Mid Range Driver with BMS 4599

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   you need to consider that with compression drivers often the limiting factor is distortion and not SPL
that is a cone driver may burn up the VC before sounding unlistenable but a CD may become unlistenable before it burns up

this is because compression drivers still have all of the distortion mechanisms of regular drivers plus additional distortion mechanisms unique to compression drivers

QSC has a 4-way Cinema system with BMS Co-Axial and they cross it to 10" midrange at like 1.5 khz.  i actually think that's a pretty balanced design.

in other words it shouldn't be your goal to get every last SPL out of a compression driver - just get your money's worth - don't be greedy.

Edited by Line Array - 20 March 2025 at 3:16am

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Line Array Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 19 March 2022 Location: New Jersey, USA Status: Offline Points: 204	Post Options Post Reply Quote Line Array Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 March 2025 at 3:15am
	you need to consider that with compression drivers often the limiting factor is distortion and not SPL that is a cone driver may burn up the VC before sounding unlistenable but a CD may become unlistenable before it burns up this is because compression drivers still have all of the distortion mechanisms of regular drivers plus additional distortion mechanisms unique to compression drivers QSC has a 4-way Cinema system with BMS Co-Axial and they cross it to 10" midrange at like 1.5 khz. i actually think that's a pretty balanced design. in other words it shouldn't be your goal to get every last SPL out of a compression driver - just get your money's worth - don't be greedy. Edited by Line Array - 20 March 2025 at 3:16am