Speaker Terminology

[DavidS05]

Can Someone Tell Me The Meaning Of Two Way Speaker

 

[Dumar]

Sure.

A two-way speaker distributes sound information to two types of driver: a high frequency tweeter, and a lower frequency midrange/woofer combination. A device inside the speaker, called a crossover, determines which frequencies go to the tweeter and which ones go to the midrange/woofer.

A three-way speaker has a crossover that distributes signals to a tweeter, midrange, and separate woofer.

Some speakers employ more than one driver for a given frequency range. For example, my Paradigm Monitor 7's are two-way speakers and use one tweeter and two midrange/woofer drivers.

You can think of a sub-woofer as a one-way speaker because its crossover allows all the high frequency information (above 150Hz on my sub) to pass through and not be played.

Hope this helps.

 

[Dan]

There are some speakers that have a tweeter and two identical larger drivers. These drivers have different crossovers so that one acts as more of a woofer and the other a midrange. Some call these "2 and a half way". It can be easier to integrate the two larger drivers at the crossover frequency.

 

[DavidS05]

Thank you

The you both for the help.