[Trismos]

I wasn't sure where to post this but since I began pondering it whilst choosing between a pair of UE IEMs and my K-701s, this is as good a place as any. (I am playing with a new soft synth in my Reaper program and I get a better low end response with my IEMs.)

Now we commonly hear how speakers with smaller drivers can't produce as deep a bass response as those with larger drivers simply due to their surface area not being able to produce the larger bass sound waves. (I know there's exceptions but work with me here.) But the ear itself is only a small piece of equipment and the parts inside that actually "hear" are very small. How is it we even hear bass and in relation to that how is it that my IEMs produce such great bass that I can hear?

Regards
Dave

[geezer]

It's true that a diaphragm of any size will emit a 20 Hertz sound if it is driven at 20 Hz. The problem with small ones is just that they're very inefficient. The smaller the area, the greater the swing amplitude necessary for any given loudness.