Posted by Wayne Parham on May 14, 2003 at 04:45:33

In Reply to: OK, so I've since learned... posted by jeff mai on May 14, 2003 at 04:34:03:

I've made the observation that speakers' distortion rises as frequency drops. Intermodulation distortion rises and harmonic distortion generally does too. Flux stabilization rings tend to lose effectiveness as frequency drops, and devices intended for use as midwoofers and full range speakers are not usually designed for use at subwoofer frequencies. In general, most designs layout the motor so that the shorting ring is effective to within about an octave of mechanical resonance. That's why I've mentioned the trade-off of bass-extension verses distortion. You can reduce distortion by configuring the system so that the midwoofer is used above resonance, and not at subwoofer frequencies.

• Re: Mechanical resonance of speakers - jeff mai 05:14:45 05/14/03 (4)
  • Basically, yes, but... - mollecon 13:15:58 05/14/03 (3)
    • Frequencies of interest - Wayne Parham 13:53:38 05/14/03 (2)
      • Excursion damping bandwidth? - mollecon 14:43:06 05/14/03 (1)
        • Re: Excursion damping bandwidth? - Wayne Parham 16:36:42 05/14/03 (0)