Owned several pairs of the original Polk 10 Monitors and thought they were the bees knees, great bottom end driven by my GAS Son Of Ampzilla, thought I was in heaven. Didn't know that about pushing the cone in and watching for the drivers to reset, that is interesting to know and makes a lot of sence.
What is a Passive Radiator in a Speaker
I am interested in figuring out something about the Vimberg Amea speaker. It has a passive radiator woofer in the rear. I was wondering what that meant. Here is a quote from a the Canadian Vimberg distributor.
The woofer at the back is actually a passive radiator. It’s using the air pressure inside the cabinet to move so you can put it close to the wall without any problem.Anyone care to chime in with an explanation of a passive radiator woofer. What is the benefits and negatives of this design. What are other speakers using such a design? I was under the impression Thiel used this design.