Neville Thiele
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Dr. Albert Neville Thiele OAM
(b 20 December 1920) born in Brisbane
, Queensland
, Australia
, generally known as Neville Thiele and publishing under the name A. Neville Thiele, is a distinguished Australian audio engineer.
He is particularly noted for his work on electronic filter
s and on developing the Thiele/Small
parameters for characterising loudspeaker
s as an aid to loudspeaker cabinet design.
Order of Australia
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(b 20 December 1920) born in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
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, generally known as Neville Thiele and publishing under the name A. Neville Thiele, is a distinguished Australian audio engineer.
He is particularly noted for his work on electronic filter
Electronic filter
Electronic filters are electronic circuits which perform signal processing functions, specifically to remove unwanted frequency components from the signal, to enhance wanted ones, or both...
s and on developing the Thiele/Small
Thiele/Small
"Thiele/Small" commonly refers to a set of electromechanical parameters that define the specified low frequency performance of a loudspeaker driver. These parameters are published in specification sheets by driver manufacturers so that designers have a guide in selecting off-the-shelf drivers for...
parameters for characterising loudspeaker
Loudspeaker
A loudspeaker is an electroacoustic transducer that produces sound in response to an electrical audio signal input. Non-electrical loudspeakers were developed as accessories to telephone systems, but electronic amplification by vacuum tube made loudspeakers more generally useful...
s as an aid to loudspeaker cabinet design.
Degrees, awards, publications
- 1952 bachelor of engineering
- 1952 joining EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
Australia - 1976 published together with Richard H. SmallRichard H. SmallRichard H. Small is an American scientist, who worked mainly on electroacoustics. The Thiele/Small parameters are named after him and Neville Thiele.-Career:...
a famous paper about loudspeaker cabinet design which characterizes a loudspeakerLoudspeakerA loudspeaker is an electroacoustic transducer that produces sound in response to an electrical audio signal input. Non-electrical loudspeakers were developed as accessories to telephone systems, but electronic amplification by vacuum tube made loudspeakers more generally useful...
by its Thiele Small parameters (TSP) - 2008 Doctor of Science in Architecture (honoris causa)
External links
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3BbyYBrCJ8 Interview on YoutubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- http://sound.westhost.com/articles/ntm-xover.htm Neville Thiele Method crossover filters
- http://www.cdtaudio.com/ts_parameters.htm Approachable history of TS parameters
- http://sydney.edu.au/senate/HonThiele.shtml Honorary doctorate