Your favorite 1”CD for 1.5khz and up?

[mayhem13]

Home use......nothing crazy loud but of course, dynamic, smooth and clean. Mating to a 10” mid and 15” woofer.

Thanks!

 

[tommus]

I like the B&C DE250, and I'm sure a lot of other people do as well.
Polymer diaphragm is smooooth.

 

[ErnieM]

The Peerless comps are well built and perform above their price range. I like the 2544 better than my '09 DE250's. Better details and less fatigue at high volume.

 

[mitchba]

BMS 4540nd - I had it on a QSC waveguide XO'd at 1200 Hz. Super smooth and transparent - real response past 20 kHz.

 

[keyser]

The BMS 4538 has remarkably smooth response for a compression driver. That's the one I'd go for.

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[Audio Elite]

Faital HF10AK, Incredibly smooth and dynamic. It is simply stunning!

 

[djn]

My favorite is the TAD 2001.

 

[badman]

The Peerless comps are well built and perform above their price range. I like the 2544 better than my '09 DE250's. Better details and less fatigue at high volume.

For home use with appropriate filter design the 2535 is also superb for 1500hz and up. Some truly superb performance, and matches well to the QSC waveguide (or the knockoffs) B-52 PHRN-1014 1" Horn 10" x 14" Bolt-On

 

[tmuikku]

7 replies, 7 drivers pick a horn / waveguide first, buy cheapest matching driver and invest in low hiss amplification

 

[DualTriode]

JBL 2425H with JBL 2344A waveguide

 

[mayhem13]

This is the waveguide I’m considering

Eminence WG10 1" High Frequency Waveguide 70x60 2-Bolt

 

[erkki1]

Celestion CDX1-1730 (CDX1-1731 for screw fitting).
People at Diy Sound Group & Hificircuit forums regard this high.
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[SpeakerBob]

Beyma CP380 has to worth consideration. I went to mine from scanspeak revelator domes and wasn't disappointed.

 

[MAAC0]

I use Selenium and Eighteensound Drivers on my PA speakers and like them

 

[LineSource]

COST NO OBJECT: I would use the $200 BMS 4552nd CD. Smooth with great detailed sound. If you get a LARGE horn, you can use this CD down to 1kHz.
BEST VALUE: I would use the $63 Peerless DFM-2544R00-08 CD. Plastic-coated Ti-diaphragm. Proven simple passive crossovers available.
I OWN: Faital HF108 and BMS 4552nd...both purchased used$
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It would be SWELL if a modest cost ABS construction version of the SEOS-18 and SEOS-24 waveguides were available.
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The ABS construction SEOS-15 waveguide which diysoundgroup sells for $38 would be my first choice for a 1200-1300Hz crossover to a 10" or 12" midbass.
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I own: The $13 PartsExpress B-52 PHRN-1014 1" Horn is 10" x 14" waveguide with 5" depth which can support a 1.2kHz crossover between the midrange and tweeter horn. Several curvelinear cone 12" midwoofers will polar match 90-degrees @1.2kHz. The $130 Eminence DeltaPro 12A is a low cost high quality choice, with a 6.22" total depth which puts the voice coil near the 5.2" horn depth. Alternate Midrange: $188 the Eminence KappaLite 3012HO has natural sound; I own: $230 Faital 12PR300 has a ~5.0-5.2" voice coil depth.
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[ScottG]

Peerless by Tymphany DFM-2535R00-08 Compression Driver | audioXpress

 

[Bergfinn]

TAD2001 from 1,5 khz to 9 kHz in 18Sound XT1086.

 

[vt4c]

My favourite - TAD2001

 

[norman bates]

Mayhem,

That horn seems nice and rounded off at the horn mouth.

70 degree dispersion seems tight, but looks fairly conical otherwise.

It should sound good, maybe 2khz crossover point to me but i estimate, not measure.

 

[Hylle]

Linesource and other who have Faital or 18Sound 1" compressiondrivers, I would like to know. Are they meassuring like there datasheets som of them like Faital HF108 does not have (much) impedance peak like most 1 " compressiondrivers between 1-2KHz? and is this influenced a lot by the used horn? (normally there is two impedance peaks, but the secound one seems to be suppressed on some drivers)