Best woofer, midrange, tweeter, on your diy project?

[lduarte1973]

which is the best sounding woofer , midrange , tweeter you used on a diy project ?

 

[korabetsni]

I have made many diy speakers project. The best sounding from all speakers i used are Seas excel W26fx001, W15ch001 and T29cf002 tweeter. Expensive drivers but they worth it.

 

[DrDyna]

I've not built it, but these could very well be contenders:

PRELUDE

Zaph|Audio - ZRT - Revelator Tower

 

[s3tup]

There are no best speakers, but there definitely are beloved ones for specific duties...


What are you looking for? 3way? Price, size, sound signature?

 

[63781]

I used to love the sound of Excel drivers and AMT's.... until I found this:

B&G RD-75. Almost fullrange, 150-18k

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[domtweaker]

Audio Technology 6inch midwoofer and a scanspeak 7100 tweeter

you wont beat this combination. 12 dB LR x over

 

[Pano]

I have edited your title slightly to make it clearer.

 

[jerome69]

I am very interested in your opinion because I also love the sound of excel driver...
Can you explain ? I already have my mouth water

I used to love the sound of Excel drivers and AMT's.... until I found this:

B&G RD-75. Almost fullrange, 150-18k

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.

 

[lduarte1973]

I have edited your title slightly to make it clearer.

thanks

i tryed to edit it but it´s not possible once it´s saved , cant that be changed ? like having 5 or 10 minutes time to change it if something is wrong ?

 

[gainphile]

Woofer ... not found yet. Need lots of $$$. I dream of SEAS LROY
Midrange ... Fountek FW146
Tweeters .... Vifa DQ25 (with phase shield removed)

I've heard (not owned) the excels, various comp. drivers, etc.

 

[Cal Weldon]

thanks

i tryed to edit it but it´s not possible once it´s saved , cant that be changed ? like having 5 or 10 minutes time to change it if something is wrong ?

You have 30 minutes to do so. Hit the edit button at the bottom right of the post.

 

[perceptionchanges]

SURPLUS ITEMS - Blemished speakers, demo speakers, ScanSpeak drivers, surplus electronics and used audio equipment.

I LOVE these ribbon tweeters, the prototypes @ $430 a pair are amazing. The blow away the seas, morel, and scanspeak domes I have tried.

I love my seas w21's as mids also, and can't argue with the Eton 11-581's as woofers!

 

[navin]

B&G RD-75. Almost fullrange, 150-18k

What woofers would one mate these to?

How would you compare this to the Neo 8 or even HiVi RT8. The RD75 does go lower but if one is using a line of small woofers (as most line source enthusiasts do) one could XO the Neo8/RT8 at 2k to say a pair of 23cm C-Quenze to get a 95db/1w/1m system.

 

[63781]

I am very interested in your opinion because I also love the sound of excel driver...
Can you explain ? I already have my mouth water

I've had several speakers with Excel drivers combined with Mundorf AMT, also dipole speakers. They were all great indeed, but this big ribbon just blew them all away, simple as that. Its far cleaner and with much more resolution than any Excel driver.

 

[63781]

What woofers would one mate these to?

How would you compare this to the Neo 8 or even HiVi RT8. The RD75 does go lower but if one is using a line of small woofers (as most line source enthusiasts do) one could XO the Neo8/RT8 at 2k to say a pair of 23cm C-Quenze to get a 95db/1w/1m system.

I mate my RD-75 to four 21" Beyma woofers per side in H-baffles. XO is at 180 Hz. This is by far the best system I've ever had.

In my opinion the RD-75 is the holy grail of speaker drivers.

One great advantage is that the RD-75 is true line-source, and you will avoid crossover in the midrange. 2-way is also simpler than 3- og 4-way.

Neo8 is fine, but does not have the same resolution and dynamics. The HiVi I dont know.

 

[jerome69]

When you know how detailed are the excel drivers, i only think wow !

Many Thanks.

 

[63781]

That was my impression as well....

After listening to the RD-75 for a while, I find any Excel or other cone or dome driver sounding harsh and colored.

 

[navin]

I mate my RD-75 to four 21" Beyma woofers per side in H-baffles.

OMG what does your better-half think about that.

 

[63781]

Luckily, I have a dedicated listening room....

 

[navin]

Luckily, I have a dedicated listening room....

LOL. This one?

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/mult...e-dipole-beyma-tpl-150-a-103.html#post2496546

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi-way/142015-my-open-baffle-dipole-beyma-tpl-150-a-106.html

You see we do follow you and wonder how you do it.