Gary Dunn
From:
near Camel City, NC
|
Posted 6 Jul 2007 5:59 pm |
|
How does a person determine which speaker will be applicable to the desired application? For example, what characteristics are essential for general steel speakers? Should they be paper or modern Kevlar based cones? Do they need to smooth or ribbed? How about deep or shallow? And let’s not forget about coils and magnets.
How must they differ from PA speakers or a guitar speaker (i.e., 6 strings)?
That leads me to this question: what is the most universal speaker that can perform the gamut applications that stays alive for the steel, guitar, or tracks.
If economics dictate what I can purchase, then is there an “one-size-fits-all” speaker that will fit the requirerment? |
|
Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
|
Posted 7 Jul 2007 2:20 am
|
|
Gary, I won't go into technicalities as that would just start a head-butting contest here on the Forum.  Suffice it to say that the easiest thing to do is to read the manufacturer's recommendations, and also talk to people to see what kind of speaker they use in a specific application. It's a big topic, and there's many different theories for applications. Speaker selection can still be quite subjective, though, and even pro players and other "experts" often disagree as to what works best.
As to the "one size fits all" thing, I can only tell you that there are tens of thousands of different types and brands of speakers made and sold every year. That indicates that what works well for one person or application does not usually work for another. |
|
