New AV12X, AV12H and AV15X, AV15H from Acoustic Elegance (former Stryke)

[simon5]

Hi guys,

Did you saw the new drivers available from Acoustic Elegance ? John had alot of problems to bring them to market, but now they are ready and he's taking pre-orders with a pre-order rebate !

199$ for the AV12H or AV12X
219$ for the AV15H or AV15X

My personnal favorite is the AV15H since it's modeling very well in a large vented box or passive radiator box. I plan to replace my old Adire Audio Shiva with it... that will be a serious upgrade !

I think the drivers have a bit high Fs IMHO but other than that, they look great with that aluminium cone. The Qts is OK and excursion is a good 23mm with 1000W power handling.

Here's some specs :

AV12-X
FS: 26.7Hz
Qms: 3.67
Vas: 69L
Cms: .22mm/N
Mms: 161g
Rms: 7.32
Xmax: 23mm
Xmech: 32mm
Sd: 471sqcm
Vd p-p: 2.16L
Qes: .36
Re: 3.2ohm
Le: .196mH
Z: 4ohm
Bl: 15.6Tm
Pe: 1000W
Qts: .32
qWSPL: 87.7db
2.83V: 91.7dB

AV12-H
FS: 24Hz
Qms: 4.5
Vas: 69L
Cms: .22mm/N
Mms: 198g
Rms: 6.77
Xmax: 23mm
Xmech: 32mm
Sd: 471sqcm
Vd p-p: 2.16L
Qes: .26
Re: 2.7ohm
Le: .28mH
Z: 4ohm
Bl: 17.6Tm
Pe: 1000W
Qts: .25
qWSPL: 87.7db
2.83V: 92.4dB

AV15-X
FS: 24Hz
Qms: 4.1
Vas: 197L
Cms: .22mm/N
Mms: 200g
Rms: 7.4
Xmax: 23mm
Xmech: 32mm
Sd: 794sqcm
Vd p-p: 3.67L
Qes: .39
Re: 3.2ohm
Le: .196mH
Z: 4ohm
Bl: 15.6Tm
Pe: 1000W
Qts: .36
qWSPL: 90.4db
2.83V: 94.3dB

AV15-H
FS: 22Hz
Qms: 4.86
Vas: 197L
Cms: .22mm/N
Mms: 235g
Rms: 6.7
Xmax: 23mm
Xmech: 32mm
Sd: 794sqcm
Vd p-p: 3.67L
Qes: .29
Re: 2.7ohm
Le: .28mH
Z: 4ohm
Bl: 17.6Tm
Pe: 1000W
Qts: .27
qWSPL: 90.7db
2.83V: 95.5dB

For more information, here's the thread on AE forums :
http://www.aespeakers.com/phpbb2/vie...php?f=3&t=1715

That's not mentionning that he still manufactures the whole Lambda Acoustics line of products with Nick that's came back from retirement...

[454Casull]

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[simon5]

Thanks 454Casull for correcting my mistake. I should be more careful hehe !

I edited my post to correct the mistake also.

[Taterworks]

I'm glad to see these drivers made it back into production. At the preorder price, those AV12s look like a real deal. I've got an AV12 from back when TC Sounds built them for Stryke Audio, and I think I might move up to the new woofer for whatever improvement in musicality I can get, though the originals were some of the cleanest bass drivers ever, period.

[GM]

Yeah, the AV12-X looks good in a ~3.3 ft^3, 20 Hz TQWT and ~11.7 ft^3, 13 Hz TH.

GM

[simon5]

Originally posted by Taterworks
I think I might move up to the new woofer for whatever improvement in musicality I can get, though the originals were some of the cleanest bass drivers ever, period.

Should be even better with that full copper sleeve on the pole...

Originally posted by GM
Yeah, the AV12-X looks good in a [...] ~11.7 ft^3, 13 Hz TH.

13 Hz and 12 cu.ft !

Damn GM, that's some serious monster !

Show us pics if you build it...

[GM]

Sorry, no plans to build any, just thought I'd 'run the numbers' since its specs looked like they might work in a semi-reasonable size cab.

GM

[John_E_Janowitz]

hey GM,

I have very little experience with the tapped horns at all. Any chance you could post up a simulation?

John

[GM]

Greets!

Just did one, which includes a 0.3 ohms/4 mH inductor, though of course a different value may be required:

GM

[GM]

Half space (2pi), 50 V input to reach ~24.9 mm excursion for reference:

GM