Help, Foxtex Fe207E FE206E hole size

OzMikeH · 6th April 2007, 02:04 AM

My FE207E drivers are taking a long time to get here, I want to cut the holes in my cabinets for them.

The Foxtex literature says 185mm cutout is required. Can someone measure a driver and verify this for me please?

I had a bad experience with a JBL driver that stated a hole size on the literature that was actually 7mm bigger than the required hole. I had to start again with the front baffle for that one.

Has anyone made a cabinet with these drivers and cut the hole at 185mm instead of making it to fit the driver directly?
Can I trust the fostex datasheet?

OzMikeH · 6th April 2007, 04:07 AM

Anyone...?
<waves router in the air eagerly>

ttan98 · 6th April 2007, 04:21 AM

"My FE207E drivers are taking a long time to get here"

there is a local distributor in Australia... the name is

http://www.majormusic.com.au/

cheers happy lisening..

OzMikeH · 6th April 2007, 06:34 AM

Yep, they are who I used.
They were very good, the speakers were dispatched from Sydney on Monday. they didnt make it here by yesterday so I wont see any until at least tuesday, probably wednesday.

I just want to make sure I dont cut too big (or too small) hole in my cabinets. I want to start sanding and painting them in the next few days so I'd like to cut the holes before the drivers arrive.

Scottmoose · 6th April 2007, 09:04 AM

I don't remember needing to make alterations to any of mine, despite using the driver information. Fostex designed them, so their measurements tend to be quite good...

OzMikeH · 6th April 2007, 10:51 AM

My drivers arrived, Horay!
I didn't expect that on Good Friday (A public holiday here)

183mm with a very slight chamfer
impressive build quality. I haven't used Fostex drivers before.
the screws that come with them look pretty cheap though, I won't be using those.

6th April 2007, 02:04 AM	#1
OzMikeH diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007	Help, Foxtex Fe207E FE206E hole size My FE207E drivers are taking a long time to get here, I want to cut the holes in my cabinets for them. The Foxtex literature says 185mm cutout is required. Can someone measure a driver and verify this for me please? I had a bad experience with a JBL driver that stated a hole size on the literature that was actually 7mm bigger than the required hole. I had to start again with the front baffle for that one. Has anyone made a cabinet with these drivers and cut the hole at 185mm instead of making it to fit the driver directly? Can I trust the fostex datasheet?

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6th April 2007, 04:07 AM	#2
OzMikeH diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007	Anyone...? <waves router in the air eagerly>

6th April 2007, 04:21 AM	#3
ttan98 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melb	"My FE207E drivers are taking a long time to get here" there is a local distributor in Australia... the name is http://www.majormusic.com.au/ cheers happy lisening..

6th April 2007, 06:34 AM	#4
OzMikeH diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007	Yep, they are who I used. They were very good, the speakers were dispatched from Sydney on Monday. they didnt make it here by yesterday so I wont see any until at least tuesday, probably wednesday. I just want to make sure I dont cut too big (or too small) hole in my cabinets. I want to start sanding and painting them in the next few days so I'd like to cut the holes before the drivers arrive.

6th April 2007, 09:04 AM	#5
Scottmoose diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK	I don't remember needing to make alterations to any of mine, despite using the driver information. Fostex designed them, so their measurements tend to be quite good...

6th April 2007, 10:51 AM	#6
OzMikeH diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007	My drivers arrived, Horay! I didn't expect that on Good Friday (A public holiday here) 183mm with a very slight chamfer impressive build quality. I haven't used Fostex drivers before. the screws that come with them look pretty cheap though, I won't be using those.