New: Faital Pro 12RS430

[diyiggy]

Faital is in the camp of the enterprises profiting of the inflation to increase prices and margin. They can keep their drivers and eat them !

 

[duvixan]

Anyone noticed the new FE400 series?
Seems more OB oriented, but look at that smooth extended response for the 6"
https://en.toutlehautparleur.com/speaker-faitalpro-6fe400-8-ohm-6-5-inch.html

 

[Charles Darwin]

Faital Pro : Faital Pro 12RS430 :: £149.88

Not yet in stock though.

 

[IamJF]

Retail prices are ok, I guess TLHP price will go down as soon as they are available? Should be €200,- maximum.
The FE400 series is really low cost with very little Xmax ... yould not expect to much from it. In OB you would need to move some air?

 

[duvixan]

Probably not much of an issues in our small euro apartments lol

 

[454Casull]

It looks OK but not particularly attractive?

 

[duvixan]

not particularly attractive

I think they might look hi-fi enough if those front foam thingies are removed/cut down

 

[duvixan]

profiting of the inflation to increase prices and margin

they're still half the price of a Scanspeak analogue, so...

 

[diyiggy]

well not sure when you see at the excelent and more versatile discovery SS range.

 

[IamJF]

While Faital has some gems in it's lineup I rarely get the same measurements as in their datasheets and not a single one is better as a ScanSpeak driver.
Good stuff for a good price point. But not in the same boat as ScanSpeak or PHL.

 

[diyiggy]

lol, PHL is from my country but I can't affoard the bigger ones but the 6". They made an excellent 15" with hifi spec à la Altec, btw as made Davis Acoustics, both with emirate prices alas !

 

[IamJF]

They are not that expensive for what they deliver:
https://en.toutlehautparleur.com/br...ce/speaker-phl-audio-6031m-8-ohm-15-inch.html
https://en.toutlehautparleur.com/co...-15-inch-for-1-0-inch-compression-driver.html
https://en.toutlehautparleur.com/br...uce/speaker-phl-audio-4531-8-ohm-12-inch.html
But seems like there is no stock available?

 

[454Casull]

I think they might look hi-fi enough if those front foam thingies are removed/cut down

Sorry, what I meant was that they don't seem to be remarkable in any fashion to me.

 

[duvixan]

"The Faital Pro 12RS430 is a powerful 12-inch speaker that delivers exceptional sound quality and can handle up to 500W of power
"the Faital Pro 12RS430 is the perfect choice if you want a high-performance speaker that delivers exceptional sound quality and serious bass response"

They seem to think it's exceptional, though

 

[454Casull]

Well, they can say that as loudly as they want. 🙂

 

[YSDR]

The 12RS430 have very good parameters for a moderately large bass-reflex box (like a fullrange floorstander) and the 30 Hz Fs is very rare amongst the pro woofers, even for a 15" or 18", which is a warm welcome and still has a healthy sensitivity. So it's like a blend of a home/hifi and a pro woofer, nice option IMO.

 

[duvixan]

A very interesting budget alternative is 12FE330 (8ohms, 92dB, Fs 33hz)
https://en.toutlehautparleur.com/speaker-faitalpro-12fe330-8-ohm-12-inch.html

 

[duvixan]

How would you use the 12rs430?

I'd love to build a Faital-based Avalon Isis clone type speaker.. Maybe with 6rs140-16 as midrange and a Bliesma t25b for highs

Something similar to what the folks over on htguide are working on
https://www.htguide.com/forum/filedata/fetch?id=928601&d=1675799381

 

[duvixan]

This little beast also seems quite new
https://en.toutlehautparleur.com/speaker-faitalpro-8rs350-8-ohm-8-inch.html

 

[IamJF]

The big Bliesma and Purify midrange ... that's a different leaque. You could combine the Bliesma AL 3" with the T25B or some smaller midrange - PHL 5" maybe if you need the sensitivity. For such a concept get the best midrange you can achieve.

Just a quick comparison - 18Sound 8", Faital Pro, PHL.

Not bad, not HighEnd.