Help narrow down these 4 drivers to 1 for me. TY

[rl guy]

hello,

im looking to add some music to my business. the business is about 1200 sq ft. i would like to mount a couple of drivers on to the celing tiles above and firing straight down so we can have some music. we will mainly play nora jones, katie melua and other vocal and soft music.

so far i have these 4 different drivers in mind:

audio nirvana super 10" cast frame
TB w8 1808 8"
TB w8 1772 8"
TB w5 1611 5.25"


im looking for the best midrange possible. i also like warm and powerful male midrange/mid bass. the drivers also have to be easy to work with (probably will wire them directly into some kind of tripath or digital amp.

my current top pick is the tb w8 1772 due to its high sensitivity and smooth fq response.

please help me select one of the four above drivers. i value and appreciate your recommendation. if there are other drivers that i should look at, please let me know. im looking to buy tonight or tomorrow. thanks for your help.

 

[Crossblade]

I think it would be better to go with more, cheaper drivers, so you can have good sound in bigger part of the place and not just a couple/or single zone.

Having the budget for 2 of these drivers, you can afford 4 or even more GOOD drivers

 

[rl guy]

thank you for your input. i will go with 4 tb w5 1611 drivers then? i will mounted it in a straight line at the center of the ceiling.

 

[preiter]

Are you thinking of mounting boxes to the ceiling? or bare drivers mounted to the ceiling tiles (aka infinite baffle).

For infinite baffle, the QTS of the driver will determine the bass roll-off so you will want to pay attention to that.

 

[Godzilla]

For ceiling i would buy these.

8" Full-Range Ceiling Speaker | Parts-Express.com

They won't have the TB mids but mounted in ceilings they will sound fuller in the bass. The TBs will roll off in the bass drastically mounted in ceilings... tho i never tried it. Also, the TB 1808 and 1772 are very heavy and if one fell from the ceiling on you it might cause death!

 

[Crossblade]

If you go the way Godzilla told you, you may get even more (8 or more) drivers, as they are cheap, and still have money left in the budget, for building a nice separate stereo setup with 2 good drivers and maybe even a seperate amplifier

 

[rl guy]

i want a really good sound for the business. i want people coming in and get to experience a high end sound.

if i go with the tb, at what frequency does the roll off starts at? if i can get good decent bass down to 60hz or 80hz, im happy.

thanks