Alpair MAOP 10.2

[steve jones]

Will do. But it will take a while as I am shorted to ground with things to do, ATM.
Looking to dig into the project after the start of the year.

 

[planet10]

Do you know of any others who manufacture speaker elements that have been tested and individually fitted as a pair?

The pairs of drivers i sold were even better matched than the MAOPs.

Not much left now.

dave

 

[bepone]

I bought the second to last pair from SoundImports. $300.18 for a pair delivered in 2 days to the US. Such a deal!

great im thinking the same to take another pair! i want 4 pcs in the system 2+2 , 70w for great disco

 

[LeifB60]

The pairs of drivers i sold were even better matched than the MAOPs.

Not much left now.

dave

Sorry I missed that.
Maop have a correct sound.
First one for me.

Leif

 

[Robin De Wolf]

I have been listening for a couple of days after my holiday and I must say I really like them. They (MAOP11.2) are improving more than I expected. It takes getting used to after listening to my rather large horn speakers, as it is so different. But it is very enjoyable and no listening fatigue to speak of!

(I did adjust the port to the right length, at least by my ears)

 

[RXV]

Very nice! Are the tweeters on top activated, or is it just there but disconnected?

 

[planet10]

Maop have a correct sound.

Likely less the matching than the large number of electrons used to bombard the Al-alloy cone to turn the surface into a VERY thin ceramic.

Given the very high rejection rate of the cones, each driver has to be tested and why not at least do cursory matching if you have the data.

MA matches F_s. I used a metric based on up to 10 of the driver parameters (these averages below ∓3% and sensitivity withing 0.25dB).

I still have a few pairs. Nothing s exotic as M10.2, but also a wholelot less pricey, given where i am, bargins vbecause everything needs to go.

dave

 

[LeifB60]

Now it seems that there are not many pairs of Alpair Maop left here in the eu.
11 Maop seems to be over.
Some pairs of 10Maop in France remain.
Fullrange speaker MarkAudio MAOP 10.2 (WHITE), 8 ohm, 164.5 mm

 

[bepone]

this is very good i think, so they can make another batch and price can be even lower!

 

[bepone]

maybe i'm the only one who is listening van halen concerts on this driver in out- of-optimum box 60 liter, but i can say that is very enjoyable session, guitars and drums(snare) are so realistic and good!

 

[LeifB60]

I enjoy all the music.
I think it will sound well in any box.

 

[Robin De Wolf]

Very nice! Are the tweeters on top activated, or is it just there but disconnected?

They are still there but disconnected

I am enjoying them in these boxes until I pulled the trigger on a diy design (folded Water buffalo or tbd).

 

[danny_66]

David between the Goliaths

I just finished the built of the cabinets for the MAOP11.2 last weekend.
Now they're playing and they sound very good.

The bass on the cabinets turned out very good, a big plus for these SDDBH-T15.5R-AD cabinets is that you can tune the horn mouths with moveable ports.
Since there is no crossover to tweak, you do have the ports
Also some experimentation with damping materials in the chamber behind the driver needs be done.
So far I like them

 

[danny_66]

Here are some measurement at 0° and 30°
it's quite remarkable that such a small single driver can do the 40-20k this good

 

[bepone]

thanks danny_66 for measurements,

fantastic response for one driver!

need to remove some dB's from 600- 1kHz to be perfect line, i still didnt measure mine but ill do

 

[danny_66]

Yes, I think I can remove those dbs by adding some damping material (basotect) in the chamber and making the port openings a little smaller

 

[steve jones]

Impressive build and performance, danny_66!

 

[nandappe]

Dear danny_66,

Oh, great works!!!

I use a wood block on one side of the triangular part and no sound absorbing material.
Please try various methods.
Good Luck!!!

 

[danny_66]

Thanks, I will try them

 

[LeifB60]

I have posted some pictures of my building on Facebook.
The group "full range audiophile speakers"
Unfortunately, I can not post them here.