https://www.morelhifi.com/product/powerslim-6-integra-carbon/
Very impressed by the shallow depth. Please help me understand how this could possibly be deployed, though.
The woofer had the first break-up at around 1kHz. Looking at the impedance curve, the break-up is aligned with the tweeter's resonant frequency. Is this a coincidence or intentional?
There is a second break-up slightly above 2kHz. How does Morel expect this to be used? On the surface it seems like there are some insurmountable challenges building a crossover for this. The break-ups occurs in the woofer's passband and in the vital 900Hz-2.2kHz region. Or do they have some magic to make these unoffensive?
Or you may just shake your head and tell me, "I'll pass"? This is expensive stuff from Morel and I want to see the point.
Very impressed by the shallow depth. Please help me understand how this could possibly be deployed, though.
The woofer had the first break-up at around 1kHz. Looking at the impedance curve, the break-up is aligned with the tweeter's resonant frequency. Is this a coincidence or intentional?
There is a second break-up slightly above 2kHz. How does Morel expect this to be used? On the surface it seems like there are some insurmountable challenges building a crossover for this. The break-ups occurs in the woofer's passband and in the vital 900Hz-2.2kHz region. Or do they have some magic to make these unoffensive?
Or you may just shake your head and tell me, "I'll pass"? This is expensive stuff from Morel and I want to see the point.
Generally speaking when there are many compromises, addressing each one to the minimum amount required is usually better than ignoring some to allow you to make others better.. but this doesn't tell us anything about this driver.
The tweeter resonance doesn't mean anything specific, it's just a hint of where to cross it. Including the resonance region doesn't result in bad sound apart from not being able to play loud, except compression tweeters are often used that way in a domestic setting because they have such high output.
They have only the minimum information on this so it's a bit of a guess. I'd be looking at the "intended application" if they list it to guide on the compromises that are involved.
https://www.morelhifi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PowerSlim6-Integra-Carbon-specifications.pdf
The tweeter resonance doesn't mean anything specific, it's just a hint of where to cross it. Including the resonance region doesn't result in bad sound apart from not being able to play loud, except compression tweeters are often used that way in a domestic setting because they have such high output.
They have only the minimum information on this so it's a bit of a guess. I'd be looking at the "intended application" if they list it to guide on the compromises that are involved.
https://www.morelhifi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PowerSlim6-Integra-Carbon-specifications.pdf
Because this driver is coax and about 1/4 the depth of a driver you'd normally use for this range, my assumption is that "the point" of this driver is you get useful output from bass to treble in a very shallow depth.
I'm not a passive speaker guy to begin with, but I would not touch this without an active crossover even if you paid me. With a lot of DSP you can probably fit surprisingly good sound in a space that you wouldn't otherwise expect. Maybe marine, auto, or random in-wall type stuff? Without DSP, like you said, looks like a nightmare to flatten.
I'm not a passive speaker guy to begin with, but I would not touch this without an active crossover even if you paid me. With a lot of DSP you can probably fit surprisingly good sound in a space that you wouldn't otherwise expect. Maybe marine, auto, or random in-wall type stuff? Without DSP, like you said, looks like a nightmare to flatten.
this driver where tested in klang + ton, it is an interesting driver since the coaxially located tweeter looks to have a smoother transition to the woofer cone then most coaxials and therefor a more even frequency response for the tweeter, drawback is a poorer frequency response for the woofer, the dome shape may not be the best shape for a woofer cone