Parts Express RS 15's now available...

[aarond]

I think this might be my first post here

I know some of you are ainticpating the release of thes drivers. Here's the link for both the HO and HF. I'll leave the rest of the discussion to those that better know how the specs will apply to an IB application. Xmax on the HF is 14mm.

Later,
Aaron

www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=295-468

www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=295-469

[landlocked]

These are on special now.

[jagman]

The VAS is a little big, the $ per displaced volume is a bit high, the Xmax is fair, the qts is good, the Fs is even better and the Le is great. All in it seems to be a decent choice provided you have enough volume for the rear wave (expecially when you consider one would need at least 4 of them).

[mrogowski]

I'm curious about this:

What would be considered acceptable Vas when it comes to IB woofers of 15-18"?

Best,
Mark

[Darren]

mrogowski said:

I'm curious about this:

What would be considered acceptable Vas when it comes to IB woofers of 15-18"?

Best,
Mark

Isn't acceptable Vas anything that you can accomodate in the attic or crawl space etc...? If I'm thinking correctly a lower Vas is a convenience for those with less volume in their back wave area.

[ThomasW]

mrogowski said:

I'm curious about this:

What would be considered acceptable Vas when it comes to IB woofers of 15-18"?

Best,
Mark

90% of the time the Vas is irrelevent given where people are installing these. As a result a high Vas like your 18" is just fine.

The rest of the time they're being crammed into too small a space, in that instance we target a low car audio type Vas.

[mrogowski]

That's what I figured. As we all know, Vas does play a significant role in determining box size. But if there's no box...


Best regards,
Mark