Posted by Duke [ 63.87.108.184 ] on March 09, 2007 at 19:42:32:
In Reply to: High frequency dispersion and driver size posted by DanTheMan on March 09, 2007 at 16:48:57:
As a general rule of thumb, a driver's radiation pattern will narrow to about 90 degrees at the frequency where the cone diameter (or diaphragm dimension if non-circular) is equal to one wavelength. Cone break-up preserves a wider radiation pattern to a high frequency than if the cone were behaving as a rigid piston. A dome driver acts as an annular radiaton in breakup mode, which from what I understand also gives a wider pattern than rigid piston theory would predict but not as much so as a cone in breakup.
If you want to get into mathematics that will describe real-world loudspeaker behavior rather that idealized rigid pistons, I recommend "Audio Transducers" by Geddes.
Duke
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