Looking for low cost high Xmax 6" woofer

thoriated · 25th July 2011, 03:39 PM

Hi -

Does anybody know of a low cost higher Xmax (at least 4-6 mm peak and Xdamage of 12mm or better) 6" woofer with a reasonably robust power rating? It doesn't have to have a particularly low Fs or fancy basket. Anything between 45-80 hz is fine. Paper or plastic or metal cone is fine - paper, cloth or rubber surround ok also, but I don't want to use a driver with a foam surround.

This is for a special project where I need a number of these drivers (up to 20) (has some relationship to my HT speakers that I posted about), so I want to keep the cost down as much as possible.

I'm looking for something substantially cheaper than some of the Tang Band long throw drivers which would otherwise be suitable choices.

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

DrDyna · 03:59 PM

How about these?

DIYCable.com : Intro » Home » Exodus Anarchy »

Also these, a bit cheaper.

http://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com...y-cone-woofer/

sreten · 25th July 2011, 03:59 PM

Aurasound NS6-255-8A Paper Cone Woofer - 8 ohm: Madisound Speaker Store

Hi,

The above has good excursion but likely a "soft" BL curve, i.e. distortion
is not low and then suddenly increases massively if you exceed linear
excursion, more likely there is no clear excursion limit point.
Its a short coil big gap design.

Klippel discuss the issues in the distortion paper on their site.

rgds, sreten.

This probably also has decent excursion of the long coil short gap variety :
Peerless 830307 6.5" 4 ohm: Madisound Speaker Store

Baldin · 25th July 2011, 08:42 PM

What about this one:
GDN-17-200-8-SW - Kino domowe, g?o?niki, kolumny - STX polski producent

Think I'll try these one of these days ... at that price it's hard to be disapointed I guess

CharlieLaub · 25th July 2011, 09:35 PM

The Silver Flute W17 is a good bang-for-the-buck driver and has 5mm Xmax. Madisound sells three versions, starting at under $30 each:
W17RC38 at Madisound

You really should not be asking about Xdamage regarding a 6" woofer! Save that for your subs.

-Charlie

thoriated · 11:09 PM

Thanks for the excellent suggestions. I will be looking more closely at at least two of them.

I don't intend to push whichever I use to Xdamage - I was asking because some long excursion speakers I've seen (and own, not my Aurasound NS3 knockoffs, btw, which have a healthy amount of excursion beyond Xmax) seem to have Xdamage not very much higher than Xmax.

DrDyna · 26th July 2011, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thoriated

Thanks for the excellent suggestions. I will be looking more closely at at least two of them.

I don't intend to push whichever I use to Xdamage - I was asking because some long excursion speakers I've seen (and own, not my Aurasound NS3 knockoffs, btw, which have a healthy amount of excursion beyond Xmax) seem to have Xdamage not very much higher than Xmax.

From a pure xmax point, I don't think you can do much better than the exodus anarchy. They are kinda pricey though if you had to buy a lot of them.

PeteMcK · 27th July 2011, 01:48 AM

SEAS ER18RNX, not the cheapest probably, but certainly the best quality /$

scott17 · 03:01 AM

The P17WJ00 formerly manufactured by Vifa is a very fine driver used in many designs. Perfect Qts for a 4th order Butterworth. Maybe some folks aren't aware that this is still available.

ScanSpeak Classic P17WJ00 6.5" Woofer: Madisound Speaker Store

25th July 2011, 03:39 PM	#1
thoriated diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: flyover country	Looking for low cost high Xmax 6" woofer Hi - Does anybody know of a low cost higher Xmax (at least 4-6 mm peak and Xdamage of 12mm or better) 6" woofer with a reasonably robust power rating? It doesn't have to have a particularly low Fs or fancy basket. Anything between 45-80 hz is fine. Paper or plastic or metal cone is fine - paper, cloth or rubber surround ok also, but I don't want to use a driver with a foam surround. This is for a special project where I need a number of these drivers (up to 20) (has some relationship to my HT speakers that I posted about), so I want to keep the cost down as much as possible. I'm looking for something substantially cheaper than some of the Tang Band long throw drivers which would otherwise be suitable choices. Thanks in advance for any assistance!

25th July 2011, 03:46 PM	#2
DrDyna diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007 Blog Entries: 3	How about these? DIYCable.com : Intro » Home » Exodus Anarchy » Also these, a bit cheaper. http://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com...y-cone-woofer/ Last edited by DrDyna; 25th July 2011 at 03:59 PM.

25th July 2011, 03:59 PM	#3
sreten diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton UK	Aurasound NS6-255-8A Paper Cone Woofer - 8 ohm: Madisound Speaker Store Hi, The above has good excursion but likely a "soft" BL curve, i.e. distortion is not low and then suddenly increases massively if you exceed linear excursion, more likely there is no clear excursion limit point. Its a short coil big gap design. Klippel discuss the issues in the distortion paper on their site. rgds, sreten. This probably also has decent excursion of the long coil short gap variety : Peerless 830307 6.5" 4 ohm: Madisound Speaker Store __________________ There is nothing so practical as a really good theory - Ludwig Boltzmann When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail - Abraham Maslow

25th July 2011, 08:42 PM	#4
Baldin diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Copenhagen	What about this one: GDN-17-200-8-SW - Kino domowe, g?o?niki, kolumny - STX polski producent Think I'll try these one of these days ... at that price it's hard to be disapointed I guess __________________ Visit www.sensibleaudio.dk or read latest news on Baldin's Blog

25th July 2011, 09:35 PM	#5
CharlieLaub diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: California	Silver Flute W17 The Silver Flute W17 is a good bang-for-the-buck driver and has 5mm Xmax. Madisound sells three versions, starting at under $30 each: W17RC38 at Madisound You really should not be asking about Xdamage regarding a 6" woofer! Save that for your subs. -Charlie


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25th July 2011, 11:04 PM	#6
thoriated diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: flyover country	Thanks for the excellent suggestions. I will be looking more closely at at least two of them. I don't intend to push whichever I use to Xdamage - I was asking because some long excursion speakers I've seen (and own, not my Aurasound NS3 knockoffs, btw, which have a healthy amount of excursion beyond Xmax) seem to have Xdamage not very much higher than Xmax. Last edited by thoriated; 25th July 2011 at 11:09 PM.

27th July 2011, 01:48 AM	#8
PeteMcK diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sydney	SEAS ER18RNX, not the cheapest probably, but certainly the best quality /$ __________________ ‘today… there lives alongside the twentieth century the tenth or thirteenth. A hundred million people use electricity and still believe in the magic power of signs and exorcisms” Trotsky

27th July 2011, 02:57 AM	#9
scott17 diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamaica, NY	The P17WJ00 formerly manufactured by Vifa is a very fine driver used in many designs. Perfect Qts for a 4th order Butterworth. Maybe some folks aren't aware that this is still available. ScanSpeak Classic P17WJ00 6.5" Woofer: Madisound Speaker Store __________________ Single-Ended Tube Amp Kit Last edited by scott17; 27th July 2011 at 03:01 AM.

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