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Woofer-Assisted Wide Band

In the old days of dynamic speaker drivers everything was done with a single driver. Now multi-way speakers with multiple drivers covering different ranges are the most common.  With this of course come some issues, and all sorts of ways to fix them.

But even today in the 21st century there are some interesting varietals of single-driver speakers attempting to claim a spot on the high-end though. Some use little paper "whizzer" cones and transmission lines. Some use mechanical crossovers (no caps).  Others like Kef and Thiel attempt to solve some of the issues by using a coaxial arrangement.

One of the cool ideas I have seen lately is "woofer assisted wide-band." The idea is that the main speaker is a single driver that covers from around 400 Hz on up. This keeps the crossover well out of the midrange and treble. An additional woofer is used to cover the lower octaves.

What about you? Are you a firm believer that multi-way speakers are the wrong way to go?


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mijostyn
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@mozartfan, this time I am left speechless. I bet you like wine no?
In my own universe music is music. Does not matter the genre. The system's settings remain the same. A system that is excellent with Punk is going to be excellent with everything else. I am dead sure that your definition of "excellent" is different than mine. But, I suppose that is why Howard Johnson made 28 flavors. We all know that the only true ice cream is Vanilla. Everything else is just vanilla with a lot of distortion.
Being a DIY kind of person I make my own.
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mijostyn
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Middle C is 256 Hz. 400 Hz is smack in the middle of the midrange.
What you describe is a two way speaker. The only viable full range speaker that just needs a subwoofer is an ESL.

Mozartfan, I am left speachless.
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