Hi
I had a question for the panel here to see if anyone has any listening experience between the following SEAS 7inch drivers:
SEAS Excel W18E-001 (E0018) and
SEAS Excel W18EX-003 (E0074)
The W18E-001 is used in the Thor and Odin designs and I am building a Thor but with an active crossover.
I noticed that the more recent W18EX-003 is about $200 more per driver and I wondered in there is a quality difference in the sound. They do tout (on the Seas website) that the 003 is design for modern "high resolution" audio (which was not as prevalent when the 001 was designed).
I have seen the specs and evaluated the graphs but the numbers aside - Is there a sound difference that is clearly discernable or do they pretty much sound the same (since they share the same Magnesium cone) and I am mainly paying for the "Graphene" coating which is really makes the driver more rust resistant and does not make a real difference in sound
Since the MTM design will require 4 drivers (2 per speaker) I wondered if it is worth the extra $800 expense for my drivers.
Basically will I repent not having gone for the 003's or its best to save my money and the added cost is more of a marketing gimmick?
Thanks
I had a question for the panel here to see if anyone has any listening experience between the following SEAS 7inch drivers:
SEAS Excel W18E-001 (E0018) and
SEAS Excel W18EX-003 (E0074)
The W18E-001 is used in the Thor and Odin designs and I am building a Thor but with an active crossover.
I noticed that the more recent W18EX-003 is about $200 more per driver and I wondered in there is a quality difference in the sound. They do tout (on the Seas website) that the 003 is design for modern "high resolution" audio (which was not as prevalent when the 001 was designed).
I have seen the specs and evaluated the graphs but the numbers aside - Is there a sound difference that is clearly discernable or do they pretty much sound the same (since they share the same Magnesium cone) and I am mainly paying for the "Graphene" coating which is really makes the driver more rust resistant and does not make a real difference in sound
Since the MTM design will require 4 drivers (2 per speaker) I wondered if it is worth the extra $800 expense for my drivers.
Basically will I repent not having gone for the 003's or its best to save my money and the added cost is more of a marketing gimmick?
Thanks