what makes some speakers good and some awful?

nerd of nerds · 22nd September 2004, 09:43 PM

hello. the topic pretty mcuh explains my question...

what are some factors that make some speakers sound excellent while others of similar construction sound not near as good?

i know that cone material would make a difference...and magnet size...but what else factors into what makes a driver excellent and what makes a driver awful...

i know this is a pretty broad question...

Leonrocksnrolz · 23rd September 2004, 02:14 AM

The two main things that make a speaker sound terrible are resonance and distortion.

nerd of nerds · 23rd September 2004, 02:21 AM

what i am asking is what makes the distortion? i'm not asking about boxes, i'm asking about drivers...

djQUAN · 23rd September 2004, 02:24 AM

there are a lot of factors to consider which can cause distortion. cone/dustcap stiffness, basket rigidity, non linear suspension, box material, basically anything in a speaker can cause it.

FrankWW · 23rd September 2004, 07:01 AM

Quote:

what i am asking is what makes the distortion? i'm not asking about boxes, i'm asking about drivers...

Remember now, you did ask.

http://www.klippel.de/pubs/aes2000/k...aper%20109.htm

Unfortunately, a couple of illustrations are missing but nonetheless, there's lots of info.

Leonrocksnrolz · 23rd September 2004, 08:39 AM

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Originally posted by nerd of nerds
what i am asking is what makes the distortion? i'm not asking about boxes, i'm asking about drivers...

I was talking about drivers, not the boxs. Any matter has a resonance. Some materials have self damping properties such as polypropolyne. Others have resonances at frequencies out of the range of the driver. The mechanical springs that make up a drivers suspension also have certain resonances.

22nd September 2004, 09:43 PM	#1
nerd of nerds diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: U.S.A.	what makes some speakers good and some awful? hello. the topic pretty mcuh explains my question... what are some factors that make some speakers sound excellent while others of similar construction sound not near as good? i know that cone material would make a difference...and magnet size...but what else factors into what makes a driver excellent and what makes a driver awful... i know this is a pretty broad question...

23rd September 2004, 02:21 AM	#3
nerd of nerds diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: U.S.A.	maybe i didn't word this right... what i am asking is what makes the distortion? i'm not asking about boxes, i'm asking about drivers...

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23rd September 2004, 02:14 AM	#2
Leonrocksnrolz diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sydney	The two main things that make a speaker sound terrible are resonance and distortion.

23rd September 2004, 02:24 AM	#4
djQUAN diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: manila	there are a lot of factors to consider which can cause distortion. cone/dustcap stiffness, basket rigidity, non linear suspension, box material, basically anything in a speaker can cause it.