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Loudspeakers in Sound Reinforcement

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Reinforcement of speech and music has long been commonplace, and performance standards are continually on the rise. With care, the all-important aspects of naturalness and system stability can be maintained, and today many major musical events are performed with reinforcement of both orchestra and vocalists.

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  1. John M. Eargle
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Eargle, J.M. (1997). Loudspeakers in Sound Reinforcement. In: Loudspeaker Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5680-7_11

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