Last week I managed to buy a Scan Discovery 8" midwoofer just before prices went up, today I unpacked ir and got somewhat underwhelmed.
First thing to mention is the eco friendly packaging - its nice and biodegradable but paper dust was all over the cones. As it is slightly sticky on the magnet size there is no way to make it perfectly clean.
Then it got worse. Its a woven fiberglass cone. On one driver there is a torn filament - I'm sure it makes totally no difference to the sound but once I noticed it hurts my eyes even from a distance 🙂 There is some excess glue betwen surround and the chassis. Chassis holes are not perfectly centered, there are some rough edges...
I had similar observations when I bought a Scan Speak Discovery 10" passive radiator for my Peerless XLS sub. Even though XLS was made in China, build quality wise I had nothing to complain about, while Scan PR had mounting holes slightly off center. Nothing to really complain about but on Peerless these were perfectly aligned.
Its not like I had tons of drivers in my hands but the few Tang Bands and SB Accoustic units that I have really leave nothing to complain, everything looks smooth, symmetrical and clean. On the other hand every review of Scan Speak drivers stresses great build quality and I had the feeling that Scan Speak is a premium brand.
Given what I had in my hands I'm disappointed but maybe its not really representative? How is Your experience with Discovery line finish and build quality?
First thing to mention is the eco friendly packaging - its nice and biodegradable but paper dust was all over the cones. As it is slightly sticky on the magnet size there is no way to make it perfectly clean.
Then it got worse. Its a woven fiberglass cone. On one driver there is a torn filament - I'm sure it makes totally no difference to the sound but once I noticed it hurts my eyes even from a distance 🙂 There is some excess glue betwen surround and the chassis. Chassis holes are not perfectly centered, there are some rough edges...
I had similar observations when I bought a Scan Speak Discovery 10" passive radiator for my Peerless XLS sub. Even though XLS was made in China, build quality wise I had nothing to complain about, while Scan PR had mounting holes slightly off center. Nothing to really complain about but on Peerless these were perfectly aligned.
Its not like I had tons of drivers in my hands but the few Tang Bands and SB Accoustic units that I have really leave nothing to complain, everything looks smooth, symmetrical and clean. On the other hand every review of Scan Speak drivers stresses great build quality and I had the feeling that Scan Speak is a premium brand.
Given what I had in my hands I'm disappointed but maybe its not really representative? How is Your experience with Discovery line finish and build quality?
