Have a look at the newer Scanspeak 18M/8631T midrange. Audax also recently released a very sensitive (not sure why you want it so sensitive, it will need padding) midrange which looks nice on paper - Audax 13LB25AL - looks relly interesting, I will definitely give it a go - from pics it appears to feature a curvilinear cone and an underhung motor. Qms is close to 5 and there`s a slight dip at 1.6Khz which may indicate low loss suspension. Inductance is not very low but perfectly acceptable, if its underhung its due to the small coil, so I doubt the presence of copper/aluminum sleeves or rings in the motor. 3.9gr mms for 87sqcm sd - if cone doesn`t flex too much, it has all the right requisites for a top performer.
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Speaker Beyma 6MCF200Nd, 8 ohm, 6.85 inch
An expensive option I have no personal experience with at all.
Looks good though...
An expensive option I have no personal experience with at all.
Looks good though...
Thanks alot guys, now I have a few to evaluate. The (somewhat distant) idea is to use it with an corner array floor to ceiling array of something like those Silver Flute W20RC38-08, 8" Wool Cone for the 100-500 range, multiple small woofers (in mono) here and there and a small compressor driver on the top. Bit complicated but I have a challanging room.
True, I know, but I used 6fe200 many times up to 5k, often without any upper filtration. To me it behaves quite well, handles a lot! (260 watts? I never used 5 watts, its so loud) and its very efficient.
Please see the graph on axis and at 45 degree off axis, there is no serious beaming up to 5k.
https://www.parts-express.com/pedocs/specs/294-1152-faitalpro-6fe200-8-specifications.pdf
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What happens between 0 and 45 though? The difference in responses from 2-4K in the 0 and 45 deg makes me suspicious that it behaves perfectly well at say 15 and 30 deg
In theory maybe, in reality, no. I've heard the Eminence Beta 8A crossed at 5K and it was one of the most natural midrange I've ever heard. Just a small inductor was used to flatten the top end.
Also heard the Beta 12LTA crossed circa 6K and it sounded almost like an electrostatic. Big, open, clean. Tricky low pass filter, tho.
-parallel 4 of these (which provides a LOT of gain with typical low output impedance amp):
http://www.daytonaudio.com/media/resources/295-012-dayton-audio-pa130-16-spec-sheet.pdf
-target a low-pass around 2 kHz. (..the compression driver tweeter/horn should allow for this.)
Dayton Audio PA130-16 5" Full Range PA Driver 16 Ohm
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Thanks Bill...just made it a bit lighter/more contrast.. on my cellView attachment 682515
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