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A loudspeaker converts an electrical signal into motion that drives acoustic waves. In a moving-coil design, electric current through a coil in a magnetic field produces a force on the attached diaphragm. The diaphragm displaces air, creating sound pressure variations.
A small coil, magnet and lightweight cup can demonstrate the conversion directly. [ref] In an idealized uniform-field geometry, the driving force scales as BℓI. The emitted sound also depends on diaphragm inertia, suspension spring constant, damping and acoustic impedance, so the electrical waveform alone does not specify a flat acoustic frequency response.

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