Patent ID: 6069962
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: H04R,H04S

Abstract:
A point source speaker system for producing stereophonic sound based upon left (L) and right (R) audio signals, comprising:an unitary housing;a left speaker which produces a L-R acoustic wave comprising said left minus said right (L-R) audio signals;a center speaker which produces a R+L acoustic wave comprising said right plus said left (R+L) audio signals;a right speaker which produces a R-L acoustic wave comprising said right minus said right (R-L) audio signals;a left acoustically reflective surface proximate to said left speaker; anda right acoustically reflective surface proximate to said right speaker;wherein the left, center, and right speakers and the left and right acoustically reflective surfaces are arranged in said unitary housing such that the axes of the acoustic waves produced by each of the speakers have a common point of origin; andwherein the left speaker is arranged in said unitary housing at a right angle to the left acoustically reflective surface to reflect the L-R acoustic wave and the right speaker is arranged in said unitary housing, at a right angle to the right acoustically reflective surface to reflect the R-L acoustic wave.