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Old 04-12-2020, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by LarsT View Post
Can someone please explain what a 2 1/2 way speaker is exactly? I understand the basic concept, but why not just have a 3 way if you put 3 drivers in?
Typically a 2.5 speaker has a mid bass driver instead of a true midrange. It helps out with the bass. It has to do with cabinet size, the Q of the bass driver size tuning relative to the size of the cabinet. Think of it as two bass drivers but one typically crosses over higher than the other.
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