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<blockquote data-quote="Ivan Beaver" data-source="post: 57922" data-attributes="member: 30">Re: Intermod distortion 2-way vs 3-wayThat is one of those &quot;experiments that proves NOTHING.Let&#039;s take 2 speakers-one is playing and another (in a seperate cabinet) is not playing and a physical distance away..&nbsp; Now measure the voltage at the terminals of the one that is not playing.&nbsp; You will be able to read a voltage-assuming the loudspeaker is not hooked to anything.The other loudspeaker is simply acting like a microphone.&nbsp; The louder the source volume in the room-the more the voltage will be.I have actually see loudspeakers that have a power meter in them-make the meter light up-even though the speaker was not hooked to anything.&nbsp; When another loudspeaker is playing.&nbsp; The drivers inside the cabinet are simply acting as a mic-and then driving the meter circuitry.ANd in the REAL world-a driver is not unterminated.&nbsp; It is either hooked up to a crossover or an amplifier-or both.This will provide a very low impedance load to the driver.So hook it up the way it would be used in the real world-and see what voltage you read.&nbsp; And it would not matter if it is a coax or seperate components-the sound from the other driver would still get into other loudspeakers</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ivan Beaver, post: 57922, member: 30"] Re: Intermod distortion 2-way vs 3-way That is one of those "experiments that proves NOTHING. Let's take 2 speakers-one is playing and another (in a seperate cabinet) is not playing and a physical distance away.. Now measure the voltage at the terminals of the one that is not playing. You will be able to read a voltage-assuming the loudspeaker is not hooked to anything. The other loudspeaker is simply acting like a microphone. The louder the source volume in the room-the more the voltage will be. I have actually see loudspeakers that have a power meter in them-make the meter light up-even though the speaker was not hooked to anything. When another loudspeaker is playing. The drivers inside the cabinet are simply acting as a mic-and then driving the meter circuitry. ANd in the REAL world-a driver is not unterminated. It is either hooked up to a crossover or an amplifier-or both. This will provide a very low impedance load to the driver. So hook it up the way it would be used in the real world-and see what voltage you read. And it would not matter if it is a coax or seperate components-the sound from the other driver would still get into other loudspeakers [/QUOTE]

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