In the professional audio market today there is a variety of transducers with high power ratings. As these drivers generally are less than 5% efficient, they convert almost all of their input power to heat. How this heat is dealt with is discussed, and conclusions about power compression effects in a variety of popular designs are revealed.

Author: Button, Douglas J.
Affiliation: JBL, Northridge, CA
JAES Volume 40 Issue 1/2 pp. 32-41; February 1992
Publication Date: February 1, 1992

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