Dayton PS180-8
Friends
I will get a pair of these Dayton for make a comparation with my old Fosters alnico and my others vintage fulls.
The datasheet of this Dayton have nice curves and many good quality materials are used in your production.
The Neodymium magnet have a big magnetic field for more definition.
When I receive it, I can post here.
My problem is the seller...I only can find in the part express and the Brian do not want ship to Brazil more...
Aldovan
Friends
I will get a pair of these Dayton for make a comparation with my old Fosters alnico and my others vintage fulls.
The datasheet of this Dayton have nice curves and many good quality materials are used in your production.
The Neodymium magnet have a big magnetic field for more definition.
When I receive it, I can post here.
My problem is the seller...I only can find in the part express and the Brian do not want ship to Brazil more...
Aldovan
This response is meant to be nothing more than observation but I find all of your statements a bit presumptuous and wholly arrogant. You speak as if you are part of some in the know group that just looks at us full range guys and shakes there head as if we were ugly step children. I for one, know what I am doing and I am a full range designer as well as a multi way guy. I do both. My primary system is a 2.5 way I designed and it sounds amazing. My second and third systems are all full range setups that I designed and they also sound amazing. My shed system is a 3 way setup that just knocks my socks off. I think you tread thin ice walking in to a group of folks that fully understand what they are doing and don't need some down the nose arrogant statements being made in their directions. That being said, you should hang around for a while and learn a little about what we do. You might find that we possess something that you didn't expect.
Tom
Tom
Hello to everyone again! Winter means you will see me around again!
My eyes tell me Dave, that these drivers look like they will have a little sizzle that many full rangers are missing. I don't know but I think I may risk a set! I am going to start a design as soon as I get back from the cruise my mother in law is taking me on. (Ugh. Though it probably wont be so bad). If I have the money I will do this thing and let people know what I find relatively quickly). I love winter. I am able to get back on designing and building. There is never enough time in the summer with traveling, work and making art. Oh, and no tenure yet. One day...
Thanx!
That's exactly what i intented when composing that bit of free prose. I hope i didn't hurt your feelings. Now that you've cleared things up for me, i'll likely sell my vacation home and get a pair of Feastrex and pair it with the most expensive esoteric tube amplifier available. Surely audio Nirvana is not far off now? ..............mayhem13, you are true to your naughty name. Actually the Feastrex I've heard sound pretty good to me, though whether they are worth the money is an individual decision (I can't afford them).
I did find a pair of (vastly less expensive) AER Mk 1's and they are insane! Not perfect but oh so good! No magic, just really good engineering, materials etc. Another flavor, not what I expected at all. DaveCan, you were right all along!
I did find a pair of (vastly less expensive) AER Mk 1's and they are insane! Not perfect but oh so good! No magic, just really good engineering, materials etc. Another flavor, not what I expected at all. DaveCan, you were right all along!
You know what? I do own $1000 drivers -- DX3's@$1200 a pair, and being Nd, that price won't hold. But they have been in a box since I got the W8-1772's now $642 a pair. And those don't get any service since the Alpair 7's went on line @ $170 a pair. Price is no indicator.
Bob
this thread should stay dead
Why bother when speakers like this are routinely available for $50 and can be easily paired with a competent tweeter for a robust 2-way... oh, they handle 150W rms as well...
John L.
Why bother when speakers like this are routinely available for $50 and can be easily paired with a competent tweeter for a robust 2-way... oh, they handle 150W rms as well...
John L.
Is a good speaker for the price
I make tests in a open baffle.
The sound is detailed, but the bass is very small...
Is a good drive per price, but you will need more bass...
Is my case, actually I prefer a 8 inch full range.
But is only my opinion.
Aldovan
I make tests in a open baffle.
The sound is detailed, but the bass is very small...
Is a good drive per price, but you will need more bass...
Is my case, actually I prefer a 8 inch full range.
But is only my opinion.
Aldovan
What were the dimensions of you baffle?
Generally you cant expect much in the bass department from a OB, And the sloping FR and quite closed basket on the speaker mean it wouldn't be my favorite configuration. I have a Visaton /Eminence OB I might like to stick it into for comparison, but a TQWT might be a more interesting proposition.
Generally you cant expect much in the bass department from a OB, And the sloping FR and quite closed basket on the speaker mean it wouldn't be my favorite configuration. I have a Visaton /Eminence OB I might like to stick it into for comparison, but a TQWT might be a more interesting proposition.
>>> Why bother when speakers like this are routinely available for $50 and can be easily paired with a competent tweeter…
Because you get greater efficiency, wider bandwidth and a more cohesive and engaging sound in many instances for less money.
>>> oh, they handle 150W rms as well...
Many of us are running inexpensive T-amps no more than 6 watts and getting room filling sound.
Because you get greater efficiency, wider bandwidth and a more cohesive and engaging sound in many instances for less money.
>>> oh, they handle 150W rms as well...
Many of us are running inexpensive T-amps no more than 6 watts and getting room filling sound.
personal preference
yeah... I used to build BIG folded horns, VOT's, etc. decades ago... they'd fill an auditorium with sound with 10, 20 watts, using 8" wide range drivers (LE8T's, SP8B's, etc.)... but when high quality power amplification got cheap, I switched to multi driver arrays, and have never looked back.
I just don't care for the coloration in all the single driver wide range setups I've heard, (and I've heard alot).
John L.
yeah... I used to build BIG folded horns, VOT's, etc. decades ago... they'd fill an auditorium with sound with 10, 20 watts, using 8" wide range drivers (LE8T's, SP8B's, etc.)... but when high quality power amplification got cheap, I switched to multi driver arrays, and have never looked back.
I just don't care for the coloration in all the single driver wide range setups I've heard, (and I've heard alot).
John L.
And here I sit trying to figure out where to go next. I am reasonably sure that the A7.3 will go into that little folded TL with only minor mods. I'm torn between the A10.3 or the A12.3. I'm reasonably confident that the A12 will go into a folded TL that will make a decent sized bookshelf speaker. That would be the A7 TL with guts!
Bob
The issue of varying degrees of lower sensitivity of Mark's drivers (on paper) aside, I think the A12 might sacrifice a bit of something in the midrange compared to the A7 (dare I use the term "magic?). For someone enamored with the arguably ""colored" or overly forward presentation of previous Fostex FE series, I found the A7s took surprisingly little acclimation.
Of course, many of us will also be interested in your listening impressions of the new FF-WK drivers. As the initial stocking levels for several of these models was slim, it could be a while before all interested parties manage to get their hands/ears on a pair.
so yeah, a builder interested in (moderately priced) wide-band drivers is once again in a quandary - but for me a manufacturer who not only continually refines his product design / manufacturing techniques, but actively pursues input from the end users as part of the process , well that's pretty effen rare, and deserves all the support we can muster
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