An electroactive loudspeaker comprising: a rigid, electrically conductive carrier plate (501, 901) comprising a first main surface and a second main surface, the first main surface and the second main surface being disposed on opposite sides of the carrier plate (501, 901); a first electroactive polymer layer (502, 902) comprising a first main surface and a second main surface, the first main surface of the first electroactive polymer layer (502, 902) being attached to the first main surface of the carrier plate (501, 901); a first electrically conductive electrode layer (503, 903) attached to the second main surface of the first electroactive polymer layer (502, 902), wherein the first surface of the carrier plate (501, 901) has an area and the first surface of the first electroactive polymer layer (502, 902) has an area, the area of the first surface of the carrier plate (501, 901) being larger than the area of the first surface of the first electroactive polymer layer (502, 902), and the first main surface of the first electroactive polymer layer (502, 902) overlaps in its entire area with the first main surface of the carrier plate (501, 901); a second electroactive polymer layer (504, 904) comprising a first main surface and a second main surface, the first main surface of the second electroactive polymer layer (504, 904) being attached to the second main surface of the carrier plate (501, 901); a second electrically conductive electrode layer (505, 905) attached to the second main surface of the second electroactive polymer layer (504, 904), wherein the second surface of the carrier plate (501, 901) has an area and the first surface of the second electroactive polymer layer (504, 904) has an area, the area of the second surface of the carrier plate (501, 901) being larger than the area of the first surface of the second electroactive polymer layer (504, 904), and the first main surface of the second electroactive polymer layer (504, 904) overlaps in its entire area with the second main surface of the carrier plate (501, 901); characterized in that the carrier plate (501, 901), the first electroactive polymer layer (502, 902), the second electroactive polymer layer (504, 904), the first electrode layer (503, 903) and the second electrode layer (505, 905) are wound to form helical windings with an air gap between adjacent windings, the air gap providing a distance between adjacent windings that increases or decreases from an inner end of the carrier plate (501, 901) to its outer end. a rigid, electrically conductive carrier plate (501, 901) comprising a first main surface and a second main surface, the first main surface and the second main surface being disposed on opposite sides of the carrier plate (501, 901); a first electroactive polymer layer (502, 902) comprising a first main surface and a second main surface, the first main surface of the first electroactive polymer layer (502, 902) being attached to the first main surface of the carrier plate (501, 901); a first electrically conductive electrode layer (503, 903) attached to the second main surface of the first electroactive polymer layer (502, 902), wherein the first surface of the carrier plate (501, 901) has an area and the first surface of the first electroactive polymer layer (502, 902) has an area, the area of the first surface of the carrier plate (501, 901) being larger than the area of the first surface of the first electroactive polymer layer (502, 902), and the first main surface of the first electroactive polymer layer (502, 902) overlaps in its entire area with the first main surface of the carrier plate (501, 901); a second electroactive polymer layer (504, 904) comprising a first main surface and a second main surface, the first main surface of the second electroactive polymer layer (504, 904) being attached to the second main surface of the carrier plate (501, 901); a second electrically conductive electrode layer (505, 905) attached to the second main surface of the second electroactive polymer layer (504, 904), wherein the second surface of the carrier plate (501, 901) has an area and the first surface of the second electroactive polymer layer (504, 904) has an area, the area of the second surface of the carrier plate (501, 901) being larger than the area of the first surface of the second electroactive polymer layer (504, 904), and the first main surface of the second electroactive polymer layer (504, 904) overlaps in its entire area with the second main surface of the carrier plate (501, 901); characterized in that the carrier plate (501, 901), the first electroactive polymer layer (502, 902), the second electroactive polymer layer (504, 904), the first electrode layer (503, 903) and the second electrode layer (505, 905) are wound to form helical windings with an air gap between adjacent windings, the air gap providing a distance between adjacent windings that increases or decreases from an inner end of the carrier plate (501, 901) to its outer end.