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→Typical construction: a brief note on enclosures. Hope to add more later
[[File:SpkFrontCutawayView.svg.png|thumbnail|A diagram of a driver]]
[[File:SpkFrontCutawayView.svg.png|thumbnail|A diagram of a driver]]
Each modern dynamic speaker contains a number of parts working together. Every speaker contains one or more driver, which is the device to actually produce sound. Each driver contains a ''diaphragm'' (a flexible cone or dome, made of paper, plastic, or metal), which is attached to a flexible rim, called the ''suspension'' (or ''surround''). The suspension is attached to the driver's frame, which is called the ''basket''. The inner part of the diaphragm (the back of the concave surface) is attached to the ''voice coil''. This voice coil is then attached to the basket by a ''spider'' (a ring of flexible material) which allows vibration but keeps the coil in place.<ref>http://www.physics.org/article-questions.asp?id=54 Retrieved September 30, 2016</ref><ref>electronics.howstuffworks.com/speaker4.htm Retrieved September 30, 2016</ref><br />
Each modern dynamic speaker contains a number of parts working together. Every speaker contains one or more driver, which is the device to actually produce sound. Each driver contains a ''diaphragm'' (a flexible cone or dome, made of paper, plastic, or metal), which is attached to a flexible rim, called the ''suspension'' (or ''surround''). The suspension is attached to the driver's frame, which is called the ''basket''. The inner part of the diaphragm (the back of the concave surface) is attached to the ''voice coil''. This voice coil is then attached to the basket by a ''spider'' (a ring of flexible material) which allows vibration but keeps the coil in place.<ref>http://www.physics.org/article-questions.asp?id=54 Retrieved September 30, 2016</ref><ref>electronics.howstuffworks.com/speaker4.htm Retrieved September 30, 2016</ref><br />
Several of these drivers are installed into an enclosure (except in rare cases, when only one is needed). Many speakers are designed generically and sold for off-the-shelf use. However, speakers can also be custom designed, which generally results in better sound quality, since they can be made specifically for the kind (or genre) of sound they will be reproducing. Some speakers are even installed into enclosures which also function as furniture.
==Operation==
==Operation==