The better the drivers and smoother freq response , is it easier to design a crossover?
Not dealing with so many resonant peaks and able to crossover tweeters lower to relieve woofers?
instead of dealing with sub par drivers which need a more complex design and more parts in the signal path?
thanks
Not dealing with so many resonant peaks and able to crossover tweeters lower to relieve woofers?
instead of dealing with sub par drivers which need a more complex design and more parts in the signal path?
thanks
Better drivers are better behaved as far as how they roll off and their phase response so simpler crossovers are often possible. Not always but a lot.
Not always, agreed. The compromise of better in one way usually translates to a problem in another way.
For example, the tradeoff of better bass extension yields lower sensitivity. Managing breakup usually means a problem lower in frequency, or not so flat (but workable) response due to more damping. Metal drivers usually have terrible breakup, but great pistonic behavior and linearity up to that point. All drivers have tradeoffs.
For example, the tradeoff of better bass extension yields lower sensitivity. Managing breakup usually means a problem lower in frequency, or not so flat (but workable) response due to more damping. Metal drivers usually have terrible breakup, but great pistonic behavior and linearity up to that point. All drivers have tradeoffs.
A lot of high quality drivers are made for a very specific usage and usually not design to be all-round speaker. A good example is the Seas Excel range. They require steep complex crossovers to work well due to the very ugly peaks above it’s intended range. I’d say that cheaper drivers are actually more than often easier to implement. Paper cones and poly are often very forgiving and cheap. Yet not the last in detail or power handling. Subwoofers is another example. They work very well for the intended application but not very well outside it’s design.
There are other reasons a person might want to spend time optimising their design regardless. Do you have a concern about parts in the signal path?
Usually, the place where you can improve sound the most is in the speakers; always, the place
where you find the most parts in the signal path is the amp(& processing if digital signal-look at those chip schemas).
The phrase 'better quality' begs the question, what qualities are you looking for?
where you find the most parts in the signal path is the amp(& processing if digital signal-look at those chip schemas).
The phrase 'better quality' begs the question, what qualities are you looking for?