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Old 11-11-06, 08:08 PM   #1 (Link)
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Can REW be used to diagnose a speaker?


Hello all,

I have a pair of Quad 21L speakers and a Hsu VTF-2 subwoofer. I'm trying to integrate them; however, there's precious little information on the Quad's characteristics. This is basically everything Quad publishes on the speaker:

Bass 6.5", 170mm KEVLAR
Mid n/a
Tweeter 25mm Textile dome
Recommended Maximum Amplifier power per channel 200w
Nominal Impedance 6ohm (suitable for use with 8ohm amplifiers)
Sensitivity (1w @ 1m) 88dB
Frequency Response 35Hz-24kHz
H.F. response limit 43kHz
X-over point 2.2kHz
Frequency Fb 40Hz

I emailed them about the +/- 3dB point, but I just got the frequency response as an answer . . .

So, can I use REW to figure out the 3dB point, or -- better yet -- to figure out how to set my subwoofer so everything's as smooth as possible? I do have a RS SPL meter, sound card, etc., and I have mucked around with REW a bit . . .

Thanks for any help!


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