0.1 mm more of linear excursion and -145 Hz lower fs (600!) for more than four times the price of the smaller Tymphany.
On another note: after working out a good asymmetric waveguide for optimized driver spacing at a crossover frequency of around 1.2 kHz, at 800 Hz, it would now be a totally different ratio, at 0.65 lambda. Huh
So if I understand you correclty @weltersys, you assume that the smaller Tymphany can work down to this frequency as a HiFi driver without constraints other than SPL is more limited? Because the smaller is a steal, I would hesitate, while the bigger costs me more considerations.
On another note: after working out a good asymmetric waveguide for optimized driver spacing at a crossover frequency of around 1.2 kHz, at 800 Hz, it would now be a totally different ratio, at 0.65 lambda. Huh
So if I understand you correclty @weltersys, you assume that the smaller Tymphany can work down to this frequency as a HiFi driver without constraints other than SPL is more limited? Because the smaller is a steal, I would hesitate, while the bigger costs me more considerations.
I would stay away from using it for a project because it's hard to get. It's not clear to me if they'll start making them again, but here's what I got the last time I tried to buy four:
"Regretfully, your ordered item, 264-1420 (Peerless DFM-2535R00-08 1" Compression Horn Driver 2/4-Bolt), has become discontinued and unavailable. I apologize for the inconvenience. Your credit card will not be charged for the 3 of 4 that were unable to ship."
I've heard it in Bill Waslo's "Small Syns" and I think it sounds fairly good. I like the ring radiators a little better.
The HF10AK has a driver dip at about 2K that shows up in every measurement which will dominate that area whatever you do.
Worth a lot - thanks!!
"My" BMS 5530 is not there but it seems that BMS just tried to do a small 4550 with the 5530? Would have been nice to see the Kartesian in this kind of comparison.
5530 in red below... the new employee (?) at BMS didn't bother to change the sound card to 96 ksps for the 5530.... :-/ lame!
The 18 Sound NSD1095N I haven't really checked out...
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"My" BMS 5530 is not there but it seems that BMS just tried to do a small 4550 with the 5530? Would have been nice to see the Kartesian in this kind of comparison.
5530 in red below... the new employee (?) at BMS didn't bother to change the sound card to 96 ksps for the 5530.... :-/ lame!
The 18 Sound NSD1095N I haven't really checked out...
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Regarding NSD1095N, beware that it falls quite rapidly at HF - it may or may not present a problem, depending on a crossover used (if you hear that high).
Here with a basic filter:
Here with a basic filter:
No, that's not my design. I think the low DI shown is a consequence of having the polars for the front hemisphere only, i.e. it's not strictly correct. The real DI will be higher, IMO.
- I think it was this design. The woofer should be a 9" or 10":
- I think it was this design. The woofer should be a 9" or 10":
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BTW, the R-OSSE profile continues naturally past the mouth edge if you let it. Just a curiosity, I don't think it has any special significance:
https://www.desmos.com/calculator/ujfimmy0sd
https://www.desmos.com/calculator/ujfimmy0sd
How about printing it? 😀
What is the matter with phase extraction from VCAS? Fluid said there was an LE script needed. How would LE be recalculated and can it be done "by hand", like in a calculator as in that of VCAD? Why I ask is, that my latest, lucky discovery only works due to the location and dimension of the vertical nulls. With the data extracted from VCAS, the nulls just take take away the excess energy which the widening of the pattern creates and therefore balance the listening window with SP and DI further down. If I could, I'd like to verify this before printing.
What is the matter with phase extraction from VCAS? Fluid said there was an LE script needed. How would LE be recalculated and can it be done "by hand", like in a calculator as in that of VCAD? Why I ask is, that my latest, lucky discovery only works due to the location and dimension of the vertical nulls. With the data extracted from VCAS, the nulls just take take away the excess energy which the widening of the pattern creates and therefore balance the listening window with SP and DI further down. If I could, I'd like to verify this before printing.
The spl is a complex value in vacs (at least in the VIPs file). There is some phase in that. I looked at it once, I think it also has the 'accumulated phase' to the point where the spl is determined. Haven't thought about it further...
I also plan to look at the phase extraction closely, it should be possible. I only don't see what has a LE model to do with it. Both phase and amplitude are defined at the source (with or without an LE model, it shouldn't matter). A phase everywhere else should be simply related to the phase of the source, plus the propagation delay (which can be compensated afterwards - globally). A believe a complete set of complex polars can be exported for a further work in a crossover simulator, with the correct relative phasing needed.
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What indicates us the "correct relative phasing"? So I can export everything from VCAS, phase information has integrity but needs to be shifted by a currently unknown amount, correct?
OK, but the point is that it shouldn't really matter. The final result should be the same either way, i.e. it's not necessary (and it certainly should not do any harm either). You show two different frequency ranges.
- On the pictures above, the connecting lines are of course rubbish but the individual points should still be correct - that is what's important.
- On the pictures above, the connecting lines are of course rubbish but the individual points should still be correct - that is what's important.
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