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Loudspeaker Designer's Selection Guide - What's New
Sunday, 18-May-2008, 09:10:16 GMT
Last modified: 25-Mar-2007, 19:49:50 GMT

Date    Description
April, 2003
(Major update)
  • Changed name to "Loudspeaker Designer's Selection Guide"
  • Changed URL to http://ldsg.snippets.org/
  • Added "Support" buttons
  • Added "What's New?" button
  • Reorganized layout and improved cosmetics for easier browsing
  • Moved design considerations and gallery from Introduction to Appendix A
  • Moved old Section 1 to Appendix B
  • Moved old Section 2 to Section 1
  • Moved old Section 3 to Section 2
  • Removed old Section 4 - now part of Section 2
  • Moved old Section 5 to Section 3
  • Moved old Section 6 to Section 4
  • Moved old Section 7 to Section 5
  • Added new Section 6 discussing compression drivers, horn/lens assemblies, and coax woofers
  • Moved old Section 8 to Section 7
  • Moved old Section 9 to Section 8
  • Moved old Section 10 to Section 9
  • Moved old Section 11 to Section 10
  • Added new Section 11 comparing compression drivers, horn/lens assemblies, and coax woofers
  • Moved high efficiency non-horn drivers out of Sections 5 & 10 (old Sections 7 & 11) to Sections 2 & 7
  • Moved old Section 18 to Appendix C
  • Moved old Section 19 to Appendix D
  • Added new Appendix E discussing crossover and other passive components
  • Moved old Section 20 to Appendix F
  • Moved old Section 21 to Appendix G
  • Moved old Section 22 to Appendix H
  • Fixed dead links
  • Add new vendors and remove unavailable vendors
  • Added unavailable vendors (e.g. Dynaudio, Blueprint) section
  • Reviewed and updated all recommendations
  • Removed all Javascript
  • Added sensitivity color coding to comparison tables

Date    Description
24-May-2003
  • Reorganized Appendix D - added technology and aplifier class discussions
  • Added Xicon Mylar caps to Appendix E
  • Fixed links and typos.
  • Reformatted design examples and gallery in Appendix A
  • Added Acapella ion tweeter
  • Added TangBand section with W4-616S
  • Added Musical Transparency (Norway) as vendor
  • Updated Appendix H
  • Updated Appendix F
  • Added Intertechnik caps and inductors to Appendix E
  • Added Eminence technical references to Section 1

Date    Description
4-Jun-2003
  • Reorganized web site layout with ALSR & Filters under LDSG
  • Added page icons
  • Added "Hoffman's Iron Law" as an explicit topic in Appendix A
  • Updated Section 7 (mids), and vendor pages for Accuton, Hiquphon, Human, Morel, and Scan-Speak
  • Revised horn/lens materials characterizations in Appendix B and Section 6
  • Added Thel Audioworld to Appendix D and Appendix F
  • Split Appendix D and Appendix E for faster loading.
  • Added Behringer to Appendix D.
  • Added filter types discussion to Appendix D.
  • Fixed formatting to work with MSIE.
  • Added Fostex FE206E and B&C 8CX21 to Section 3 & Section 8

Date    Description
20-Jun-2003

Date    Description
18-Jul-2003
  • Added/revised Eclispe/ACI/Meniscus information

Date    Description
05-Aug-2003
  • Revised shielded tweeter information in Section 4 & Appendix F

Date    Description
26-Oct-2003
  • Added Speaker Workshop to Appendix C

Date    Description
09-Dec-2003
  • Added ThieleSmall.com to Appendix G
  • Added Behringer, Outlaw Audio, McIntosh, and Audio Mirror to Appendix F
  • Corrected "Power, How Much Do I Really Need?" entry in Appendix F
  • Revised cone materials discussion in Appendix B
  • Added Ribbon Loudspeakers book to Appendix H

Date    Description
17-Jan-2004
  • Sadly, Sonic Craft is no longer the LDSG sponsor. We thank them for their years of support.
  • Work has begun for the next major overhaul of the site. Let me know what think of it.

Date    Description
29-Feb-2004
  • Revised Stryke and Lambda entries in Section 2.
  • Added new Gedlee book to Appendix H.
  • Removed Dayton driver no longer available from Section 3.
  • Added Jupiter Condenser Co. to Appendix E..


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