TB new line of Coax FR drivers

perceval · 21st June 2018, 07:32 AM

Tang Band has a new line of coax drivers for point source. From 3" to 8" drivers.

The 6.5 and 8" driver sport a funky surround... and even have a designer grill over the tweeter.

Driver - TB SPEAKER CO., LTD.

Scottmoose · 21st June 2018, 08:21 AM

Interesting. And potentially promising. I have some reservations about the tweeter response graph which seems remarkably better than anything anyone else (including Seas

) seem to be able to manage. Will keep an eye on these though, they're not without interest.

Lohengrimas · 21st June 2018, 11:08 AM

Cool stuff... And very pretty! Sensitivity looks good too.

perceval · 21st June 2018, 12:22 PM

For fun, I plugged the 6.5" into TL sim, and it came up with great possibilities!

A narrower and longer version works well, but even something a little "stubby" looks great. Only 1m tall, 700cm2, and a small vent.

F3 at about 28Hz!

If the tweeter sounds good, this could be a killer mini tower!

onni · 21st June 2018, 01:35 PM

Really interesting, and reasonably priced (186 € at bpa)! The cone breakup of the woofer looks really controlled as well. Can't really play above 100 dB, but that's alright for most people.

Just putting the W6 in a 20 l vented box tuned to 45 Hz gives a F3 of about 40 Hz.

Who will build the first one?

/Anton

mcgsxr · 21st June 2018, 01:51 PM

Too bad there is no 5 inch version. Would have been fun to try as a drop in for my current W5-2143 based speakers.

perceval · 21st June 2018, 03:13 PM

oops!

I thought there was something wrong with the sim... indeed it would have been a magical driver! I had some wrong parameters in there... fixed and this is more like I thought it would perform...

chrisb · 21st June 2018, 06:51 PM

Interesting indeed - any ballpark on distribution dates / pricing? As the info linked above may be very preliminary, I note that while the photos clearly show XO components on the smaller two, the absence of mention of specific recommended crossover frequency on the 6.5 or 8" - other than the "to perform from 800 up to 40KHz - leave those two open to huge amount of experimentation.

I'm thinking these will be either a raging success, or memorably underwhelming ?

Scottmoose · 21st June 2018, 07:26 PM

Being a bit of a coax fan, I would like them to be good. Providing the price is right, they could be very interesting. Thing is, they're going to have to offer something that, for e.g., these don't:

H1353-08/06 T18REX/XFC

And at the pricier end

E0051-04/06 C16N001/F

You'll have to do your own filter for both the TBs & Seas drivers though. Which is where much of the system voicing resides.

Bigun · 22nd June 2018, 01:35 AM

INTERESTING!!

21st June 2018, 07:32 AM	#1
perceval diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Taiwan	TB new line of Coax FR drivers Tang Band has a new line of coax drivers for point source. From 3" to 8" drivers. The 6.5 and 8" driver sport a funky surround... and even have a designer grill over the tweeter. Driver - TB SPEAKER CO., LTD.

21st June 2018, 08:21 AM	#2
Scottmoose diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK	Interesting. And potentially promising. I have some reservations about the tweeter response graph which seems remarkably better than anything anyone else (including Seas ) seem to be able to manage. Will keep an eye on these though, they're not without interest. __________________ "'That'll do", comes the cry of the perfectionist down the ages.' James May -The Reassembler www.wodendesign.com Community sites www.frugal-horn.com http://frugal-phile.com/

21st June 2018, 06:51 PM	#8
chrisb diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: victoria BC	Interesting indeed - any ballpark on distribution dates / pricing? As the info linked above may be very preliminary, I note that while the photos clearly show XO components on the smaller two, the absence of mention of specific recommended crossover frequency on the 6.5 or 8" - other than the "to perform from 800 up to 40KHz - leave those two open to huge amount of experimentation. I'm thinking these will be either a raging success, or memorably underwhelming ? __________________ Technology honors no Hippocratic oath

21st June 2018, 07:26 PM	#9
Scottmoose diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK	Being a bit of a coax fan, I would like them to be good. Providing the price is right, they could be very interesting. Thing is, they're going to have to offer something that, for e.g., these don't: H1353-08/06 T18REX/XFC And at the pricier end E0051-04/06 C16N001/F You'll have to do your own filter for both the TBs & Seas drivers though. Which is where much of the system voicing resides. __________________ "'That'll do", comes the cry of the perfectionist down the ages.' James May -The Reassembler www.wodendesign.com Community sites www.frugal-horn.com http://frugal-phile.com/

22nd June 2018, 01:35 AM	#10
Bigun diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Waterloo, ON or Herefordshire UK	INTERESTING!! __________________ "The test of the machine is the satisfaction it gives you. There isn't any other test. If the machine produces tranquility it's right. If it disturbs you it's wrong until either the machine or your mind is changed." Robert M Pirsig.


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21st June 2018, 11:08 AM	#3
Lohengrimas diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 020	Cool stuff... And very pretty! Sensitivity looks good too.

21st June 2018, 01:35 PM	#5
onni diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2013	Really interesting, and reasonably priced (186 € at bpa)! The cone breakup of the woofer looks really controlled as well. Can't really play above 100 dB, but that's alright for most people. Just putting the W6 in a 20 l vented box tuned to 45 Hz gives a F3 of about 40 Hz. Who will build the first one? /Anton

21st June 2018, 01:51 PM	#6
mcgsxr diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Burlington	Too bad there is no 5 inch version. Would have been fun to try as a drop in for my current W5-2143 based speakers.

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