There just ain't no substitute for square inches!
Sadly two twelves per side is the most I get away with if I want to stay married.
Focus Change
Driver picking is not the way to design a loudspeaker system.
Instead:
1) Define system mission and performance requirements.
2) Determine component complement and specifications to meet these requirements.
3) Set budget and schedule to complete design, build and install system.
4) Select and acquire candidate drivers for prototype development.
5) Build, Test, and Refine prototype; then, finalize design.
6) Purchase components and build the loudspeaker system.
Not until step-6, have the specific drivers been "picked". That occurs after the design is completed. At this point several vendors on your short list should be contacted to supply the drivers needed. Just because this effort may be a "hobby" is not sufficient justification to sidestep the design process, because observing it will increase the likelihood of project success and the reward of a superior sounding system. Even if the budget is unlimited, the delivery of a system at near minimum costs is still a worth while endeavor, because it releases funds to be spent on the next, probably more challenging, project.
Regards,
WHG
Driver picking is not the way to design a loudspeaker system.
Instead:
1) Define system mission and performance requirements.
2) Determine component complement and specifications to meet these requirements.
3) Set budget and schedule to complete design, build and install system.
4) Select and acquire candidate drivers for prototype development.
5) Build, Test, and Refine prototype; then, finalize design.
6) Purchase components and build the loudspeaker system.
Not until step-6, have the specific drivers been "picked". That occurs after the design is completed. At this point several vendors on your short list should be contacted to supply the drivers needed. Just because this effort may be a "hobby" is not sufficient justification to sidestep the design process, because observing it will increase the likelihood of project success and the reward of a superior sounding system. Even if the budget is unlimited, the delivery of a system at near minimum costs is still a worth while endeavor, because it releases funds to be spent on the next, probably more challenging, project.
Regards,
WHG
Geez! Where's the fun in that? Haven't you ever started a project with "Hey, that looks like a cool driver, wonder what I can make with that?" No, never?
It is a hobby, after all.
I have just scored a pair of Alpair 10's (old version - left over's) that I'm looking to play around with (Mar-Ken10's looks like a 1st try - then perhaps an OB with an H-frame woofer). Soooooo sum times ya gotta dance with the one that ya got!
In terms of designing for market or need your points are well taken tho.
And if I'd run a business that is exactly how I'd do things.
But I'm not and this is the perfect way of squeezing the last bit of fun out of what is supposed to be a hobby.
Hobby vs. Business
Negative responses are not unexpected.
What I have found over a protracted period of time is quite the opposite.
There is no difference between the two; both can be fun and rewarding, particularly when methods for success are employed in pursuing them both.
It is unfortunate when one becomes a refuge from the other.
Regards,
WHG
P.S.: It is not about "getting" the right parameters; instead, it is about 'setting' them!
Negative responses are not unexpected.
What I have found over a protracted period of time is quite the opposite.
There is no difference between the two; both can be fun and rewarding, particularly when methods for success are employed in pursuing them both.
It is unfortunate when one becomes a refuge from the other.
Regards,
WHG
P.S.: It is not about "getting" the right parameters; instead, it is about 'setting' them!
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