f497d size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><SPAN = lang=3DEN-US=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: = #1f497d'>Best<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT color=3D#1f497d size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><SPAN = lang=3DEN-US=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: = #1f497d'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT color=3D#1f497d size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><SPAN = lang=3DEN-US=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: = #1f497d'>Daniel<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT color=3D#1f497d size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><SPAN = lang=3DEN-US=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: = #1f497d'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV=20 style=3D"BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; = BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; PADDING-TOP: = 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; = mso-element: para-border-div"> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"BORDER-TOP: medium none; 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BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; = BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; = PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; BORDER-LEFT: blue 1.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm"> <DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; = BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; = PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm"> <P class=3DMsoNormal><B><FONT size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><SPAN=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; = FONT-WEIGHT: bold'>From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT=20 size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><SPAN=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"'> AUDITORY = - Research=20 in Auditory Perception [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx <B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>James = Johnston<BR><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, December 18, 2014 = 6:16=20 AM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>=20 AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx<BR><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: USB sound=20 cards<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT size=3D3=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Not sure of = your point,=20 Jont. Of course it is the current through the voice coil that actually = moves the=20 diaphragm and thus makes the = pressure.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT size=3D3=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">None the less, = the back EMF=20 is key, especially for low-frequency system designs, and the back EMF is = converted to current by both the internal and external resistance.&nbsp; = This is=20 a key part of the filter design problem that makes the system something=20 approximating flat at low = frequencies.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I'm not sure who you think is putting = resistors in=20 series, one generally avoids that, except for the obligatory resistance = of a=20 crossover if one is using a passive crossover=20 system.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 3:51 AM, Jont Allen = &lt;<A=20 href=3D"mailto:jontalle@xxxxxxxx" = target=3D_blank>jontalle@xxxxxxxx</A>&gt;=20 wrote:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Jim + Auditory-list<BR><BR>While it is true = that=20 speakers are "designed" to be driven by the voltage, our detailed = research has=20 shown that it is the<BR>current that controls the pressure (i.e., force = on the=20 cone). If you want the details I already sent the links, but I'll send = them=20 once<BR>more, just in case you missed it.<BR><BR>The theory of how the = current=20 drives the force is given by our ASA presentation from last month, at = the=20 special session on historic transducers:<BR><BR><A=20 href=3D"http://hear.ai.uiuc.edu/public/Allen/NK_ASA_Indianapolis.pdf"=20 target=3D_blank>http://hear.ai.uiuc.edu/public/Allen/NK_ASA_Indianapolis.= pdf</A><BR>*=20 Kim and Allen (2014) <EM><I><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Historic = transducers:=20 Balanced Armature Receiver (BAR),</FONT></I></EM> ASA meeting INDY, IN, = Oct 30,=20 2014 <A = href=3D"http://hear.ai.uiuc.edu/public/Allen/NK_ASA_Indianapolis.pdf"=20 target=3D_blank>pdf</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR>The full theory is in a Hearing Research=20 article:<BR><BR><A = href=3D"http://hear.ai.uiuc.edu/public/KimAllenMar20.13.pdf"=20 target=3D_blank>http://hear.ai.uiuc.edu/public/KimAllenMar20.13.pdf</A><B= R>* Kim,=20 Noori and Allen, J.B. (2013). "Two-port network Analysis and Modeling of = a=20 Balanced Armature Receiver, "Hearing Research, special MEMRO 2013 issue = (<A=20 href=3D"http://hear.ai.uiuc.edu/public/KimAllenMar20.13.pdf"=20 target=3D_blank>pdf</A>) <BR><BR>Ms Kim's (i.e., Noori's) PhD thesis has = the most=20 complete story, and is available directly from her (<A=20 href=3D"mailto:noorimail@xxxxxxxx"=20 target=3D_blank>noorimail@xxxxxxxx</A>).<BR><BR>Because it is the = current that=20 determines the pressure, via the electrical input impedance, and because = this=20 impedance can be (i.e., is) reactive (have inductance), it can be tricky = to=20 figure out what is going on. One must know (i.e., measure) the load = impedance,=20 or at least the current. Also the distortion is mostly determined by the = nonlinear flux vs current (i.e., B-H curve), as described by Hunt, for=20 example.<BR>Hunt mostly quotes Mott and Minor's BSTJ Jan 1951 article, = adding=20 little new material to their story.<BR><BR>In the interesting case of = the=20 Etymotic ER-3 (insert headphone), they place a 10 ohm resistor across = the input=20 terminals. <BR>So if you try to beat this with a series resistor, you = will not=20 be successful in changing anything, because all the current is going = into that=20 10 ohm resistor.<BR>I opened up one of my ER-3 and cut out the resistor, = and=20 then I could see what was really going on. It worked better = too.<BR><BR>When=20 that ER-3 went back for repairs once, they were shocked to see the = resistor was=20 missing. I had to admit I cut it out, and wanted it left that = way.<BR><BR>In=20 general, adding a series resistor to your circuit, is working blind. You = will=20 likely get a random result, and random is never better.<BR>Thus I dont = advise it=20 unless you are willing to measure the input impedance and the resulting=20 frequency response of the headphone. While there<BR>are some interesting = things=20 you can do with a series impedance, a series resistor is not one of=20 them.