by Warbleed » Thu Nov 18, 2004 11:59 pm
This place sure seems to abound with misinformation and myths...accuracy has NOTHING to do with woofer diameter.
Neither mass nor woofer diameter are the limiting factor in response for subwoofers. Inductance is far and away the largest factor in transient performance, since it far and away has the largest effect on high frequency response. Remember, a subwoofer voice coil is an INDUCTOR, after all.
I'd hope anyone who's had even an elementary education in physics or electronics knows that as inductance goes up, the rolloff frequency for the inductor goes down.
The myth of larger subwoofers having worse response stems from people crossing their drivers over too high, and mistaking the effects of inductance for the effects of mass/cone diameter.
This isn't opinion, but clear, obvious, and elementary scientific fact. Adire actually has a GREAT
paper explaining this.
I sincerely hope no one on this forum is dumb/ignorant enough to try and refute basic physics...
This place sure seems to abound with misinformation and myths...accuracy has NOTHING to do with woofer diameter.
Neither mass nor woofer diameter are the limiting factor in response for subwoofers. Inductance is far and away the largest factor in transient performance, since it far and away has the largest effect on high frequency response. Remember, a subwoofer voice coil is an INDUCTOR, after all.
I'd hope anyone who's had even an elementary education in physics or electronics knows that as inductance goes up, the rolloff frequency for the inductor goes down.
The myth of larger subwoofers having worse response stems from people crossing their drivers over too high, and mistaking the effects of inductance for the effects of mass/cone diameter.
This isn't opinion, but clear, obvious, and elementary scientific fact. Adire actually has a GREAT [url=http://www.adireaudio.com/Files/TechPapers/WooferSpeed.pdf]paper[/url] explaining this.
I sincerely hope no one on this forum is dumb/ignorant enough to try and refute basic physics...