I have a pair of old Boston Acoustics VRM-X speakers that I would like to use in an Atmos surround setup. These speakers employs one active
woofer, a passive radiator plus two tweeters.
I would like to use these with a new cabinet, but only use one tweeter.
I have not had access to the crossover yet but would it be likely that this modification would be ok path to continue and achieve a good level match between the tweeter and woofers? I can open the speaker and take som pictures of the crossover to get a better understanding of what type it is.
I have a Dayton Dats V3 to measure the tweeter TS parameters.
Thank you.
woofer, a passive radiator plus two tweeters.
I would like to use these with a new cabinet, but only use one tweeter.
I have not had access to the crossover yet but would it be likely that this modification would be ok path to continue and achieve a good level match between the tweeter and woofers? I can open the speaker and take som pictures of the crossover to get a better understanding of what type it is.
I have a Dayton Dats V3 to measure the tweeter TS parameters.
Thank you.
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With any luck they are padded and can be brought up. However, these are no ordinary speakers. What I'd look at is whether you'd get a directivity based boost. Maybe you don't need to change the level of the tweeter you keep.
Thank you for your feedback, that is a good point regarding the vector effect for two pointing at an angle versus one directly at listening position.
I'l post some picutures of the crossover as soon as I get a chance.
Here is some info from the manual:
"What makes the VR-MX unique is its
ability to act either as a direct or diffuse field
surround speaker—depending on the
surround sound effect desired. Each indi-
vidual VR-MX surround speaker employs
two speaker baffles—one with an active
woofer, and one with a passive radiator.
When the baffle with the active woofer is
pointed towards the listening area, the
speaker produces a very direct sound
with increased localization of the sur-
round effects. When the speaker is
mounted so that the passive radiator is
facing the listening area, the entire sound
field is more diffuse"
I'l post some picutures of the crossover as soon as I get a chance.
Here is some info from the manual:
"What makes the VR-MX unique is its
ability to act either as a direct or diffuse field
surround speaker—depending on the
surround sound effect desired. Each indi-
vidual VR-MX surround speaker employs
two speaker baffles—one with an active
woofer, and one with a passive radiator.
When the baffle with the active woofer is
pointed towards the listening area, the
speaker produces a very direct sound
with increased localization of the sur-
round effects. When the speaker is
mounted so that the passive radiator is
facing the listening area, the entire sound
field is more diffuse"