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6.5 vs 8 vs 10 woofer

IMHO I think the 8 is the ideal size cone for mid/small sized listening rooms. Even for large size listening rooms. 
The lower mid hz's seem cleaner/clearer. And  there is so little fq's in 905+ of the music we listen to, it seems to me the 8  driver is the most perfect size cone.
A 10 size cone  has the potential to become overwheling, aggressive, attacking when amp gain is pushed just a  tad too much, = Better  volume  control with a  8 vs a 10. 
The 6.5 misses some of that lower bass which a  8 can voice superior. 
After listening to several YT vids with a  10 FR, I had considered going 10, but i think  staying with a  8 avoids regrets. 
I listen at low/mid volume. 

mozartfan
murphythecat
181 posts
 
@mozartfan,

" Its ridiculous listening to a tiny 1.3 inch dome tweeter trying to gather up a full range orchestra in full power."

tweeters reproduce harmonics mostly and are used over 2khz. listen to your music, turn a EQ on and highpass your orchestra at 2khz. not much energy over 2khz.

no wideband will be as even in the treble as any tweeter. and very few wideband, if any, of the zie your looking at (6 or 8") will reproduce "air" in a even pattern. Most wideband still need a tweeter for the last octave (10khz to 20khz)

its quite ridiculous to think that a wideband is suited to reproduce a orchestra at full power

Enjoy the journey, but everything is a compromise and many ways to get to satisfaction in this hobby

" Dual 6.5’s MM (skip the tweet) is the ideal bass configure for backing up a single FR 6.5 or 8."
why not dual 15", or dual 10’s or dual 8’s.

you clearly are starting to make stuff up as you go on.

mrklas
441 posts
 
I am all about the results....its' about the performance isn't it?

Naturally aspirated inline 6, V-8 or V12?  I don't really care if it provides good performance and throttle response :)


timlub
2,040 posts
 
 Its ridiculous listening to a tiny 1.3 inch dome tweeter trying to gather up a full range orchestra in full power." 

 You are right it is,  that's why we use another driver below it and a crossover.  

tweeters reproduce harmonics mostly and are used over 2khz. listen to your music, turn a EQ on and highpass your orchestra at 2khz. not much energy over 2khz.

Ok , so there is no argument, you only listen to music up to 2000 hz, since anything over 2k is irrelevant because it is only harmonics. 

@ mozartfan   I really do hope that you look over the information that I posted about understanding speaker specs and what they mean when it comes to understanding a speaker.  One thing that I would say that I don't see regarded much on domes is Xmax.  1.3 inch domes out there currently have an xmax of .1mm to 3.0mm.  This makes a tremendous difference in how a dome translates music.  There is a tweeter fairly unknow that I truly love.  I posted it on a thread called what are your favorite tweeters.    If you'd like to pm me, I'll do my best to answer your questions and offer a better understanding of why some of your idea's are actually quite good, but others show a very poor understanding of how all of this works.   Good Luck.  Tim 
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