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  Why do planars have poor bass extension?
I've been wondering about this. Is it because the excursion is limited because of the tension of the diaphragm & low BL limits its excursion?

On a related note, what techniques do companies like Magnepan use to get more bass out of their low-frequency drivers? Do they put bigger magnets in the grid than would be feasible for the midrange? Heavier diaphragms?

Finally if anyone knows a good reference for learning about the TS parameters of planars and if/how such calculations differ from dynamic speakers, that would be awesome!

Thanks all!
Sideshowgabe  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-12-12
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04-13-12   I think you're right -- the diaphragm's tension limits its e ...   Jameswei

04-13-12   The 20.7 (and the prior 20.1) has a magnet structure on bot ...   Elizabeth

04-13-12   I've read accounts that make sense to me that often the supp ...   Mapman

04-13-12   Not all planers have poor bass. my apogees have plenty of ba ...   Ptmconsulting

04-13-12   maybe because you've never heard a good planar setup?? i'm w ...   Bombaywalla

04-13-12   I'm in agreement with ptm and bombay, except that i would no ...   Mapman

04-13-12   mapman, i suppose your key phrase here is "good cone ba ...   Bombaywalla

04-13-12   "mapman, i suppose your key phrase here is "good c ...   Mapman

04-13-12   Good bass extension can be achieved with adequate power.   Rrog

04-13-12   If the bass area is large enough they can have a lot of bass ...   Stanwal

04-13-12   You need to hear some apogees driven well. no bass problems ...   Chadeffect

04-14-12   You can have low bass with proper room placement, no piles o ...   Don_c55

04-14-12   Dipole panels have the same problem with bass as open baffle ...   Ngjockey

04-15-12   Due to the energy lost into the acoustic short circuit betwe ...   Drew_eckhardt

04-16-12   Thanks all! i'm particularly interested in the canceling eff ...   Sideshowgabe

04-16-12   At 40hz (oops, omitted that). at 20hz it's 8x more than the ...   Drew_eckhardt

04-16-12   04-16-12: sideshowgabe thanks all! i'm particularly interest ...   Drew_eckhardt

04-16-12   Aside from the infinty irs v and the genesis 1,2 and 3 serie ...   Ngjockey


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