10" monitor with odd ball driver

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   I recently acquired 4 Eminence sample drivers and want to build some monitors with them for a small acoustic venue. They are basically 3010LF frames with a LAB style cone/dust cap and rubber surround. They are 16 ohm and and have a huge dip around 900hz so mating them with a standard 1" comp drivers wont work and this is a budget build (donating, venue is a non-profit) so costly 1.4" or bigger are out of the question. I am considering a vertical array or four 4 ohm Eminence Alpha 3's (wired in series to keep 16 ohms) to sit beside the 10 crossed over around 500hz. Any idea how this might work as a floor monitor? The 10" looks good in the QB3, .6 cu ft tuned to 50hz.

Edited by SonicXtasy - 18 November 2019 at 2:16am

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SonicXtasy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 02 February 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 526	Post Options Post Reply Quote SonicXtasy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: 10" monitor with odd ball driver Posted: 18 November 2019 at 2:00am
	I recently acquired 4 Eminence sample drivers and want to build some monitors with them for a small acoustic venue. They are basically 3010LF frames with a LAB style cone/dust cap and rubber surround. They are 16 ohm and and have a huge dip around 900hz so mating them with a standard 1" comp drivers wont work and this is a budget build (donating, venue is a non-profit) so costly 1.4" or bigger are out of the question. I am considering a vertical array or four 4 ohm Eminence Alpha 3's (wired in series to keep 16 ohms) to sit beside the 10 crossed over around 500hz. Any idea how this might work as a floor monitor? The 10" looks good in the QB3, .6 cu ft tuned to 50hz. Edited by SonicXtasy - 18 November 2019 at 2:16am
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csg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 17 September 2007 Location: bedford Status: Offline Points: 6086	Post Options Post Reply Quote csg Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 November 2019 at 7:48am
	dispersion in the vertical may become an issue with 4 stacked 3" drivers, being too narrow to work as a musician moves up and down stage - but kind of depends on the user - if static then it may work just fine.
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SonicXtasy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 02 February 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 526	Post Options Post Reply Quote SonicXtasy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 November 2019 at 11:35pm
	performers are mostly fixed in one spot so it should work fine then, thanks
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