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<blockquote data-quote="thylantyr" data-source="post: 1587176" data-attributes="member: 560358">Line array with full range drivers isn&#039;t ideal, but it doesn&#039;t stop peoplefrom building them......&nbsp; <a href="http://www.seventh-veil.com/products.htm" target="_blank">http://www.seventh-veil.com/products.htm</a>You should model those drivers in WinISD {or whatever} to get anideal of how much bass it might offer. An array of small speakers can bepretty amazing for bass. See if it models well in a ported box, perhaps designthe speaker with a midbass peak to compensate if it lacks {see below}.My NSB array {4&quot; cheap midwoofers} are in a ported design tuned to 100hzwith a big peak in bass, works nice even though the modeling looks fugly.Any issues can be dialed in with an EQ.Built a 4 driver prototype using cheap wood, ported box and then cover the port tosee what it&#039;s sealed box sound is like. If you like the 4 driver sound, then proceedwith the 8 driver design. If you don&#039;t like the sound, sell the four drivers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thylantyr, post: 1587176, member: 560358"] Line array with full range drivers isn't ideal, but it doesn't stop people from building them...... [URL="http://www.seventh-veil.com/products.htm"]http://www.seventh-veil.com/products.htm[/URL] You should model those drivers in WinISD {or whatever} to get an ideal of how much bass it might offer. An array of small speakers can be pretty amazing for bass. See if it models well in a ported box, perhaps design the speaker with a midbass peak to compensate if it lacks {see below}. My NSB array {4" cheap midwoofers} are in a ported design tuned to 100hz with a big peak in bass, works nice even though the modeling looks fugly. Any issues can be dialed in with an EQ. Built a 4 driver prototype using cheap wood, ported box and then cover the port to see what it's sealed box sound is like. If you like the 4 driver sound, then proceed with the 8 driver design. If you don't like the sound, sell the four drivers. [/QUOTE]

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