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anybody have any experience/opinions about this particular sub??
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I don't have any experience with it, but I wouldn't really consider it unless I really wanted it to look nice. The 8" version is used in a project or two in the Mission Accomplished section, and people seem to agree that it's very nice to look at.
The reason I wouldn't really consider it as a sub is that even though it has low distortion, reasonable Xmax, and is pistonic to a reasonably high frequency- you could get a lot more displacement for the dollar, and probably better sound.
If you're building a 3-way and you like the aesthetic of that driver, everything I've heard about the series suggests that it should live up to its looks.-Joe Carrow -
With that deep of a drop after the 100 hz frequency, I wouldn't use it as a sub. You could get much better for the price; try the dayton series.Comment
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what deep drop are you referring to? If the response plot you're looking at is a gated response, or a free-air measurement (or both), then you're seeing an unrealistic response below a certain frequency. The specifications of this woofer indicate that it should play flat down to the 30hz range in a properly ported enclosure.Comment
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It's not a sub, it's a woofer.
IB subwoofer FAQ page
"Complicated equipment and light reflectors and various other items of hardware are enough, to my mind, to prevent the birdie from coming out." ...... Henri Cartier-BressonComment
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I think I am the only one who uses these. I really like it. The short xmax and good sensitivity make for a nice sound. I might have messed up somehow on the rs10hf that I built to replace it. but the hi-vi sounds better. It was almost impossible to integrate the rs into my system. two m12's are all that my walls can handle.Comment
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It's not a matter of like or dislike. It's simply that the driver is a woofer not a subwoofer.
Many years ago short throw woofers were better sounding. That's certainly not the case with todays modern motors and suspension technology
Integration is seldom a function of the driver itself.
IB subwoofer FAQ page
"Complicated equipment and light reflectors and various other items of hardware are enough, to my mind, to prevent the birdie from coming out." ...... Henri Cartier-BressonComment
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I have 6 of them for my HT project and technically I'm using them "as subs", but I definitely chose them for aestetic reason. For the same price you can have something with over twice the displacement.Comment
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ethan do you have any pics?Comment
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It's not finished yet, I am posting my progress in this thread :
so far there's a pic of the satellites, post #55Comment
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