Need a midrange

[DonoMan]

I've changed what I want to do AGAIN recently from MTM to 2-driver 2-way to 2 Extremis, small cone mid, ribbon tweet...

So I need a small midrange (3-4") that is:
-detailed
-able to take 100W
-good (not necessarily perfect) off-axis up to at least 4kHz
-not TOO pricy (not going to set a specific target price, but > $200 is way too expensive, < $150 is preferred)

I want to cross to the tweeter at 4-5kHz. I was considering WR-125s but I want more power and less beaming at high frequencies, so I want to get < 4.5"...

[DonoMan]

Hmm, I suppose I could go down to like 70-80W, though I'd still prefer the 100W I originally hoped for

[Ap]

You dont need to necesarily limit yourself to 4" drivers.
But I would look at Eton 4-300, Fostex FX120, & Seas have large selection.

[FourDegrees11]

I think a Morel MDM-55 would best meet all your needs. I also like the SS 13M-8636.

[DonoMan]

MDM-55 doesn't go low enough in FR (so the graph tells me, anyway) and I'm not really interested in domes.

Fostex FX120 I looked up says 10W/30W, which is not enough. I want to use an OPA549 or at the least, an LM3875. The Eton interests me - how is it off-axis?

[barn]

The best mid that I have purchased and can highly recommend is the scan-speak 2.5 inch 13m8640, 100watts rms, 8ohm.
Just superb- clean, very detailed and a resonable price for the quality.

[bombardon73]

Try the msh-116 from monacor, it's one of the best papercone midrange units! I did use one in some fairly large studio monitors, and that studio is very satisfied with them.

[DonoMan]

OK, I will take a look at those

[DonoMan]

OK, I have looked at those and I'm interested in the Eton 4-300 still. But also, for close to the same price, I could go with 2 WR125s. That should bring me even closer to the 100W I originally wanted. Any opinions between those 2? I'm a little reluctant to just pull the trigger here because I've never purchased anything other than cheap HT stuff.

[audiobomber]

Originally posted by DonoMan
I could go with 2 WR125s.

If you intend to do an MTM, then parallel-wired 16-ohm WR125ST's would be a nicer load and also allow decreased center-to-center distances.

I'm using a WR125S as a mid temporarily in a 3-way system. Nice driver. I recently bought a pair of WR125ST's, but I'm going to play around with them for a while before I decide on how I want to use them. I'm having some technical troubles. The Usher tweeters I bought are distorting and have to go back to Parts Express, so it'll be quite awhile before I do anything with the 125ST's.