General Speaker Advice and Recommendations

Discussion in 'Speakers' started by shotgunshane, Mar 7, 2017.

  1. Hrodulf

    Hrodulf Prohibited from acting as an MOT until year 2050

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    It's incredibly hard if not downright impossible to physically do anything for these super low frequencies. My approach has always been about smart positioning to avoid true nulls and then iron out the peak electronically. Even our huge soviet anechoic chamber with 1m long rockwool spikes is rated to circa 50Hz or so.
     
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  3. GoodEnoughGear

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    I looked at subwoofer distortion specs...and no-one really publishes them (suspiciously). Then I found this article: https://hometheaterreview.com/why-subwoofer-distortion-is-different-from-amplifier-distortion/ relative to which the 7050B is no slouch at all. I guess I'll put my fomo away again :).

    I am impressed that Genelec actually steps up and publishes their spec.
     
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    One more reason to buy pro stuff, the documentation which comes with these products is much better than for the typical HiFi stuff. I wonder whether some of the HiFi brands even know the directivity of their speakers and are therefore able to be specific about minimum and maximum listening distance.
     
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    May I join the cool BWC too?

    PAP Trio 15 owner here, although not DIY
     
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  7. Azimuth

    Azimuth FKA rtaylor76, Friend

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    I use two 10" sealed powered subs in a stereo configuration. Running this way let's the sub amp and subs do all the heavy lifting without much distortion. The subs are barely at 9'oclock on the gain knob, and that is almost too much bass in my large bonus room.

    Top end is handeled by KEF Q300's. Although, whenever I get my garage setup in my New house, I'd like to build the DIYSG HTM-10's. Although in my setup, I still wish they had the Fusion 8's. Either way, those efficient big mid drivers would be a good match for use with active stereo subs.

    Has anyone built any kits from DIYSG?
     
  8. briskly

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    Size influences the frequency of the standing modes on the cone, also called break up modes. The geometry of the cone diaphragm and material will affect the particular frequencies of those modes, and the damping of cone material will determine how problematic or helpful they may be. The cone shape implicates high-frequency roll-off, which may be partially countered by the non-rigid motion of the cone.
    There is also the lossy inductance in the motor that serves to slope off the high frequency response.
     
  9. Priidik

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    Curious way to say about inductance. How is it defined?
    VC inductance (reactive) + VC series resistance acts like low pass filter, though.
     
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    Ehh, you buy some old factory building and suspend your listening room (with soft walls) in the middle of it.
    Kinda like Noisia did, but they didn't really go balls to the wall (too close to the floor).
     
  11. briskly

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    The inductance itself is frequency dependent. The permeability of iron in the motor drops off at higher frequencies from eddy currents inside.
    As for how to model this, that's the tricky part. The L2R2 model adds to the existing T-S terms an inductor shunted by a parallel resistor. Thorborg's model used by Scan-Speak adds a fractional order term, semi-inductance.

    Some reading:

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    I used to rock a big-ass Paradigm subwoofer in my 2-channel setup that was the size of a coffee table. Can't remember if it was the 12 or 15", I think it was 12". The finish on it was really nice, so it just barely passed the WAF*...but then we had kids and the paradigm shifted (pun intended) and I was told it had to go. Eventually worked two Sunfire Super-Juniors back into the set-up, but they're little pups compared to that big ol' dog. When it really barked you could rattle paint off the walls. Sigh...


    *Wife Acceptance Factor (for those not used to the term)
     
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    Holy crap the stack of magnets on that midwoofer!
     
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    fraggler A Happy & Busy Life

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    Anyone have ideas for cheap, DIY remedies for a cracked surround? The catch is that this is for a set of Audioengine A2s that have a 3"ish "woofer." Think some liquid electrical tape would hold up?
     
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    I've "repaired" some old torn car audio rubber surrounds with a small square of plain electrical tape on the inside and outside of the surround. didn't seem to make any funny noises, but i definitely wasn't doing much critical listening with them.
     
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    @fraggler Is it a foam or rubber surround? If rubber, maybe one of those cheap bike tube repair kits that you can stick on? If foam... maybe some contact cement or rubber epoxy? Also of note is now the crack happened in the first place. If it's rot, the patch may be very temporary.
     
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    fraggler A Happy & Busy Life

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    Thanks guys. It looks like a thin rubber surround. Speakers are just for the TV in the bedroom, so high fidelity isn't necessary, just tired of the buzzing sound it makes any time they try to make any kind of bass. Only about 5-6 years old, so not sure why it would crack (always in climate controlled area), but then again, these are tiny little things that attempt to defy physics with the bass they do create. May have just watched Lord of the Rings too many times and they gave up.
     
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    A bicycle tube patch might work very well. Use this one, the patches are very thin and would be a better choice than some of the other brands out there. You can trim the patch down with scissors to the appropriate size before you apply it.
     
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    Speaker noob here. I'll be moving into my own house soon and want to start my journey into the world of speakers. I have an EC AF and was thinking of buying a pair of speakers with the appropriate sensitivity to power with my AF. Any recommendations below 2k? Am I better off using the AF as a preamp to a power amp to less sensitive speakers?
     

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