In Reply to: "...why run a transmitter triode to get 8W...?" posted by Triode_Kingdom on May 25, 2025 at 18:44:01:
For example both B&W 801 and ProAc response three can go down 20Hz but the room can't. So that 20Hz is useless. On the other hand, my JBL dual 15" can go down 30Hz but it has a lot of more output than the tiny woofers on the ProAc.
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Follow Ups
- How many room can go down 20Hz - Leo loves music 18:53:55 05/25/25 (27)
- One point - Tre' 11:57:13 05/26/25 (17)
- RE: One point - Leo loves music 12:04:52 05/26/25 (16)
- RE: One point - Triode_Kingdom 12:27:37 05/26/25 (11)
- Are you telling me JBL is a liar? - Leo loves music 12:58:43 05/26/25 (10)
- 10db down at 35Hz. Nothing else needs to be said.nt - Tre' 14:27:58 05/26/25 (9)
- You forgot one thing - 100dB sensitivity! (NT) - Leo loves music 14:51:13 05/26/25 (8)
- So are you now saying you use heavy EQ to get your speakers flat to 35Hz? - Tre' 15:17:40 05/26/25 (7)
- RE: So are you now saying you use heavy EQ to get your speakers flat to 35Hz? - Leo loves music 15:23:25 05/26/25 (6)
- If you're not using EQ then your JBL speakers.... - Tre' 17:35:02 05/26/25 (5)
- Do you really expect a 100dB speaker to go flat down to 20Hz? - Leo loves music 17:49:45 05/26/25 (4)
- Absolutely, Altec A2 _nT. - Cleantimestream 21:27:09 06/03/25 (0)
- No I do not. I thought you did. nt - Tre' 17:52:43 05/26/25 (2)
- So, how low can a 100dB sensitivity speaker go? - Leo loves music 17:57:31 05/26/25 (1)
- OK but I'm not clear what that has to do with your speakers. - Tre' 10:39:38 05/27/25 (0)
- RE: One point - Tre' 12:24:27 05/26/25 (3)
- RE: One point - Leo loves music 12:47:08 05/26/25 (2)
- JBL didn't lie - Tre' 14:43:00 05/26/25 (1)
- In later years JBL chose longer excursion for power, harder to drive than most people think. Efficiency.... - Cleantimestream 08:38:40 06/05/25 (0)
- RE: How many room can go down 20Hz - Triode_Kingdom 21:00:58 05/25/25 (8)
- The trick is to break up standing waves. Then its easy. - Ralph 09:43:29 06/03/25 (0)
- RE: How many room can go down 20Hz - Leo loves music 03:07:38 05/26/25 (6)
- RE: How many room can go down 20Hz - Triode_Kingdom 12:37:16 05/26/25 (2)
- Ah yes, the room trumps any speaker, any preamp or, any Amplifier _nT - Cleantimestream 08:42:55 06/05/25 (0)
- SPL and frequency extension are two different things (NT) - Leo loves music 12:56:05 05/26/25 (0)
- RE: How many room can go down 20Hz - Paul Joppa 07:50:21 05/26/25 (2)
- And on that note - I'm out! - Triode_Kingdom 14:35:46 05/26/25 (0)
- These are interesting questions. - Leo loves music 08:25:55 05/26/25 (0)