Hi there!
After years of playing with cheap drivers, I've finally made up my mind to build a decent, inexpensive DIY 2-way speaker. Since it's the first time buying drivers from legitimate manufactures, I'm kind of a rookie, and I do not know how to judge whether a driver meets my needs by looking at its T/S data. With so many bright minds here, I can really use your help.
I've got my hands on a pair of very decent tweeters, so the only thing left to decide is the mid-bass driver.
I've heard about Satori MW16P's reputation saying that it's very easy to work with, and it has very low distortion and fabulous off-axis response. They used the word "transparent" to describe it. But some say that the Vifa NE180W was virtually on the same level as the Seas Excel series. They say that Vifa designed it to compete with the Seas Excel, so it's more like their flagship. Will it sound better than the Satori? They both use neodymium motor (I would love to have a pair of drivers driven by neodymium motor because they just look nice), they both have paper cones and they can produce smooth frequency responses all the way up to 2.2KHz. As for Seas H1571, it looks quite handsome and appealing with that woven cone and phase plug, and the frequency response is also great.
After years of playing with cheap drivers, I've finally made up my mind to build a decent, inexpensive DIY 2-way speaker. Since it's the first time buying drivers from legitimate manufactures, I'm kind of a rookie, and I do not know how to judge whether a driver meets my needs by looking at its T/S data. With so many bright minds here, I can really use your help.
I've got my hands on a pair of very decent tweeters, so the only thing left to decide is the mid-bass driver.
I've heard about Satori MW16P's reputation saying that it's very easy to work with, and it has very low distortion and fabulous off-axis response. They used the word "transparent" to describe it. But some say that the Vifa NE180W was virtually on the same level as the Seas Excel series. They say that Vifa designed it to compete with the Seas Excel, so it's more like their flagship. Will it sound better than the Satori? They both use neodymium motor (I would love to have a pair of drivers driven by neodymium motor because they just look nice), they both have paper cones and they can produce smooth frequency responses all the way up to 2.2KHz. As for Seas H1571, it looks quite handsome and appealing with that woven cone and phase plug, and the frequency response is also great.
Wait! Do you have access to measuring equipment and basic knowledge of measuring response, phase and impedance of the units in the enclosure you intend to use? Otherwise rather stick to an already developed design.
Thank you for your reply. And yes I do, I purchased a whole set of soundcard, mic, etc. But I'm not very good at using them.
Well, practice and tutorials are your friends. Do that first. As for the drivers you mentioned, you only bring up Scandinavian (designed) drivers. And since you seem to aim for a 6"/1"-system, the 'to waveguide or not'-question comes to mind. Anyhow, check out the 18sound 6ND430 if you like low distortion figures. The Vifa NE are underrated sometimes. And you left out the obvious Scan Speak/Wavecor/FaitalPro and so on -options. And if you can bring the proverbial bucks, the Purifi driver is really something special.