Meridian DSP3200 full range driver identification

mrwireless · 13th January 2011, 07:54 PM

Trying to identify what driver Meridian have chosen to use in their new DSP3200 speakers:

Unusually it's a full range unit, stated 85mm, looks suspiciously like a Tangband W3-317SC but if you look closely there are some minor differences on the edge.

Anyone got any ideas as to what driver this is?

gooki · 08:37 PM

I'd be surprised if their using an off the shelf driver. If their going to the expense of modifying the mold to emboss their brand they've likely made a few tweaks to the driver as well.

You can view a cross section view of the speaker here:
http://www.meridian-audio.info/publi...[3460].pdf

But yes if you take the cone of the W3-317SC and the magnet and basket of the W3-881SJ you get a similar looking driver.

mrwireless · 13th January 2011, 10:59 PM

Oh yes, i didn't see that but it does say meridian at the sides of the driver faceplate.

I suspect you are very correct that the mods are more than superficial. Perhaps they worked with Tangband to modify the driver to suit. That's if it is indeed based on a Tangband product at all. I don't know anything else that looks quite so similar.

I suppose i should also refer to it as "wide" band and not "full" range. Thanks for that pdf by the way.

I'm tempted to take this speaker as inspiration for a DIY project. I hadn't seriously considered a wide band driver like that for the high end. I reckon in this case the only way Meridian was able to make the most of such a driver is by using the DSP to counteract those elements that would otherwise be unsatisfactory. Though the FR plots are remarkably flat for the Tangband driver.

An interesting speaker for sure.

gooki · 13th January 2011, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Onboard Digital Signal Processing for dynamic bass protection

Sounds like the DSP has built in subsonic filter and crossover, and loudness control. Also with the bass driver being sealed a little bit of bass boost is likely. It'll be interesting to see how much (if any) eq they are using on the wide range driver.

Have you got a link to the FR plots?

mrwireless · 14th January 2011, 12:09 AM

the plot for W3-317SC:

http://www.tb-speaker.com/detail/1208_03/w3-317sc.htm

gooki · 14th January 2011, 01:03 AM

Ahhh, I thought you had the plot for the DSP3200

planet10 · 14th January 2011, 02:03 AM

From the propaganda sheet, XO should be <300 Hz, so this is one of the 1st commercial FAST systems. Kudo's to Meridian if that is the case.

dave

_henry_ · 14th January 2011, 03:19 AM

ultimate desktop system?

planet10 · 14th January 2011, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _henry_

ultimate desktop system?

I doubt it. Could be a very good one thou.

dave

_henry_ · 14th January 2011, 10:28 AM

FOR $6500 it better be

13th January 2011, 07:54 PM	#1
mrwireless diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2009	Meridian DSP3200 full range driver identification Trying to identify what driver Meridian have chosen to use in their new DSP3200 speakers: Unusually it's a full range unit, stated 85mm, looks suspiciously like a Tangband W3-317SC but if you look closely there are some minor differences on the edge. Anyone got any ideas as to what driver this is?

13th January 2011, 08:34 PM	#2
gooki diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2008	I'd be surprised if their using an off the shelf driver. If their going to the expense of modifying the mold to emboss their brand they've likely made a few tweaks to the driver as well. You can view a cross section view of the speaker here: http://www.meridian-audio.info/publi...[3460].pdf But yes if you take the cone of the W3-317SC and the magnet and basket of the W3-881SJ you get a similar looking driver. Last edited by gooki; 13th January 2011 at 08:37 PM.

14th January 2011, 02:03 AM	#7
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13th January 2011, 10:59 PM	#3
mrwireless diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2009	Oh yes, i didn't see that but it does say meridian at the sides of the driver faceplate. I suspect you are very correct that the mods are more than superficial. Perhaps they worked with Tangband to modify the driver to suit. That's if it is indeed based on a Tangband product at all. I don't know anything else that looks quite so similar. I suppose i should also refer to it as "wide" band and not "full" range. Thanks for that pdf by the way. I'm tempted to take this speaker as inspiration for a DIY project. I hadn't seriously considered a wide band driver like that for the high end. I reckon in this case the only way Meridian was able to make the most of such a driver is by using the DSP to counteract those elements that would otherwise be unsatisfactory. Though the FR plots are remarkably flat for the Tangband driver. An interesting speaker for sure.

14th January 2011, 12:09 AM	#5
mrwireless diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2009	the plot for W3-317SC: http://www.tb-speaker.com/detail/1208_03/w3-317sc.htm

14th January 2011, 01:03 AM	#6
gooki diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2008	Ahhh, I thought you had the plot for the DSP3200

14th January 2011, 03:19 AM	#8
_henry_ diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Indonesia	ultimate desktop system?

14th January 2011, 10:28 AM	#10
_henry_ diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Indonesia	FOR $6500 it better be

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