Thomp9015,
I am not saying it is a bad driver. At $65 retail (probably less wholesale or in bulk) this is a great and well respected driver and will sound awesome at lower volumes than 97 DB SPL.
All I am really saying is not to expect too much - after all to get good clean loud sound above 100 db SPL you are probably looking at something much bigger - a three way or something with perhaps $600 or more worth of drivers. You know - don't expect miracles - or don't believe the math that suggests that a small 94 db SPL full range driver should be able to easily play 110 db spl comfortably (with pure theory suggesting that all you need is a big power amp).
Of course amplifier manufacturers often neglect to mention this as they are often trying to sell you higher end amps with more watts...in a sense they are competing with speaker manufacturers for a piece of your overall "system budget."
I am not saying it is a bad driver. At $65 retail (probably less wholesale or in bulk) this is a great and well respected driver and will sound awesome at lower volumes than 97 DB SPL.
All I am really saying is not to expect too much - after all to get good clean loud sound above 100 db SPL you are probably looking at something much bigger - a three way or something with perhaps $600 or more worth of drivers. You know - don't expect miracles - or don't believe the math that suggests that a small 94 db SPL full range driver should be able to easily play 110 db spl comfortably (with pure theory suggesting that all you need is a big power amp).
Of course amplifier manufacturers often neglect to mention this as they are often trying to sell you higher end amps with more watts...in a sense they are competing with speaker manufacturers for a piece of your overall "system budget."