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cone midhorn vs compression mid sound [message #52493]

Mon, 18 August 2008 17:12

boblaz
Messages: 12
Registered: May 2009
Location: Radcliff, Kentucky

Chancellor

Could someone describe the difference in sound between using the cone driver based midhorn and a compression driver midhorn.

Thanks

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Re: cone midhorn vs compression mid sound [message #52495 is a reply to message #52493]

Mon, 18 August 2008 22:44

Wayne Parham
Messages: 18722
Registered: January 2001

Illuminati (33rd Degree)

To me, compression drivers used at midrange frequencies sound strained. That's because they are. Sometimes the sound is harsh and gritty, sometimes distorted like a TV speaker turned up too loud. They sometimes sound OK at low power levels but quickly reach a point where they sound strained when any power is put through them at all.

Modern compression drivers just aren't made to go down to midrange frequencies. They're made to cover overtones and treble, but not the fundamentals. Midrange starts around 100Hz, and it is hard to get good performance that low with a small low-excursion diaphragm, like what is used in a compression driver.

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