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<blockquote data-quote="Bennett Prescott" data-source="post: 215515" data-attributes="member: 4"><p>I dunno, it's like when people ask me if the 18IPAL is good in a particular enclosure: It's the best woofer we can make, so yes? What would be better, less motor or a weaker cone or less suspension travel?</p><p></p><p>I wanted to build a box that could keep up with the DCX464 and have really nice pattern control to show off the ME464 horn. I was definitely thinking a bit of the outdoor party people who are building a lot of cool looking enclosures, chasing high SPL. It's a bit big for throw and go PA use, and I wouldn't touch flyware with a 10m pole, but it's not heavier than a KF650 (135 lbs) so just big by today's standards. You can tell how nicely it turned out given most of the listening portion of that video is filmed at the edge of the horn pattern! It's slightly arrayable, in that two wide would be ≈150°, and at that point there would probably be enough LF to keep up with the MF/HF. Most people will want a subwoofer anyway just to get that 30Hz, but I think of subwoofers as effects and I prefer the sound quality of a really full range source. Honestly you could put these in your living room, the sharp pattern control will make them sound even better compared to something with a normal sized horn (or a dome tweeter). Just gain the amp way down to avoid hiss... and make sure you have a big living room.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bennett Prescott, post: 215515, member: 4"] I dunno, it's like when people ask me if the 18IPAL is good in a particular enclosure: It's the best woofer we can make, so yes? What would be better, less motor or a weaker cone or less suspension travel? I wanted to build a box that could keep up with the DCX464 and have really nice pattern control to show off the ME464 horn. I was definitely thinking a bit of the outdoor party people who are building a lot of cool looking enclosures, chasing high SPL. It's a bit big for throw and go PA use, and I wouldn't touch flyware with a 10m pole, but it's not heavier than a KF650 (135 lbs) so just big by today's standards. You can tell how nicely it turned out given most of the listening portion of that video is filmed at the edge of the horn pattern! It's slightly arrayable, in that two wide would be ≈150°, and at that point there would probably be enough LF to keep up with the MF/HF. Most people will want a subwoofer anyway just to get that 30Hz, but I think of subwoofers as effects and I prefer the sound quality of a really full range source. Honestly you could put these in your living room, the sharp pattern control will make them sound even better compared to something with a normal sized horn (or a dome tweeter). Just gain the amp way down to avoid hiss... and make sure you have a big living room. [/QUOTE]
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