I recently built a single two way speaker with a Dayton 8" woofer, and the "skinny" GRS planar driver PT6818. This was just a relatively low cost way to play with the GRS planar, and I'm really enjoying it. Now I want to go all in on a pair of speakers for my living room.
I'll admit to watching Paul from PS Audios videos on YouTube, and while I take things with a healthy grain of salt, the FR30 design fascinates me. I threw four of the new Dayton 6.5 signature woofers in a series/parallel config, and the large GRS planar mid-range and tweeter, and it models real nice with a relatively simple crossover network.
Has anyone used these drivers? They'd be the GRS PT5010 and PT2522
I'll admit to watching Paul from PS Audios videos on YouTube, and while I take things with a healthy grain of salt, the FR30 design fascinates me. I threw four of the new Dayton 6.5 signature woofers in a series/parallel config, and the large GRS planar mid-range and tweeter, and it models real nice with a relatively simple crossover network.
Has anyone used these drivers? They'd be the GRS PT5010 and PT2522
I prototyped something similar, but not the exact combination you're after. I got distracted with some other ideas, so haven't finished them. They're on my list of things to do though, because I liked the combination.
I used the Dayton RS180P-4, GRS-PT6825-8, and GRS-PT2522-4. The planars are dipole in mine, and those use a simple 6 dB/octave crossover, but I'm not a high SPL listener. Acoustic crossover points were about 450 Hz and 6 kHz.
I used the Dayton RS180P-4, GRS-PT6825-8, and GRS-PT2522-4. The planars are dipole in mine, and those use a simple 6 dB/octave crossover, but I'm not a high SPL listener. Acoustic crossover points were about 450 Hz and 6 kHz.
These are interesting drivers. I'm currently working on an all Dayton 3 way evolving around the AMTPRO-4 but wouldn't mind diverging temporarily to their GRS brethren. Specifically the ones Jeremy mentioned, the GRS PT5010 and PT2522. I'm sure it's worth exploring.
Is there a project out there utilizing these units, with description of crossover, preferably passive? I'd sure appreciate some direction. Please don't "google is your friend" me, I'm in the middle of the pacific right now, nothing internet related is my friend.
Thanks for your help, as always.
Is there a project out there utilizing these units, with description of crossover, preferably passive? I'd sure appreciate some direction. Please don't "google is your friend" me, I'm in the middle of the pacific right now, nothing internet related is my friend.
Thanks for your help, as always.
I made a 4-way with similar B&G Neo 8 and Neo3 ten years ago. No regrets!
I started with cones and a horn, but planars made the speaker sing like a blackbird! Neo8 sings from 800Hz up, dipole loss is so huge without a baffle
Long thread, here link to two planars stage
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/...e-speaker-project.231353/page-24#post-4196463
I started with cones and a horn, but planars made the speaker sing like a blackbird! Neo8 sings from 800Hz up, dipole loss is so huge without a baffle
Long thread, here link to two planars stage
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/...e-speaker-project.231353/page-24#post-4196463
Thanks Juhazi, nice thread, useful info.
Judging by this thread and what I was able to find online there isn't much out there for me to work with. It's a shame manufacturers themselves haven't always caught on to the fact that if they would present tested and documented designs with their products their sales might actually increase.
That said, if there is anyone who's had success with the OP's mentioned drivers (GRS PT5010 and PT2522), or the GRS PT6825, I'd love to read all about it. If not I'll revert back to the original design I was working on (the Dayton AMT's).
Thanks again, for any assistance or guidance, as always.
Judging by this thread and what I was able to find online there isn't much out there for me to work with. It's a shame manufacturers themselves haven't always caught on to the fact that if they would present tested and documented designs with their products their sales might actually increase.
That said, if there is anyone who's had success with the OP's mentioned drivers (GRS PT5010 and PT2522), or the GRS PT6825, I'd love to read all about it. If not I'll revert back to the original design I was working on (the Dayton AMT's).
Thanks again, for any assistance or guidance, as always.