I have heard rave comments about this driver but never got the chance to listen to it myself. Has anyone experience with it? How would you describe the sound compared to say the JBL2426 or B&C DE25?
I am considering it for my next speaker project between say 2-9 kHz.
TIA 😀
/Magnus
I am considering it for my next speaker project between say 2-9 kHz.
TIA 😀
/Magnus
haven't heard any of these and have zero knowledge of the B&C
some food for thought _grin_
I think what will do best will be determined a good bit by the type of horn you wish to use with the driver _grin_
Beyma is somewhat hard to find in the US at other than full retail. so there aren't that many around.
The beyma CP350/ti appears to have a wider dispersion angle type of throat, the same as a CP385ND - the newer pancake style of drivers.
This short throat "pancake" style can be used without beaming in a horn that has wider dispersion than a tractix type of horn
The older TAD style and JBL style with a longer, narrower initial throat will beam in a round horn with wider dispersion than tractix - The Radial and Bi radial horns apparently correct for this -
FWIW, I initally learned of this aspect from the shop manager for DDS horns - since confirmed on JBL pro site.
He informed me that he used the Beyma CP385ND on his 1" DDS ENG90-1 Pro horns in his own configuration and believed they were the best he had heard for use in a round wide dispersion horn. I'm not sure if hea had heard a CP350/Ti or even if they were on the market at that time.
I looked for some time for a pair of the CP385ND's either used or discounted and finally bought a pair of used Radians.
Depending on your personal taste _grin_ you might prefer the sound of polyester diaphragms over titanium _bigger grin_
Hopefully someone else will post to the thread that has _heard_ them.
Regards
Ken L
some food for thought _grin_
I think what will do best will be determined a good bit by the type of horn you wish to use with the driver _grin_
Beyma is somewhat hard to find in the US at other than full retail. so there aren't that many around.
The beyma CP350/ti appears to have a wider dispersion angle type of throat, the same as a CP385ND - the newer pancake style of drivers.
This short throat "pancake" style can be used without beaming in a horn that has wider dispersion than a tractix type of horn
The older TAD style and JBL style with a longer, narrower initial throat will beam in a round horn with wider dispersion than tractix - The Radial and Bi radial horns apparently correct for this -
FWIW, I initally learned of this aspect from the shop manager for DDS horns - since confirmed on JBL pro site.
He informed me that he used the Beyma CP385ND on his 1" DDS ENG90-1 Pro horns in his own configuration and believed they were the best he had heard for use in a round wide dispersion horn. I'm not sure if hea had heard a CP350/Ti or even if they were on the market at that time.
I looked for some time for a pair of the CP385ND's either used or discounted and finally bought a pair of used Radians.
Depending on your personal taste _grin_ you might prefer the sound of polyester diaphragms over titanium _bigger grin_
Hopefully someone else will post to the thread that has _heard_ them.
Regards
Ken L
Thanx Ken!
Trying to bring up this thread again. Has NOBODY out there used this driver? 😕 😉
About the horn I am thinking of a wooden tractrix or maybe an exponential. I will use the JBL2405/077 slot driver above 10 k.
/Magnus
Trying to bring up this thread again. Has NOBODY out there used this driver? 😕 😉
About the horn I am thinking of a wooden tractrix or maybe an exponential. I will use the JBL2405/077 slot driver above 10 k.
/Magnus
Ideally you would also want to match the driver "initial angle" to the starting angle of the horn.
I havent seen anything mentioned by the manufacturers about this. Is there some other way to find out about these angles besides phisically handling them?
I suppose you could geusstimate by looking at their recommended horns.
Regards.
I havent seen anything mentioned by the manufacturers about this. Is there some other way to find out about these angles besides phisically handling them?
I suppose you could geusstimate by looking at their recommended horns.
Regards.
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