Considering 2 designs based on SB Acoustics drivers. The first a 3 way with the ceramics a 1", 5" and 2x8" in ~90L ported for an f3 of 35Hz. The second a 6.5 way with ceramic 1", satori 5", 7.5" in 14L sealed f3 92.4Hz, 9.5" in 45L ported f3 of 35Hz.
I got interested in a 3.5/4 way reading about possible benefits of a sealed and ported pairing to the bass (basically get the fast of the sealed and deep of the ported). I am a bit concerned about the bass response bellow 100Hz however. The crossover however seems to show that the 3.5 way will have favorable low bass, but I am not sure how to include enclosure effects in the response for VitiuxCAD.
So I guess my question here is should I be at all concerned about the bass response of the 3.5 way below 100Hz? Should I increase the enclosure size for the 9.5" (60L would push f3 down to 30Hz) or 7.5"? Is it better to stick with the 3 way design?
I will be pairing with a single sub, but it doesn't cross high. Don't really have the layout suitable to stereo subs.
(note, crossovers still need impedance correction and some touchups)
I got interested in a 3.5/4 way reading about possible benefits of a sealed and ported pairing to the bass (basically get the fast of the sealed and deep of the ported). I am a bit concerned about the bass response bellow 100Hz however. The crossover however seems to show that the 3.5 way will have favorable low bass, but I am not sure how to include enclosure effects in the response for VitiuxCAD.
So I guess my question here is should I be at all concerned about the bass response of the 3.5 way below 100Hz? Should I increase the enclosure size for the 9.5" (60L would push f3 down to 30Hz) or 7.5"? Is it better to stick with the 3 way design?
I will be pairing with a single sub, but it doesn't cross high. Don't really have the layout suitable to stereo subs.
(note, crossovers still need impedance correction and some touchups)
