A reconfigurable speaker system for producing sound in response to at
least one of right and left channel audio signals generated by an audio
source. The speaker system can be configured by the user to
simultaneously reproduce right and left channel audio information from a
single speaker, or the speaker system can be configured to reproduce
right and left channel audio information independently from a pair of
speakers. The speaker system includes a dual voice coil woofer and a pair
of independent tweeters. A switch device is provided in circuit with the
woofer and pair of tweeters so that in one position of the switch device,
the dual voice coil woofer is configured to produce sound in response to
both of the right and left channel audio signals, and each tweeter in the
tweeter pair is configured to produce sound in response to a respective
one of the right and left channel audio signals. In a second position of
the switch device, the dual voice coil woofer is configured to produce
sound in response to only one of the right and left channel audio
signals, and both of the tweeters are configured to produce sound in
response to the same right or left channel as the woofer. The speaker
system is designed so that the sound pressure level of the speaker is the
same in either of the two uses selected configurations.