Ok i have no clue anything about about tri and coaxial speakers. Basically what can u tell me about them. And what do they have that make them so special?

thanx

i may add more questions as u guys answer

thanx again in avdvance

 

Your main difference between the two.

coaxial= mid and tweet mounted on the same assembly
Triaxial= midbass/mid/tweet mounted on the same assembly

In short they are really pretty close to being the same sonically. If you are thinking of using a speaker like this I would check into a company that offers a nice biaxial. The biaxial will allow you to bi-amp the speakers and usually have a much nicer external x-over and detachable tweet that can be mounted seperately or on the mid. MB Quart, JL Audio, Focal, Dynaudio, Diamond, CDT, Rockford, Infinity and Alpine all make good quality speakers that fit these categories.

What you will find in most cases is that it will be very difficult to find any triaxial that could come close to competing with one of the nicer co-axial or bi-axial speakers.

 

I agree with cgorris. What is so special about tri-ax or co-ax speakers is "convenience and ease of installation". If they were truly great speakers you would see them in serious installs, which doesn't happen, generally speaking. And again generally speaking, while there are some decent 2 or 3-way speakers, for the most part they have very poor crossover components, which translates into performance. This is a by-product of the "convenience and ease of installation". There are reasons you can buy 3-ways at WalMart for $49. And most of those reasons are directly related to quality of manufacturing process and parts used in that process, which affects sound quality. That's not to say those speakers aren't suitable for some people because they are. It depends on the importance one places on SQ. And, of course, SQ is different for everyone. That depends on what one has for comparison. If you compare stock speakers with some nice Alpine 5x7s, some would think the SQ couldn't be better, if they had never heard anything "better". Someone with a set of Dynaudio components would feel otherwise.

 

Seems to me (I went from stock to upgraded door speakers to sub then components), that the door spkrs alone leave one wanting. I know it is a jump to install an amp..or two to power the speakers but that is where the big jump in SQ comes. An amp and a good pair of coaxials could be a great start. The experience learned from installing the first amp could then be used to install a second with a sub to satisfy the craving for the lower end. After all I think this is what he wants from the triaxials in the first place. Just my 2Cents.


Ricksta

 

ok thanx for the basic info, but now a couple of questoins about ur answers...
are biaxial and coaxial speakers the same thing?
what do u mean by being able to bi-amp the speakers?
will it be necessary to get an amp in order to get max perfomance from these speakers?

thanx for ur help

 

Traditional, what is refered to as coaxial or triaxial are speakers that are a one piece design that offers the convenience I mentioned before. There are "higher end" speakers that are basically component speakers that have the capability, if need be, of mounting the tweeter in front of the midwoofer, similar to a coaxial, but with the added quality of the separate crossovers. Bi-amping simply means you have the option of amplifying the tweeters and midwoofers with separate amps, if so desired.