An audio control system for a vehicle includes a processor, a non-volatile memory module having stored therein instructions for controlling one or more vehicle audio components, a sensor operable to detect a change in vehicle configuration, and a control module operable to adjust a vehicle audio component based on the change in vehicle configuration according to instructions stored in the non-volatile memory module.

An audio apparatus has a housing, speakers, a subwoofer, and an amplifier. The housing has an upper surface, a lower surface, a lateral surface, and connectors. The upper surface has an upper edge, with the upper surface having first and second upper surfaces. The lower surface has a lower edge, with the lower surface having first and second lower surfaces. The lateral surface extends from the upper edge to the lower edge, with the lateral surface having first and second lateral surfaces and speaker openings. The first upper surface, the first lower surface, and the first lateral surface define a first portion of the housing. The second upper surface, the second lower surface, and the second lateral surface define a second portion of the housing. The first portion is connected to the second portion by the connectors. Each of the speakers is mounted over one of the speaker openings. The subwoofer is mounted to the lower surface. The amplifier is mounted to the housing, with the amplifier in communication with the one or more speakers and with the subwoofer to generate sound from the one or more speakers and the subwoofer.

A substantially full-range loudspeaker system for acoustic sound reinforcement can include a woofer section with a first loudspeaker driver configured to reproduce audio signals in a first frequency range and a controlled-directivity horn section configured to reproduce other audio signals in a different second frequency range. In an example, the horn section includes a second loudspeaker driver comprising a cone-diaphragm transducer and a dust dome, an acoustic lens having a first side and an opposite second side, wherein the first side of the lens is coupled to a sound-projecting face of the second loudspeaker driver, and a waveguide coupled to the second side of the lens, wherein the waveguide comprises walls that follow arcuate paths in horizontal and vertical planes.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for receiving a voice command and determining an appropriate action for the media playback system to execute based on user identification. The systems and methods receive a voice command for a media playback system, and determines whether the voice command was received from a registered user of the media playback system. In response to determining that the voice command was received from a registered user, the systems and methods configure an instruction for the media playback system based on content from the voice command and information in a user profile for the registered user.

In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for providing a virtual sound effect in a listening environment is provided. The apparatus includes at least one controller and an audio playback device. The audio playback device includes the at least one controller that is programmed to receive an audio input signal from an audio input source and to apply a head related transfer function (HRTF) to the audio input signal. The at least one controller is further programmed to apply crosstalk cancellation to the audio input signal and to generate an audio output signal after applying the HRTF and the crosstalk cancellation to the audio input signal for playback by at least one loudspeaker that is invisible to a listener in the listening environment.

In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for providing a virtual sound effect in a listening environment is provided. The apparatus includes at least one controller and an audio playback device. The audio playback device includes the at least one controller that is programmed to receive an audio input signal from an audio input source and to apply a head related transfer function (HRTF) to the audio input signal. The at least one controller is further programmed to apply crosstalk cancellation to the audio input signal and to generate an audio output signal after applying the HRTF and the crosstalk cancellation to the audio input signal for playback by at least one loudspeaker that is invisible to a listener in the listening environment.

An audio system with a loudspeaker configured to create an audio output, a sensor configured to detect at least the presence of at least one person at a position relative to the loudspeaker, and a processor configured to cause the loudspeaker to alter the audio output based on the position of the at least one person relative to the loudspeaker. Altering of the audio output includes adjusting at least one of a volume, a time delay, an equalization, or a radiation pattern of the audio output.

An audio system with a loudspeaker configured to create an audio output, a sensor configured to detect at least the presence of at least one person at a position relative to the loudspeaker, and a processor configured to cause the loudspeaker to alter the audio output based on the position of the at least one person relative to the loudspeaker. Altering of the audio output includes adjusting at least one of a volume, a time delay, an equalization, or a radiation pattern of the audio output.

This disclosure relates to speakers and more specifically to an array speaker for distributing music uniformly across a room. A number of audio drivers can be radially distributed within a speaker housing so that an output of the drivers is distributed evenly throughout the room. In some embodiments, the exit geometry of the audio drivers can be configured to bounce off a surface supporting the array speaker to improve the distribution of music throughout the room. The array speaker can include a number of vibration isolation elements distributed within a housing of the array speaker. The vibration isolation elements can be configured reduce the strength of forces generated by a subwoofer of the array speaker.

This disclosure relates to speakers and more specifically to an array speaker for distributing music uniformly across a room. A number of audio drivers can be radially distributed within a speaker housing so that an output of the drivers is distributed evenly throughout the room. In some embodiments, the exit geometry of the audio drivers can be configured to bounce off a surface supporting the array speaker to improve the distribution of music throughout the room. The array speaker can include a number of vibration isolation elements distributed within a housing of the array speaker. The vibration isolation elements can be configured reduce the strength of forces generated by a subwoofer of the array speaker.