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when setting up a set of components, you obviously want them to be firing on the same plane, but what if you wanted to take that a step further and align at the source of the sound wave.....hence my question, where on a mid(midbass, subwoofer, etc...) is the actual sound wave produced? is it at the magnetic gap, is it at the dustcap?.....also, I toss that question out on the subwoofer side....when using a ported enclosure, where does that back wave from the port originate? (i.e. bottom of the port, the very top of the port, the bottom of the enclosure?)
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Depends on volume really. My understanding is that at low volumes, the wave starts at the center of the cone, and, the larger the amplitude (higher volume) the further off the center of the cone. I wouldn't worry about nit-picky things like this myself...
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Especially in a car. And they don't always have to be on the same plane either. Ever "toed in" your home speakers? Helps sometimes. Pathlengths are more important IMO.
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