The Hi-Fi Five Episode 29: Field Coil Loudspeakers

About this episode

The episode discusses the unique sonic qualities of field coil loudspeakers with industry experts.

The HiFi Five Episode 29: Field Coil Loudspeakers GUESTS Frank Doris -- Editor of Copper Magazine, Senior Associate Editor at Positive Feedback Rich Pinto -- Founder and Designer, Treehaus Audio Peter Qvortrup -- Founder and Managing Director, Audio Note UK Ken Songer -- Founder and Designer, Songer Audio TOPICS Why are field coil drivers something special sonically? Permanent magnets and electromagnets both generate a magnetic field. Why does the sound coming off the cone...

People in this episode

Guests: Frank Doris, Rich Pinto, Peter Qvortrup, Ken Songer

Topics covered

• Field Coil Loudspeakers
• sonic characteristics
• magnetic fields
• permanent magnets
• electromagnets
• audio design

Keywords

• field coil drivers
• audio technology
• sound quality
• loudspeakers
• magnetic fields

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Copper Magazine, Positive Feedback, Treehaus Audio, Audio Note UK, Songer Audio

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