some mid top questions

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   Hi guys,

I am wanting to build a set of mid tops from scratch to go above my cubo 15s which im building at the moment.

The cubos are meant to sound good up to about 120hz so need some mids to meet these.

These are going to be used for the odd party in a VERY small room (6m square) and also for just having in my lounge on low ish volumes.

What would be best - 2x10" drivers or 1x12" driver. It would probably be a choice between 2 budget 10 drivers or a better 12" driver.
probably either 2x eminence delta 10, or the 12" eminence deltalite 2512 (neo).
So ideally £120 on the drivers per speaker.
I was thinking about using the BMS 4524/8 compression drivers on them

I cant reallly see any of the tops or the subs being near full volume due to the room size.

Also, What role does cab tuning play in mid/tops? What should I be aiming for? When i put the deltalite driver details in winisd its suggesting a 131 litre box at 38hz which is a huge box!

Whereas the delta 10 is coming out at only needing a 10litre box and tuned to 80hz...
I know these are just a starting point but thats a massive difference.

Can someone point me in the right direction?
thanks
neil

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herke Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 04 November 2009 Location: Huddersfield Status: Offline Points: 104	Post Options Post Reply Quote herke Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: some mid top questions Posted: 10 June 2012 at 11:06am
	Hi guys, I am wanting to build a set of mid tops from scratch to go above my cubo 15s which im building at the moment. The cubos are meant to sound good up to about 120hz so need some mids to meet these. These are going to be used for the odd party in a VERY small room (6m square) and also for just having in my lounge on low ish volumes. What would be best - 2x10" drivers or 1x12" driver. It would probably be a choice between 2 budget 10 drivers or a better 12" driver. probably either 2x eminence delta 10, or the 12" eminence deltalite 2512 (neo). So ideally £120 on the drivers per speaker. I was thinking about using the BMS 4524/8 compression drivers on them I cant reallly see any of the tops or the subs being near full volume due to the room size. Also, What role does cab tuning play in mid/tops? What should I be aiming for? When i put the deltalite driver details in winisd its suggesting a 131 litre box at 38hz which is a huge box! Whereas the delta 10 is coming out at only needing a 10litre box and tuned to 80hz... I know these are just a starting point but thats a massive difference. Can someone point me in the right direction? thanks neil

Calculus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 03 January 2005 Location: Newcastle Uk Status: Offline Points: 1025	Post Options Post Reply Quote Calculus Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 June 2012 at 12:16pm
	change your tunnig frequency to get the flattest response above where you run your cubo15's so tune them just above 120hz...
	Always a compromise, You can't have everything... Where would you put it all.

herke Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 04 November 2009 Location: Huddersfield Status: Offline Points: 104	Post Options Post Reply Quote herke Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 June 2012 at 4:44pm
	Hey, So either of these would be ok? the 12" is tuning at 33 and the 10" is tuning at 81. these numbers are quite close to their respective FS parameters. Is this what you would normally do? Blue is 1x 12" deltalite green is 2x 10" delta 10 It appears that the 2x10 will give me more SPL, but are there any advantages/disadvantages to either of these setups? Which would you think would sound "better" at medium volumes, a 10 or a 12 setup. thanks

Calculus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 03 January 2005 Location: Newcastle Uk Status: Offline Points: 1025	Post Options Post Reply Quote Calculus Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 June 2012 at 1:07am
	I'd change the tunning of you mid top to gain more in the range you will be using it.... rather than having a huge cab tuned to bellow where you'll be using it.
	Always a compromise, You can't have everything... Where would you put it all.