Vintage speaker identification

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Just realised I have a pair of these drivers under my desk. Anyone know if they'd make a good match for the mid-bass section?

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=m...ker-60--LFC13BK%2F320898650036%2Fitem;400;266
They're from a pair of mission 760s
Was that a mid driver?! It's possible that would not go so low as the mission (guess). The Audax is working in conjunction with a low frequency bandpass, check the crossover. I would use it but measuring T/S parameters is a good procedure (and frequency/output/impedance).
I'm afraid to say this but the most similar driver (not the best probably, because it's a woofer) I found, here.
http://www.morelhifi.com/old/products/pdf/Woofers/EW/Specs sheet ECW 536.pdf
Interesting anyway, for a future prototype.
 

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Was that a mid driver?! It's possible that would not go so low as the mission (guess). The Audax is working in conjunction with a low frequency bandpass, check the crossover. I would use it but measuring T/S parameters is a good procedure (and frequency/output/impedance).
I'm afraid to say this but the most similar driver (not the best probably, because it's a woofer) I found, here.
http://www.morelhifi.com/old/products/pdf/Woofers/EW/Specs sheet ECW 536.pdf
Interesting anyway, for a future prototype.
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The lower the Qts, the wider its available gain BW, ergo a high Qts will have a very narrow 'one note' gain BW. These define the limits where Fs is the mean:

Fl = Fs*Qts/2

Fh = Fs*2/Qts

GM

Strange. I thought it was the other way around and why a higher qts driver can respond further below the resonant frequency?

This driver has a qts of .45 http://www.monacor.co.uk/uploads/tx_commerce/drawings/b279c9ef2661f40_K.jpg

And this one has a qts of .29 http://www.monacor.co.uk/uploads/tx_commerce/drawings/dbeb3759176e7a7_K.jpg

is that right? or have I got it backwards? for some reason a while back when making a sub I came to the advise to choose a driver with low Fs and high QTS to achieve good sub response?
 
Was that a mid driver?! It's possible that would not go so low as the mission (guess). The Audax is working in conjunction with a low frequency bandpass, check the crossover. I would use it but measuring T/S parameters is a good procedure (and frequency/output/impedance).
I'm afraid to say this but the most similar driver (not the best probably, because it's a woofer) I found, here.
http://www.morelhifi.com/old/products/pdf/Woofers/EW/Specs sheet ECW 536.pdf
Interesting anyway, for a future prototype.

That driver looks good, although expensive. Do you not think this speaker has closer thiele parameters however? SPH-135KEP

I think I will forget the mission driver as I do not know it's spec. I may build a replica of the 760i in future instead, I have written out some plans for that previously also.
 
That driver looks good, although expensive. Do you not think this speaker has closer thiele parameters however? SPH-135KEP

I think I will forget the mission driver as I do not know it's spec. I may build a replica of the 760i in future instead, I have written out some plans for that previously also.
Looks good, for your new project. Make sure to respect or at least to be close to the available speaker specs that you reversed engineered.
This driver you mention (as a mid driver) needs something close to, in this case as a reference or starting point, in a vented enclosure for SPH-135KEP

VB = 6.2 L, FB = 47 Hz
F-3 dB 71 Hz
F-6 dB 54 Hz
2 Ports
int. diam. 3.4 cm (S: 18.16 cm2)
length 35.74 cm
(impedance peak at ~90Hz)

Sealed MONACOR SPH-135KEP, VB = 7.0 L
F-3 dB 120 Hz
F-6 dB ~90 Hz
(impedance peak at ~80Hz)
Check if original was aperiodic or not.
The frequencies will relate to woofer crossover frequencies.

If you are looking at similar woofers (or others?) check the MONACOR SPH-135TC or MONACOR SPH-135/AD for better LF extension (F10=25/30Hz) and 15-20 L br enclosure. The bandpass will give you the best matching with the mids as the originals, I'm guessing here (insert future simulation and woofer driver models/brand for a more accurate project/prototype that can match with what you have).
http://www.wilmslow-audio.co.uk/monacor-sph-135ad-641-p.asp
 
Very helpful thanks. what is your opinion on the match for the mid-bass arrangement?

You're welcome!

Don't know, I've no personal experience with any of these drivers and actual specs can vary enough from published to make them hard to blend [more complex XO] plus the issue of potential 'tone' mismatches that unfortunately can't be known from either T/S specs or a frequency response plot.

What you're trying to accomplish is no trivial pursuit to do right, especially without measurements.

GM
 
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