Re: Why is woofer sensitivity +3dB


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> Does pads damge the sound?
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> ...and also, by the way... how damageing are differnt kinds of covers for
> the drivers?
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> Morgan O.

Hmmmm. That depends on who you ask, I guess. In theory, all it does is allow
less power to make it to the terminal of the speaker. There are different
kinds of resisters. You should use non-inductive power types for speakers.
You know what an L-pad is? Start with that. If you find a setting that is
perfect for your choice of speakers, then you can measure the L-pad and
replace it with fixed resisters.

The issue with not wanting to pad a woofer comes from the fact that the
woofer is the only driver in the system that is supposed to work down to -
and below it's resonance. Putting a resister in series with a woofer will
change its T/S parameters so much that your box calculation will be very
wrong. Besides that, you would be throwing away a lot of power / efficiency.
In most cases, the woofer covers the largest area of the spectrum. Just get
a mid and a tweeter that is at least or greater in efficiency and get on
with your life.

James. :o)



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