Next up is the Wavecor WF223BD01. This driver is a good performer both in IMD and subjectively. Of all drivers 5-10" it is either 1st or 2nd in the bass 60 and 75hz IMD tests (depending on drive level) and is the best so far in the 800hz midrange test of 25 drivers I've tested. Subjectively it sounds very good to me, I especially found the cello to sound very natural and dynamic when listening to Yo Yo Ma's "Nature at Play". I've compared the graphs with the Satori WO24TX-4 which does better in the deep bass (40 hz IMD test) but is about even in the upper bass and the Satori is less clean in the midrange.
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It measured well by Vance some years ago
https://audioxpress.com/article/Test-Bench-Wavecor-SW223BD02-8-75-Subwoofer
Bravo for measuring at an appropriate band with (down to 30Hz) , although he does clip his signal path at 3KHz...
A bit of a sleeper, but championed by JonMarsh @HTGuide
Thanks for doing this and sharing the data
https://audioxpress.com/article/Test-Bench-Wavecor-SW223BD02-8-75-Subwoofer
Bravo for measuring at an appropriate band with (down to 30Hz) , although he does clip his signal path at 3KHz...
A bit of a sleeper, but championed by JonMarsh @HTGuide
Thanks for doing this and sharing the data
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Those are pretty poor results though the summary gives praise. The SW223BD03 curiously has way better results
According to the Wavecor website the suspension was revised for the SW223BD03. Other than briefly listening to the Dutch and Dutch 8c I don't have any experience with those subs. I did test it's little brother the SW182BD03: https://www.diyaudio.com/community/...i-anarchy-plus-maybe-more.371979/post-7869456