I would agree with the tweeter but the midrange is marginal given typical masses involved. Isolating the midrange enclosure with the midrange driver rigidly bolted to it looks preferable to me. It is not a good idea to isolate woofers.
… with good ears to explore the sub 4” category of drivers to determine which is the best of the lot ...
Again no best. Some are not good, but there are many that excel, each with different strengths and weaknesses.
And price always need consideration, a “best” 3” @ $1k, is not best if the application has a budget of $100 and those drivers are damn close.
dave
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I'd suggest you look at the link and the attachment.More mass :
etc...
- Frequency response lower
- Less sensitivity
- Worse transient response
- Harder to control
- Less displacement
- More wear and fatigue of the suspension
Some of these issues are observed by listening, note Physics is based on observations. The apple falls on the head of I. Newton as first observation.
Speaker driver is a bunch of compromises.
Note I prefer that type of exchange 🙂
To stay on the subject a loudspeaker is also a bunch of compromises ?
The video has a room with more professional audio experience then you would find just about anywhere.
Listening?
Factual knowledge, beats ones ears every time
Attachments
High mass, low mass, big motor, little motor, this, that…
There are SO MANY different variables in a driver’s designs, goals, and execution, no single attribute/parameter can be predictive.
dave
There are SO MANY different variables in a driver’s designs, goals, and execution, no single attribute/parameter can be predictive.
dave
Thank you ! Really interesting !I'd suggest you look at the link and the attachment.
The video has a room with more professional audio experience then you would find just about anywhere.
Listening?
Factual knowledge, beats ones ears every time
Not very agree with your conclusion, we model physical things and we think model well with all the parameters. Two much confidence in "science" and we should can bin old theories. Audio should be a science in progress. I believe in observations.
Interesting this conclusion :
It is an advantage for small drivers.Inductance is the key to driver transient response - ask for it when transient response comes up !
Some of these issues are observed by listening, note Physics is based on observations. The apple falls on the head of I. Newton as first observation.
Science has nothing with "believe", but everything with hard evidence.I believe in observations.
Observations are nothing without Hypothesis, Theory and Law. Newton observed, but than gave as Theory and Law based on evidence.
Which Theory and Law you invented, based on your observations?
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