W5-1611sa

[same64]

Hi Guys

What to do with W5-1611sa TB?.

best regards

[DYNABLASTERTUNERS]

Flat 5 - Lautsprecher Selbstbau by blue planet acoustic

[wushuliu]

Has anyone actually spent time listening to these drivers (aside from dynablasters)? I see thread after thread for the past several years with them mentioned but hardly any comprehensive or detailed feedback/opinion on how they sound. I'd ask Dave for his opinion, but let me guess - he's got something else waiting on the bench!

[same64]

There is one thread with some project but thats so.

W5-1611sa

Hi Dynablustertuners and thanks for a link but where can i find box dimention ?..

regards

[grindstone]

Originally Posted by wushuliu

Has anyone actually spent time listening to these drivers (aside from dynablasters)? I see thread after thread for the past several years with them mentioned but hardly any comprehensive or detailed feedback/opinion on how they sound. ...

Wushuliu

I have spent some time listening but do not have comprehensive or detailed feedback on anything. Could say the obvious -- the pp is not paper. There is a smoothness that does not seem to come with paper--it's just different. Still very intermittently learning about this.

People speak of the noise of paper cones. Perhaps, in addition to different damping, it is this absence, I don't know (?)

I find these things are very difficult to speak about. Some things, however, do not change. For example, say that you make a box that allows it to do 8 octaves; would you fault the driver for poor clarity? Would you make a box for 4 or 5 octaves and then fault the driver for not having enough bass?

When you put it in an enclosure, it does whatever that does and sounds like what that sounds like Not trying to be difficult, just trying to be fair in a very subjective arena.

I remain grateful that so many offerings are available to the diy person during these times. I want to try them all!

[tubesurf]

It is noted as a successfully tested driver for the Frugel Horn 3.

[same64]

Hi tubesurf.

Could you please point me to the thread?.
Frugel Horn 3 would be nice project..
regards

[tubesurf]

Sure --- Frugel-Horn Mk3 Builds & Build Questions

[planet10]

Originally Posted by tubesurf

It is noted as a successfully tested driver for the Frugel Horn 3.

Chris mounted these up in FH3 and had a good listen. He was favourably impressed by them. They got swapped out for FE138eSR before i got much of a listen. Note that the FE138 puts the scream in Fostex Shout.

dave

[danerius]

Originally Posted by wushuliu

Has anyone actually spent time listening to these drivers (aside from dynablasters)? I see thread after thread for the past several years with them mentioned but hardly any comprehensive or detailed feedback/opinion on how they sound. I'd ask Dave for his opinion, but let me guess - he's got something else waiting on the bench!

I have a pair in a BIB enclosure hooked up to a simple APJJ 3.5 watt SET amplifier. In my humble opinion - I havent listened to a ton of fullrangers, but they sound very transparent, modern ie not papery or thin, not lacking in highs or lows. In fact the lows are very impressive in the BIBs.

Only downside may be that theres feeling of something missing wich I attribute to the lack of a paper cone coloration. They dont sound like classic old speakers. But other than that. Im immensly pleased with the W5-1611

Best regards /Bo