would a heavier mass not make it slower and therefore affecting its ability to be fast like a midrange should be, im not questioning, just asking a question

Yeah. the lighter the cone...the quicker it can get to point a from point be and back again. with a light cone you can make a complete sound wave with less power. And thus also making a lighter cone have the ability to play a broader range of frequencies with less effort. I think anyway??

Thats good that i have been corrected about the 8 being able to play low. i will have to try out some different models rather than basing my assumption on one occasion. Thanks [img]smile.gif[/img]

8s kick ass

http://www.earthquakesound.com/SWS04.htm

My new 8s

very cool. How do they sound?

Wow, thanks for the lowdown boys... after all this I think I'm gonna go with a sealed 12.

I also did some searching on the net and there are some impressive 8 setups, but it looks like you really have to know what you're doing to get them to be competitive with the bigger cones power-wise.

So as usual, I'll take the easy way out.

Actually, to correct myself... Increasing mass lowers the resonant frequency of the speaker, so it does affect the lower end of the FR. As to the question of speed - technically, when a woofer is playing lower frequencies, the cone is moving faster. Higher frequencies, the cone moves slower.

http://www.adireaudio.com/Files/Tech...ooferSpeed.pdf

ummmm, huh :eek:

The point of starting and stopping is faster, but the actual speed the cone acheives is much slower, that is basic physics.

I always love reading the Adire page. It makes me giggle. :D