What commercial speaker use Peerless HDS850439

andy2 · 23rd November 2004, 03:23 AM

I am planning to use these as my first DIY speaker -- either in two way or D'Appolito configuration since it has a relatively flat response up to about 3K where there is a peak and a friendly impedance curve.

Will probably use a second order xover at 2 - 2.5k range with a good tweeter that can handle power at a lower frequency point.

does anyone know of a commercial speaker that use this type of driver?

dvdwmth · 23rd November 2004, 06:14 AM

never heard of it but...

Dansk Audio Teknik Amadeus Media ($1,180/pr)

LDSG has a list of commercial speakers and the drivers they use that are available to dIYers.

Its funny but its hard to find any speaker projects with that driver. Cant figure that one out. A few use the CSX that similar to it though (850122 i think). Peecreek, MorePee (Morel and Peerless), AR.COM, Peerless pipes.

Let us know how it turns out.

bzdang · 25th November 2004, 12:19 AM

This peerless is a very good driver, well behaved and willing to work very hard. I have one in my diy MLTL two-way with a scanspeak 9500 [credit due to MJK, GM, Bob Brines, thankyou!] I just started listening to a borrowed fountek jp2 ribbon with it, very pleasing. An MTM or a 2.5 of 'bipolar' style would be tremendous, especially if it is also an MLTL.

454Casull · 25th November 2004, 02:49 AM

The driver held up quite well in Linkwitz's midrange driver distortion testing (amazingly well, considering its price).

bzdang · 25th November 2004, 03:45 AM

Holds up amazingly well, considering that it has to share the room with old high-efficiency stuff, and always gets the uh, fumes beaten out of it. It has cooling vents in the cone under the dustcap and is open under the spider like the revelator.

AllCaster · 25th November 2004, 06:35 AM

Meadowlark Kestrel 2

Pan · 25th November 2004, 10:08 AM

Audio Physics Tempo uses it I believe.

/Peter

23rd November 2004, 03:23 AM	#1
andy2 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles	What commercial speaker use Peerless HDS850439 I am planning to use these as my first DIY speaker -- either in two way or D'Appolito configuration since it has a relatively flat response up to about 3K where there is a peak and a friendly impedance curve. Will probably use a second order xover at 2 - 2.5k range with a good tweeter that can handle power at a lower frequency point. does anyone know of a commercial speaker that use this type of driver?

25th November 2004, 12:19 AM	#3
bzdang diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pickering, Ontario	This peerless is a very good driver, well behaved and willing to work very hard. I have one in my diy MLTL two-way with a scanspeak 9500 [credit due to MJK, GM, Bob Brines, thankyou!] I just started listening to a borrowed fountek jp2 ribbon with it, very pleasing. An MTM or a 2.5 of 'bipolar' style would be tremendous, especially if it is also an MLTL. __________________ Benford's law of controversy - Passion is inversely proportional to the amount of real information available.

25th November 2004, 03:45 AM	#5
bzdang diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pickering, Ontario	Holds up amazingly well, considering that it has to share the room with old high-efficiency stuff, and always gets the uh, fumes beaten out of it. It has cooling vents in the cone under the dustcap and is open under the spider like the revelator. __________________ Benford's law of controversy - Passion is inversely proportional to the amount of real information available.

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23rd November 2004, 06:14 AM	#2
dvdwmth diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Toronto	never heard of it but... Dansk Audio Teknik Amadeus Media ($1,180/pr) LDSG has a list of commercial speakers and the drivers they use that are available to dIYers. Its funny but its hard to find any speaker projects with that driver. Cant figure that one out. A few use the CSX that similar to it though (850122 i think). Peecreek, MorePee (Morel and Peerless), AR.COM, Peerless pipes. Let us know how it turns out.

25th November 2004, 02:49 AM	#4
454Casull diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada	The driver held up quite well in Linkwitz's midrange driver distortion testing (amazingly well, considering its price).

25th November 2004, 06:35 AM	#6
AllCaster diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Berkeley	Meadowlark Kestrel 2

25th November 2004, 10:08 AM	#7
Pan diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2002	Audio Physics Tempo uses it I believe. /Peter

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