Perplexed on how single driver speakers can cover such a large Hz range
I googled till I was blue in the face. I've always wondered how in the world the cone of a single driver speaker, with no crossovers, at any given ten thousands of a second, be vibrating a hefy 60Hz and also a sizzling 10 kHz. To me it's like quantum mechanics. I don't understand. I just have to accept.
Let's pretend the cone has to play 2 tones, for example, 100 Hz and 3000Hz, simultaneously. Imagine looking at the speaker cone in slow-motion. As it is progressing through its' 100Hz cycles, the cone is also moving, (vibrating), just ever so slightly, at 3000Hz, at the same time. That's super-basic explanation, but hopefully it helps. Here's a little video that may help, as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=077zpf8gI9E (FFwd to 4:30 mark) |
I think you can get full-range drivers to play some good bass, in-room. But the cost would be cabinet size. You can take a larger 10"-15" full-range driver, but with their reduced xmax, they need a big enclosure to reach into the lower frequencies. Something like 8, 12 or more cubic feet in size to get the appropriate bass output, which most people can't or don't want to sacrifice. |
