Colloms wrote that Doppler distortion only becomes significant for excursions above 3 mm peak in fullrange drivers (i.e. that it is a non-issue for all other cases).
He also wrote that below that excursion value IMD would be dominant and that the effect of Doppler distortion would be almost similar to IMD anyway.
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Charles
He also wrote that below that excursion value IMD would be dominant and that the effect of Doppler distortion would be almost similar to IMD anyway.
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Charles
That is why I am interested, because I to hear some funny sounds when these types of wide range drivers reach or exceed these excursions, how would one be able to determine what is caused by doppler effects?
Why do you want to know ? If you are reaching such high excursions with a fullrange you should revert to another technology anyway !
Regards
Charles
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Charles
I think that's a decision after various trade off considerations. Right now since someone mentioned doppler effects, the audibility of this is what I'm trying to understand.
Charles,
Although I never took measurements Colloms seems to be close to the mark. I tried calculating with a formula given by Langford-Smith (Radio Designer's Handbook, p. 869) but there is something wrong with that formula (gives too high a value). Below that L.-S. gives examples for a 30cm driver at a reasonable input (amplitude not given), of 0,65% distortion for 1 KHz and 6,4% for 10 KHz. And this is intermodulation distortion; rather lower than perhaps other driver distortions.
But I would expect that to be quite higher for smaller drivers. You possibly have more experience than myself, but I did notice small woofers going at an amplitude of at least 3mm! But as you said, by that time one would certainly use a multiple driver set-up.
Still I am going to try get a proper formula; one does see highly acclaimed two-way systems crossing over at over 1 KHz, with small woofers. Somewhat off-topic, but perhaps others can enlighten us?
Regards
Although I never took measurements Colloms seems to be close to the mark. I tried calculating with a formula given by Langford-Smith (Radio Designer's Handbook, p. 869) but there is something wrong with that formula (gives too high a value). Below that L.-S. gives examples for a 30cm driver at a reasonable input (amplitude not given), of 0,65% distortion for 1 KHz and 6,4% for 10 KHz. And this is intermodulation distortion; rather lower than perhaps other driver distortions.
But I would expect that to be quite higher for smaller drivers. You possibly have more experience than myself, but I did notice small woofers going at an amplitude of at least 3mm! But as you said, by that time one would certainly use a multiple driver set-up.
Still I am going to try get a proper formula; one does see highly acclaimed two-way systems crossing over at over 1 KHz, with small woofers. Somewhat off-topic, but perhaps others can enlighten us?
Regards
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