Playing on low volume in a small living room 25m^2 I'm using HF108-8 with 8-order high pass filter (DSP) and ~700 Hz xover point in a 32cm self-standing "Sandhorn" designed by MaBat.
- http://www.at-horns.eu/lsh.html
Vertical simulations of a loudspeaker and the horn itself attached.
- http://www.at-horns.eu/lsh.html
Vertical simulations of a loudspeaker and the horn itself attached.
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I tend to agree regarding the DE250, but it depends on the horn. This driver is VERY sensitive to loading. The ME45 is one of the best horns for it and reduces much of the in your face tonality of the DE250. I also find that the 16 ohm version is a bit smoother overall without alot of the loeer treble glare compared to the 8 ohm version.
As for the WG10, I wasn't aware it was impossible to get i have a few pairs of these for the usual 2 ways I've built with 12MH32s. This WG goes low with the HF108 and slightly limited on the Celestion CDX1-1745, which is another favorite.
For those wanting to add the last bit of sparkle to the top end of a driver, I advise using the DE35 or the Dayton PHT1-6 planar horn tweeter.
As for the WG10, I wasn't aware it was impossible to get i have a few pairs of these for the usual 2 ways I've built with 12MH32s. This WG goes low with the HF108 and slightly limited on the Celestion CDX1-1745, which is another favorite.
For those wanting to add the last bit of sparkle to the top end of a driver, I advise using the DE35 or the Dayton PHT1-6 planar horn tweeter.
I have mixed experiences with the XT1086, but it highly depends on the driver combined with it. The issue with most larger diaphragm drivers on the XT1086 is the higher rate of top end drop-off above mass rolloff. It can be corrected but with a passive xover above 10k it gets close to falling lower than the LF driver base sensitivity. Itsxa good sounding horn, but only with very specific drivers.
This is a clear example of the source being the culprit and the driver actually revealing it. The NSD1095N doesn't sugar coat or polish anything, especially up top in the treble. Its a very accurate driver and needs a clean signal path to shine. Any pollution in the audio will ruin your listening experience. If you're trying to use this driver for casual listening, its not going to serve you well. Something with a polymer diaphragm would be more suitable ie. Faital HF108, Celestion CDX1-1745, etc
A ground loop in the USB feed will definitely induce noise and ruin the audio. Even if its not embedded in the direct audio, it can induce filtering artifacts and jitter, which is obviously not good.
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Firstly I would like to correct my description - my DACs (2 pcs) is connected via a RME Digiface, so: Mac mini -> isolator -> RME - > Toslinks -> DACs. But still, the isolator gave the described improvement for me. A fellow DIYer also got one of these but used it between a Mac and the DAC. He had the same experiance of improvement. My first trial was with direct connection and headphones. Member @altor makes these... I have no other affiliation than being a happy customer. I first got one to use in my recording rig but also tried it in my sound system.
https://www.altor.co/products/test-equipment/usb-isolator
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What woofer will you cross to? Have you had any experience with faitals lower cost compression drivers?
The frequency response looks incredibly flat even past 1000hz. Have you used one before? Looks a bargain.
The faital not, it's fairly new. But i thought the same, and my experience with faital is very good in general. They make very high quality drivers for a fair price. It's an old big italian OEM company that around the millenium change decided to also launch their own brand of pro audio speaker drivers.
Maybe, but i'm not starting the build very soon. I got other stuff on my mind first, and i like to take my time to plan everything and make a lot of variations of it to find the right one. So it can take some years before i really start building. It's brewing in my mind now.