A full range speaker?


Many claim to be, but how many can handle a full orchestra’s range?

That range is from 26hz to around 12khz including harmonics, but the speakers that can go that low are few and far between. That is a shame, since the grand piano, one of the center points of many orchestral and symphonic performances, needs that lower range to produce a low A fully, however little that key is used.

I used to think it was 32hz, which would handle a Hammond B-3’s full keyboard, so cover most of the musical instruments range, but since having subs have realized how much I am missing without those going down to 25hz with no db’s down.

What would you set as the lower limit of music reproduction for a speaker to be called full range?

 I’m asking you to consider that point where that measurement is -0db’s, which is always different from published spec's.
william53b
 Someone above said 35, for me it a solid 30.

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Each his own
I'd much rather have a  40hz bottom midwoofer that offers a cleaner superior 40hz-1khz range. 
This is the tradoff.
Seas Magnesium Excel goes to 40hz, The Scanspeaks go to 25hz
Magnesium's are more musical in the 200-1khz range.
I don't care for paper cones, Heard too many paper cones back in the day.
So i give up the lower **tight punch** in these Scans, for a  superior voicing of the 200hz-1khz range of the Magnesium cones. . 
Always a  tradeoff.
The Seas newer cones, Graphene gives a  more kick in the lows, but at a  price, 2x;s((W22 = $550 each!!) the price of magnesium
Again trade off, $250 bargain vs a  wallet busting $550. 
For what, ? a  few hz's below 40hz?? = Not worth it. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6B6WjAzuc8



If I were to build my dream speakers these would be the foundation of them.
Scan-Speak 32W/8878T11 Revelator 13" Woofer
https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/approx-12-woofers/scan-speak-32w/8878t11-revelator-13-woofer/

Or these in an open baffle, which is the way I'm leaning these days.
AE Speakers
http://aespeakers.com/shop/dipole/dipole15/

And these would be something like what I would build, putting it all together into the expense of the components, and you’re talking about $1,200 just for the x-over parts.

Fikus:

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william53b OP103 posts07-12-2021 6:41pmIf I were to build my dream speakers these would be the foundation of them.
Scan-Speak 32W/8878T11 Revelator 13" Woofer
https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/approx-12-woofers/scan-speak-32w/8878t11-revelator-13-woofer/

Or these in an open baffle, which is the way I'm leaning these days.
AE Speakers
http://aespeakers.com/shop/dipole/dipole15/

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Why the need for a  13 super bass anda   15 inch dipole woofer???
bass on top of bass????
 
My dream speaker would be

Seas W22 Graphene xossing at say 200hz/Mundorf high end caps, and a  Vox 5 incher.
Thats a  huge waste of the W22 Graphene.