The Loudest Comps Budget $600

[packerfan 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif (my Illusion's use Radian drivers)


Like audiolife said; Horns will slaughter regular components in output, and match or excel beyond them in sound quality (with proper tuning). 700hz may be pushing it unless you have an extremely steep slope. Full bodied horns should be able to handle 800-850hz @ 24db/oct just fine.

If you want to stick with comps; I had the Pro 6.5 set w/ an Eclipse 34230 running them (400w x 2 @ 4ohm), and they got loud enough that your ears would literally pop, and you could hear them from a few blocks away.....you could be about a block away and hear them from inside a building. Didn't sound as good as my horns at those volumes (horns retain their accuracy better).....but when you're that loud, your ears are distorting just as much if not more than the drivers themselves.

400wrms to just the regular Pro6.5s? Crazy, sealed in the kicks or free air in the doors?

 

[Savstyle 10+ year member]

horns with an 8" midbass would be real nice. But dont forget about dls iridiums(yeah i know i spelled it wrong)

 

[OlogyAudio 10+ year member]

horns with an 8" midbass would be real nice. But dont forget about dls iridiums(yeah i know i spelled it wrong)

Don't forget about me ethr... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

400wrms to just the regular Pro6.5s? Crazy, sealed in the kicks or free air in the doors?

Doors, with those foam baffles.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

Don't forget about me ethr... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

you should send out a sample (nothing major and nothing to be kept) to a few people here like squeak , denim and 3.5 max. if its good its good and if they post a review it would help you along with your bizz.

 

[Tbird006TheKing 10+ year member]

10*log(watts)+sensitivity = volume at ref. distance (typ. one meter) from one speaker.... 2x the speakers and power gain 6dB..... -- half space gain 6dB from a point source..... those are the basic rules that almost work...

I don't think I get it

So for the Pros 10*400+90= 4090

What about this (Copied From Crutchfield.com)

The chart below illustrates that a few dB in sensitivity can make a big difference:

Speaker...........Sensitivity Rating.........Power Needed To produce a given volume

Speaker A........ 85 dB.......................... 100 watts

Speaker B ........88 dB............................50 watts

Speaker C.........91 dB............................ 25 watts

A speaker with a sensitivity rating that's 3 dB higher than another speaker's

only needs half as much power to deliver the same amount of sound.

 

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

hey reading the above makes me wanna go horns.. how does a DLS iridium woofer with a image dynamics horn sound? with an EQ and crossovers will i be ok? does DLS even sell the woofer seperately?

 

[OlogyAudio 10+ year member]

I don't think I get it
So for the Pros 10*400+90= 4090

What about this (Copied From Crutchfield.com)

The chart below illustrates that a few dB in sensitivity can make a big difference:

Speaker...........Sensitivity Rating.........Power Needed To produce a given volume

Speaker A........ 85 dB.......................... 100 watts

Speaker B ........88 dB............................50 watts

Speaker C.........91 dB............................ 25 watts

A speaker with a sensitivity rating that's 3 dB higher than another speaker's

only needs half as much power to deliver the same amount of sound.

type this in google 10*log(400)+90

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Hey squeak -- What do you think of the idea of me sending you a sample to pass to all the diffrent mods? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Possibly one of you will be so flabergasted at how it sounds that you will just buy it -- or alternatively ya can raffle them off or something atleast to cover the costs of the drivers //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

As for the driver you are looking for.... hows the RE XXX sound? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Tbird006TheKing 10+ year member]

Thankx Ology

 

[OlogyAudio 10+ year member]

Thankx Ology

no prob -- google is amazing! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif gotta love it's ability to take over the world...

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

I don't think I get it
So for the Pros 10*400+90= 4090

You forgot to include the log function in that equation //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

10*log(400) = 26.02

Yes, you need to bust out the scientific calculator for this //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Remember though; sensitivity isn't the end all be all; you need to be sure that 1st the ratings are comparable; i.e. they may have used differing power levels (1w vs. 2.83V [which is 2w on a 4ohm speaker]), different distances (.5m vs. 1m), etc etc. Beyond that; the speakers sensitivity will not be linear as power compression and whatnot sets in.