Cheap full range drivers?

Godzilla · 6th November 2011, 10:31 PM

Besides parts express and madisound where can we purchase cheap full range drivers? I remember seeing posts of online dealers selling inexpensive drivers that had high Qts that might be perfect for open baffle setups using helper woofers and tweeters. Probably ceiling speakers? I've been searching thru the posts but cannot find the sites. Anyone recall?

Zilla

tmblack · 6th November 2011, 10:51 PM

How about re-using old stereo console speakers then?

TerryO · 6th November 2011, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godzilla

Besides parts express and madisound where can we purchase cheap full range drivers? I remember seeing posts of online dealers selling inexpensive drivers that had high Qts that might be perfect for open baffle setups using helper woofers and tweeters. Probably ceiling speakers? I've been searching thru the posts but cannot find the sites. Anyone recall?

Zilla

Once in awhile some fairly good driver's come on the market that aren't too expensive. I know that I bought up a few of the better Radio Shack drivers when they closed out. The NSB drivers from a few years back aren't too bad either, although they can use a bit of help at both ends. A friend and I measured the FR of the NSB drivers (I paid $.49 each) and they were quite a bit better than the measurements we did on an Audax 4 inch driver that went for $49.00 each at the time.

Best Regards,
TerryO

GM · 7th November 2011, 04:27 AM

Quam was in many inexpensive consoles, car audio, PA sound and sold under many auto and other store brand names and may still be for all I know. I bought from Olson's Electronics since they were cheapest there. I remember paying $1.97 back in the mid '60s for a very nice sounding 4" x 9" car audio rear 'deck mount' that made a very nice 'tower' TL or open back ~aperiodic 'bookshelf' for bedrooms, apt. dwellers. Unfortunately, they're really pared down their offerings: Quam-Nichols Company

McBride in Canada is another one. Several of their drivers look and have same-same basic specs as some of the old RS drivers: http://www.loudspeakers.ca/Qmedia/McBrideCom6.pdf

Then there's Revere: Revere Industries

GM

454Casull · 7th November 2011, 05:01 AM

How cheap? The Fountek FR88EX is an excellent performer and doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

planet10 · 7th November 2011, 05:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 454Casull

How cheap? The Fountek FR88EX is an excellent performer and doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

They were good value when they were $27 each, neo issues have pushed it up to $40, right in the midst of FF85/125wk, MA CHR/CHP70/EL70.

But fountek fe85 and aurasound ns3...

dave

quadtech · 7th November 2011, 11:17 AM

What about those ebay "chinese speakers" which people have
posted here about?
Sadly, the Pioneer BOFU is NLA.

jimbro · 7th November 2011, 11:24 AM

CSS has wr125st on sale for $38 per pair.

talaerts · 11:48 AM

I would love to find cheap and cheerful low Qts 6" and 8" FR drivers to build an approximation of that wacky and probably very loud Lowther Accolade 4 box design for little money:

sreten · 7th November 2011, 12:53 PM

Hi,

The route to some cheap drivers is to know the model your after in
say Monacors, Visatons Skytronics etc range and then search, they
can be sold by some fairly obscure vendors.

e.g monacors SPX-32M :

Found those for around £30 a pair delivered in the UK, pretty good pricing.

rgds, sreten.

Don't forget about MCM electronics when looking for cheap drivers.

6th November 2011, 10:31 PM	#1
Godzilla diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New York	Cheap full range drivers? Besides parts express and madisound where can we purchase cheap full range drivers? I remember seeing posts of online dealers selling inexpensive drivers that had high Qts that might be perfect for open baffle setups using helper woofers and tweeters. Probably ceiling speakers? I've been searching thru the posts but cannot find the sites. Anyone recall? Zilla __________________ www.zillaaudio.com/bib/bib.asp www.ZillaAudio.com

7th November 2011, 04:27 AM	#4
GM diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chamblee, Ga.	Quam was in many inexpensive consoles, car audio, PA sound and sold under many auto and other store brand names and may still be for all I know. I bought from Olson's Electronics since they were cheapest there. I remember paying $1.97 back in the mid '60s for a very nice sounding 4" x 9" car audio rear 'deck mount' that made a very nice 'tower' TL or open back ~aperiodic 'bookshelf' for bedrooms, apt. dwellers. Unfortunately, they're really pared down their offerings: Quam-Nichols Company McBride in Canada is another one. Several of their drivers look and have same-same basic specs as some of the old RS drivers: http://www.loudspeakers.ca/Qmedia/McBrideCom6.pdf Then there's Revere: Revere Industries GM __________________ Loud is Beautiful if it's Clean! As always though, the usual disclaimers apply to this post's contents.

7th November 2011, 05:01 AM	#5
454Casull diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada	How cheap? The Fountek FR88EX is an excellent performer and doesn't cost an arm and a leg. __________________ Building a 2.1 system out of a 3/4"x4'x8' sheet

7th November 2011, 11:45 AM	#9
talaerts diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	I would love to find cheap and cheerful low Qts 6" and 8" FR drivers to build an approximation of that wacky and probably very loud Lowther Accolade 4 box design for little money: Last edited by talaerts; 7th November 2011 at 11:48 AM.

7th November 2011, 12:53 PM	#10
sreten diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton UK	Hi, The route to some cheap drivers is to know the model your after in say Monacors, Visatons Skytronics etc range and then search, they can be sold by some fairly obscure vendors. e.g monacors SPX-32M : Found those for around £30 a pair delivered in the UK, pretty good pricing. rgds, sreten. Don't forget about MCM electronics when looking for cheap drivers. __________________ There is nothing so practical as a really good theory - Ludwig Boltzmann When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail - Abraham Maslow


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6th November 2011, 10:51 PM	#2
tmblack diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK	How about re-using old stereo console speakers then?

7th November 2011, 11:17 AM	#7
quadtech diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2007	What about those ebay "chinese speakers" which people have posted here about? Sadly, the Pioneer BOFU is NLA.

7th November 2011, 11:24 AM	#8
jimbro diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: somewhere in Texas	CSS has wr125st on sale for $38 per pair.

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