Altec With Hanji Paper

thetubeguy1954 · 13th October 2011, 04:37 PM

Awhile back I posted about an 8" fullrange driver from Sonodyne that used Hanji paper. Some people liked what they saw, others seemed more skeptical. I just discovered a Ad selling ALTEC 515 drivers with Hanji paper for $3500!

Perhaps this Hanji paper is as good as I expected it would be after all?

IPC 515A Hanji Cone --- Rebuilt with our new material Hand made Hanji cones.

Thetubeguy1954 (Tom Scata)

cradeldorf · 13th October 2011, 05:57 PM

I wouldn't fire them up on a 95% humidity day that's for sure. doesn't look very thick. and that price is crazy for something that looks so fragile you couldn't crank them up.
My opinion is not to be taken for more than what you paid for it.

Pano · 13th October 2011, 06:32 PM

Just saw these over on the Altec Board. Beautiful paper, but ouch! the price.
Hanji paper is very labor intensive, but still. At that price it ought to be field coil with power supply too 'cause that's almost $1500 per driver over the cost of new GPA 416s.
Or $1470 for the fancy cone.

badman · 13th October 2011, 07:24 PM

I'd expect a pretty fuzzy impedance character but good sound within the structural limits. You often see "widerange" drivers have a lot of breakup ripple in their impedance profile.

Attached is a BD BD15 in a vented 4.5 ft cab tuned to about 40.

Pano · 13th October 2011, 07:43 PM

Doesn't look any worse than my 416-8As with GPA recones.

badman · 13th October 2011, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pano

Doesn't look any worse than my 416-8As with GPA recones.

No, it's not bad, the damping and cone together are pretty decent. But compared to a heavier coned assembly like a 2226h or such, it's quite a lot of ripple. Fortunately not something needing correction.

13th October 2011, 04:37 PM	#1
thetubeguy1954 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Orlando, Florida. USA	Altec With Hanji Paper Awhile back I posted about an 8" fullrange driver from Sonodyne that used Hanji paper. Some people liked what they saw, others seemed more skeptical. I just discovered a Ad selling ALTEC 515 drivers with Hanji paper for $3500! Perhaps this Hanji paper is as good as I expected it would be after all? IPC 515A Hanji Cone --- Rebuilt with our new material Hand made Hanji cones. Thetubeguy1954 (Tom Scata) __________________ Central Florida Audio Society--SETriodes Group--Space Coast Audio Society---Full-range/Wide-range Drivers---Front & Back-Loaded Horns.

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13th October 2011, 05:57 PM	#2
cradeldorf diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2010	I wouldn't fire them up on a 95% humidity day that's for sure. doesn't look very thick. and that price is crazy for something that looks so fragile you couldn't crank them up. My opinion is not to be taken for more than what you paid for it.

13th October 2011, 06:32 PM	#3
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	Just saw these over on the Altec Board. Beautiful paper, but ouch! the price. Hanji paper is very labor intensive, but still. At that price it ought to be field coil with power supply too 'cause that's almost $1500 per driver over the cost of new GPA 416s. Or $1470 for the fancy cone.

13th October 2011, 07:43 PM	#5
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	Doesn't look any worse than my 416-8As with GPA recones.

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