H-Audio 3 "inch Kevlar Fullrange drivers lots of money???

phil09 · 02:06 AM

Hello all. I ran across this speaker company and its 3" inch fullrange drivers made of kevlar. I know they are made in hong kong

. The price is way out of this world. The promo is $450.00 a pair for these little fullrange drivers

I just wanted to know what everyone thought? Would you spend $450.00 for a pair of 3" inch fullrange drivers

I know its car audio but, it's still a fullrange driver. Here is the link for pictures and talks about it. I though B&W speakers

from england was the first to use kevlar for there midrange and woofers nothing new under the sun. Jm

H-Audio / Audible Physics Black Friday/Christmas Pre-Release/Arrival Sale - DIYMA.com - Scientific Car Audio - Truth in Sound Quality

phil09 · 6th June 2011, 02:04 AM

http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...ival-sale.html Heres the link guys

TerryO · 02:24 AM

That's a lot of money for a driver that has such a poor FR. That's a 15 dB peak at what?...4 or 5 kHz. I've paid $.49 for drivers that measure not only quite a bit better, but also sounded pretty darn good.
:2c

Best Regards,
TerryO

stoc005 · 6th June 2011, 02:36 AM

Kevlar has been around for years.
OTOH, It is hard to wrap my brain around these small (<4) wideband drivers. Yes, I am sure they sound good, but being able to replace a midrange and a tweeter with one driver....is...well...mind altering. But in a good way. How about 10 inch and a 3 inch WB unit?? Possible and much simpler to crossover.

As for an automotive application is should work well too. The price is scary and seems rather high. I do like the 5 MM x-max. You will need a trap to tame it in the 4-8K region.

TerryO · 6th June 2011, 03:04 AM

Kevlar cones have a tendency to experience break-up modes and that may account for that hideous peak. I'd look elsewhere.

Other than B&W, I don't think anyone bothers with Kevlar these days.

Best Regards,
TerryO

picowallspeaker · 6th June 2011, 05:43 AM

Davis Acoustics (France) has some yellow cones in the catalogue .

Bill poster · 6th June 2011, 10:27 AM

H-Audio.. I can't work out if they are rip off merchants or just sell a niche quality product for the car audio nuts which justifies the price. I know they had dealings with Fountek a while ago, of which there were accusations that Fountek stole their designs.

joe58 · 6th June 2011, 11:17 AM

Not true, Wharfedale are still using kevlar for their drivers. They also use a glass fibre and carbon fibre combo for their subwoofers.

joe58 · 6th June 2011, 11:19 AM

Also you are getting 4 drivers for your 450 dollars

haralanov · 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phil09

... 3" inch fullrange drivers...

I'm visiting this forum once per week to read some jokes here, but this time I really had a good laugh!
3" and FULLrange - that was funny. Would somebody explain to me how could a 3" driver be called FULLrange?

6th June 2011, 02:01 AM	#1
phil09 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: michigan	H-Audio 3 "inch Kevlar Fullrange drivers lots of money??? Hello all. I ran across this speaker company and its 3" inch fullrange drivers made of kevlar. I know they are made in hong kong. The price is way out of this world. The promo is $450.00 a pair for these little fullrange drivers I just wanted to know what everyone thought? Would you spend $450.00 for a pair of 3" inch fullrange drivers I know its car audio but, it's still a fullrange driver. Here is the link for pictures and talks about it. I though B&W speakers from england was the first to use kevlar for there midrange and woofers nothing new under the sun. Jm H-Audio / Audible Physics Black Friday/Christmas Pre-Release/Arrival Sale - DIYMA.com - Scientific Car Audio - Truth in Sound Quality Last edited by phil09; 6th June 2011 at 02:06 AM.

6th June 2011, 02:21 AM	#3
TerryO diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Seattle,Wash.	That's a lot of money for a driver that has such a poor FR. That's a 15 dB peak at what?...4 or 5 kHz. I've paid $.49 for drivers that measure not only quite a bit better, but also sounded pretty darn good. :2c Best Regards, TerryO __________________ "If you have to ask why, then you're probably on the right track." quote from Terry Olson's DIYaudio Forum application Last edited by TerryO; 6th June 2011 at 02:24 AM.

6th June 2011, 03:04 AM	#5
TerryO diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Seattle,Wash.	Kevlar cones have a tendency to experience break-up modes and that may account for that hideous peak. I'd look elsewhere. Other than B&W, I don't think anyone bothers with Kevlar these days. Best Regards, TerryO __________________ "If you have to ask why, then you're probably on the right track." quote from Terry Olson's DIYaudio Forum application

6th June 2011, 10:27 AM	#7
Bill poster diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London	H-Audio.. I can't work out if they are rip off merchants or just sell a niche quality product for the car audio nuts which justifies the price. I know they had dealings with Fountek a while ago, of which there were accusations that Fountek stole their designs. __________________ Cool Loudspeakers Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...24506880902633

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6th June 2011, 02:04 AM	#2
phil09 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: michigan	http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...ival-sale.html Heres the link guys

6th June 2011, 02:36 AM	#4
stoc005 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Midwest in the USA	Kevlar has been around for years. OTOH, It is hard to wrap my brain around these small (<4) wideband drivers. Yes, I am sure they sound good, but being able to replace a midrange and a tweeter with one driver....is...well...mind altering. But in a good way. How about 10 inch and a 3 inch WB unit?? Possible and much simpler to crossover. As for an automotive application is should work well too. The price is scary and seems rather high. I do like the 5 MM x-max. You will need a trap to tame it in the 4-8K region.

6th June 2011, 05:43 AM	#6
picowallspeaker diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	Davis Acoustics (France) has some yellow cones in the catalogue .

6th June 2011, 11:17 AM	#8
joe58 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: England	Not true, Wharfedale are still using kevlar for their drivers. They also use a glass fibre and carbon fibre combo for their subwoofers.

6th June 2011, 11:19 AM	#9
joe58 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: England	Also you are getting 4 drivers for your 450 dollars

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