TERMIUM Plus®

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ENCLOSED LOUDSPEAKER [1 record]

Record 1 2002-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
CONT

A ... book-shelf system, Maximus I, manufactured by Goodmans of England, ... is of the acoustic-suspension type, using an air-tight enclosure. ... The efficiency is quite low, so the speaker should be driven with at least a 20-watt amplifier.

OBS

The speaker(s), plus this type of enclosure, may be referred to as the closed-box loudspeaker (system) (cf. JOAUD, 20(10), Dec. 1972, p. 798), enclosed speaker (system) (cf. HIREC, 24(3), 1979, p. 147), or sealed-box speaker (system) (cf. AUDIO, 55(3), 1971, p. 30).

Key term(s)
  • closed-box loudspeaker
  • enclosed speaker
  • enclosed loudspeaker
  • sealed box loudspeaker
  • sealed-box speaker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

[...] enceinte [qui] est complètement hermétique.

CONT

Les enceintes closes: elles sont les plus répandues actuellement. [...] Elles doivent être rigoureusement étanches. Il est préférable que les haut-parleurs, qui sont montés dans ce type d'enceinte, aient une fréquence de résonance très basse.

OBS

Les mouvements des haut-parleurs compriment le volume d'air interne de l'enceinte.

Spanish

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