Hey, everybody...
I'm going active on my tweeters for the first time in 30 years (I know... about time!).
I have a small mid-range woofer that's going to play ~700-4000k hz, and I'm going to mount the tweeter adjacent to it (> 4000 hz).
My plan was to mount it RIGHT beside it--basically touching.
What do you think... would that be TOO close?
I also have the option of pulling the tweeter slightly closer to the listening position than the midrange driver. I've seen this in various A-pillar installs, but I didn't know if it was strategic (e.g., trying to avoid diffraction of tweeter frequencies from the adjacent midrange) or simply a function of the A-pillar angling toward the driver.
What do you think... any value in putting the tweeter slightly closer to the listening position?
Thanks in advance for any advice or info you might have!
I'm going active on my tweeters for the first time in 30 years (I know... about time!).
I have a small mid-range woofer that's going to play ~700-4000k hz, and I'm going to mount the tweeter adjacent to it (> 4000 hz).
My plan was to mount it RIGHT beside it--basically touching.
What do you think... would that be TOO close?
I also have the option of pulling the tweeter slightly closer to the listening position than the midrange driver. I've seen this in various A-pillar installs, but I didn't know if it was strategic (e.g., trying to avoid diffraction of tweeter frequencies from the adjacent midrange) or simply a function of the A-pillar angling toward the driver.
What do you think... any value in putting the tweeter slightly closer to the listening position?
Thanks in advance for any advice or info you might have!
Given one of my goal sof at least attempting to get quarterwave spacing, the close the tweeter and midrange teh better.
dave
dave
Greets!
Considering it should be centered in the inside of, and behind, the mid, an emphatic no. Better to center the tweeter next to the driver on the outside as close as practical (speakers mirror imaged) and adjusting speaker toe-in/out can dial in the necessary time delay (TD) offset to allow connecting the tweeter in phase rather than normally having to invert it, so obviously re the pillar mounts they must have some means to deal with TD unless body slant back puts one's ears enough further away from the tweeter Vs mids to account for it 'close enough' of if not, then DSP.
Thanks for weighing in, GM. You reminded me of a question I've always had (never having run active tweeters). Passive crossovers usually flip the polarity for the tweeter (as you mention). For you guys running active... do you usually match the polarity of the tweeter to the midrange (i.e., 'not flipped')... or does it just depend? What's your reasoning? Thanks for the help!