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In Reply to: RE: Yes, but... posted by peppy m. on April 07, 2022 at 16:26:09
The downside of most 3-way designs is that the midrange doesn't cover the full midrange. There's usually a handover from the midrange driver to the woofer(s) in the lower midrange. Around 300 Hz is becoming the norm, which is better than it used to be when 500 Hz was more common.
No single driver can cover the full range of the piano. Every design is a tradeoff and the only correct answer to your question is that it depends on room, listener, and priorities.
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At least the woofers are truly separate entities from the mids in the 3-way design. So possibly, there is less confusion of sound in the 3-way.
And the mid driver is protected from deep bass that could damage it at high volumes, specially quite small ones. My speakers' bass XO is about 160, but I can adjust it to overlap more or less with the mid driver depending on how full or lean I want the musical presentation.
No single driver can cover the full range of the piano.
Hmmm. My single driver Sound Lab stats pretty much do just that.
Measurably flat in-room response to below 30 hz.
I had dynamic drivers on my mind. Point taken.
Thirty-two square feet of diaphragm certainly helps! Albeit only 2.5 microns thick having less mass than the air around it.
I enjoy regularly hearing live piano when wifey plays her baby grand and find that to be a great reference.
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