musgofasa
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[quote author=Adrian D. link=1159206911/0#4 date=1159268706] why would high xmax subs sound one-notish in the wo ? [/quote]
I remember when we were building these for car use, the heavier subs with high x-max tended to be boomy and produced big bass in the 45 hz range, but they weren't as musical as the shorter x-max drivers we used. No science there, just observation. Not sure if it might have been the drivers or the general tendancy of the enclosure.
Certainly not saying "don't try it" just remembering what happened with the ones I tried it with.
Examples: We used the pioneer silver "diamond plate" woofers in one and it was pretty solid to listen to, but not very loud. We took the same box and exchanged the drivers for Rockford, HX2s and got a lot louder at the expense of range. When we went to an MA audio sub with huge Xmax, it got even louder, but sounded like an SPL "Burpp" machine lol. Again, no science there, It could've been as simple as the test tones vs music playing, vs poor quality construction of the speakers in question.
Remember, we were trying to get high number SPL in cars out of the box at the time so it may interact completely different in a larger space like a room. I do remember the small WO sounding cleaner in a large vehicle like an excursion or a van even with the heavier drivers.
Food for thought
Robert
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