Metal Cone Drivers

peterpan · 7th June 2003, 05:27 PM

What do you consider to be the Best 6.5-7" Metal cone speaker , excluding Seas EXCEL Drivers. I want to do a two way to be used with a sub woofer, a sort of METAL WORK design.

7V · 7th June 2003, 05:50 PM

I would suggest that you check out Bandor. I use their drivers in my systems and have no hesitation in thoroughly recommending them.

Steve

roddyama · 8th June 2003, 02:50 AM

Hi Peter,

You should look at the Jordan drivers.

Here's the link:
http://www.ejjordan.co.uk/

Rodd Yamashita

sonicfury · 8th June 2003, 07:59 AM

I like the Seas

Ok just kidding.
Besides Seas/ Excel i would recommend that you take a look at the Visaton models (AL130 and Al170). They offer good value for the money!

Cheers

planet10 · 8th June 2003, 08:02 AM

The Jordan JX150 i can vouch for, but the Bandors (related to Jordans in a sense) that 7V mentions have always been of interest to me.

dave

Hybrid fourdoor · 8th June 2003, 08:03 AM

Partsexpress has a buy out on some Vifa 4.5" aluminum drivers. I know it's not exactly what your asking for, but thought you may be interested none the less.

Leeuwarden · 8th June 2003, 10:30 AM

Alcone units perhaps?

Greetings,
Jan

laarsee · 9th August 2003, 07:37 PM

What about the Visaton AL130 ? http://www.visaton.de/deutsch/artikel/art_128.htm

Or it's bigger brother, the AL170? http://www.visaton.de/deutsch/artikel/art_130.htm

7V · 9th August 2003, 11:54 PM

If we could put all these 6.5"-7" metal drivers on to the same open baffles and cut them all off at the high end with low pass filters of the same type and frequency,

(we'd have to choose lowest common denominator high and low frequencies)

then we matched them all with the same tweeter and played them all at the same volume,

would we still hear clear differences and would we reach agreement on which were the best?

Of course we choose drivers mostly on the basis of their frequency response, efficiency, max SPL, Q, etc. but still ...

MIKET · 10th August 2003, 02:56 AM

MCM electronics has a nice 6.5" driver that is the big brother of the speaker used by Bottleheads superwhamodyne which I have built for my own system, these aluminum cone drivers sound very fast and open
http://www.newark.com/product-detail...l/55-1860.html

7th June 2003, 05:27 PM	#1
peterpan diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: london	Metal Cone Drivers What do you consider to be the Best 6.5-7" Metal cone speaker , excluding Seas EXCEL Drivers. I want to do a two way to be used with a sub woofer, a sort of METAL WORK design.

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planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	The Jordan JX150 i can vouch for, but the Bandors (related to Jordans in a sense) that 7V mentions have always been of interest to me. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

9th August 2003, 11:54 PM	#9
7V diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: North London	Nice to see this post again - I wonder ... If we could put all these 6.5"-7" metal drivers on to the same open baffles and cut them all off at the high end with low pass filters of the same type and frequency, (we'd have to choose lowest common denominator high and low frequencies) then we matched them all with the same tweeter and played them all at the same volume, would we still hear clear differences and would we reach agreement on which were the best? Of course we choose drivers mostly on the basis of their frequency response, efficiency, max SPL, Q, etc. but still ...

10th August 2003, 02:56 AM	#10
MIKET diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Maine	Something reasonably priced MCM electronics has a nice 6.5" driver that is the big brother of the speaker used by Bottleheads superwhamodyne which I have built for my own system, these aluminum cone drivers sound very fast and open http://www.newark.com/product-detail...l/55-1860.html

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7th June 2003, 05:50 PM	#2
7V diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: North London	I would suggest that you check out Bandor. I use their drivers in my systems and have no hesitation in thoroughly recommending them. Steve

8th June 2003, 02:50 AM	#3
roddyama diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan	Hi Peter, You should look at the Jordan drivers. Here's the link: http://www.ejjordan.co.uk/ Rodd Yamashita

8th June 2003, 07:59 AM	#4
sonicfury diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: In bavaria	I like the Seas Ok just kidding. Besides Seas/ Excel i would recommend that you take a look at the Visaton models (AL130 and Al170). They offer good value for the money! Cheers

8th June 2003, 08:03 AM	#6
Hybrid fourdoor diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ft. Worth, TX	Partsexpress has a buy out on some Vifa 4.5" aluminum drivers. I know it's not exactly what your asking for, but thought you may be interested none the less.

8th June 2003, 10:30 AM	#7
Leeuwarden diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Netherlands	Alcone units perhaps? Greetings, Jan

9th August 2003, 07:37 PM	#8
laarsee diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alphen aan den Rijn	What about the Visaton AL130 ? http://www.visaton.de/deutsch/artikel/art_128.htm Or it's bigger brother, the AL170? http://www.visaton.de/deutsch/artikel/art_130.htm

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