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Pro Sound Driver Sensitivity [message #17605] Mon, 28 February 2005 13:45 Go to next message
FredT is currently offline  FredT
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Why are pro sound drivers like the Eminence drivers so sensitive? How are they built differently from home audio drivers?

Re: Pro Sound Driver Sensitivity [message #17609 is a reply to message #17605] Mon, 28 February 2005 14:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
akhilesh is currently offline  akhilesh
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I am sure others will add, but here's my 2 cents:
cent 1: Huge magnets
cent 2: light cones

-akhilesh

Re: Pro Sound Driver Sensitivity [message #17615 is a reply to message #17609] Mon, 28 February 2005 16:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bill Fitzmaurice is currently offline  Bill Fitzmaurice
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True, and the resulting high fs and low Qts quite often will result in cent 3: No bass. Unless you put them in horns or other boxes that can bring the bass response up, that is. Newbies very often toss pro-sound drivers into inadequate boxes and are puzzled why they have no bass response. The steps required to gain high sensitivity is why.

Re: Pro Sound Driver Sensitivity [message #17616 is a reply to message #17615] Tue, 01 March 2005 07:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
akhilesh is currently offline  akhilesh
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I agree. BIG boxes!
-akhilesh

But you get used to the size [message #17617 is a reply to message #17616] Tue, 01 March 2005 09:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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After getting used to living with 5 cubic ft boxes, 3 and 4 cubic ft cabinets seem small. Although I wouldn't push my luck with my wife and try for a pair of 10 cubic footers.

Re: Pro Sound Driver Sensitivity my 3.5 cents [message #17619 is a reply to message #17616] Tue, 01 March 2005 13:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bill Wassilak is currently offline  Bill Wassilak
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Laws of physics, you can't have low frequency extension without giving up sensitivity or, you can't have high sensitvity without giving up low freq. extension. You can have one or the other but not both.

Bill W.

Re: Duhh lets try my 3.5 cents again [message #17620 is a reply to message #17619] Tue, 01 March 2005 13:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bill Wassilak is currently offline  Bill Wassilak
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I just said the same thing in the last post I think DUH. What I meant was Low freq extension less sensitvity. Hi sensitivity less low freq extension. Because of the laws of physics you can have one but not the other.

Bill W.

Re: But you get used to the size [message #17621 is a reply to message #17617] Tue, 01 March 2005 18:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I know,my 2226 uses 6cubes INTERNAL + 1cube port so almost 7cubes all up,my mains are tiny though

And its not getting any smaller either, am thinkn of makn 2226 horn from 17mm PLY-I hope its strong!

Cheers

Hoffmans Iron Law [message #17633 is a reply to message #17621] Fri, 04 March 2005 12:20 Go to previous message
Bill Fitzmaurice is currently offline  Bill Fitzmaurice
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The law is correct, but there is a common misconception associated with it. It's true that from a given driver, box size and alignment that there will always be a trade off between size, extension and SPL. However, from a given box size alone there is not an absolute relationship between extension and SPL. The driver parameters and alignment are just as important as controlling factors in the equation.

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