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Re: Nice curves... - Scan-Speak 15M/4624G
This brings up a point to make. This is a midrange unit and extra care must be taken to not over-drive it. But then this is no different than for any driver. Certainly the quality of the motor is going to contribute to how much output of the low end of the driver range is possible and for woofers and midwoofers it's a bigger factor. For any good driver with a good motor, except for the case where someone is trying to wring every last mm of displacement from a driver, the distortion is probably not nearly as important because most of the time, we aren't listening at max levels. I know that I seldom do. I probably have never come close to Xmax of any driver except when testing the limits of a system. With a 2-way, if I really need more extension, I'd add a subwoofer and highpass the 2-way. Then again, I likely won't be listening at levels high enough very often, so that 2-way won't be taxed excessively anyway. If you will be, different design considerations then enter. But I suspect that with most of today's good drivers, the T/S parameters are more of an issue than are the absolute distortion numbers.
If someone has a system that in regular use is approaching Xmax or maybe to the point where distortion really is entering the picture, either the system should be improved in any of various ways (better driver, larger driver, multiple drivers, etc.) or they're going to damage their hearing. In either case, I would not be spending any amount of time in a room with that level of SPL.
My opinion, and I'm sure many of you will disagree, is that there is an over-emphasis on absolute distortion numbers in evaluating drivers. It's what I might call "the latest and greatest syndrome". This is not to say that it doesn't matter, but everything has a point of diminishing returns. Give me a good driver/motor with smooth and extended response with good polar response in my intended bandwidth.
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Originally posted by czag
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If someone has a system that in regular use is approaching Xmax or maybe to the point where distortion really is entering the picture, either the system should be improved in any of various ways (better driver, larger driver, multiple drivers, etc.) or they're going to damage their hearing. In either case, I would not be spending any amount of time in a room with that level of SPL.
My opinion, and I'm sure many of you will disagree, is that there is an over-emphasis on absolute distortion numbers in evaluating drivers. It's what I might call "the latest and greatest syndrome". This is not to say that it doesn't matter, but everything has a point of diminishing returns. Give me a good driver/motor with smooth and extended response with good polar response in my intended bandwidth.
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