I have a TL speaker with Tang Band W5-2106 full-range and thinking about either converting it to a standard 2-way or just add a helper super-tweeter since there's something missing at the top end 🙂
The main problem is that I can only do a surface-mount so the only solution I see is to make a custom thin front plate for a tweeter. One of the candidates is Dayton Audio AMT Mini-8, with either first-order high-pass or a proper cross-over at 5KHz.
The main problem is that I can only do a surface-mount so the only solution I see is to make a custom thin front plate for a tweeter. One of the candidates is Dayton Audio AMT Mini-8, with either first-order high-pass or a proper cross-over at 5KHz.
Hi. The published high frequency response of the Tang Band looks very good, are you able to measure it to see in reality how it is performing?
Mmm, for me no good: too shy above 2khz... Same size Jordans JX92 or Eikona have a much more agressively rising on axis response.
All TB i have used don't rise with the right slope: too shy and dull...Good for midrangers, bad for full rangers...🙁
Gotcha, I was only going by this https://www.oaudio.de/en/Loudspeake...vers/TangBand-W5-2106-Wide-range-speaker.html
Same page i visited...
Like this one much better: though some would say it looks weird, others will find polite sounding, some even too polite...😀
Like this one much better: though some would say it looks weird, others will find polite sounding, some even too polite...😀
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Well, the HF does not have any kind of fall off and off-axis response is quite good. But something is missing compared to Alpair 7.3. Both speakers have active FR and phase correction by using DRC-FIR.
May be you might show some measurements with and without eq...🙄
Btw, eq cannot fix directivity issues, and not all 4'/5' drivers behave the same, cone profiles also matter, etc...
Anyway DRC should help...
Btw, eq cannot fix directivity issues, and not all 4'/5' drivers behave the same, cone profiles also matter, etc...
Anyway DRC should help...
Don't know what good means by your standards, but good measurements and bad sound make no sense by mine...
Btw, the Alpair-7 looks good, meaning good rising response, the TB dont, too shy...
PD: Another question is that manufacturers are too shy to publish curves with an alarmingly rising trend: customers have no idea that it's a good feature for a full ranger and don't buy. Lowther and other wise guys, FR specialists, don't publish curves, or carefully photoshop them...
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Some measurements with an uncalibrated mic.
L+R average no DRC:
L+R average with DRC:
Right speaker, no DRC from 0 to about 40 degrees:
The room has zero sound treatment so it might not be the speakers fault that something is missing sound-wise. Thanks for your feeback, guys! 🙂
L+R average no DRC:
L+R average with DRC:
Right speaker, no DRC from 0 to about 40 degrees:
The room has zero sound treatment so it might not be the speakers fault that something is missing sound-wise. Thanks for your feeback, guys! 🙂
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