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Old November 20th 06, 01:02 AM posted to uk.rec.audio
Keith G
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Default What's your view of speaker crossovers?


"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
Keith G wrote:
Read the numbers:


Lowther PM6C (30 - 20k) Lowther EX3 (30 - 22k) Fostex FE103E (fs - 22k)
Visaton B200 (fu - 18k) Visaton FRS8-8 (80 - 20k)


None of the drivers I currently use quote a top end anything like as low
as 10k. Consequently, I take all these 'readings/measurements' and
various other figures with a pinch of salt - it what they *sound* like
(overall) to me that counts...


Those numbers mean nothing without how they're derived.




Frankly, the numbers don't mean very much at all in the real world, other
than to a designer or manufacturer - for example, the frequency range of a
full orchestra is only about 40-14k and the *dink dink* 'Top C' on a piano
is only about 4096 Hz with only weak (inaudible for most purposes) harmonics
extending beyond 10 kHz....

(Kinda make waving the *numbers* about a bit of an exercise in
pointlessness, doesn't it...??? :-)