From: trevor@home.net   
      
   "~misfit~"  wrote in message   
   news:kveshm$139$1@dont-email.me...   
   >   
   > Yep, I've made a few boxes (and have the software to prove it - these   
   > days) so know all about TS params. However, as I alluded to in my other   
   > post - I've seen "10 inch" drivers (for instance) with cones that vary by   
   > around two inches in diameter. As most speaker-buyers will never need to   
   > know what size a replacement driver will need to be it could potentially   
   > be very misleading.   
   >   
   > I mean, if your average punter is looking to buy speakers and it's a   
   > toss-up between two different brands, both 3-way with a "10 inch" woofer   
   > (which vary by the afore-mentioned 2" or thereabouts) said punter might   
   > not know that in fact one woofer has 30% more cone area than the other.   
   > After all they're both 10" right?   
      
   Frankly it's irrelevant. You can buy a box with a 10" driver for $100 or one   
   with an 8" driver for $10,000. No-one in their right mind would think the   
   $100 box is better because it has a bigger driver.   
      
   Trevor.   
      
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