The Driver/Enclosure relationship
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Re: The Driver/Enclosure relationship
A passive electronic crossover enables me to adjust very precisely, to my so subjective tastes, and in an easily reversible way, both the operating frequency range and the relative dB level of a driver. In my experience, these things can be attributed less faithfully to doping.
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Re: The Driver/Enclosure relationship
Doc Foster, thats legitimate but a different argument. Though, personally I can't get past the harm a xover deos.
Vinylrus, nah.
Vinylrus, nah.
Re: The Driver/Enclosure relationship
Saying nah, does not make it so DQ. In fact it means sweet FA.Daniel Quinn wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 3:33 pm Doc Foster, thats legitimate but a different argument. Though, personally I can't get past the harm a xover deos.
Vinylrus, nah.
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Re: The Driver/Enclosure relationship
You asked me could I provide a link. I gave you my answer. Your post-more than usual-makes no sense.
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A personal taste thing I suppose. Probably slightly different costs and benefits for each.Daniel Quinn wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 3:33 pm Doc Foster, thats legitimate but a different argument. Though, personally I can't get past the harm a xover deos.
Also , I should disclose my preference for 3 way speakers, for which I suspect strictly preventing the woofer from talking over the midrange may make crossovers very much the preferred choice for me.
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Re: The Driver/Enclosure relationship
Currently I'm using modified wharfedale dovedale. Scans peak tweeter with just a cap. Audax midrange with a 100uf cap and an inductor and the original 12inch bass driver which is doped.
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So a bit of both?Daniel Quinn wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 5:31 pm Currently I'm using modified wharfedale dovedale. Scans peak tweeter with just a cap. Audax midrange with a 100uf cap and an inductor and the original 12inch bass driver which is doped.
Similarly, I've left the woofer running full range on my Magisters. But to my ears it contaminates the midrange. I feel a bit purist about the old gals tho so I leave it open. Could dope the woofers further, but IME whilst doping does seem subjectively to trim down the top end of a driver's active range (which in this case is what I want), it also reduces the overall sensitivity which in this case I don't want, as the bottom end is spot on.
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Re: The Driver/Enclosure relationship
I don't think I can either.Daniel Quinn wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 3:33 pm Though, personally I can't get past the harm a xover does.
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Re: The Driver/Enclosure relationship
Is there any reason you decided to put a cap and inductor on the mid range driver rather than dope it too ?Daniel Quinn wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 5:31 pm Currently I'm using modified wharfedale dovedale. Scans peak tweeter with just a cap. Audax midrange with a 100uf cap and an inductor and the original 12inch bass driver which is doped.
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Re: The Driver/Enclosure relationship
If the bass driver was pointed in a direction other than directly at the listening position (e.g upwards) then maybe you could get away with leaving it running full range.Docfoster wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 5:45 pmSo a bit of both?Daniel Quinn wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 5:31 pm Currently I'm using modified wharfedale dovedale. Scans peak tweeter with just a cap. Audax midrange with a 100uf cap and an inductor and the original 12inch bass driver which is doped.
Similarly, I've left the woofer running full range on my Magisters. But to my ears it contaminates the midrange. I feel a bit purist about the old gals tho so I leave it open. Could dope the woofers further, but IME whilst doping does seem subjectively to trim down the top end of a driver's active range (which in this case is what I want), it also reduces the overall sensitivity which in this case I don't want, as the bottom end is spot on.
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