I wonder if anyone remembers these cheap 4" wide range drivers that were selling for 95 cents a piece about 10 years ago at Parts Express. I think I picked up 20 pairs, they were cheaper than the shipping. At the moment I have no idea where the hell they are, somewhere in my basement in a box I hope. I used one pair in a simple set of Voight pipes which have been playing several hours a day for the past 10 years as background music around the house. Even had them turned up to 11 for a New Years Party and they sound pretty good with everything from Stevie Ray Vaughn to Cream; although perhaps the Jack Daniels smoothed them out a bit. I just loaded another set in a small back-loaded horn and you know for casual listening on a winters night in front of the fire, they are still pretty good for what they are. A nice delicate sound ideal for vocals and simple natural recordings. I just ordered a pair of Fostex Fe126eN's so it will be interesting to compare the two.
I got two cases just before they sold out. 🙂 They're really nice drivers--quite flat and well behaved. Recently started contemplating a CBT array...
Stock drivers dave, from Solen in Quebec.
Bill, I had heard around that time, they were TV speakers, but noticed on the box that mine came in, they were labelled Pioneer 10cm Full-Range. I found them today and still have 20 pairs unopened. Should keep me busy for a while.
Bill, I had heard around that time, they were TV speakers, but noticed on the box that mine came in, they were labelled Pioneer 10cm Full-Range. I found them today and still have 20 pairs unopened. Should keep me busy for a while.
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It has been very inconveinient that Fostex "borrowed" my nomenclature, only changing the capitalization.
What do you plan on putting them into?
dave
I want to put them into a small rear-loaded horn. Nothing tall and overpowering perhaps 48 inches max. I'm not into squeezing every last ounce of detail any more, thank goodness. I'm long over my audiophiliac days of fine tuning everything from Sondek suspensions to placing quarters on top of the speaker cabinet, a popular and controversial tweak in the early 90's. (I actually thought I did hear an improvement.) I sold all my single-ended tube gear last year to someone younger with better ears. Hated to see them sitting there without being played. I used to obsess about imaging and fine detail. Now I just want some sweet background music to enjoy with my Scotch and book. Hopefully, the Fostex's will be the vehicle. Sorry about the capitalization error.
Frugel-Horn Mk3 is proving to be a good match to this driver.
No biggie. Since Fostex chose that nomenclature it is inevitable.
dave
Hmmmm, now they look quite interesting, the F-H Mk3. Not too complex to build and about $120 for Baltic Ply. Aesthetically pleasing and by all accounts a nice sound. thanks for the tip dave.
>>> FE126eN (my drivers) or FE126En (stock Fostex)?
This reminds me of when i was in a fraternity in college and another had the same colors. They wanted us to change our national colors and of course we didn't. Our pledges and brothers were always getting mixed up on campus. After years of back and fourth both frats simply kept their colors.
Not that you should change your nomenclature Dave but perhaps you can consider calling your drivers FE126eNbl or something like that? Or wait out the next product name change from fostex. Not sure how often they do that.
I think the latest FH looks terrific. I want a pair!
This reminds me of when i was in a fraternity in college and another had the same colors. They wanted us to change our national colors and of course we didn't. Our pledges and brothers were always getting mixed up on campus. After years of back and fourth both frats simply kept their colors.
Not that you should change your nomenclature Dave but perhaps you can consider calling your drivers FE126eNbl or something like that? Or wait out the next product name change from fostex. Not sure how often they do that.
I think the latest FH looks terrific. I want a pair!
I've been selling FE126eN for 2 1/2 years now... can't recall those. Only a couple left then we have FE126eN^2
dave
dave
I've used them in an o/b array (12 per side) for some years now and I like them. They need a sub and tweeter (I used 8K 1st order crossover). I've done nothing sophisticated, no measuring or anything, but I do like them. I keep thinking I should do a better baffle one day.
They were much better than the later 99 cent special from PE.
ray
They were much better than the later 99 cent special from PE.
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