New 12" Full-Range: Fane 12-250TC

[nicoch58]

nice

 

[Triad]

I also got lucky with the drivers' routings... the Fane fit perfectly, I only have to find screws with a smaller head. A perfect drop-in replacement

 

[Triad]

And what?
If you guys have questions, just ask! For now all I can say is that the €160 I spent for the woofers were a great investment

 

[norman bates]

yup.
good for the money.

 

[Triad]

Probably sounds better (to my ears) than my 3 ways cabs.

 

[nigelwright7557]

I hadn't had my dual Fane 12-250TC on for a while due to building some subs and listening to those with tweeters.

I must admit I had forgotten how good these Fane 250's sound.
Plenty of bass and plenty of top.

 

[Triad]

Yeah, I wonder if I did the right thing to mix with the 12 200 but I guess I did due to the on-axis response of the TC (probably too much highs).

 

[hitsware]

I must say :
I think the Fane comes closest to ' full range '
as opposed to ' extended range '
for any driver I have heard ........................

 

[Triad]

Yeah, and in the right cab it's not bass-shy at all. I think it would shine for home use with a tube amp, expecially for acoustic guitar albums.

 

[hitsware]

Even on a small OB ...... With EQ
They can handle the EQ .........

 

[Triad]

Yeah, and of course they're loud for home use, so a low-power tube amp would be enough for loud stuff. Very nice stuff, again. Recommended.
My only doubt is: does it have less xmax than the "regular" 12 200? 'Cause I mixed them, but I wonder if two TCs together would have been even better.

 

[Godzilla]

>>> I think the Fane comes closest to 'full range' as opposed to 'extended range'

Good to know hitsware, thanks. The similar Eminence 12LTA is close but IMO needs a tweeter to top it off. I love the 12LTA but would have purchased the Fane if I had known to stay truer to fullrange.

 

[hitsware]

> Good to know hitsware, thanks.

Yea ...... I had some Revere 12" at one time that were
close but garbled at much levels ..... These hang in

 

[Triad]

I had the LTs... they sounded "honky" on mids. I like the TC much much more.

 

[coherenceaudio]

@Triad,
which type of box you are using?
and what are the dimensions

 

[Triad]

It's an old SWR Bigfoot... if you search with Google you'll find all the dimensions in inches but there's nothing about the tuning. I think it's tuned around 50hz, has two front ports approx 4" wide and 1" deep.

 

[Triad]

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=521846&stc=1&d=1451411870

This is how the cab looks. The woofers share the same volume.

 

[hitsware]

possible contender :
MONACOR INTERNATIONAL : SP-30PATC
but would need some sort of xfmr to work on O.B. ......

 

[norman bates]

weird, another dust capped whizzer.

Think someone else here had luck cutting the one off the celestion (if I remember).

I'm having luck with my 250tc run in parallel with a 4x12 ppsl.
Using a 10 band eq, it works well on a single amplifier channel (due to the 4x12's a little louder than fane).
Adds nice midbass to my huge room.

I can see how 2x12" per side can work (with subs) for a portable small pa.
I'd active cross them for a whole lot more volume potential though.

Can't wait for my double fane.
Not expecting more bass, just a bit cleaner.

I'm even thinking a monster 4x12" line array someday !!!!!!!!!!

 

[freddi]

there used to be "toy" pa cabinets in the 1970's with 2-12 CTS whizzered ancestor of 12LTA plus typically a KSN1005 piezo or 2. I like the Fane but haven't returned to it. That old Monacor looks like it shares a frame with the old P-Audio BM12CXA coax - this coax isn't sounding great - may be the plastic grille cloth - network, everything - lol

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