how do speakers work?

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Topic: how do speakers work?

Posted By: kassdog
Subject: how do speakers work?
Date Posted: April 15, 2007 at 11:56 PM

I'm pretty familar with how installs are done but don't know specifics about car audio equiptment. So my first question will be is, how does a speaker work. You can give me as advanced or basic as you like. My main question is how does the sound get from the amp/radio to the speaker and produce noise. For instance speaker have two terminals +/-. Does the sound(?) travel through the positive and then back through the negative similar to power? I'm looking for advanced but anything will do, just a little curious.

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Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: April 16, 2007 at 1:15 AM

Here's a description of how a speaker produces sound: https://www.bcae1.com/speaker.htm

I recommend you looking through that site as it has a lot of good information. Also look through all the great information found on the purple bar on the left, and the stickies.

Posted By: wotugot4me
Date Posted: April 16, 2007 at 5:03 AM

Also try www.howstuffworks.com, good explanation on there.