C O N C L U S I O N
The digital age of cinema audio demands more from loud- speakers than ever before and the systems designed for cine- ma use must keep pace. Sound effects at the extremes of the audible spectrum have come to define the digital age cinema experience and require updated loudspeakers to accurately reproduce them.
Three-way loudspeakers allow drivers to operate in more narrow, optimized ranges, eliminating the distortion that results from excessive driver excursion. These optimized dri- vers can then cover their intended frequency ranges more effectively, without sacrificing response at extreme frequen- cies. Since three-way design does not ask a single horn to control directivity from 500 Hz to 20 kHz, pattern control can be optimized without introducing distortion. EAW three-way loudspeakers employ only cone drivers for their mid frequency sections, providing better power handling and, when necessary, greater peak output than two-way or three-way systems using horn-loaded compression drivers for the midrange. EAW’s cone driver, selected for their opti- mal mid frequency response, reproduce dialog with excep- tional clarity and warmth.
By moving to accept three-way loudspeaker design as the new standard for digital age cinema sound, forward-think- ing exhibitors can offer audiences the full advantages of digi- tally recorded, mixed and edited soundtracks which, until now, have only been enjoyed in production studios’ private screening rooms.
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