Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions Chicken or the Egg - Cabinet or Driver First?

Yeah, THOSE resonance frequencies you want above the driver's operating range, but each speaker has a natural free-air resonance which is at least a factor when designing a cabinet. The speaker's resonance frequency is affected by the enclosure (sealed enclosures raise it, ported enclosures can sort of drag it around a bit) but it is a factor. Midrange drivers usually have a higher natural resonance than woofers, although I am sure there are exceptions to this (eg. I think KEF used the same B110 driver as woofer and midrange in different speakers).