ears4hire58 said:
I say why not.Being available to the DIYers will indeed lead to
real world comparisons against other transducer types and
also clearer indication of its capabilities.As we know some of
the most discerning listener do reside here.
I'm particularly interested to see if this type of speakers could
present some extra refinement soundwise with ESL and planar
magnetic which is already good.
Do you have some price guide for FPS0212M7S1 as well?
I'd be interested to lay my hands on these.
Irwin AR said:
The FPS0212M7S1 planar (AKA ribbon) shown at Left is well suited for IB applications (the mid-bass rises to 88dB untill the Fs cut-off @ 150Hz.); HF extends to over 20kHz. (fairly smooth with low distortion) Avg. sensitivity is only 82dB. Long term power 7.5W (15W program). Size: 40mm x 160mm.
If I can export it, the price would be about $25 in quantity, plus duty and shipping.
Newbie alert!
I'm interrested in building a set of line arrays and I'm looking for a tweeter solution. I already have a couple of cases of cheap NSB drivers.
Would these small planar speakers be suitable for a line array configuration? I was thinking full floor to ceiling arrays so maybe 15 of the small ones? Does planar speakers follow the same principle that I would gain efficiency by combining 15 of them?
Any thoughts?
Exipnos
I'm interrested in building a set of line arrays and I'm looking for a tweeter solution. I already have a couple of cases of cheap NSB drivers.
Would these small planar speakers be suitable for a line array configuration? I was thinking full floor to ceiling arrays so maybe 15 of the small ones? Does planar speakers follow the same principle that I would gain efficiency by combining 15 of them?
Any thoughts?
Exipnos
an idea...
...theres a guy in australia that sells "better than OEM" replacement ribbons for Apogee speakers. If one looks over the line of speakers Apogee used to make, there are models with tweeter ribbons ranging in length from 18 inches to 6ft, in at least two different widths. I have no idea if he has replacement for all the possibilities, but if you can do the mechanicals, he may be a great source for the 'hard' part...
As a long term owner of several pairs of Apogees, I like them above a lot of other options and haven't needed to find an alternative. But I have no idea how the individual 'drive' units rate in basic parametric terms, ie distortion, sensitivity, maximum SPL, crossover point etc.
HTH
Stuart
...theres a guy in australia that sells "better than OEM" replacement ribbons for Apogee speakers. If one looks over the line of speakers Apogee used to make, there are models with tweeter ribbons ranging in length from 18 inches to 6ft, in at least two different widths. I have no idea if he has replacement for all the possibilities, but if you can do the mechanicals, he may be a great source for the 'hard' part...
As a long term owner of several pairs of Apogees, I like them above a lot of other options and haven't needed to find an alternative. But I have no idea how the individual 'drive' units rate in basic parametric terms, ie distortion, sensitivity, maximum SPL, crossover point etc.
HTH
Stuart
exipnos said:
Planar speakers do not follow the same principle of a 3dB gain of efficiency for each dbl. of drivers (they are too directional).
For data on 12 of these small planar speakers (at Left) in a line array see: http://www.fps-inc.co.jp/s_images/english_specseat/en_spec_pl12_0212.pdf
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