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Old Jan 1, 2019 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by marshallb
I agree that the nomenclature here is confusing I think at least partially due to lack of experience. I know I'm a novice anyway.
Another thought on PA speakers, they have a wide bandwidth, but they achieve it with stiff suspensions which limits excursion ultimately limiting low frequencies.
Basically a Mid-Range then, right?

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Old Jan 1, 2019 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Tailwind
Basically a Mid-Range then, right?

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Heck one brand even puts it in the model number.
6MR500-NDY
 
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Old Jan 1, 2019 | 08:59 PM
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Old Jan 2, 2019 | 02:24 AM
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There are exceptions to every rule. Lol
 
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Old Jan 2, 2019 | 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by marshallb
Heck one brand even puts it in the model number.
6MR500-NDY
Right on! Now we r getting somewhere. And this example is perfect as a Mid-Range cause for my ears its garbage in ur fairing unless u have tons of other speaker area to compliment it. Ears totally throw up when I hear this speaker as a stand alone speaker, or as the overwhelming front stage of a complex setup.
Thus Mid-Bass for the fairing is more my flavor. Mid-Range in the lowers.
Don't care if it marketed as a PA or SPL or ????, just as long as it meets my personal freq spec objectives and is as efficient as possible for those freqs.

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Originally Posted by haze324
That's what I would call a 3" Mid-Range freak of nature and a waste of space on the sled for my setup / available speaker holes.

Is it a PA or SPL? Or simply stated more of a compact hybrid Mid-Range & tweet/horn?

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Old Jan 2, 2019 | 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Tailwind
Right on! Now we r getting somewhere. And this example is perfect as a Mid-Range cause for my ears its garbage in ur fairing unless u have tons of other speaker area to compliment it. Ears totally throw up when I hear this speaker as a stand alone speaker, or as the overwhelming front stage of a complex setup.
Thus Mid-Bass for the fairing is more my flavor. Mid-Range in the lowers.
Don't care if it marketed as a PA or SPL or ????, just as long as it meets my personal freq spec objectives and is as efficient as possible for those freqs.

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I don't like the sound of it standalone either. Additionally it's hard to match it's efficiency with anything short of a PA midbass. Now if you're ready to make that leap I think they work. I've decided that I am going to jump, but not this off season, a new baby pumped the brakes on that.
 
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