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How do you judge the sound of speaker by dimension?
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:05 pm
by Alan0354
I saw something on Youtube about the cone of British sounding speaker is deeper than American sounding speaker. Is that true.
How can you tell whether the speaker has bigger bottom, more highs, mids, more open etc. just by looking at the speaker.
In another word, how does the physical dimension or the make of the cone affecting the sound.
Thanks
Re: How do you judge the sound of speaker by dimension?
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:40 pm
by RCGPNY1
Too general a statement and generally not true. It has to do with the mechanical properties of the speaker, cone wieght, surround material, and free air resonance. In fact , if anything, IMHO British designers actually go for less bass in the designs of their guitar speakers. For example JBL and E/V speakers are generally capable of more lows than
most celestions. You can't really judge a speaker just by looking at it, although a speaker with a "half roll" surround is almost always designed as a"woofer" as apposed to speakers with a "multiroll" or accordion edge suspension which is usually a more "full range" design.
Re: How do you judge the sound of speaker by dimension?
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:04 pm
by Ken Moon
Alan, I hope you can keep a secret.
The dimension you are looking for is not listed on any spec sheet. Few dare to even talk about it out loud:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y
Re: How do you judge the sound of speaker by dimension?
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:14 pm
by xtian
Depth? What about FLAT speaker "cones"?
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Re: How do you judge the sound of speaker by dimension?
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:00 pm
by Ken Moon
Re: How do you judge the sound of speaker by dimension?
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:03 pm
by Alan0354
I don't know much about speakers, I just curious after I watched a Youtube of the guy measuring the depth of the cone on the British Red Coat Eminence vs American Swamp Thang.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMmf7dKcmV0[/url]
Re: How do you judge the sound of speaker by dimension?
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:25 am
by Aaron
Throws you across the room!
Re: How do you judge the sound of speaker by dimension?
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:07 pm
by Structo
Loudspeakers are probably the most subjective and least understood of all audio devices.
It is the direct link to your ears.
Depending on efficiency and impedance to name a couple of the specifications it can end up great or an aural nightmare.
We all know that speaker enclosures are not all created equal.
I really believe the early amps and combos may be more of accidental nature than any careful engineering.
But, I like happy accidents.
