Thought experiment: Asymmetrical tension

[cvanc]

Let's say I have a large planar woofer, rectangular in shape. I have set tension on one axis much higher than tension on the other axis. What, exactly, would that do?

It would give you a double bump at the bass resonance, correct?

 

[RogerGustavsson]

I think it is good to have a distributed resonant behavoiur, not a single resonance. There is a description in one of the patents of Jim Winey (Magnepan) of how it can be done. The lower the tension, the lower the frequency and the larger the amplitude.

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