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6.5 vs 8 vs 10 woofer

IMHO I think the 8 is the ideal size cone for mid/small sized listening rooms. Even for large size listening rooms. 
The lower mid hz's seem cleaner/clearer. And  there is so little fq's in 905+ of the music we listen to, it seems to me the 8  driver is the most perfect size cone.
A 10 size cone  has the potential to become overwheling, aggressive, attacking when amp gain is pushed just a  tad too much, = Better  volume  control with a  8 vs a 10. 
The 6.5 misses some of that lower bass which a  8 can voice superior. 
After listening to several YT vids with a  10 FR, I had considered going 10, but i think  staying with a  8 avoids regrets. 
I listen at low/mid volume. 

mozartfan
jerkface
73 posts
 
"I use 12K Behringers and a 2496."

Explains a lot.  Leaving it at that. 
speakermaster
738 posts
 
They probably are with new woofers but with a vintage woofer you can use as large as you want because of the high impedance drivers. The high impedance and large coils and strong magnets allows them to control themselves and not need an amp to control them.
terry9
2,209 posts
 
@b_limo 

Sounds like you're voting for quality of speaker over size. I agree - just got my own Revelator sub working (9") in the HT. Now for that Bryston 4B ...
mitch2
3,680 posts
 
OP you got their attention today!
I believe @larryi pretty much nailed it.
I fundamentally disagree with the notion that there is only one approach to any aspect of speaker design.......There are more ways to make a speaker system than there are ways to make lasagna--don't tell me that there is only one correct recipe, even if it happens to be the one I like.
So many different factors affecting quality of bass, not the least of which is acoustic suspension vs. bass reflex design, but also number of drivers, voice coil, magnet, cone material, surround, the box (size, shape, materials), impedance, crossover frequencies, sub(s) or not, and on and on.
mozartfan OP
2,143 posts
 
Revelator sub working (9")

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Scanspeak  makes some beast like woofers, Monstas, Rip roaring bass drivers,,
But its not my cup of tea.
So to answer my OP q' a  8 is superior to a  6.5, <<obviously>> Buta  10 which has properly behaving, polite lower mids, is the ideal, if not most perfect driver for bass/upper bass.


So i will be going from dual 6.5's witha  mere ~disgustingly low~~ db sens of 87,,to a  single 10 with , ~~get this~~ 98db sens.. 
IMHO any driver below say 94db, is , at least to my ears, worthless old out dated technology.
hate to repeat this 1m x's, but I'll say it one very last time, db sensitivity is 100% the most important tech value you ned to look at 1st in any speaker's performance.
All those wonderful things Seas says aboutn their Excel speakers, MIGHT BE true, so long as there is no high sens wide band in the room.
When i get the high sens 10 in, the Seas Thors will not sound like Wet Blanket speakers, more like speakers covered in tar, Just ugly, real ugly.
Even the Diatone was blown away bya  94db sens, Each 1 db you go up the ladder, smashes the one below, 
db sens is everything  concerning speaker voicing. 
Scan and seas does have a  few high sens, but nothing that will compete with the new high sens drivers.
Those 2 labs are stuck in the 1970's technology. 
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