Introducing SPL Chart

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#271 Post by Michael Murphy »

After 2 cold ones :idea: (in my case light bulb) So what you guys are saying is that you take the max wattage of the driver convert it into volts and then db and this is what you add to the chart when comparing max output?

Srx + 30db
2 T39's vplated 9 + 26=35db



sine143 wrote:85 volts is 30 db, 50 volts is just shy of 26. speaks for itself right there. If the jbl is percieved as louder its because of the inherent percieved higher volume due to harmonic distortion?
Text book wise is this correct?

What converter are you using, this one does not equate to 85v = 30db
http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-volt.htm

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#272 Post by Bill Fitzmaurice »

pumpsfast wrote: What converter are you using, this one does not equate to 85v = 30db
http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-volt.htm
There is no direct relation ship between volts and dB. You have to convert to power. 2xPe=3dB, 10xPe=10dB, 100xPe=20dB, 1000xPe=30dB.
what you guys are saying is that you take the max wattage of the driver convert it into volts
Maximum thermal power is moot, it's displacement limited voltage that counts.
So, what's next on the agenda, how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? :horse:

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#273 Post by Michael Murphy »

Just trying to understand the reply's, :oops: and yes I agree
Bill Fitzmaurice wrote:Maximum thermal power is moot, it's displacement limited voltage that counts.

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#274 Post by Michael Murphy »

Chris, are you going to put in the simplexx codes for us?

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#275 Post by Chris_Allen »

Yep - it's on the list. I'm currently rebuilding the site which taking a bit of time.
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#276 Post by chrisj360 »

Would it be possible to get the T30W27D3012LF with multiple cabs of 2, 4, and 8? Thanks in advance.

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2 x 21" T30's with Lab12's
2 x 28" T30's with Lab12's
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#277 Post by chrisj360 »

If I was to try to approximate the output of multiple T30's (I have the Lab12 loaded and I think the 3012LF is the closest match), I would just add +3 for each cab added like so?



And if I found myself in an ideal setting to corner load and v-plate, it would be +3 for extra cab and the v-plate and +12 for the corner load that would make it look like for a pair (+3 for the extra cab, +3 for the v-plate, and +12 for the corner load):



Four T30's v-plated (+9 for the cabs and +3 for the v-plate) and corner loaded (+12) would look something like:



Is this correct or did I miss something?
2 x 21" T30's with Lab12's
2 x 28" T30's with Lab12's
2 x OTop12 with Deltalite 2512

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#279 Post by Steven Gustafson »

Bill, and others,

I noticed on a competitors page (reputable name that starts with D), that their measurements are done referenced to 2.83V or 28.3V at 10m. Their charts don't offer a listed impedance for measurement, and some of their products are to be used at 4 or even 2 ohms. Shouldn't these references be listed in accordance to Ohms Law? I see the same on some of your measurements, but in your defense, I have seen some of your 4 ohm measurements, more appropriately measured at 2V.

I understand resistance varies with frequency, but have I found yet another way the manufacturers cheat???

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#280 Post by Bill Fitzmaurice »

Unless otherwise stated I use 2.83v at 1m. That equates to 1w into an 8 ohm load. I don't use a power based rating, because the decibel output of a speaker isn't based on power, it's based on voltage swing.

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#281 Post by Steven Gustafson »

Thank you for keeping honest. Those darned sales departments are something, aren't they?

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#282 Post by Rich4349 »

In trying to decide which driver to use in which cab, and which width of cab, it sure would be handy to have more (all? :roll: ) of the recommended drivers from the plans, and in more widths. Is this something that is ongoing, or really just not likely to happen?
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#283 Post by LelandCrooks »

Expensive and exhausting. Testing cabs is not as easy as it sounds if you want it right.
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#284 Post by Bill Fitzmaurice »

Rich4349 wrote:In trying to decide which driver to use in which cab, and which width of cab, it sure would be handy to have more (all? :roll: ) of the recommended drivers from the plans, and in more widths. Is this something that is ongoing, or really just not likely to happen?
Do you propose that I build and measure a cab in every conceivable size loaded with every conceivable driver? That most assuredly is not going to happen.

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#285 Post by BrentEvans »

Bill Fitzmaurice wrote:
Rich4349 wrote:In trying to decide which driver to use in which cab, and which width of cab, it sure would be handy to have more (all? :roll: ) of the recommended drivers from the plans, and in more widths. Is this something that is ongoing, or really just not likely to happen?
Do you propose that I build and measure a cab in every conceivable size loaded with every conceivable driver? That most assuredly is not going to happen.
Bill, just use your holodeck!
99% of the time, things that aren't already being done aren't being done because they don't work. The other 1% is split evenly between fools and geniuses.

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