Digital_Thor
Senior Member
Well... 2+2=4 in most cases.... Even though you might like any other number better
So let's follow the data, before we jump into opinions
If you want smaller speakers, you've already limited yourself into a few compromises. You can dance around some of these compromises by cheating a bit, which might be audible... But again, that is a personal factor, whether or not it will be to much or to little for you to notice or being annoyed by it in the end.
You very quickly run out of SPL, when the speaker shrinks, and the frequency goes down. And since the better solution for combining subs and mains, is a consistent overlap. Then smaller speakers will be a compromise at some point.
As of how I understood Geddes' approach. He went for speakers and subwoofers, that were big enough , to not run out of Xmax or SPL at any given angle or level, so he could focus on the math on combining subs and mains best possibly without thinking about all those lifestyle design issues.
Subs are good at distribution of bass. Mains are good for stereo. Then they need to mix and coop, without breaking the illusion of a full bandwidth stereo image.
Nothing is perfect ... Pick your compromise.... Let it be space, complexity, money or design .
So let's follow the data, before we jump into opinions
If you want smaller speakers, you've already limited yourself into a few compromises. You can dance around some of these compromises by cheating a bit, which might be audible... But again, that is a personal factor, whether or not it will be to much or to little for you to notice or being annoyed by it in the end.
You very quickly run out of SPL, when the speaker shrinks, and the frequency goes down. And since the better solution for combining subs and mains, is a consistent overlap. Then smaller speakers will be a compromise at some point.
As of how I understood Geddes' approach. He went for speakers and subwoofers, that were big enough , to not run out of Xmax or SPL at any given angle or level, so he could focus on the math on combining subs and mains best possibly without thinking about all those lifestyle design issues.
Subs are good at distribution of bass. Mains are good for stereo. Then they need to mix and coop, without breaking the illusion of a full bandwidth stereo image.
Nothing is perfect ... Pick your compromise.... Let it be space, complexity, money or design .
