What is a speaker cone?

The loudspeaker cone or speaker diaphragm is the main active area of the loudspeaker. When activated by the coil, it pushes the air backwards and forwards to create the sound waves.

What is a spider speaker?

The Spider fits around the speaker voice coil and is attached to the speaker basket. It is one of the components (along with the cone) that help to keep the voice coil centered in the magnetic gap and affects excursion (movement). It protects the magnetic gap from dirt and debris.

What is the cone on a subwoofer?

The cone is one of two parts of the subwoofer that move. The cone is stimulated by the oscillations of the voice coil. This oscillation pushes and pulls the cone, which creates sound waves.

Why are speakers cone shaped?

The purpose of the cone/surround assembly is to accurately reproduce the voice coil signal waveform. Inaccurate reproduction of the voice coil signal results in acoustical distortion. Sometimes the conical part and the outer surround are molded in one step and are one piece as commonly used for a Guitar speaker.

What is the dust cap on a speaker?

The dust cap (also known as dust dome, or dome) is a gently curved dome mounted either in concave or convex orientation over the central hole of most loudspeaker diaphragms. It protects the inner mechanics (such as the pole pieces and the voice coil) from small particles (which can cause rubs) and other contamination.

What is a diaphragm speaker?

Loudspeaker. In a dynamic loudspeaker, a diaphragm is the thin, semi-rigid membrane attached to the voice coil, which moves in a magnetic gap, vibrating the diaphragm, and producing sound. It can also be called a cone, though not all speaker diaphragms are cone-shaped. Diaphragms are also found in headphones.

What is a speaker basket?

Basket: A metal frame which holds the speaker together, which in turn is held by the speaker case.

What are speaker dust caps?

Which speaker cone is best?

Polypropylene cones are popular for both home audio and auto-sound, because they do not absorb moisture and can have low distortion. Polypropylene cones are popular for both high-end audio and auto-sound, because they do not absorb moisture and can have low distortion.