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Siegfried Linkwitz

Siegfried Linkwitz

German American engineer (1935–2018)

Siegfried Linkwitz (November 23, 1935 – September 11, 2018) was a German American engineer who was noted co-inventor of the Linkwitz–Riley filter[1] along with Russ Riley. He submitted several important technical papers to the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society and other related publications, which have become foundational to modern loudspeaker theory.[2] Examples of his most recent work included extensive development of dipolar loudspeaker theory.[3]

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Linkwitz was also a contributor to electronics and "DIY" loudspeaker enthusiast magazines such as Electronics (Wireless) World, and Speaker Builder magazines.[4][5] He died in 2018 at the age of 82.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    Linkwitz Crossover Theory
  2. [2]
    List of Sigfried Linkwitz publications
  3. [3]
    Linkwitz Dipole Speaker Theory // linkwitzlab.com
  4. [4]
    Shannon Dickson Interviews Siegfried Linkwitz - Stereophile April, 1996
  5. [5]
    Siegfried Linkwitz Resume
  6. [6]
    "Siegfried Linkwitz RIP". Stereophile.com. 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  7. [7]
    "RIP Siegfried Linkwitz". diyAudio.com. 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2018-09-11.


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