sensible priced drivers in the uk

clk230 · 7th February 2011, 02:32 PM

willing to spend upto £100 a pair for some fullrange drivers to fit in some half chang cabinets new or secondhand must be in uk/europe

thanks for ur help

josha · 7th February 2011, 06:30 PM

Hi, I got a pair of Fostex 103's from here...

Fostex

Although I think someone mentioned a European site on here recently where they were a bit cheaper.

Josh

jonners · 7th February 2011, 06:44 PM

Spectrum Audio and Blue Planet Acoustic, both in Germany, have a good range of drivers at reasonable prices.

joe58 · 7th February 2011, 06:56 PM

Yeah I did. Europeaudio.com or whatever it is. Cheaper and came in perfect condition.

richie00boy · 7th February 2011, 07:00 PM

CSS and Alpair are in that price range from Mad About Sound | UK Loudspeaker, Audio Products and Components which is run by a UK member on here.

clk230 · 7th February 2011, 07:33 PM

thanks for all the links , as u might have guessed i'm new to this diy speaker lark, i want to build some half changs or similar size can anyone tell me what drivers to use ,as i say upto £100 the pr.

planet10 · 7th February 2011, 07:50 PM

Since all the drivers commonly used in half-Chang are discontinued, you'll need to find a pair in someone's closet if you want to go ahead with that. (with you budget, you could only have afforded Pioneer B20, and shipping more than the drivers)

You'd likely be further ahead looking for a similar design that you can get current drivers for.

dave

clk230 · 7th February 2011, 08:51 PM

hi Dave,

thanks for the info i've started another thread to try and gain some advice on what i can build.

StoneT · 8th February 2011, 08:54 PM

I have a question for anyone who has bought from elsewhere in the EU.
Was it still cheaper with the import duty?
I'm looking at some 206en from wilmslow for £98.72 each. a pair with delivery and 20% VAT - £246.93
Europaudio have them for £95.40 including 19%(..?) VAT and with a couple more bits I'll get free delivery, so that's £190.80.
If import duty is less than £56 I'm better off but is it applicable at all?

StoneT · 8th February 2011, 08:58 PM

Sorry, just checked with HMRC, should have checked first really.
For anyone interested: The three 'import duties' they apply are Customs Duty, Excise Duty and Import VAT. Apparently none of these apply to speakers traded within EU

7th February 2011, 02:32 PM	#1
clk230 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2011	sensible priced drivers in the uk willing to spend upto £100 a pair for some fullrange drivers to fit in some half chang cabinets new or secondhand must be in uk/europe thanks for ur help

7th February 2011, 07:00 PM	#5
richie00boy Did it Himself diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gloucestershire, England, UK	CSS and Alpair are in that price range from Mad About Sound \| UK Loudspeaker, Audio Products and Components which is run by a UK member on here. __________________ www.readresearch.co.uk my website for UK diy audio people - designs, PCBs, kits and more

7th February 2011, 07:50 PM	#7
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	Since all the drivers commonly used in half-Chang are discontinued, you'll need to find a pair in someone's closet if you want to go ahead with that. (with you budget, you could only have afforded Pioneer B20, and shipping more than the drivers) You'd likely be further ahead looking for a similar design that you can get current drivers for. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

8th February 2011, 08:54 PM	#9
StoneT diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Devon UK	I have a question for anyone who has bought from elsewhere in the EU. Was it still cheaper with the import duty? I'm looking at some 206en from wilmslow for £98.72 each. a pair with delivery and 20% VAT - £246.93 Europaudio have them for £95.40 including 19%(..?) VAT and with a couple more bits I'll get free delivery, so that's £190.80. If import duty is less than £56 I'm better off but is it applicable at all? __________________ StoneT

8th February 2011, 08:58 PM	#10
StoneT diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Devon UK	Sorry, just checked with HMRC, should have checked first really. For anyone interested: The three 'import duties' they apply are Customs Duty, Excise Duty and Import VAT. Apparently none of these apply to speakers traded within EU __________________ StoneT


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7th February 2011, 06:30 PM	#2
josha diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Holmfirth, West Yorkshire	Hi, I got a pair of Fostex 103's from here... Fostex Although I think someone mentioned a European site on here recently where they were a bit cheaper. Josh

7th February 2011, 06:44 PM	#3
jonners diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cheltenham	Spectrum Audio and Blue Planet Acoustic, both in Germany, have a good range of drivers at reasonable prices.

7th February 2011, 06:56 PM	#4
joe58 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: England	Yeah I did. Europeaudio.com or whatever it is. Cheaper and came in perfect condition.

7th February 2011, 07:33 PM	#6
clk230 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2011	thanks for all the links , as u might have guessed i'm new to this diy speaker lark, i want to build some half changs or similar size can anyone tell me what drivers to use ,as i say upto £100 the pr.

7th February 2011, 08:51 PM	#8
clk230 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2011	hi Dave, thanks for the info i've started another thread to try and gain some advice on what i can build.

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