Tom C
Major Contributor
The topic comes up from time to time in discussions of speaker reviews. Rather than contribute to derailing of a review thread, thought I’d post here.
Can a 5-in mid/bass driver, properly implemented in a well designed system, eq’d and level matched, produce output that is audibly indistinguishable from the output of a system using, say, a 10” or 12” driver? Based on personal experience (a limited resource for sure), I would say no. The output of a larger driver will produce a superior sound quality in the mid and upper bass, and it will be easy to hear the difference compared to a smaller driver.
Can a 5-in mid/bass driver, properly implemented in a well designed system, eq’d and level matched, produce output that is audibly indistinguishable from the output of a system using, say, a 10” or 12” driver? Based on personal experience (a limited resource for sure), I would say no. The output of a larger driver will produce a superior sound quality in the mid and upper bass, and it will be easy to hear the difference compared to a smaller driver.