h was released in Sensurround. Sensurround was initially installed in 17 U.S. theaters. Six very large subwoofers were driven by a pair of 1600w amplifiers that were triggered by control tones printed on one of the audio tracks on the film. Four of the subwoofers were positioned in front of the audience under (or behind) the film screen and two more were placed together at the rear of the audience on a platform. Energy in the range of 5 Hz to 40Hz was generated at the level of 110-120 dB. Much publicity was given to the new low frequency entertainment method and the film was a box office success. More Sensurround systems were assembled and installed. By 1976 there were almost 300 Sensurround systems leapfrogging through select theaters. Further films to use the effect include Midway in 1976 and Rollercoaster in 1977.
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Active and passive 有源和无源(音箱)
Generating high output at low bass frequencies is a demanding task, so the driver(推动器), enclosure(填充物), and amplifier(放大器) are designed to work together as a package. These subwoofers with a built-in amplifier(固定放大器) are called Active or powered subwoofers. The amplifiers in these units have built in crossover, phase, and sometimes equalizer capabilities.
Some amplifiers include an adjustable low-pass crossover(可调低通分频器), which limits the range of the subwoofer to low frequencies. For example, if a listener's main speakers are usable down to 80 Hz, then the subwoofer crossover can be set so the subwoofer only works below 80 Hz. The crossover section may also include a high-pass "infrasonic" filter(高通亚音频滤波器) that prevents the subwoofer driver from reproducing frequencies below its capabilities. The subwoofer phase control allows a listener to adjust the phase (time) alignment of the subwoofer system relative to the main speakers. Doing so eliminates or minimizes the acoustic cancellation between the subwoofer system and main speakers, the result of them not being in phase within the crossover region as heard at the listener's ear. Phase settings may be a two-position switch (0° or 180°) or a continuous adjustment between these two values.
Some subwoofers are built with their own internal amplifier(内置放大器). Designers of this type can add a degree of corrective equalization to ensure optimum performance. Some also include a user-adjustable equalizer that allows boost or cut output at certain frequencies, and these vary from a simple "boost" switch, to elegant parametric equalizers for detailed speaker and room correction. Some even include a calibrated microphone to measure the subwoofer's in-room response, so the automatic equalizer can correct the response to some pre-determined performance.
Passive subwoofers have a subwoofer driver and enclosure, but do not include an amplifier. They sometime include passive crossovers inside, with the filter frequency determined by