Hi all (and specifically Jon)
Would love to hear your thoughts about utilizing tweeter waveguides. I believe in low XO high order designs such Jon's, but I see precious little on DIY speaker forums about this subject. I believe the benifits are obvious - large increases in low end output that (when corrected for flat response) reduces excursion/distortion, directivity that closer matches the woofer at XO, etc. But what about the drawbacks? Stored energy issues? It seems that just about every higher end Pro Audio monitor (Genelec,etc.) use a shallow waveguide to increase low end (tweeter) output and control directivty. Most use lower XO's and I would imagine, are thoroughly engineered - beyond the scope of most DIY or even home audio designs.
Your thoughts? (Mark K, I hope your reading - love your speaker pages).
AJ 8)
**For additional info, see this thread https://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18242
Would love to hear your thoughts about utilizing tweeter waveguides. I believe in low XO high order designs such Jon's, but I see precious little on DIY speaker forums about this subject. I believe the benifits are obvious - large increases in low end output that (when corrected for flat response) reduces excursion/distortion, directivity that closer matches the woofer at XO, etc. But what about the drawbacks? Stored energy issues? It seems that just about every higher end Pro Audio monitor (Genelec,etc.) use a shallow waveguide to increase low end (tweeter) output and control directivty. Most use lower XO's and I would imagine, are thoroughly engineered - beyond the scope of most DIY or even home audio designs.
Your thoughts? (Mark K, I hope your reading - love your speaker pages).
AJ 8)
**For additional info, see this thread https://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18242
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