advantage to inverted surrounds?

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nadams
nadams Posts: 5,877
edited October 2003 in Speakers
Can someone explain to me the advantages of an inverted surround, or even if there are any? I've seen anything from $10 computer speakers to my mid-line 70's RS speakers (which sound pretty nice) to ultra-high-end stuff. Is it just hype, or do inverted surrounds sound better?

nadams
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  • scornful
    scornful Posts: 272
    edited October 2003
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    I'm still fairly new at mid to high end audio, but what exactly is an inverted surround?
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited October 2003
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    An inverted surround is where the surround on the speaker cone is flipped over, so that it curves in instead of out.

    In the following picture, the surrounds on the 8" woofers that are in the top pair of speakers, are inverted. They're RadioShack Nova 6 speakers
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited October 2003
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    here's a better close up of that woofer:

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,053
    edited October 2003
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    No difference I would think, allows more excursion.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited October 2003
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    that would be a difference, then.
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  • erinrobb
    erinrobb Posts: 16
    edited October 2003
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    I thought you were talking about just turning the speaker upside-down, and boy was I ever puzzled! ;)
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited October 2003
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    anyone know any more differences?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited October 2003
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    I don't know of any sonic differences.

    Russman knows for sure, but I believe the old Advent speakers had inverted surrounds....and thougths Russ?
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  • jcaut
    jcaut Posts: 1,849
    edited October 2003
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    When my son was a little younger, we had some trouble with inverted dustcaps and tweeter domes. I think we have that corrected now. :)

    My dad had a pair of those RS Nova 6's with the inverted surrounds, at one time. Don't know for sure what difference it would make, though.

    Jason
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