Best 8" fullrange for about 50 l enclosure

alspe · 07:03 PM

There is many potential 8 inch fullrange drivers and topics about each driver. But which would be the most suitable for closed or reflex (preferable closed) box design and for playing more than female voice classical music.

I mean speaker for rock but low levels listening though.

This is short opener, just trying to wake up discussion of 8 inch drivers against each other if someone has experience many of these drivers.

Ronmeister · 19th September 2011, 07:13 PM

Two come to mind:
SEAS Exotic F8 - X1 which does well in 60L or it's "value" cousin FA22RCZ. I only have experience with the Exotic but there's quite a nice thread on this forum about the other. The application notes for both drivers make for a good read.

alspe · 08:03 PM

Sorry not to put here drivers that were on my mind

Mark Audio Alpair 12
Visaton B200 (is it too light on bass?)
Tangband W8 1772/1808
Dayton Audio PS220
Seas FA22...
are Omega/Hemp drivers anywhere available?

High efficiency is not the main parameter because I'm using transistor amp, though 35 wat rated Exposure, not mega monster.

Godzilla · 20th September 2011, 04:37 AM

Probably the TB 1808 will work best in a sealed box. I haven't heard them all tho... but that driver does well in small sealed all the way up to big sealed.

norman bates · 08:04 AM

maybe the wild burro ones would work ?
(the lower qts one)

Or I second (but never heard) the seas prestige fa22rcz with the flattening filter, copper pole piece, 6mm xmax, big vas though, that 9khz spike may get annoying though. Maybe make a phase plug too.

Norman

otto88 · 20th September 2011, 08:59 AM

Do you have a budget?

alspe · 20th September 2011, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by otto88

Do you have a budget?

Max 200-250€ / driver

planet10 · 20th September 2011, 05:51 PM

B200 was my 1st thot when you said sealed (but 50 litre might be smallish), W8-1808 might work and the SEAS whould. I've heard the 1st 2, and have the 3rd hear waiting for audition.

The Visaton has been getting pricey in North America, the neo debackle has dramatically reduced the Tandbands bang for the buck (which i felt was a little low before the price increase).

The burrow could well be a sleeper, i've not heard the corrected iteration, but at least 1 trusted associate said it was right up with the SEAS.

dave

norman bates · 20th September 2011, 11:04 PM

if that burro would just have a notch, I think It'd be a real winner.

Norman

jonparkhurst · 21st September 2011, 05:53 PM

If you use the TB 1808, it sims at 64 ish liters for a ported box... JP

19th September 2011, 06:41 PM	#1
alspe diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Finland/Tampere	Best 8" fullrange for about 50 l enclosure There is many potential 8 inch fullrange drivers and topics about each driver. But which would be the most suitable for closed or reflex (preferable closed) box design and for playing more than female voice classical music. I mean speaker for rock but low levels listening though. This is short opener, just trying to wake up discussion of 8 inch drivers against each other if someone has experience many of these drivers. Last edited by alspe; 19th September 2011 at 07:03 PM.

19th September 2011, 07:13 PM	#2
Ronmeister diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: At Sea...	Two come to mind: SEAS Exotic F8 - X1 which does well in 60L or it's "value" cousin FA22RCZ. I only have experience with the Exotic but there's quite a nice thread on this forum about the other. The application notes for both drivers make for a good read. __________________ Ronmeister - "it takes years..."

19th September 2011, 07:50 PM	#3
alspe diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Finland/Tampere	Sorry not to put here drivers that were on my mind Mark Audio Alpair 12 Visaton B200 (is it too light on bass?) Tangband W8 1772/1808 Dayton Audio PS220 Seas FA22... are Omega/Hemp drivers anywhere available? High efficiency is not the main parameter because I'm using transistor amp, though 35 wat rated Exposure, not mega monster. Last edited by alspe; 19th September 2011 at 08:03 PM.

20th September 2011, 04:37 AM	#4
Godzilla diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New York	Probably the TB 1808 will work best in a sealed box. I haven't heard them all tho... but that driver does well in small sealed all the way up to big sealed. __________________ www.zillaaudio.com/bib/bib.asp www.ZillaAudio.com

20th September 2011, 08:02 AM	#5
norman bates diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: iowa	maybe the wild burro ones would work ? (the lower qts one) Or I second (but never heard) the seas prestige fa22rcz with the flattening filter, copper pole piece, 6mm xmax, big vas though, that 9khz spike may get annoying though. Maybe make a phase plug too. Norman Last edited by norman bates; 20th September 2011 at 08:04 AM.


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20th September 2011, 08:59 AM	#6
otto88 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2007	Do you have a budget? __________________ a system that won't go clean and loud is like a nice car that cannot go fast

20th September 2011, 05:51 PM	#8
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	B200 was my 1st thot when you said sealed (but 50 litre might be smallish), W8-1808 might work and the SEAS whould. I've heard the 1st 2, and have the 3rd hear waiting for audition. The Visaton has been getting pricey in North America, the neo debackle has dramatically reduced the Tandbands bang for the buck (which i felt was a little low before the price increase). The burrow could well be a sleeper, i've not heard the corrected iteration, but at least 1 trusted associate said it was right up with the SEAS. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

20th September 2011, 11:04 PM	#9
norman bates diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: iowa	if that burro would just have a notch, I think It'd be a real winner. Norman

21st September 2011, 05:53 PM	#10
jonparkhurst diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wisconsin	If you use the TB 1808, it sims at 64 ish liters for a ported box... JP

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