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Help me out guys... Midrange [message #42441] Fri, 12 September 2003 12:30 Go to next message
Adam is currently offline  Adam
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I've been running quad Seas Excel 7" drivers in my car for sometime now... I'm running a pair in each door, in 0.66 cuft pods per door, tuned to 47 Hz with a 3" diameter port. I have them coupled with a pair of Image Dynamics car horns (2" compression drivers), crossed around 1 kHz. The midbass performance from these ported Excels are PHENOMINAL. I've never heard anything so awesome.

However, I've been considering using a high effeciency 10" P.A. driver in place of the dual 7's, in a very similar box.

What I'm looking for is a 10" high effeciency midrange/midbass driver... To operate from about 50 Hz up to around 1,000 Hz. It would be operating in a very small ported box (0.75 cuft absolute maximum). Frequency response is important, but most of all I just want a driver that sounds beautifully clean in this region, with smooth, well defined midbass and a pleasant lower midrange. A 4 ohm driver would be amazing, but I know I'm not likely to find that. High effeciency is important as well; I'd like to keep it at least 95 db through the midbass region. Price is not an issue, within reason.

Any suggestions?

Adam

Re: Help me out guys... Midrange [message #42443 is a reply to message #42441] Fri, 12 September 2003 13:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
wunhuanglo is currently offline  wunhuanglo
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Go to www.jblpro.com - E-Tent Sale. 2123J 10" midrange drivers $127 ea.
Have you heard the 2123s? [message #42453 is a reply to message #42443] Sat, 13 September 2003 04:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
john purys is currently offline  john purys
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I noticed the 2123's also. Do they give the level of clarity Adam (and I) are looking for, especially at high volumes?

I'm thinking of building party/small PA speakers with a much cleaner sound than the average PA. I realize that power and projection are usually the main design objectives, but I need less of that and more clarity.

But still loud, of course.

Great stuff [message #42456 is a reply to message #42453] Sat, 13 September 2003 06:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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JBL makes some really great sounding midrange drivers. Some of the best there are, in my opinion. I especially like their large cone mids, such as this one and the 2012 and 2020. I also really liked the older 2115 and the smaller 2105.
Re: Help me out guys... Midrange [message #42458 is a reply to message #42443] Sat, 13 September 2003 09:40 Go to previous message
Adam is currently offline  Adam
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Thanks for that recommendation. I checked out the driver, and unfortunately it doesnt have the kind of excursion I'm looking for. I took a look at the JBL 2012 and it seems perfect, even a direct drop into my existing enclosures. What do you guys think?

Adam

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