Monacor SPH-68X/AD 5'' Truncated Full Range Driver 8 Ohm
Peerless by Tymphany NE123W-08 4" Full Range Woofer
Dayton Audio Reference RS100P-8 Paper Midwoofer
SEAS Prestige FU10RB - H1600-08 4" Full Range
Tang Band W4-2142 4" Paper Cone Full Range Driver 8 Ohm
Peerless by Tymphany NE123W-08 4" Full Range Woofer
Dayton Audio Reference RS100P-8 Paper Midwoofer
SEAS Prestige FU10RB - H1600-08 4" Full Range
Tang Band W4-2142 4" Paper Cone Full Range Driver 8 Ohm
I’ve only heard the NE123, it is decent.
A bit larger driver of very high dollar value, MarkAudio CHN-110, under 5” the Alpair 7.3/Pluvia 7hd
dave
A bit larger driver of very high dollar value, MarkAudio CHN-110, under 5” the Alpair 7.3/Pluvia 7hd
dave
The closest I have to OP's list is Tangband W5-1880 (Neodymium). I have very mixed feelings about it, perhaps not (or never) enough hours. Good tone, but dynamics and both HF and LF extension somewhat lacking.
My favorite 5.5" is "English drum-paper" variously labelled HiFi-bird/Michael's Audio/ISRED/MKHIFI (for now only available in China). Put it this way. After adding a simple LC notch filter at 5.5khz, I wanted to sample a bit of Goldberg Variations -- ended up listening to every note, every hand motion, every musical gesture for 70 minutes. Without the notch filter, dynamics is exaggerated -- Dvorak New World Symphony bass drum so astonishing, exhilarating, clear and impactful (in oak 10L 1.3m TLonken), I could not listen to it sitting down.
My favorite 5.5" is "English drum-paper" variously labelled HiFi-bird/Michael's Audio/ISRED/MKHIFI (for now only available in China). Put it this way. After adding a simple LC notch filter at 5.5khz, I wanted to sample a bit of Goldberg Variations -- ended up listening to every note, every hand motion, every musical gesture for 70 minutes. Without the notch filter, dynamics is exaggerated -- Dvorak New World Symphony bass drum so astonishing, exhilarating, clear and impactful (in oak 10L 1.3m TLonken), I could not listen to it sitting down.
The Visaton B80 is very good. Very well behaved.
And a touch higher than €100 is the ScanSpeak 10F.
And a touch higher than €100 is the ScanSpeak 10F.
Hi
Could you please send me the link by PM or here for that 5.5“ driver from Michael's Audio.
BTW, it’s very refreshing to hear about other manufacturers.
Thanks
Eric
Well I hope OP doesn't mind too much.
My summary report on the whizzerless 5.5" https://www.diyaudio.com/community/...-project-questions.391819/page-4#post-7166899
Variously branded HiFi bird, ISRED, Michael Audio, Nikkodo, and possibly others, they have the same waterproof-coated, drumskin-looking untextured paper cone, inverted surround, and shallow pointy dustcap. A later "purple cone" nominal 5" doesn't have HF peaks but is not nearly as dynamic nor as transparent as the original.
Taobao links may require registering for an account to open.
5.5" (6" nominal ~152mm faceplate)
largest audio diy store in China https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=559808732088
small new store MKHIFI https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=559812089153
(I bought a pair from each store and verified they have similar response, namely 5-5.5khz spike otherwise pretty even over the range I can confidently judge by listening to sine wave.)
whizzer 8" from small new store MKHIFI only source known to me, branded ISRED https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=586464690797
(pretty flat HF over my hearing range https://www.diyaudio.com/community/...e-cheap-monster-ii.385062/page-8#post-7163371)
4.5" (5/5.25" nominal ~138mm faceplate) from Michael Audio store https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=628386044424
(beware small size; taobao store also sells nominal 4" and 5" piano-black finished speakers, but I bought my 5" on taobao's sister Idlefish Market)
4" (~120mm faceplate) branded ISRED from small new store MKHIFI https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=604111427892 branded Nikkodo https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=591030788404
(I don't have them)
