Pistol Pete Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Anyone have a picture of the RC-7 , RF-7 , RB-75 compression driver...I was just curious what it looked like. I have seen the RF-35s driver and its a tiny guy. I was wondering if the larger 1.75" driver looked anything like some of JBLs huge compression drivers. I'd also like to see what the woofers look like. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobG Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Try this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobG Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Here is the 1.75" titanium dome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobG Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 And this shows the phase plug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Good show Bob,would you have any RSW10,12 and 15 woofer pics(I am sure they lurk at Klipsch). Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobG Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 I don't have much close at hand. Here is something though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 It's fun looking at pictures of parts! Keep 'em comin'! BTW, Bob, any chance that a parts list will make its way back onto the website? Thanks! fini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 What would be cool is a horn loaded sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Thank you very much Bob,finally.I am to lazy to remove the PR's on my RSW's just to see the inards.Well at least I took the pain to remove some of my other subs's amp plates to look inside. Thanks again Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Pete Posted October 22, 2003 Author Share Posted October 22, 2003 Thanks for the pics Bob! Wow that compression driver is a monster! Now to be honest I only assumed the driver on the RF-35 was the same as some of the inwall speakers Klipsch sells. Do you happen to have any driver pics from the RF-3 or RF35 or so? thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobG Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Working on the web parts list. We've been editing our master list and at the moment it is several hundred pages! Too big to be of use on the web I think. I'll check for RF-35 pix, but don't remember having any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Ok so m00n puts on his fire retardant suit... What is a compression driver. What does it do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmyforte Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 a compression driver is whats used in all the klipsch tweeters and midranges(when applicable) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 I figured that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Pete Posted October 22, 2003 Author Share Posted October 22, 2003 About the only thing that I know about compression drivers is that they usually have a wider frequency response, are much more sensitive and handle alot more power than your regular run of the mill tweeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Would be interesting to see how they work differnetly than a regular driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobG Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 A compression driver is one in which the output of the dome or cone is compressed by forcing it through a smaller opening than the diameter of the cone / dome. In a horn loaded driver, this compression of the air makes it move faster, just like using the mouthpiece on a brass instrument. Ever notice that it has a big end where you put your mouth and a small end where it connects to the trumpet or whatever? Why don't they just have the small end of the trumpet the same size as the big end of the mouthpiece? Because narrowing the tube makes the air move faster (Bernouli or somebody) which makes the air in the horn resonate and also follow the shape of the horn. In a horn loaded speaker, it's important for the air to follow the profile of the horn so the horn does its job. Think of a car in a wind tunnel. Is is a "gentle zephyr" tunnel? NO it's a WIND tunnel, as in fast moving air. Why fast moving? Because slow moving air would not follow the contour of the car. Thus, fast moving air follows the contour of our horns (laminar flow) and the horns can do their magic. But to get the air to move fast you need to use compression drivers. This is a very big difference between Klipsch horn loaded drivers and other brands that use what look like horns in front of "regular" drivers (non-compression types). Compression drivers are much more expensive, but they work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Hey thanks Bob! You explained it very well and in terms that I could understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou8thisSN Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 hey smart klipsch guy, thanks for explaining about the tweeters, what about the "cerametallic" woofers? anything special/cool/distinct about them besides the cool copper color? are they expensive because of the color of the woofers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankhokie Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 i think it is a ceramic and metal composite material that i am sure has low deformation properties...the stuff that my wife does as a material science engineer...stuff i find utterly boring klipsch probably holds a patent on the material...i will say i did like the black dust caps better than the all copper ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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