There is no substitute for cubic inch or in this case surface area


After listening to quite a few speakers, my conclusion is that if you want large enveloping soundstage, you need a lot of drivers.  

I once had a speaker with two 12in. drivers and the soundstage is just floating in the air.  None of my other speakers could do that.

Currently I have a pair of Thiel CS2.4.  It is a very good speaker but with small drivers there is really limitation to what it can do in term of soundstage size.  I really miss that.

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Discounting surround widths, cone depths, voice coil dust cover diameters, and any additional surface available from any ribbing in the cone itself:

6" dia. = 28.27 sq. in.

8"  "     = 50.27  "   "

10"  "    = 78.5   "   "

12"  "    = 113.1  "  "

18"  "    = 254.5  "  "

pi x radius squared for anything else....

I play with truncated cone surface areas.....

Mine work out to be about equal to about a 9" dia. in the diameter of a 6"... ;)

Voice coil suspension and travel is whatever I want to play with, keeping in mind the surround pistonic travel will require.  And not a lot of concern over tariff ruckus for the immediate future....

Mix 'n match to your pleasure, J

"Just doin' a little Hartley hammerin'....." *L*
Keeps the skin supple....try that excuse on the sig other... ;)) 

Let me know if it works at all....😎