My Neo8/Neo3 Experience

[fiat79]

So I thought I would share my experiences with these great drivers. Initially, I was trying to use the Neo8PDR with a pair of Seas TPXs in a simple two-way, crossing at around 800hz. The upper end peak in the Neo drove me crazy and it seemed all of the "fixes" took the life right out of it. That's what you get for trying to keep things simple.

So then, I read about the Neo3PDR here and got a couple, rolling off the Neo8 and adding in the Neo3. Much better but still peaky, still didn't gel. Sat on it for about a year and thought about it. Then, i read about removing the backs from the Neo3s and tried that - better. Next, I revisited my crossover, going to a full 3-way, 12 db slope, allpass. All I can say is what a difference a few components can make! I am currently rolling off the Neo8 at around 7khz and into the Neo3 - it has completely taken the edge off - talk about transients, talk about clean, talk about clarity, well, you get the idea.

I just want to say, for the money, if you spend a little time, these are great drivers! Now the mounting of them - well, that's something else. I bought some faceplates from Meniscus which fixed me right up but come on BG - how hard would it be?

[tinitus]

OK

[fiat79]

Sorry for the double post, I lost my internet connection as soo as I pressed "submit" due to an area storm and didn't know if it went through.