Does driver size sway your speaker purchase?

[DSkip]

Ever since I got used to the SR5250's in my car, I've found that I am much more fond of those speakers with 5" or 5.25" midrange drivers. Anything bigger and I just don't feel like they have life to them, and anything smaller doesn't seem to do well with the lower midrange like they should.

I know its a generalization, but it seems to be holding true with most of the speakers I have listened to in the last 5-6 months. Is this merely driven by my listening preference/what I have gotten used to listening to?

[erniejade]

I have heard 10s and 12s sound great and I've heard them sound horrible.
I think it all depends on how the desigen is and if it is in balance with the other drivers.

Take the vandersteen 2 or 3. They have a 8 and 10 in them and they have a nice sharp balanced sound to them.

Forget size and specs. Always let your ears be the judge.

[mhardy6647]

Not swayed by size. These both live in my living room; the only similarities:

* cabinet builder (Michael Berg of Hudson, MA)
* cabinet material (3/4" Baltic Birch plywood)
* outstanding reproduction within their bandpass(es) :-)


15" "Duplex" (two way coaxial) in vented corner enclosure


5-1/4" twincone "fullrange" in mass loaded, folded, tapered quarter-wave tube