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			| Re:  Compensation components [message #33824 is a reply to message #33821] | 
			Fri, 07 September 2001 20:44    | 
		 
		
			
				
				
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						Wayne Parham
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		There may be an advantage for their application, but for what we're doing, the RRC approach works best.  The initial load resistor R2 provides a specific amount of damping for the splitter filter to provide an initial shelf of flat response, followed by 6dB/octave rising response above 4kHz via R1/C1 to compensate for the falling power response of the driver.  A transformer would not do this. One benefit from using step-down transformers is they transform the energy rather than dissipating it, so they don't get as hot when current is high.  On the other hand, I don't expect the Klipsch transformers are made to take a whole lot of power, so this might be a mute point.  However, another aspect of this is the impedance transformation which effectively increases tweeter damping when a step-down transformer is used to lower the drive voltage to a tweeter.  The output coil from the step-down transformer has lower impedance and is therefore a better current sink, providing better damping.  Here again though, I'm not sure this is very relevant in practice because tweeters do not require a lot of electrical damping, particularly compression horns which are extremely well damped acoustically. 
 
		
		
		
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			| Re:  Compensation components [message #33827 is a reply to message #33824] | 
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		Thanks, To fully cover the subject; What do you think of variable L Pads ?They are my choice because you can further compensate for room conditions and peircing headaches.
 
 
		
		
		
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