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vans
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 Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:22 pm
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| what exactly do drivers do,i see alot of men selling this but what are they? or what are they for? |
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Hook
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:34 pm
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a "driver" in terms of musical equipment is a speaker
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a bass driver is a sub-woofer
a mid-bass driver is a woofer
a mid-range driver is a squawker |
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vans
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:45 pm
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| ok cool thanks one more thing a crossover & a farad capacitor |
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thelem
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:04 pm
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| crossover is a piece fo equipment that enhances the sound the HU oproduces and delivers a better clarity. |
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:25 pm
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A capacitor's storage potential, or capacitance, is measured in units called farads. A 1-farad capacitor can store one coulomb (coo-lomb) of charge at 1 volt. A coulomb is 6.25e18 (6.25 * 10^18, or 6.25 billion billion) electrons. One amp represents a rate of electron flow of 1 coulomb of electrons per second, so a 1-farad capacitor can hold 1 amp-second of electrons at 1 volt.
A 1-farad capacitor would typically be pretty big. It might be as big as a can of tuna or a 1-liter soda bottle, depending on the voltage it can handle. For this reason, capacitors are typically measured in microfarads (millionths of a farad). |
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vans
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:33 pm
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| ^^ what is the purpose when installing car audio |
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Hook
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:51 pm
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^^^ in playing loud music, when loud bass notes hit, the car's battery cannot discharge at a rate fast enough to keep up with the current draw from the power amplifiers...however capacitors can quickly store charge and can discharge at a much faster rate, so your music system doesn't suffer from starvation and your lights etc don't dip as much (or not at all if your current supply is adequate)
| thelem wrote: | | crossover is a piece fo equipment that enhances the sound the HU oproduces and delivers a better clarity. |
not quite....because mankind as yet to create a speaker that plays all frequencies in the audio spectrum with precise clarity, we have no other choice but to have separate speakers for the different ranges; sub-woofers for those earth-shaking lows, woofers for our mid-bass and punchiness, mid-range drivers for well, midrange, and tweeters for brightness
a crossover separates, the audio signal into these ranges (some thresholds can be set by the user) and then the sound can be manipulated either directly to a driver or through an amplifier network, depending on the application and the type of crossover unit |
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:27 pm
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Good basic info for the noobs - but - this thread probably needs to be moved.
Check this link for additional info on crossover, frequency spectrum, etc.:
http://www.bcae1.com/xoorder.htm |
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vans
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:39 pm
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| they should put trini2ner in schools i swear i does learn rel thing here |
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:02 pm
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gd read i learn a few things  |
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thelem
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:19 pm
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| education is knowledge and with knowledge comes P-O-W-E-R |
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3stagevtec
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:00 am
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| vans wrote: | | what exactly do drivers do,i see alot of men selling this but what are they? or what are they for? |
aside from what hook said, the term 'drivers' is often used when referring to compression drivers.
compression drivers are basically high frequency speakers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compression_driver
they look like this
the compression driver is usually coupled to a horn like this
they are mostly for home / DJ use but they are making their way into the car audio world.. |
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:25 pm
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| thelem wrote: | | education is knowledge and with knowledge comes P-O-W-E-R |
.....soo true  |
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vans
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:11 am
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| bump for good info |
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THE SYNDICATE
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:56 am
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| Hook wrote: | ^^^ in playing loud music, when loud bass notes hit, the car's battery cannot discharge at a rate fast enough to keep up with the current draw from the power amplifiers...however capacitors can quickly store charge and can discharge at a much faster rate, so your music system doesn't suffer from starvation and your lights etc don't dip as much (or not at all if your current supply is adequate)
| thelem wrote: | | crossover is a piece fo equipment that enhances the sound the HU oproduces and delivers a better clarity. |
not quite....because mankind as yet to create a speaker that plays all frequencies in the audio spectrum with precise clarity, we have no other choice but to have separate speakers for the different ranges; sub-woofers for those earth-shaking lows, woofers for our mid-bass and punchiness, mid-range drivers for well, midrange, and tweeters for brightness
a crossover separates, the audio signal into these ranges (some thresholds can be set by the user) and then the sound can be manipulated either directly to a driver or through an amplifier network, depending on the application and the type of crossover unit |
Excellent info! |
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kaviman
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:52 pm
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^^^^^^^
what he said x2 |
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