The invention relates to a method for sound reproduction and a loudspeaker, in which a vibrating diaphragm controlled by an operating device produces sound in the air surrounding it on the first side, and in which acoustic feedback is prevented by preventing the passage of the air over the edge of the diaphragm to its other side, and in which the air transports the sound to the surrounding free space. The diaphragm is formed as a uniformly vibrating, essentially straight and high element, so that the height H of the diaphragm is at least three times, and preferably at least five times its width W. Preferably, an essentially closed chamber is formed in front of the diaphragm, except for a narrow opening arrangement, in which one or more narrow openings essentially corresponding to the height of the diaphragm permit the passage of air and thus of sound from the enclosure to the free space.