Peerless by Tymphany quality

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Tymphany also took over Vifa.

I have purchased and used 6.5" and 10" drivers.
Peerless by Tymphany NE180W-08 6-1/2" Fiber Cone Woofer Speaker

Mine were a bit higher-end than the stamped metal baskets, mine are aluminum, but the build quality is what matters.
They are very good materials and build quality.

I also have Peerless by Tymphany 12" 12 ohm woofers in stamped baskets and they are also well put together.
 
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The 830xxx series are really good, with a very smooth top end. I used them in desktop 2-ways.

$20 is hard to beat, but another contendor for great budget 5-6" speakers is the FaitalPro series. They are more expensive but also have much better power handling.
 
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+1 on what's been said.

The 6.5" that vdi_nenna mentioned is measured here.
Timothy Feleppa's Pages: Speaker Measurements - Woofers 5" to 8"
It looks like their stuff is indeed 'right on spec'.

I'm glad to see John Busch recommends the cheap 6.5". Cheap and good is nice, and this is one of the few drivers I can get where postage is free.

I have the little NE65 'full range' drivers. They sound and measure well. The petite Tymphany compression drivers also seem OK, based on a quick test.
 
#9
They have merely average distortion performance in the upper midrange and treble, due to a fairly basic motor design. That simple motor also makes the cone breakup look less severe than it is. It's hard to argue for $17 though.
 
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Peerless by Tymphany SDS-160F25PR01-08 6-1/2" Paper Cone Woofer Speaker

Certainly a great bargain! IF it does what you want. What it doesn't have is a cast chassis and damping rings in the motor to reduce inductance. But nor do most woofers.

Seems to be ideal for a 30L closed box three way. Maybe even two wired in series for bass duties.

It looks like hard work for a two way with that peak around 4kHz. Paul Carmody's Tarkus gets away with a woofer like that as a mid, but only because he can impedance correct it with an attenuator and cross at 2kHz, which IMO just gives the tweeter a hard time. Stuff like Peerless 830874 is tidier in the midrange.

But, yes, hours of fun there. Peerless make some admirable drivers.
 
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Those who enjoy expensive crossover components(or abhor circuit complexity) would be better off buying the +15-20$ more HDS versions. Much smoother and simpler to deal with.

Also these are not sale prices, been about the same for several years. In the States list prices are often meaningless. Phono cartridges used to list for 10-20x the selling price here, i.e.Grado in the Seventies.

So- for a three-way these have great value, you can cross far away from the breakup. For a two-way, unless you just like a challenge, spend a little to save a little to a lot.
 
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I did a 'test build' with the SDS160 and a Vifa BC25TG15 tweeter; it was OK but lacked something, no doubt due to my alleged crossover skills. I used to have the 830657 and thought they sounded the same as the SDS160, except the latter has more Xmax. Official measurements such as FR, ZMA, Fs and qts are almost the same.

I think either Peerless driver is most comfortable with a 2,000 Hz XO and the SB probably won't be comfortable crossing that low, it's a 3/4" tweeter. SB makes several 1 tweeters which could do the job, but.

There are quite a few builds with the 830657, some of which use the Vifa BC25 and others a SEAS; I think you could reasonably substitute the SDS160 for it in those projects. For example:

https://www.lautsprechershop.de/hifi/startairkit_en.htm
https://zelfbouwaudio.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15285

Geoff
 
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