Papermaker85 5,000+ posts
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sensitivity is the trade off in subwoofers particularly because of the higher mass(which is why my next driver is gong to be a underhung neo 4" coil driver).And this is the trade off with many a linear BL driver. More often than not, you will most certainly be sacrificing peak output capabilities to gain the ultimate in linear performance. This is nothing new. That is why they created the 5400 Ultra. It's the only thing that comes close to a comprise in that relationship. Coming in at a very close second place, though, is an underhung driver. They retain some of the sensitivity needed to still come out okay in the end, while exhibiting exemplary linearity. Any true DD fan should be giving a roper nod to underhung drivers since it's how that company got it's start.
what i mean is power compression shifts Bl and creates non linearities so for high-output high excursion power compression is equally as important as BL curve. meaning a flat bl curve and poor power compression ultimately suffers parameter shifts.
you get what i'm saying?
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actually you can if its loud enough.If you can hear 15hz man I'm jealous. But yes a background noise does give a sense of size. So does space around each instrument.