New SBA 8" Full Range driver

[Entas]

This is the answer I got from "TLHP" about the delivery of these speakers.

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Hello,

Following your request, here is the manufacturer's response that we received this morning:

"It is still part of the product catalog, but to be honest, announcement of this product was done too early, meaning it was announced before development was done.
We have changed our policy on when we do announcement on our web site and when we include products in the pricelist.
It is not good if announcements are done before we are able to deliver.
This product is in the final stage of the development (final adjustments), but I do not promise a delivery date before a delivery is on the way to us."

 

[perceval]

Thanks!

 

[gapmedia]

Ta-daaahhh!!! The mythical beast lives!!!

 

[perceval]

wait... what?
How come?
It's not even on their website!

 

[freddi]

Cool ! did you get it through Solen ? Does it have a pretty good on-axis rise for Karlson duty?

?https://solen.ca/products/speakers/...-sb20frpc30-8-22cm-fiber-cone-fullrange-8ohm/

 

[perceval]

Solen still says backorder.

gapmedia, we expect a full set of measurements! ha ha!

 

[IG81]

A serious 8" for well under 100$, nice. I just whish the surround wasn't foam, though if it's Fostex-quality foam, I suppose I'm OK with. The response is nice for what it is. I like that it does not fall like a rock at 30 degrees off-axis.

 

[gapmedia]

Hi guys. I purchased these from WES in Australia. They stock SB Acoustic amongst many other brands. I’ve enquired about the SB20FRP with them on and off over the last year or so. The other day they had them listed as in stock. They had 3? I purchased 2. They say they can/will order them in. Don’t know how many they originally had, I forgot to ask.

They look very well made for the price, and are working at a very low level out of any box at the moment. Doing some running in. I took some quick measurements with the drivers unused using a DATS V2. Considering they were fresh out of the boxes all looks pretty promising compared to SB’s published spec sheet for them, I think. Got to say, to my old ears, the high frequencies sound pretty sweet facing up to the roof, especially on some Tibetan gongs/bells

 

[gapmedia]

IG81, you have a pair? Sadly, I’m not a foam expert

 

[perceval]

Thanks for the initial measurements!

I'll be bugging my distributor for sure!

 

[KaffiMann]

I cancelled my order eventually, so...
Will see how it goes with availability, I don't mind waiting a month or three, but it would be nice to know just what is going on before I put in another order.

 

[gapmedia]

Other than SB’s pics and documentation, I can’t find evidence anywhere of another person with a ‘pair’ of them?! Strange.

 

[perceval]

as far as I know, you are the only one with a pair!
So jealous!

 

[ErikdeBest]

It is indeed a very interesting story

 

[gapmedia]

I’ll ask my supplier some questions about the drivers tomorrow. It is indeed an interesting story.

 

[IG81]

IG81, you have a pair? Sadly, I’m not a foam expert

No and neither am I! I'm just not too keen on foam surrounds in general. The ones on my old Fostex FF125K seem to be holding up pretty well and various reports of other Fostex users seem to agree their foam can last a long time. I think I've just seen too many bad foam surrounds back when I hunted vintage gear in thrift/pawn/second-hand stores. OTOH, it is the only kind that is readily replaceable. Give me pleated paper (Philips) or doped cambric (Richard Allan) any day.

 

[KaffiMann]

Yeah, I really like the various PA solutions for surround, but some of the foam types have been coated with a thin UV resistant layer and last for a reasonably long time.

 

[GM]

wait... what?
How come?
It's not even on their website!

https://sbacoustics.com/8in-sb20frpc30-8-2/
https://sbacoustics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/8in-SB20FRPC30-8.pdf

 

[perceval]

Yep, but that only comes up in a Google search, but the driver is not on the list of available ones when you go through the website's menu.

 

[GM]

That's weird........