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<blockquote data-quote="Silas Pradetto" data-source="post: 27020" data-attributes="member: 34">Re: High efficiency woofersI&#039;m going to explain this non-technically based on my observations of drivers. From what I&#039;ve seen, the higher the sensitivity the woofer is, the lighter the paper cone, and therefore the less LF capability it seems to have, due to a higher Fs. These also have less power handling. So, it should be completely feasible to find a woofer in the 100dB sensitivity range for a stage monitor, but certainly not for a subwoofer.Seems like most subwoofer drivers these days are going to stronger (heavier) designs that handle massive power instead of lighter and less power.I&#039;m sure there are technical reasons why all these parameters seem to change together (and why we can&#039;t have a super high-sensitivity woofer with insane power handling AND great LF capability), but I&#039;ll have to let the more technical people (Phil Graham?) answer that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silas Pradetto, post: 27020, member: 34"] Re: High efficiency woofers I'm going to explain this non-technically based on my observations of drivers. From what I've seen, the higher the sensitivity the woofer is, the lighter the paper cone, and therefore the less LF capability it seems to have, due to a higher Fs. These also have less power handling. So, it should be completely feasible to find a woofer in the 100dB sensitivity range for a stage monitor, but certainly not for a subwoofer. Seems like most subwoofer drivers these days are going to stronger (heavier) designs that handle massive power instead of lighter and less power. I'm sure there are technical reasons why all these parameters seem to change together (and why we can't have a super high-sensitivity woofer with insane power handling AND great LF capability), but I'll have to let the more technical people (Phil Graham?) answer that. [/QUOTE]

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