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With bias power, I think an electrostatic loudspeaker turns into a condenser microphone (a thing that provides varying capacitance in response to changes in pre
by ssl-3 2y ago
With bias power, I think an electrostatic loudspeaker turns into a condenser microphone (a thing that provides varying capacitance in response to changes in pressure).
I don't think that electrostatic loudspeakers all require bias power, so it's not quite as simple as using a dynamic loudspeaker backwards is.
It is a neat idea, though. A big, flat-panel microphone would be interesting to play with.
- robotresearcher 2y agoYou can use a window or any large panel as a microphone without even touching it by observing its vibrations. You can bounce a laser off it, or even go fully passive using a camera with some sensitivity tricks: I recall a paper that reconstructed a remote conversation by watching a houseplant through a window.
- ssl-3 2y agoOf course. Everything is a microphone if you're brave enough.