My New Audio Nirvana Drivers

[buzzforb]

Let me know. These are probably my next purchase.

 

[hajj]

Just a quick input, I'm the guy with the Enabl'ed stamped frame AN super 12's.
After reading on various forums, for more than 2 years about the AN line and most importantly BudP's very positive review of the Super 15, I think the super 12's just seem to be the runt of the litter....
I guess I just picked the wrong one out of the line.

 

[Melon Head]

Just a quick input, I'm the guy with the Enabl'ed stamped frame AN super 12's.
After reading on various forums, for more than 2 years about the AN line and most importantly BudP's very positive review of the Super 15, I think the super 12's just seem to be the runt of the litter....
I guess I just picked the wrong one out of the line.

Do yourself a favour. Life is too short to worry over $400. Some people spend more than that on crossover components.
Go buy yourself a pair of the AN15s. You won't regret it.

 

[Melon Head]

Let me know. These are probably my next purchase.

I found the CD case but can't find the bloody CD.
Need to keep looking

 

[ra7]

Any update on the measurements?

 

[Melon Head]

Not yet.
Still running them in.
When I get 100 hrs on them I will do some measurements

 

[Bigun]

Anybody got any excursion vs frequency plots for the AN15 (Open Baffle or Infinite Baffle - in the true sense that there is no assistance from back pressure) ?

 

[Melon Head]

Yeah I did a simulation using Martin King mathcad sheets. It only becomes an issue at very loud levels.
Having said that, we don't even know if the Thiel Small Parameters are correct yet.
I still need to measure them.

 

[norman bates]

I bet they have a higher qts than the .483 spec

Norman

 

[Bigun]

I bet they have a higher qts than the .483 spec

why? - I thought speakers with large Vas usually have low Qts and this driver has a large Vas

I read somewhere that Qts is inversely proportional to the square root of the compliance. Vas is proportional to compliance.

 

[Melon Head]

I don't get too hung up about Thiel Small parameters, I'd rather let the ear be the judge. Still recognise measurements are important, but mainly for reference and understanding

 

[norman bates]

I know a German site that tested 2 of the an10 qts around .411 while the website lists qts = .278

Not really a big deal, but it would be nice. And yes there is the 10 percent fudge factor for their manufactor.

8ft3 tuned to 30hz.
Or open baffle, big as you can trading the wall bounce though.

Norman

 

[Bigun]

I'm thinking BIG ONKEN is the enclosure of choice. I'll be working up a design...

 

[Melon Head]

I will be building an Onken for the 10s to see how they sound

 

[Bigun]

 

[FullRangeMan]

I know a German site that tested 2 of the an10 qts around .411 while the website lists qts = .278

Not really a big deal, but it would be nice. And yes there is the 10 percent fudge factor for their manufactor.

8ft3 tuned to 30hz.
Or open baffle, big as you can trading the wall bounce though.

Norman

The TS varies widely with changes in temperature and humidity, and also with the change of air pressure.

 

[FullRangeMan]

I don't get too hung up about Thiel Small parameters, I'd rather let the ear be the judge. Still recognise measurements are important, but mainly for reference and understanding

The TS are very usefull to evaluate the driver, but mesearuments after the ready box are boring and redundant, if I had ears to listen...

 

[Melon Head]

The TS varies widely with changes in temperature and humidity, and also with the change of air pressure.

I have found they also change with signal output. So what is the correct output? Should they be tested at 1 Watt and 10 Watts or more apropriately what gives you 90 dB and 100 dB and then take an average? Should they be tested in free air or on a baffle? If on baffle then what size shoud the baffle be?

 

[Melon Head]

I don't want to fall asleep discussing this topic, so please let's not discuss it.

 

[planet10]

I will be building an Onken for the 10s to see how they sound

Just having a conversation with Jeff. A different cabinet design will be needed for the neo driver which is quite different from the ferrite 10 the An-Ken was designed for.

dave