- Driver Selection -
I decided to go with all 8 ohm drivers since I would be
pushing them directly from my Onkyo receiver. I wanted
to use a large 10" woofer just because I grew up with
the attitude of bigger is better, but I also felt the system
needed to provide ample bass. These criteria led me to
the Goldwood GW-10PC-40-8 (#290-324). The driver's
frequency response was listed as 36 to 5,000Hz which
I felt was low enough for most of my applications. I also
chose this driver for its synthetic cone because it is just
a personal preference of mine to go with synthetic over
paper for the woofer. The midrange and tweeter were
then selected in the same brand, which narrowed the
field. I selected the Goldwood GM-85/8 5" (#280-115)
for the midrange and the Goldwood Mylar GT-302/s
2-3/8" (#270-175) for the tweeter. Like I said previously, I
wanted to spend as little as possible and this combination
put my total driver cost at about $100.00, which is right
about where I wanted it to be.
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