You need to read

Posted by airtime (A) on July 30, 2016 at 16:10:16

In Reply to: Books posted by briggs on July 30, 2016 at 14:25:19:

Read on how a crossover works. How to choose drivers. What are the different circuits in a speaker.

After you read the article you should be more confused. As well as appreciate the complexity in designing a good speaker.

Also you may understand how today with the aid of computer modeling a lot of the guess work has been taken out of the design and building phase. As opposed to the old days when they just used some basic math and winged it.

But still you can use all the computer modeling you want. Sometimes it works and sometimes it still sounds like crap. It's still a mystery at times.

Read it's the only way you'll understand the basic ideas of how a speaker works. I don't claim to know but I do tell a lot of tall tails.

http://www.parts-express.com/resources-crossover-faqs (Open in New Window)

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Topic - a basic speaker question.. - cloudwalker 12:40:16 07/30/16 (22)

A simple demonstration - Presto 23:33:45 08/03/16 (1)

RE: A simple demonstration - cloudwalker 18:36:53 08/04/16 (0)

RE: a basic speaker question.. - chocolate_lover9999@yahoo.com 21:38:55 07/31/16 (0)

RE: a basic speaker question.. - mkuller 11:29:36 07/31/16 (1)

agreed - airtime 12:46:03 07/31/16 (0)

RE: a basic speaker question.. - hahax@verizon.net 16:47:44 07/30/16 (0)

RE: a basic speaker question.. - cdb 16:22:51 07/30/16 (1)

Agreed! A great book. Amazing (not really) that physics haven't changed in over 40 years too! nt - Dman 12:08:54 07/31/16 (0)

RE: a basic speaker question.. - mlsstl 16:06:23 07/30/16 (1)

actually the attack or starting transient fully characterise every instrument. - Timbo in Oz 21:03:41 08/09/16 (0)

Books - briggs 14:25:19 07/30/16 (2)

You need to read - airtime 16:10:16 07/30/16 (1)

And read this - airtime 16:17:22 07/30/16 (0)

RE: a basic speaker question.. - E-Stat 13:44:26 07/30/16 (8)

RE: a basic speaker question.. - airtime 16:00:38 07/30/16 (3)

Call it whatever you please - E-Stat 19:15:15 07/30/16 (2)

RE: Call it whatever you please - Jack D II 11:24:50 07/31/16 (1)

Understand - E-Stat 12:32:19 07/31/16 (0)

thank you again - cloudwalker 15:35:37 07/30/16 (3)

Here's a rule of thumb - E-Stat 16:24:22 07/30/16 (2)

RE: Here's a rule of thumb - Kirk57 05:53:33 08/01/16 (1)

True for piston based dynamic speakers - E-Stat 06:48:54 08/01/16 (0)

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You need to read - airtime 16:10:16 07/30/16 (1)

And read this - airtime 16:17:22 07/30/16 (0)

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