Peerless 8 inch potential

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I have had good results using Peerless/Vifa drivers. Great when you factor in the cost. These drivers do require a large vented box volume at 1.6 qft for an F3 of 38Hz. With a 90.2 db sensitivity they will be loud but with a 60 W RMS if driven much harder in a vented encloser you will hear them bottom out. I had some Vifa branded non truncated versions of these speakers once upon a time.

I'd use two drivers per speaker and make some three way floor standers.
 
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Thanks for the replies! I tried to find systems that had dual driver setups, and crossover diagrams. I like the design of Michael Chua, but I was thinking along the lines of a tmm floorstander, with as much sensitivity for dynamics. I don't need crazy volume output, but I run 90-95 db at my lp every once in a while. With 2 in parallel, giving 96.4 db prior to bsc, could I assume a system sensitivity of 93 db could be achieved? Also, how low would these be able to go, while still achieving a good kick for fusion, rock, progressive. I'm not looking for sub level bass, but I also don't want thin. Glenn.
 
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I like the small Peerless drivers for sound a great deal, but they are usually pretty power restricted.


A lot of times I've found similarly priced units from FaitalPro with better power and/or better high frequency extension.



Worth comparison shopping,




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Drummer2005 said:
Thanks for the replies! I tried to find systems that had dual driver setups, and crossover diagrams. I like the design of Michael Chua, but I was thinking along the lines of a tmm floorstander, with as much sensitivity for dynamics. I don't need crazy volume output, but I run 90-95 db at my lp every once in a while. With 2 in parallel, giving 96.4 db prior to bsc, could I assume a system sensitivity of 93 db could be achieved? Also, how low would these be able to go, while still achieving a good kick for fusion, rock, progressive. I'm not looking for sub level bass, but I also don't want thin. Glenn.
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In the optimum vented box you should be able to get 38Hz but more realistically I'd say you should be able to hit 45Hz without any trouble. These drivers are perfect for jazz/fusion and rock. I would still recommend two of these drivers used in a three way floor stander.
 
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I was thinking along the lines of a tmm floorstander, with as much sensitivity for dynamics. I don't need crazy volume output, but I run 90-95 db at my lp every once in a while. With 2 in parallel, giving 96.4 db prior to bsc, could I assume a system sensitivity of 93 db could be achieved?
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If you build a TMM, aka a 2.5 way, your final sensitivity will be some 90dB. If you don't want to fully compensate the baffle step effect, build a 3 way, or a MTM 2 way.

Ralf
 
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