In the US, speaker sizes are typically referred to in inches... 6x9s, 8s, 10s, 12s...
Is this still done in places where inches aren't commonly used? If not, what are the commonly stated sizes used in conversation for the speakers from 6x9s to 15s?
Is this still done in places where inches aren't commonly used? If not, what are the commonly stated sizes used in conversation for the speakers from 6x9s to 15s?
As the rest of the world is metric, it's most likely centimeters or millimeters etc.
Any country that was colonized by Britain, could be a mixture of imperial and metric.
jeff
Any country that was colonized by Britain, could be a mixture of imperial and metric.
jeff
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We use the metric system but used imperial until 40 or so years ago. In conversations we still refer to the larger sizes in inches. With the smaller sizes , we usually still talk in inches but also may use cm/mm.
Here in Italy we use both, but only when referring to speaker sizes. Everything else is in metric.
Also some italian manufacturers use inches to identify their speakers even in the name tag (Think of FaitalPRO, 8FE200, or 8FE300 are all 20cm/8") but some others, such as Ciare, use centimeters (think of the Ciare HW161, HW162, HW163 all being 16cm/6.5" units).
Also some italian manufacturers use inches to identify their speakers even in the name tag (Think of FaitalPRO, 8FE200, or 8FE300 are all 20cm/8") but some others, such as Ciare, use centimeters (think of the Ciare HW161, HW162, HW163 all being 16cm/6.5" units).
Australia went metric in 1966.
Car wheels are still in imperial.
Speaker drivers are still in imperial (for the most part. metric sizing more common for smaller drivers, tweeters and mids)
Wire gauges are also mostly in imperial (awg) But house wiring is in mm, as is some other wiring - That's a real mess right there :/
Lumber is also a mix depending on the industry and the age of of person talking about it.
I was born into the metric system, but still mention things in metric and imperial.
Car wheels are still in imperial.
Speaker drivers are still in imperial (for the most part. metric sizing more common for smaller drivers, tweeters and mids)
Wire gauges are also mostly in imperial (awg) But house wiring is in mm, as is some other wiring - That's a real mess right there :/
Lumber is also a mix depending on the industry and the age of of person talking about it.
I was born into the metric system, but still mention things in metric and imperial.
Australia went decimal currency in 1966, measurement changeover started in 1971
Speakers generally get referred to by their imperial sizing by most people.
Wire gauges are NOT awg in general they are near 100% metric, ie 32 x0.20(mm) so 32 strands of 0.20mm wire this may or may not get a sq mm sizing, house wiring etc is square mm. In both cases they rarely exactly match the close AWG number though some places like bunnings hardware will import speaker wire the was bound for the US market from china and it will be sold as 12/14/16/18 AWG
Lumber has been metric for donkeys years.... we buy say a 45x90mm NOT a 2"x4". a nice trap though with some sheet goods is they are good metric sizes say 1200 x 2400 but the machines churning them out didn't change say the sheet measured 1220 x 2440... bonus for squaring up. However some did change to a pure 1200 x 2400 sheet
I'm old enough to refer to 2x4's but last time i went into a real lumber yard and ask for some quotes i got a puzzled look and a comment we don't sell stuff that small...... and this was from a staff member nearly as old as myself.
All my own woodworking is done in mm and my table saw is set up for 0.1mm repeatablity.
Speakers generally get referred to by their imperial sizing by most people.
Wire gauges are NOT awg in general they are near 100% metric, ie 32 x0.20(mm) so 32 strands of 0.20mm wire this may or may not get a sq mm sizing, house wiring etc is square mm. In both cases they rarely exactly match the close AWG number though some places like bunnings hardware will import speaker wire the was bound for the US market from china and it will be sold as 12/14/16/18 AWG
Lumber has been metric for donkeys years.... we buy say a 45x90mm NOT a 2"x4". a nice trap though with some sheet goods is they are good metric sizes say 1200 x 2400 but the machines churning them out didn't change say the sheet measured 1220 x 2440... bonus for squaring up. However some did change to a pure 1200 x 2400 sheet
I'm old enough to refer to 2x4's but last time i went into a real lumber yard and ask for some quotes i got a puzzled look and a comment we don't sell stuff that small...... and this was from a staff member nearly as old as myself.
All my own woodworking is done in mm and my table saw is set up for 0.1mm repeatablity.
Hey guys, I do remember when Aus went to metric, but exactly when wasn't important to the original question about how metric system countries refer to speaker sizes.
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Stuey, just fixing the not so accurate information posted by User Abuser above.... note i also answered the OP's question.
For giggles the USA officially went metric 4 years later in 1975 .... The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 is an Act of Congress that was signed into law by U.S. President Gerald Ford on December 23, 1975.[1] It declared the metric system "the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce", but permitted the use of United States customary units in all activities. ....
probably the only country that took a complete two way bet and effectively did nothing!
For giggles the USA officially went metric 4 years later in 1975 .... The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 is an Act of Congress that was signed into law by U.S. President Gerald Ford on December 23, 1975.[1] It declared the metric system "the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce", but permitted the use of United States customary units in all activities. ....
probably the only country that took a complete two way bet and effectively did nothing!