Fostex BIB

Greendan · 29th April 2009, 05:27 PM

I've spent hours reading various posts on this forum and finally decided to post for the first time myself.
I'm quite intent on making a pair of BIB's due to their relative ease of build and cost, not to mention MJK's article on the FE167E / BIB combo.
Before I order up any drivers though, I just thought I would ask which driver is best - the FE166E, FE167E or FE168Esigma ?
The BIB's would be tight in the room corners and listened to off-axis as a general rule. Music listened to is jazz,classical,pop,rock etc, but not particularly loudly.
Is there a general consensus on these drivers ?

Scottmoose · 29th April 2009, 05:49 PM

'Best' is an entirely subjective term, but the Sigma is Fostex's range-topper in that size, & is a very nice unit for what it is, so if you can afford it, that'd be the one to go for.

Greendan · 29th April 2009, 08:02 PM

Thanks Scottmoose.
Once I've burnt in the drivers, I'll no doubt find they are a bit off spec.
The BIB's appear to be fairly forgiving, so is it best to alter the line length and retain the cross-sectional area to account for the variation in driver parameters ?

Scottmoose · 29th April 2009, 08:48 PM

More the reverse.

29th April 2009, 05:27 PM	#1
Greendan diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2008	Fostex BIB I've spent hours reading various posts on this forum and finally decided to post for the first time myself. I'm quite intent on making a pair of BIB's due to their relative ease of build and cost, not to mention MJK's article on the FE167E / BIB combo. Before I order up any drivers though, I just thought I would ask which driver is best - the FE166E, FE167E or FE168Esigma ? The BIB's would be tight in the room corners and listened to off-axis as a general rule. Music listened to is jazz,classical,pop,rock etc, but not particularly loudly. Is there a general consensus on these drivers ?

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29th April 2009, 05:49 PM	#2
Scottmoose diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK	'Best' is an entirely subjective term, but the Sigma is Fostex's range-topper in that size, & is a very nice unit for what it is, so if you can afford it, that'd be the one to go for.

29th April 2009, 08:02 PM	#3
Greendan diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2008	Thanks Scottmoose. Once I've burnt in the drivers, I'll no doubt find they are a bit off spec. The BIB's appear to be fairly forgiving, so is it best to alter the line length and retain the cross-sectional area to account for the variation in driver parameters ?

29th April 2009, 08:48 PM	#4
Scottmoose diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK	More the reverse.

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