That leads to specialized speakers...
Distortion from intermodulazion, IMD
It's the effect of the cone trying to supply full motion at every frequency, with the lowest ones requiring more excursion, thus 'occupying' the cycle...
Distortion from intermodulazion, IMD
It's the effect of the cone trying to supply full motion at every frequency, with the lowest ones requiring more excursion, thus 'occupying' the cycle...
My vote would probably be for a decent quality coax driver, in a sealed TL. With some kind of suitably adequate driver in a vented enclosure for bass.
Multi way with drivers spread all over hardly ever manage to convince me of anything.
Multi way Horns are fun and good, but often spread apart too much.
Dipole is well and good, but not my preference.
Hard not to like point source imo.
How loud do you want to go? And what about frequency response?
Multi way with drivers spread all over hardly ever manage to convince me of anything.
Multi way Horns are fun and good, but often spread apart too much.
Dipole is well and good, but not my preference.
Hard not to like point source imo.
How loud do you want to go? And what about frequency response?
Hmm, since you ignored my other questions and what to look for on your own, then the best I know of that's currently available is the GPA version of the Altec 604 duplex, which works in any box type, it just depends on how much LF output down to its Fs you want: http://greatplainsaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/604_8H_III.pdf
The notion of "...want it to move easily" has many many parameters.
I'll assume by "move easily" we are talking about moving accurately, moving as accurate to the signal...theoretically we could remove all "obstacles" to movement of a cone...no surround, no spyder...an infinitely light cone, only the mass of a voice-coil. Practicality tells us we need a cone at least 100mm in size...why do you think headphones can sound so good?...the cone-mass approaching zero. Deleting a cone surround is impractical...some designers are deleting the voice-coil spyder...
Running without a baffle itself is utter nonsense, even the flat panel open baffle is silly....been there, done that...the last three octaves or so are relegated to washing the diaphragm to & fro, pointlessly trying to create music, the pressure wave having snuck around the short distance at the back only to be vacuumed up by the raified wave.
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I'll assume by "move easily" we are talking about moving accurately, moving as accurate to the signal...theoretically we could remove all "obstacles" to movement of a cone...no surround, no spyder...an infinitely light cone, only the mass of a voice-coil. Practicality tells us we need a cone at least 100mm in size...why do you think headphones can sound so good?...the cone-mass approaching zero. Deleting a cone surround is impractical...some designers are deleting the voice-coil spyder...
Running without a baffle itself is utter nonsense, even the flat panel open baffle is silly....been there, done that...the last three octaves or so are relegated to washing the diaphragm to & fro, pointlessly trying to create music, the pressure wave having snuck around the short distance at the back only to be vacuumed up by the raified wave.
----------------------------------------------------------------------Rick......
Richard Ellis
You were right.
This is what I was looking for.
When I was young, I modified a dome tweeter. Removed the suspension and let it hang only in magnetic oil. It could move completely freely in the oil. It's my reference to how good it can sound.
Maybe I'm looking for an element without a spider that can handle lower frequencies. Do you know if there is one? Incredibly curious to find one. It does not have to create a base ... It should be easier to create an element that does not have to make long cone strokes.
You were right.
This is what I was looking for.
When I was young, I modified a dome tweeter. Removed the suspension and let it hang only in magnetic oil. It could move completely freely in the oil. It's my reference to how good it can sound.
Maybe I'm looking for an element without a spider that can handle lower frequencies. Do you know if there is one? Incredibly curious to find one. It does not have to create a base ... It should be easier to create an element that does not have to make long cone strokes.
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You might mean Alpair 5.3. It seems to create micro details.
Low diaphragm weight. Withstands only 5 watts. Fits me because I do not play very strong.
Can be a speaker I want to test.
Low diaphragm weight. Withstands only 5 watts. Fits me because I do not play very strong.
Can be a speaker I want to test.
Alpair 11 MS | Markaudio
You want the "MS" series, Mono Suspension.
Mark Audio make good drivers.
I think you're chasing rainbows though.
An efficient design with minimal/carefully managed cone motion is the way imo.
You want the "MS" series, Mono Suspension.
Mark Audio make good drivers.
I think you're chasing rainbows though.
An efficient design with minimal/carefully managed cone motion is the way imo.
As you live in Sweden (EU), one of the better shops will be soundimport.eu in the Netherlands, but you can also go to toutlehautparleur.com (France) but they don't have stock left i see.