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In Reply to: 15" Woofer for 2-way project posted by Joseph Crowe on November 4, 2014 at 08:26:08:
That's a purdee-looking speaker.I don't want to rain on your parade, 'cause you're obviously passionate about doing this and you want great sound quality, but...
The girl you want might not be the girl you should marry.
If you want great sound quality (the definition of which varies from person to person), you really gotta go to a 3-way, or maybe even a 4-way.
All these "full-range" people are in denial. Inevitably, they add a woofer and a tweeter - which makes it a three or four way speaker!
I've not seen a 15" woofer which does 800 Hz well, in a domestic environment. They can 'work' in studio control rooms, where there's a limited and specific horizontal listening area, the room is fairly 'dead', and early reflections are properly controlled. I've also not seen a compression driver which does both 800 Hz and 18,000 Hz well.
If you are hell-bent on a 2-way, go to a 10" or 12" woofer, to gain greater dispersion and a better match to the "HF" horn's dispersion.
That's all I've got for now.
:)
P.S.: Yes, yes, the old Altec 19 and such sounded great in their day and within a certain listening area and especially in a room with the curtains, carpeting, and over-stuffed furniture of the day.
A 15" has very limited dispersion at 800 Hz.
On the other hand, some people here call me a troll. THW them. LOL:)
Edits: 11/06/14
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Follow Ups
- RE: 15" Woofer for 2-way project - Inmate51 08:19:33 11/06/14 (10)
- Yes, limited to 90° or so. - djk 22:59:48 11/13/14 (3)
- RE: Yes, limited to 90° or so. - Joseph Crowe 12:05:54 11/14/14 (2)
- RE: Yes, limited to 90° or so. - djk 15:29:42 11/14/14 (1)
- JBL 2226 response - djk 23:20:38 11/14/14 (0)
- RE: 15" Woofer for 2-way project - thetubeguy1954 16:56:41 11/12/14 (0)
- agreed, sounds 'good' but runs out of PUNCH... in a two way with a 15... JBL 2360 comes to mind~nT - Cleantimestream 13:42:45 11/08/14 (0)
- RE: 15" Woofer for 2-way project - lokie 11:13:07 11/07/14 (0)
- RE: 15" Woofer for 2-way project - Joseph Crowe 08:47:23 11/06/14 (2)
- RE: 15" Woofer for 2-way project - Inmate51 10:05:54 11/07/14 (1)
- RE: 15" Woofer for 2-way project - b.l.zeebub 07:12:30 11/08/14 (0)
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