A fully integrated, low cost, amplified electro-acoustic 
loudspeaker is disclosed in which an 
amplifier circuit (30, 130, 230, 330, 930, 1030), radio-frequency 
receiver amplifier circuit (430, 530), optical 
receiver amplifier circuit (630, 730), or network based amplifier circuit (830) is directly mounted on the 
loudspeaker's magnetic 
assembly (105, 505, 705, 805), contained within the 
loudspeaker's moving 
assembly (20, 29, 629, 42, 45, 50, 65), or a combination thereof. The amplified loudspeaker's magnetic 
assembly (5, 105, 405, 505, 705, 805, 905, 1005) is utilized as an electro-magnetic interference shield and / or a heat dissipating element for the attached electronic circuitry. In selected embodiments of the amplified loudspeaker 
system, the former (42) containing 
voice coil (45) is additionally utilized for 
convection cooling of the amplifier circuit (30, 230) or 
receiver / amplifier circuit combination (430, 630).