<BR><BR>Jont Allen<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR><BR>On 12/16/2014 06:12 PM, James W. = Beauchamp=20 wrote:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt"> <DIV> <DIV><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN = style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I agree with Bob. Most loudspeakers are = designed to be driven by<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT = size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">an ideal = voltage source. Under this criterion they attempt to get = <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">the flattest possible response = overall. This is not necessarily = <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">the most efficient response. In = fact, some loudspeaker designs, = <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">like the Small-Thiele closed-box = non-vented design, are very <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT = size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">inefficient.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">Jim<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Bob Masta = wrote:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE></DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt"> <DIV> <DIV><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN = style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From: Bob Masta <A = href=3D"mailto:audio@xxxxxxxx" = target=3D_blank>&lt;audio@xxxxxxxx&gt;</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P= RE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:15:19 = -0500<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">To: <A = href=3D"mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx" = target=3D_blank>AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PR= E><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">Subject: Re: USB sound = cards<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On 13 Dec 2014 at = 21:59, Richard F. Lyon wrote:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt"><PRE><FONT = size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On Sat, = Dec 13, 2014 at 5:52 AM, Bob Masta <A href=3D"mailto:audio@xxxxxxxx" = target=3D_blank>&lt;audio@xxxxxxxx&gt;</A> = wrote:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; MARGIN-TOP: = 5pt"><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">It's the other way around:&nbsp; Adding resistance in = the<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">driving circuit gives poorer = damping.&nbsp; "Damping Factor" = for<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">a power amplifier is the reciprocal = of output impedance.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE><FONT = size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Bob, I = wasn't aware of that = definition.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I was thinking of = <A href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damping_ratio" = target=3D_blank>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damping_ratio</A><o:p></o:p>= </SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN = style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">rather than <A = href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damping_factor" = target=3D_blank>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damping_factor</A><o:p></o:p= ></SPAN></FONT></PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Oops, you are correct... I should = have said it is <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">*proportional* to = the reciprocal.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt"><PRE><FONT = size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Is there = an understanding of why high "damping factor" would be = good?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Jont's findings suggest otherwise = (I believe he's saying the current = is<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">typically more relevant than the = volage).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV><PRE><FON= T size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The = second reference you cited covers it under = <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">"Explanation".&nbsp; Basically, a = conventional electrodynamic <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT = size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">speaker is = both a motor and a generator.&nbsp; Imagine that the = <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">speaker receives a momentary = voltage pulse, after which is <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT = size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">is = instantly disconnected from the source.&nbsp; The speaker = <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">would ring at its resonant = frequency, damped only by <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT = size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">friction.&nbsp; The generator would be creating a voltage, but = <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">no current, so no load to add = damping.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">However, if instead = of disconnection the leads were = <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">*shorted* after the pulse, the = generator would be driving <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT = size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">all its = current into the zero-ohm load, giving a maximum = <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">damping effect.&nbsp; = <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Conventional = loudspeakers are designed to be driven by = <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">voltage sources, not current = sources. The current may be <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT = size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">more = "relevant" (in the sense of force generation), but not = <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">for getting a flat frequency = response from a conventional <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT = size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">speaker = design.&nbsp; (Although there have been occasional = <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">attempts at current drive, the ones = I recall required <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">special dedicated = amplifiers.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Best = regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Bob = Masta<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier = New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; D A Q = A R T A<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Data AcQuisition = And Real-Time Analysis<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <A = href=3D"http://www.daqarta.com" = target=3D_blank>www.daqarta.com</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><F= ONT size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Scope, = Spectrum, Spectrogram, Signal = Generator<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=3D2 = face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp; = Science with your sound = card!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR clear=3Dall><BR>-- = <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">James D. 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