Audax Aerogel cone technology?

JoshuaTechnomage · 2nd June 2009, 07:46 PM

By most accounts some of the Audax Aerogel drivers were some of the best drivers made but they are disappearing and almost gone. I can only find the HM170Z18 still available. Has anyone heard any news about this technology being resurrected? Wasn't Audax taken over by another company? I forget the details.

5th element · 2nd June 2009, 09:57 PM

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Originally posted by JoshuaTechnomage
By most accounts some of the Audax Aerogel drivers were some of the best drivers made but they are disappearing and almost gone. I can only find the HM170Z18 still available. Has anyone heard any news about this technology being resurrected? Wasn't Audax taken over by another company? I forget the details.

Audax were taken over by Harman International as far as I know and with it went Audax's distribution to the public domain. I think they still supply units to manufacturers though.

As to their sound quality, they do sound excellent. I use the HM130ZOs as mid drivers and couldn't really be happier. I had used the HM100Z0s too, which were also great, however as the units were drying up, the two that I got were from very different batches and as a result measured quite differently.

They sound very clean, crisp and dynamic/lively, at least to my ears, something I'm sure is partially governed by the healthy 92dB sensitivity the 130ZOs carry.

bjorno · 2nd June 2009, 10:19 PM

Hi Joshua,

The Audax drivers (some of) are still available here:

http://www.cadaudio.dk/audaxunits.htm

b

JoshuaTechnomage · 2nd June 2009, 11:51 PM

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Originally posted by bjorno
Hi Joshua,

The Audax drivers (some of) are still available here:

http://www.cadaudio.dk/audaxunits.htm

b

Oh! Excellent! Looks like they have alot of the good units still available I have not seen for sale anyplace else. Thank you for the link.

claudio · 3rd June 2009, 01:56 AM

AAC keep producing some types, at least that is what Audax site says.
Also check Madisound, Zalytron and Solen, closer to you than european shops.

navin · 3rd June 2009, 04:09 AM

The Audax Aerogel 170 drivers I used were great for the midrange but suffered in the bass.

I used them in a Watt-Puppy style config (bass was 2 x Focal 8N515 and tweeter was a Morel MDT33).

cskg2037 · 12th June 2009, 04:50 AM

i saw hm170z18 may be very good.

jerome69 · 12th June 2009, 07:17 AM

http://www.audax.com/
Harmann sold Audax to AAC (Applications Acoustiques de Composites) (Acoustic Application of composite).
They build some old models.

You can see here too : http://www.toutlehautparleur.com/audax-c-331_317.html
But it's in French.

2nd June 2009, 07:46 PM	#1
JoshuaTechnomage diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2009	Audax Aerogel cone technology? By most accounts some of the Audax Aerogel drivers were some of the best drivers made but they are disappearing and almost gone. I can only find the HM170Z18 still available. Has anyone heard any news about this technology being resurrected? Wasn't Audax taken over by another company? I forget the details.

3rd June 2009, 01:56 AM	#5
claudio diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Italy	AAC keep producing some types, at least that is what Audax site says. Also check Madisound, Zalytron and Solen, closer to you than european shops. __________________ ______________________________ My Home Page: www.claudionegro.com

3rd June 2009, 04:09 AM	#6
navin diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mumbai (Bombay), India	HM170 The Audax Aerogel 170 drivers I used were great for the midrange but suffered in the bass. I used them in a Watt-Puppy style config (bass was 2 x Focal 8N515 and tweeter was a Morel MDT33). __________________ ...still looking for the holy grail.

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2nd June 2009, 10:19 PM	#3
bjorno diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jacobsmountain	Hi Joshua, The Audax drivers (some of) are still available here: http://www.cadaudio.dk/audaxunits.htm b

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cskg2037 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2009	i saw hm170z18 may be very good.

12th June 2009, 07:17 AM	#8
jerome69 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lyon	http://www.audax.com/ Harmann sold Audax to AAC (Applications Acoustiques de Composites) (Acoustic Application of composite). They build some old models. You can see here too : http://www.toutlehautparleur.com/audax-c-331_317.html But it's in French.

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