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Long throw 5 1/4 woofer??

I like very much my Totems Staff with a 5 1/4 woofer. The bass is very nice and deep (for a small woofer), however I wonder what do Totem Acoustic means by "long throw woofer". In their web site they do not list the x-max for this particular woofer. Any ideas about the x-max of this woofer?? Searching the web I found that the woofer is made in Poland (GDN 13/40/2) and in you tube there is a video where the woofer is feed some power so that its excursion is of about 3/8" one way!!! Can this little woofer handle safely an excursion of this magnitude?
tiofelon
hifiharv
351 posts
 
Is 3/8" really that much? I think I have seen longer, even on older vintage designs like AR's and KLH's. Seems like size of the cone would have nothing to do with max excursion. I would think a smaller cone could go as long as anything else if the "motor" and surround, etc. were up to it. No expert here, just thinking.
rlwainwright
1,904 posts
 
3/8" isn't that much. Some subwoofer designs have excursions approaching 1"...

-RW-
james63
534 posts
 
Long relative to a tweeter which is next to nothing.

A rep told me JL audio fathum 13 has 3" of travel. No idea if it is true...
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rfogel8
192 posts
 
"Long throw", compared to what? Short throw? Sounds like marketing hype to me. Excursion doesn't mean squat if the driver can't produce believable sound; you know, vocals, acoustic instruments, etc.

Another thing, 5 1/4" is generally a midrange driver so while x-max may come into play when thinking about decent bass with "punch", a driver that small is bound to limit extension and dynamics.
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