Abstract: A sound reproducing apparatus in accordance with the invention includes a body, such as a housing, a driver for reproducing a desired sound and an acoustic passageway through which the reproduced sound is output. The acoustic passageway having an internal portion, such as a horn, located within the body of the apparatus and an external portion defined by at least one of the exterior surfaces of the body and/or a boundary of the environment within which the apparatus is placed. In one form, the external portion of the acoustic path is defined by an exterior surface or surfaces of the body and a wall, floor or ceiling. In another form, the external portion of the acoustic path is defined by an exterior surface or surfaces of the body and another acoustic reproducing apparatus. In yet another form, the external portion of the acoustic path is defined by an exterior surface or surfaces of the body, by a wall, floor or ceiling, and by another acoustic reproducing apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for sound reproduction employing a unity summation aperture loudspeaker horn taking advantage of the frequency response of horn flare characteristics for positioning of audio drivers along the outer wall of the loudspeaker horn. The loudspeaker horn may be embodied as any of a variety of pyramid shapes which allows for sections for driver positioning in correlation with the frequency response of the horn. Positioning the driver sources along the sides of the horn and out of the way of the audio field facilitates at least two modes of operation including a transformation operation for acoustical impedance matching and a waveguide operation for directing the reproduced audio signals. The single horn, multi-driver approach provides highly coupled audio drivers to generate sound reproduction employing unity summation aperture loudspeakers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for sound reproduction employing a unity summation aperture loudspeaker horn taking advantage of the frequency response of horn flare characteristics for positioning of audio drivers along the outer wall of the loudspeaker horn. The loudspeaker horn may be embodied as any of a variety of pyramid shapes which allows for sections for driver positioning in correlation with the frequency response of the horn. Positioning the driver sources along the sides of the horn and out of the way of the audio field facilitates at least two modes of operation including a transformation operation for acoustical impedance matching and a waveguide operation for directing the reproduced audio signals. The single horn, multi-driver approach provides highly coupled audio drivers to generate sound reproduction employing unity summation aperture loudspeakers.