@zeltegiest, did you define your SPL/bandwidth requirements, in-room or 2/4π? I’d start there when designing.
Yes the 6ND430 is a sweetheart, well behaved until 4k ish.de project of mine; pro lowmid driver, HiFi dome tweeter in waveguide:
No issues; they combine well in every way, objectively and subjectively.
but closer to traditional midwoofer then a pro midrange.
It seems it doesn't bother Ocean Way to use Dayton subwoofers in HE loudspeaker, so...
https://oceanwayaudio.com/hr3-5/
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Yes.
I think they use the HO version of drivers and it give strange port diameter and range when simulating it.
That said i never heard one of Ocean Way's loudspeakers and wasn't thrilled by outcome of Dr Dre's works using the largest Ocean Way system either (the HR-1 used in the 'Dre's room' with the big SSL at Ocean way: no stereo, sound 'huge' but almost mono to me).
It was just an example of commercial unit using this kind of driver mix.
I think they use the HO version of drivers and it give strange port diameter and range when simulating it.
That said i never heard one of Ocean Way's loudspeakers and wasn't thrilled by outcome of Dr Dre's works using the largest Ocean Way system either (the HR-1 used in the 'Dre's room' with the big SSL at Ocean way: no stereo, sound 'huge' but almost mono to me).
It was just an example of commercial unit using this kind of driver mix.
What defines a pro driver in my book is power handling (VC diameter, cooling system) and resilience/durability (tougher surrounds, coated membranes, ...). They're less defined by TSP imo, because you can find drivers for pretty much any application (subwoofers, woofers, midwoofers, pure mids, tweeter, supertweeter) in both HiFi and PA.