Although I don't post often or at all, I have been reading this forum for some time and completed my first 6.5" 2-way DIY design about 6 months ago. They sound great at average or higher volumes, but are a little compressed when listened to at low levels. Unfortunately, I rarely have the chance to listen at loud or even average volumes, and would like to know your thoughts on what design decisions go into making a speaker sound good when played at moderate to low levels.
At one time I noticed a thread where Jon Marsh alluded to designing a speaker that sounded good at lower volumes. Unfortunately, I could not find the thread and don't recall it going into detail about the choices he was making to get this result.
A speaker dealer I spoke with thought that designing to achieve a relatively flat impedance curve would achieve the result. I have a sufficiently powerful Rotel amp so I don't believe speaker efficiency is the key. Maybe a three way would do it, or possibly using a sub-woofer?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
At one time I noticed a thread where Jon Marsh alluded to designing a speaker that sounded good at lower volumes. Unfortunately, I could not find the thread and don't recall it going into detail about the choices he was making to get this result.
A speaker dealer I spoke with thought that designing to achieve a relatively flat impedance curve would achieve the result. I have a sufficiently powerful Rotel amp so I don't believe speaker efficiency is the key. Maybe a three way would do it, or possibly using a sub-woofer?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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