looks like a scan speak 15w

bigcatdairy · 27th July 2011, 04:32 PM

i found from a local used speaker shop those speaker, looked like scan speak 15w, but not sure, their prices are amazing if they are real scan speak product, about $60 each! but before i bringing em home, can anybody here can help me to find out:
1 are they scan speak product anyway? at least do they look the same as anyone of scanspeak product?
2 can anybody help me to find out their model No.?
3 if there is anybody knows their T/S parameters will be greatful!

No matter how, Thanks for reading!

badman · 27th July 2011, 04:52 PM

It looks like a nice quality knockoff, has some significant differences, but is probably still a decent driver. You should find some data for them and post that!

MisterTwister · 27th July 2011, 05:02 PM

these are most likely not real scanspeaks. look at cheaply made basket. If they made exact replica of scanspeaks' motor, it may be a good driver. Looks like progressive spider is copied correctly.

badman · 27th July 2011, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MisterTwister

these are most likely not real scanspeaks. look at cheaply made basket. If they made exact replica of scanspeaks' motor, it may be a good driver. Looks like progressive spider is copied correctly.

What's cheaply made about the basket?

bigcatdairy · 27th July 2011, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MisterTwister

these are most likely not real scanspeaks. look at cheaply made basket. If they made exact replica of scanspeaks' motor, it may be a good driver. Looks like progressive spider is copied correctly.

that's why i was not dared to buy even it was cheap enough, because i looked for it for a long time, but didn't found any exactly look the same one~
but anyway, i don't want a clone scan speak bcoz i can have a lot of good choices over that price.

5th element · 27th July 2011, 06:19 PM

Yes as badman asked, what's cheap about the basket? Personally I'd buy one just out of curiosity and see how it performs. One word of caution though, the coil looks to have probably 3-4mm of xmax and certainly not 6.5mm like a real 15W. The model number is also M15W, this might be a knock-off of a midrange driver rather then the mid/bass.

fabel · 27th July 2011, 06:21 PM

Hallo,

they seam to be costume made Scan´s for the German manufacturer T+A:

Produkte Einzelanzeige

Cheers Fabian

MisterTwister · 28th July 2011, 01:06 AM

cheaply made in comparison to real scanspeaks. nothing wrong with this basket, besides lesser cosmetics. scanspeak's basket has distinct shape and powdery finish.

Hylle · 28th July 2011, 12:56 PM

It is not a Scan Speak driver, As suggested it looks exactly like the copy drivers of Scan Speak T+A gets from Asia. There Vifa/Scan Speak looking ringradiator tweeter drivers T+A uses are also asian copyes. Sorry to see a European brand doing this, it is not like there products are cheap for the end user!!
The driver seems to be well made, also the basket, but how it performs is not known. As fare as I know the slices are not cut through the cone and glued again with damping glue? If you support people copying other peoples hard work, then this is the best driver for you to buy in my oppinion.

winslow · 28th July 2011, 01:23 PM

The slices look cut through and glued in the third picture.

27th July 2011, 04:52 PM	#2
badman Custom Title diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sunny Tustin, SoCal	It looks like a nice quality knockoff, has some significant differences, but is probably still a decent driver. You should find some data for them and post that! __________________ I write for www.enjoythemusic.com in the DIY section. You may find yourself getting a preview of a project in-progress. Be warned!

27th July 2011, 06:19 PM	#6
5th element diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England	Yes as badman asked, what's cheap about the basket? Personally I'd buy one just out of curiosity and see how it performs. One word of caution though, the coil looks to have probably 3-4mm of xmax and certainly not 6.5mm like a real 15W. The model number is also M15W, this might be a knock-off of a midrange driver rather then the mid/bass. __________________ What the hell are you screamin' for? Every five minutes there's a bomb or somethin'! I'm leavin! bzzzz! Droggon Attack!

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27th July 2011, 05:02 PM	#3
MisterTwister diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: usa Blog Entries: 1	these are most likely not real scanspeaks. look at cheaply made basket. If they made exact replica of scanspeaks' motor, it may be a good driver. Looks like progressive spider is copied correctly.

27th July 2011, 06:21 PM	#7
fabel diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2009	Hallo, they seam to be costume made Scan´s for the German manufacturer T+A: Produkte Einzelanzeige Cheers Fabian

28th July 2011, 01:06 AM	#8
MisterTwister diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: usa Blog Entries: 1	cheaply made in comparison to real scanspeaks. nothing wrong with this basket, besides lesser cosmetics. scanspeak's basket has distinct shape and powdery finish.

28th July 2011, 12:56 PM	#9
Hylle diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Denmark	It is not a Scan Speak driver, As suggested it looks exactly like the copy drivers of Scan Speak T+A gets from Asia. There Vifa/Scan Speak looking ringradiator tweeter drivers T+A uses are also asian copyes. Sorry to see a European brand doing this, it is not like there products are cheap for the end user!! The driver seems to be well made, also the basket, but how it performs is not known. As fare as I know the slices are not cut through the cone and glued again with damping glue? If you support people copying other peoples hard work, then this is the best driver for you to buy in my oppinion.

28th July 2011, 01:23 PM	#10
winslow diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	The slices look cut through and glued in the third picture.

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