Exploring Common DIY Terminology - Baffle Step Compensation (BSC)

Baffle Step Compensation (BSC)

Baffle step compensation, sometimes known as baffle step correction, is a technique used in loudspeaker design to address the acoustic effects caused by the transition between the free space in front of the speaker and the restricted space around the speaker, typically due to the loudspeaker's physical enclosure or baffle. When sound waves emanate from a loudspeaker, they spread out in all directions. However, when the loudspeaker is placed on a baffle,...

[MaxwellM]

First off I just wanted to say that this is my first post here, but I have been quietly reading and searching audio forums for almost two years now. I have to say thank you to everyone here who has contributed anything to this and other forums. It is a vast wealth of knowledge and has been very helpful....

[JoeAngelicchio]

Hi,
Just wondering what this was. Is there a glossary somewhere on this forum that lists some of the terminology?
Thanks
Joe

[dumaresq]

I am sure everyone else already knew this, but since I have never tried to design a crossover I had no idea. Everyone kept talking about BSC but I couldn't figure out what is was

I googled it today and found this site, it is very non technical but it made a lot of sense to me:
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[Bent]

1. What is baffle step compensation?
2. In steeper order crossover (4th order and higher), how is it that "bumps" and stuff like phase angle response don't get in the way of good sounding speakers?
3. Why did Paradigm increase their crossover frequency in their Monitor line to...