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Post Subject: Large Tannoys with strange passive radiatorsPosted by noviygera on: 10/25/2022
I think I wrote In the past here, if you like the 10” Tannoy, why not try the 12” or 15”? The ones with rubber surround are not so good in my view (from CPA or DMT series as they have very restricted midrange) but the cloth surround Tannoys are worth a try for sure. On a budget, the 12” ceiling Tannoys are sometimes for sale on eBay for not much money.
Another strange thought, but I have not tried this, if you like the sound from your SS passive driver, maybe connect the terminals of the SS and drive the input of you subwoofer amp with the passive SS? No idea if this will work so do not make an idiot out of me more than necessary. Good luck to the subwoofer amp.
Also I would not mind to try any soft suspension 15” vintage driver as passive radiator, no one said the SS is the only appropriate driver. Possibly, even the a Tannoy 15” with rubber surround (it way work well as a passive radiator only) but remove the tweeter. As a result you will have a port in the center of the cone while the cone acts as a passive radiator. This is where I’m willing to be congratulated being an idiot, but this just may work, completely unpredictably.
For improvement of time alignment one can try mounting the SS radiator not on front or back of cabinet wall but top or bottom or side.
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