SB Acoustics Textreme

[ErnieM]

Ceramic - C168-6-990 CELL :: Thiel & Partner - accuton

This is the competition for the 7.5" dome.

 

[Oneminde]

It would be nice to see a driver which can directly compete against it. SBA TX series is sort of doing that, but that is true for most other drivers as well ... lol

 

[42476]

Infiniti had a large dome; maybe 5 or 6 inches decades ago, I think from the Kappa series. I heard a pair play at the Navy Exchange in Yokosuka; they sounded good but of course, not ideal listening conditions. Most true domes don't have nearly the excursion of cones and most usually need to be crossed higher. Maybe something new here might break some of those restrictions!??

 

[42476]

Infinity Kappa 9

These are the Infinity Kappa model 9 I meant that had a large dome

 

[Oneminde]

I remember does. Back in the day, Infinity Kappa was a serious choice. I had one of their models back in the 90's. Don't remember the model name but was a 3-way with 2 woofers. Its difficult to find images of these loudspeakers now.

 

[42476]

I found this image on an e-bay site, my buddy had the Kappa 7, one model down from the Kappa 9. The Kappa 9 was too large to ship via US post Office from the Navy base in Japan back to mainland USA or he would have bought the 9 instead of the 7. (Of course, commercial shipping charges using the regular Japanese equivalent of UPS, FedEx, etc, would have been WAY too expensive and not worth it.)

Yes, these were very good sounding speakers for that time, EMIT mid and tweeter they called them if I remember correctly...

 

[rhale64]

Yes nice speakers. My buddy has some Kappa 9.1 series 2's in mint condition. He also has the next size down used as a center with a home made center channel stand that makes it sit horizontal. Still sounds amazing. That's his living room system. He has a theater with all JBL pro gear.
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[Oneminde]

Ms Rainer Weber (from Kaiser Acoustics) received the SBA MW16TX and auditioned it today with the following comment(s)

The long waiting seems to be highly rewarded. Extreme clarity and speed and no harshness

So I asked if it was on par or better than Accuton Ceramic and he replied with

in my opinion better

 

[shining31]

At least !!!!
My new favorite driver


Some pictures of my ""unboxing""
SB Acoustics Satori TexTrem MW16TX MW16TX-4 unboxing - Album on Imgur

 

[42476]

Well, if it does better than Accuton, I'm sold! Accuton has a good thing going; I think they should step it up a few notches though. Better treatment to get rid of those nasty break ups; better motor too. The Accuton (about 5 inch size with "ears") I had literally decades ago was very nice mated with a Raven R-2 ribbon. (REALLY miss those Raven R-2's; excellent ribbon). Are the MR TX 13 (mids) size released out anywhere in the world yet? These will be my first TX purchase; still really hoping for price drops and third party testing, evaluating, etc...FIRST though...

 

[Oneminde]

Only MW is released, no MR yet

 

[Oneminde]

@shining31: what are your plans ?

 

[42476]

yeah, I have only heard of the MW 16 size release so far. