Bass(ish) driver for 1.5cf sealed box.

[sfdoddsy]

I have Wilson WATT 3 speakers on custom made stands. These stands are 24 x 16 x 11 and were made from one inch mdf. So they are pretty solid.

So Now I am thinking of making them into woofer towers. I have a good dedicated sub, so I am really only thinking of improving dynamics in the region 60Hz to 200Hz.

Since the width of the box will be 11 inches, I guess I would talking a 10 inch or under driver. And I would prefer sealed.

I have an active crossover (LR slopes) and plenty of amp power.

Any thoughts on a good bass(ish) driver? Initial thoughts were the SEAS 10" aluminium as used in the Wilson Sofia, or the Scanspeak 8545. I have also been recommended the Lambda 10 inch.

But I would welcome all thoughts and suggestions.


Steve

[navin]

2 choices.

Scan Speak 25W/8565-01
Peerless CSX 257 H

hope this helps.

[planet10]

Possibly a little small for the Jordan JX150, but worth taking a look.

dave

[navin]

u could use a JX150 with a aperiodic vent

[planet10]

Originally posted by navin
u could use a JX150 with a aperiodic vent

Good idea. Aperiodic enclosures are probably one of the last of the cut-n-try box methodologies now that decent modeling is available for quarterwave designs.

I have had some very good successes with aperiodic boxes.

dave

[navin]

also surprising how big a driver one can fit into a box.

i used a Pioneer 12" in a 1.3 cu. ft. box (per channel) using an aperiodic vent in my car.

[sfdoddsy]

Thanks for the tips. I've managed to find a source with Dynaudio 24W 100 drivers which appear to work well in small cabinets and can take plenty of power.

Steve

[navin]

the 24W100 are very good in 1.5 cu. ft.

Used them in a 3 way with the d52af and d21af once in the 80s. love them.