I want to build my first pair of speakers. And I want to make it a good one, not just for fun. I decided to go with FaitalPro 6FE200 midrange speaker because I've heard two different guys give it high praise (e. g. here), and also because the price is right and this speaker is readily available in my country. But the tweeter from the build linked above is way too expensive and the waveguide used is unobtanium in my country. So I started looking at alternatives that are available. I've found an awesome website with actual measurements of drivers, and after sifting through two dozens tweeters this one stood out to me: Monacor DT-25N.
And here's the Faital 6FE200 measurements from the same site.
Does it look like these two are a match? Or am I overlooking something important? I want the 8 Ohm versions, by the way. I'm a complete newbie in speaker building, it would be great if someone could verify the idea before I pull the trigger and purchase the drivers.
And here's the Faital 6FE200 measurements from the same site.
Does it look like these two are a match? Or am I overlooking something important? I want the 8 Ohm versions, by the way. I'm a complete newbie in speaker building, it would be great if someone could verify the idea before I pull the trigger and purchase the drivers.
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The tweeter looks good, but I'd pair it with the Faital 5fe120 midwoofer. It's got a much more linear frequency response.
If you're a beginner I'd read all the stickies, and some books before buying anything.
If you're a beginner I'd read all the stickies, and some books before buying anything.
Thank you, that is a great suggestion. 5fe120's measurements do look better, and it even can play down to 100 Hz and lower much better than 6FE200 (ideally I'd like to cross over to the subwoofer at 80 Hz, 100 at max). The only downside is much lower sensitivity, and the fact I have not seen this speaker endorsed like 6FE200 was.
Also, there is a wider selection of tweeters available if I'm not limited to 94-05 dB sensitivity...
Also, there is a wider selection of tweeters available if I'm not limited to 94-05 dB sensitivity...