[rollei_list] Re: Completely OT- Loudspeaker info a pop up question

  • From: "Ruben" <ruben@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 03:06:21 +0100

thanks Richard
I will be back - John pointed me to some books and I will see what I come up 
with
cheers Ruben
>>
>> Ruben
>
>   The impedance of a loudspeaker is not its DC resistance
> and can not be measured with an ohm meter.
>   Some of the drivers you have were intended to be used in
> specific systems. Its possible to use them in a home built
> box but for an optimum box you have to make a lot of
> measurements on them. Small low frequency speakers such as
> those used by KEF, B&O, and B&W are intended to be used in
> rather small boxes of the sort I mentioned earlier where the
> box stiffness becomes part of the restoring force of the
> speaker. Cerwin-Vega built mainly high power speakers for
> sound re-inforcement or musical instrument use. JBL has made
> an enormous number of models over the years some of which
> are specific to JBL systems and some of which are general
> purpose speakers. I am not familiar with Pearless.
>   I am enough out of touch with audio that I don't know of
> a book currently in print that covers crossover networks but
> most of the older books on audio did. Simple networks work
> fine. I may be able to give you specific help off list.
>
> ---
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> 


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