shorting ring benefits

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: May 09, 2025 at 9:22 PM

Topic: shorting ring benefits

Posted By: soultinter
Subject: shorting ring benefits
Date Posted: August 18, 2007 at 10:01 AM

Does anyone know the benefits of a shorting ring on a subwoofer?

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: August 18, 2007 at 11:29 AM

They reduce the inductance of the voice coil and can help reduce harmonic distortion.

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Posted By: soultinter
Date Posted: August 18, 2007 at 12:56 PM

thanks for the reply, so would you say this is a feature usually reserved for higher end speakers?

Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: August 18, 2007 at 3:05 PM

It does cost more for a manufacturer to use them. A well-designed speaker that needs them should have them, but their presence does not necessarily indicate the speaker is "high end."

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Posted By: mando2155
Date Posted: August 20, 2007 at 10:58 PM

Im guessing that this is something that is put into a speaker during the designing phase? Its not something you can purchase and just add to any speaker is it? Since Im not familiar with these, my last questions are how does it reduce inductance, and where would it typicaly be found in the speaker.

Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: August 21, 2007 at 12:30 AM

It is indeed designed into the speaker. It is an internal piece, placed at the top if the pole piece within the voice-coil. No, it's not possible to just "add one on".

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