Siegfried Linkwitz (November 23, 1935 – September 11, 2018) was a

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engineer who was noted co-inventor of the Linkwitz–Riley filterLinkwitz Crossover Theory
/ref> along with Russ Riley. He submitted several important technical papers to the ''Journal of the

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'' and other related publications, which have become foundational to modern loudspeaker theory. Examples of his most recent work included extensive development of dipolar loudspeaker theory. Linkwitz was also a contributor to electronics and " DIY" loudspeaker enthusiast magazines such as ''Electronics (Wireless) World'', and '' Speaker Builder'' magazines. He died in 2018 at the age of 82.

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linkwitzlab.com
1935 births 2018 deaths American acoustical engineers American technology writers German emigrants to the United States Stanford University alumni Technische Universität Darmstadt alumni People from Bad Oeynhausen {{US-engineer-stub