You ain't lying Cspieker. I'm still digging, day and night. You've been an advocate in helping me finish this project so thank you for your patience.
I did notice a chance to do something suggested by others in the past. The La'voce 18" I listed is very similar to the AE, cost about half the price....wouldn't I be winning if I ran 2 - la'voce 18" vs 1 - AE 18". I know running them together, to 16 ohms, would double the BL. Sounds like a win to me. Even less excursion, etc etc.
I need to go through this thread and research all the suggested drivers, again.
The center of the woofer and the center of the horn have to be as close as possible with the highish xo. So 2 18's would have to be mtm, it's a possibility, but a huuuge cabinet. My single 12 is crazy loud in an average size room, but I feed it 800 watts with a 14mm xmax. Just be sure whatever woofer you pick it goes low and has adequate xmax. I assume you are checking max spl Sims for your options with something like winisd.
If twins, more likely you would run them parallel at 4 ohms to get more juice out of your amp. Tubes are for horns, give the woofers some solid state current.
If twins, more likely you would run them parallel at 4 ohms to get more juice out of your amp. Tubes are for horns, give the woofers some solid state current.
Overall, the 950 seems to be preferred.
I have no experience with Radian, but I'll verify this with someone who has (a lot).
Just to be clear: are you talking about the drivers with Aluminium or Beryllium diaphragms?
Regarding XT1464, 1086 and most of the RCF Horns, with the exception of the HF99, the discontinuities at the throats are indeed diffraction apertures.
However, these are not at all comparable to the oldskool sharp edged constrictions you'll find in many vintage horns from the 80's.
All the above horns are known to deliver exceptional sound quality, unless badly implemented.
I have no experience with Radian, but I'll verify this with someone who has (a lot).
Just to be clear: are you talking about the drivers with Aluminium or Beryllium diaphragms?
Regarding XT1464, 1086 and most of the RCF Horns, with the exception of the HF99, the discontinuities at the throats are indeed diffraction apertures.
However, these are not at all comparable to the oldskool sharp edged constrictions you'll find in many vintage horns from the 80's.
All the above horns are known to deliver exceptional sound quality, unless badly implemented.
Last edited:
Well thats comforting. I was thinking of a gigantic mtm....in a like an upside down V formation.. I might be getting carried away
unique solution #12380912387
Test Bench: Acustica Beyma TPL200/H Pro Sound Air Velocity Transformer | audioXpress
I'm trying to keep myself mindful of how high 10k-20k actually is....I'm likely being to critical of the curves in that region.
Last edited:
Yes, the 1.4" exit Radians are better and therefore preferred, unless your horns require a 2 inch exit.
Last edited:
Audiocpress 951 article Test Bench: The 951PB 1.4" Compression Driver from Radian Audio Engineering | audioXpress
So as I reread and comb through information I found something of interest....the two sample test shows some product inconsistency.
I'd be interested to see how linear others were able to eq the response.
So as I reread and comb through information I found something of interest....the two sample test shows some product inconsistency.
I'd be interested to see how linear others were able to eq the response.
Last edited:
I would not be blinded by 10-20k, as long as there's usable output without severe breakup issues.
The Radian 950PB 1.4 will be better than the 2" in the top octave.
But once again, performance is dependant on the horn as well.
Last edited:
It's good to know what to look for in Vance Dickasons' measurements, before dismissing a driver.
He's got a limited assortment of horns at his disposal to run his tests. Often times a horn is used that doesn't match the driver very well (> the exit angle/flare rate match, I referred to in my earlier post).
Last edited:
Radian 475 for president!
I think it was well worth the money myself.
Edit:
I would be very hesitant to recommend an MTM solution with 18" drivers. It was "ok" on my 15"s but not great, personal preference = not stacked. Make separate boxes for everything from 15" and up, easier to change your mind on stuff if it's modular.
Last edited:
Update: the 951PB is the 1.4" exit version of the 950PB.
The 951 is recommended, because it's better, aspecially the top octave.
It's also recommended to find, or build the biggest horn that you can house.
In my earlier post I stated that I see more 950PBs around, but that's probably related to the 2" entrance horns that many people like to use with these.
The 951 is recommended, because it's better, aspecially the top octave.
It's also recommended to find, or build the biggest horn that you can house.
In my earlier post I stated that I see more 950PBs around, but that's probably related to the 2" entrance horns that many people like to use with these.
Last edited:
Indeed, but that sales pitch is not what the manufacturer states in the spec sheet.
I like this text though:
SMSG32
Last edited:
This one here is also an interesting modular Setup, using most probably a BMS coax:
PRO AUDIO TECHNOLOGY - SCR-2215sm
Regards
Charles
PRO AUDIO TECHNOLOGY - SCR-2215sm
Regards
Charles
most interesting is the 22" width horn as this is larger than the similar horns I am able to find which max out around 17" width.
