I have heard and read countless times how a 15" subwoofer can never be as responsive as a 12"er... there must be a company out there that beefs up the magnet and structure to accomodate for the bigger and much more sluggish cone area. Anybody know of such a subwoofer?? I want to install one in a sealed enclosure.. that would fit in the back of a 2dr 1982 vw rabbit.
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yes, there are SQ 15's out there. Image Dynamics 15's always sounded great free-air. free-air with good power for control is key IMO
you mean sq subwoofer as in someone using a sub woofer based on it's parameters and application?
yeah, all of them.
yeah, all of them.
These guys from Oregon don't know what they're talking about. That dude from Salem, and the one from Portland? Ignore them.
The only way to get fast bass is to use a fast woofer, and obviously a fifteen is way too slow and sluggish. You should use an eight inch woofer, or better yet a tweeter.
Yeah, that's it! A tweeter is what you need.
The only way to get fast bass is to use a fast woofer, and obviously a fifteen is way too slow and sluggish. You should use an eight inch woofer, or better yet a tweeter.
Yeah, that's it! A tweeter is what you need.
IDQ15v2!!
Straight from TC sounds website...
One of the biggest myths about woofers is that 8’s and 10’s are “tighter” and “cleaner” than 15’s or 18’s. Nothing is further from the truth. What tends to happen is that the smaller drivers have lower Q’s because manufactures tend to put large cones on smaller motors to increase SPL and sensitivity but not BL product. Well unless the motor can compensate for the extra mass it has to push, then the Qts will not be the same as the smaller drivers and ultimately the driver may not be suited for the same kinds of alignments and could ring too much and compromise the perceived sound quality. Having said that, high Qts drivers are not any less “tight” or “musical” than well dampened drivers, it’s just they require larger boxes and less internal pressure to prevent ringing. Ultimately there becomes a point where a driver really should be used in an infinite baffle where its actual Qts and Fs becomes the system Qtc and Fc. As enclosure volume decreases, Qtc increases and it will take a driver with a low Qts to make for an average Q system. So in conclusion, the only reason to use a smaller bass driver is for space, weight and potentially power considerations, but likewise, it is inappropriate to try and fit a larger driver into a space smaller than it is ideal for.
(Audiopulse Myths About Subwoofers)
Straight from TC sounds website...
One of the biggest myths about woofers is that 8’s and 10’s are “tighter” and “cleaner” than 15’s or 18’s. Nothing is further from the truth. What tends to happen is that the smaller drivers have lower Q’s because manufactures tend to put large cones on smaller motors to increase SPL and sensitivity but not BL product. Well unless the motor can compensate for the extra mass it has to push, then the Qts will not be the same as the smaller drivers and ultimately the driver may not be suited for the same kinds of alignments and could ring too much and compromise the perceived sound quality. Having said that, high Qts drivers are not any less “tight” or “musical” than well dampened drivers, it’s just they require larger boxes and less internal pressure to prevent ringing. Ultimately there becomes a point where a driver really should be used in an infinite baffle where its actual Qts and Fs becomes the system Qtc and Fc. As enclosure volume decreases, Qtc increases and it will take a driver with a low Qts to make for an average Q system. So in conclusion, the only reason to use a smaller bass driver is for space, weight and potentially power considerations, but likewise, it is inappropriate to try and fit a larger driver into a space smaller than it is ideal for.
(Audiopulse Myths About Subwoofers)
Where do they get this stuff?
OK, lets stop for a minute and forget about car audio. Do you realize that some of the best recording engineers around the world use large 3-ways w/ dual 15" woofers as monitors for mid-field and far-field playback in the control room? Also, even larger subs are used.
- Custom Active Westlake 3-way BBSM-15 Main monitors mounted on 2000-pound Sand pillars,
Top end powered by Bryston 4b amplifier,
Bottoms powered by Bryston 14b Dual Monoblock power amplifier,
Dual 18" Subs powered by Crown 3600 amplifiers,
Crossed over with Bryston Active Crossovers
Dual 16" TAD subs in a HUGE 10 cube enclosures each.
Do you think these guys are using "SLOW" drivers? The same guys that actually know more about sound than we will ever know and actually record sound for a living.
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=295-469
Works well for me in 1.5 cu^ft sealed.
Works well for me in 1.5 cu^ft sealed.
How about a 12" that hits like an 18" and snaps like an 8"... lol... weighs in at 17lbs too...lol..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/sublimewind/Subwoofer%20Pics/DSC05680.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/sublimewind/Subwoofer%20Pics/DSC05680.jpg
IDW15, Arc 15, S15d, SPL160, KEF KAR15, Stroker 15, 15" Power DVC, NS15, 15W6, 15W5, and some others I'm leaving out.
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