Evan Kirkendall wrote on Wed, 11 February 2009 23:02 |
Jeff Permanian wrote on Wed, 11 February 2009 17:22 | They have simular response as the growler, 103db 1 watt, 18mm 13ply baltic birch, 120 lbs, 36" x 24" x 26" and load with a 15" driver 600watts continous/1200watts program, 17mm xmax. I'm holding for building them because I want a more powerful driver.
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Why is every so hung up on "wanting more power?" That seems to be the new trend "my box handles X watts, so it's better then yours!" I'd rather have a 500/1000w driver in a box that'll do 136dB peak vs. a 1000/2000w driver in a box that'll do the same. The less power, the better IMO.
Evan
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Evan,
Jeff is almost assuredly not speaking about the drivers' input power capacity.
He is likely speaking of 1 of two things:
1. A driver with a higher BL product for the motor
2. A driver with more usable XMAX.
Given the extremely short horns used in the growler boxes, I am suspecting number 1.
From a speaker designer's perspective, I can tell you that for modern loudspeaker drivers power handling is almost NOT on the list of things to concern yourself with.
Certain more meaningful parameters, such as increasing a driver's BL product, happen to include the side benefit of building a motor structure that can deal with greater input voltages.