Are these Selenium d220ti 's genuine?

lovro · 5th December 2011, 03:22 PM

Hi, guys

I am in a process of building open baffle project inspired by Emerald physics cs3 speakers.

I got these two selenium d220ti drivers but they seem kind of weird.
One of the diaphragms does not have anything written on it while the other one does.
And all the pictures of the drivers I found on the internet have an gold colored mesh in front of the driver, mine drivers have a rigid metal one.
I have attached pictures of both drivers.
Are mine drivers genuine?

The drivers are not that expensive so I don't really see someone making knockoffs but they kind of seem weird...

Thank you all
Lovro

SlainNothing · 5th December 2011, 03:41 PM

here in Florida i've seen all that **** knock off.
all the ghetto ppl want the Pro Audio stuff in their car. and for dirt cheap.
in Tampa i've seen for purchase knockoff selenium, eminence, BC, Beyma

badman · 5th December 2011, 03:56 PM

Odd but I don't see the call for knockoffs at that pricepoint- I think they're legit, they look right but the lack of phragm printing on one, and the strange bugscreen are definitely oddities.

lovro · 6th December 2011, 10:13 AM

Yeah,
I have tried writing selenium an email but it automatically returned. It is the support mail they have written on their web :-/
I bought them from this guy: eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices
He also has a web page: About Us | Critesspeakers.com

The thing is that everything seems legit, he has 100% feedback, but the drivers are a little weird still..

Lovro

elvischan917 · 10th December 2011, 03:17 PM

check the frequency reponse to see if they sound the same....

VT67 · 10th December 2011, 04:11 PM

Genuine or not, I do am interested in your project.

Regards

Cal Weldon · 10th December 2011, 04:23 PM

I have had differences with Selenium products in the same shipment. The 205Ti tweeters had different markings on the 'phrams but otherwise looked and sounded the same.

The one that bothered me was the CO1P 15" Coax drivers. Different colour to the cones and a different dust cap. While I can always leave the grill cover on to hide the cones, the thing I can't do is change the density of the dust cover. It's a coax that has the small tweeter fart tube firing through the center. The attenuation of the highs is noticeable on the one driver. I purchased these as a buy out from PE and when I contacted them, they said sorry - sold out.

It's not a huge difference in the sound but there was no indication from Selenium that anything had changed.

GloBug · 11th December 2011, 10:23 AM

What was your first clue that they were fake?

The fact that on the same page there are "3-way replacement LIKE the Klispsch AA",
or the new woofers "MODELED" on the pre-1985 Klipsch K-33E.

Maybe you got lucky, let's hope.

Inductor · 11th December 2011, 12:44 PM

The dog it's real (Casey) -> long hair...
The short one not -> short hair.

Maybe they are from a different batch.

Inductor · 11th December 2011, 01:25 PM

Bob Crites About Us | Critesspeakers.com

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inductor

The dog it's real (Casey) -> long hair...
The short one not -> short hair.

Maybe they are from a different batch.

5th December 2011, 03:56 PM	#3
badman Custom Title diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sunny Tustin, SoCal	Odd but I don't see the call for knockoffs at that pricepoint- I think they're legit, they look right but the lack of phragm printing on one, and the strange bugscreen are definitely oddities. __________________ I write for www.enjoythemusic.com in the DIY section. You may find yourself getting a preview of a project in-progress. Be warned!

10th December 2011, 04:11 PM	#6
VT67 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Belgium	Genuine or not, I do am interested in your project. Regards __________________ VBITNGC Krell KSA-50 Krell KSA-100MkII

10th December 2011, 04:23 PM	#7
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	I have had differences with Selenium products in the same shipment. The 205Ti tweeters had different markings on the 'phrams but otherwise looked and sounded the same. The one that bothered me was the CO1P 15" Coax drivers. Different colour to the cones and a different dust cap. While I can always leave the grill cover on to hide the cones, the thing I can't do is change the density of the dust cover. It's a coax that has the small tweeter fart tube firing through the center. The attenuation of the highs is noticeable on the one driver. I purchased these as a buy out from PE and when I contacted them, they said sorry - sold out. It's not a huge difference in the sound but there was no indication from Selenium that anything had changed. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

11th December 2011, 12:44 PM	#9
Inductor diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cascais	The dog it's real (Casey) -> long hair... The short one not -> short hair. Maybe they are from a different batch. __________________ What the Hell is this crap?! It's not crap, it's muzak.

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5th December 2011, 03:41 PM	#2
SlainNothing diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl	here in Florida i've seen all that **** knock off. all the ghetto ppl want the Pro Audio stuff in their car. and for dirt cheap. in Tampa i've seen for purchase knockoff selenium, eminence, BC, Beyma

6th December 2011, 10:13 AM	#4
lovro diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2007	Yeah, I have tried writing selenium an email but it automatically returned. It is the support mail they have written on their web :-/ I bought them from this guy: eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices He also has a web page: About Us \| Critesspeakers.com The thing is that everything seems legit, he has 100% feedback, but the drivers are a little weird still.. Lovro

10th December 2011, 03:17 PM	#5
elvischan917 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2006	check the frequency reponse to see if they sound the same....

11th December 2011, 10:23 AM	#8
GloBug Banned Join Date: Jun 2011	What was your first clue that they were fake? The fact that on the same page there are "3-way replacement LIKE the Klispsch AA", or the new woofers "MODELED" on the pre-1985 Klipsch K-33E. Maybe you got lucky, let's hope.

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