Commercially available omnidirectional loudspeakers, which are used to measure room impulse responses, typically have a limited bandwidth and are only omnidirectional below approximately 1kHz. To extend the operating bandwidth, a three-way omnidirectional source was built consisting of a subwoofer, a mid-frequency dodecahedron, and a high-frequency dodecahedron. The subwoofer contains two 10 in. drivers in a sealed box. The mid-frequency dodecahedron uses 12 4 in. mid-bass drivers. The high frequency dodecahedron was made with 12 closely spaced 3/4 in. dome tweeters, providing omnidirectional behavior up to approximately 5 kHz. The directivities of the dodecahedrons were validated by taking measurements in an anechoic chamber. The performance of the sources in a realistic setting was assessed using measurements taken in Eisenhower Auditorium, located at Penn State. Measurements were made with the three sources placed individually on the stage in the same location and compared to measurements made with the sources stacked one on top of the other. The stacked configuration yielded significantly different results than the individual configuration. Additionally, measurements were made rotating the individual sources on the stage to evaluate the effect of angular orientation on measured parameters. Parameter differences were found to be small up to the 4 kHz octave band. [Work supported by NSF Grant 1302741.]
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