what to do with a pair of 5" 'woofers' ?

[tsiros]

specifically these (warning: link to PDF)

Wire them up in series, make a sub?

make a BLH?

stick a tweeter and make a cab out of mdf to improve my cab building skills?

hood ornaments?

:/

 

[a_tewinkel]

Your link is broken.

By the way, 5" is not really subwoofer material imho

 

[Charles Darwin]

Link still don't work but without any data I suggest using them as mids in 3way or make a pair of little computer speakers.

 

[Inductor]

Maybe a vintage driver (discontinued).

 

[a_tewinkel]

If that's the correct datasheet, it would seem they are suitable as a midrange but not as a woofer. Fs is high and xmax is small. Efficiency is excellent, but the response curve seems ugly. Perhaps the measurement contains some reflections or cabinet resonances?

 

[Charles Darwin]

It's been measured mounted on an IEC baffle which should be 135x165cm.

 

[GM]

Good specs for a BLH driven with a matching impedance amp.

GM

 

[tsiros]

the driver is indeed the one posted by Inductor (edited) (thanks!)

thanks for the suggestions guys

GM, where do i start? If you can suggest anything in particular, or even give the name of a style or design, i am willing to read

 

[Inductor]

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi-way/193917-4-mini-monitor.html#post2659171
https://sites.google.com/site/undefinition/speedster
Maybe more like a econospeaker
http://www.lonesaguaro.com/speakers/TB4V/Piccolata.html

 

[tsiros]

inductor, what do you think of a BIB design? or a BLH? maybe a simple BLH/TQWT/QWT is simpler to construct...

but how do i figure out the dimensions? :/

 

[GM]

the driver is indeed the one posted by Inductor (edited) (thanks!)

thanks for the suggestions guys

GM, where do i start? If you can suggest anything in particular, or even give the name of a style or design, i am willing to read

You're welcome!

Learn Hornresp if you don't already know, then use its Loudspeaker Wizard to 'slide' your way into a design. Based on published specs and a 3 ohm series resistance that effectively doubles Qes:

Fo = 78*0.72/2 = 28.08 Hz

Fhm = 78*2/0.72 = 216.67 Hz

Fc = [28.08*216.67]^0.5 = 78 Hz

GM