im like that child who keeps asking "why" on this forum lately, but it people on here have been very helpful, and I always learn something new when i come here.
so my current situation is i have a 18" powered sub
and im in the market for a set of tops to go with it.
i quite like the yamaha dbr12s, but im tempted to go with the 15s, because i find that i may be making the sub work a little hard. i find the crowd tends to sort of gather around the sub while the tops themselves dont get that kind of attention, in fact people tend to distance themselves from them when they are loud which is why im wondering if i should just go with bigger bassier tops
- what would be the benefits, if any, in using 15s with a 18 sub? is it just that they go lower or are 15s likely to throw further also? meaning less drop off in volume as you go away from the speaker?
- and should i really be using a hi pass filter at 100hz on my tops when using them with a sub even if they are large 15" ? in what kind of scenario would you leave them at full range vs using a crossover ?
im a bit of a bass junky, so my gut says just leave everything at full range, it feels like a waste of bass otherwise lol but am i concerned that i may be being irresponsible/ amateurish and unintentionally causing a negative effect on the sound by doing this
- and if i do x over should i be matching perfectly the cross over point i have on the sub with that of the tops or is it ok to allow an overlap? lets say ,set the tops to 100 and the woofer to 120?
- or does this all just depend on the room im working with on the night?
- and if im crossing over at 100hz, is there really any point in having 15" tops at all? or even anything other than 10"? would 2 subs and 2 or even 4 10" tops be absolute the best scenario?
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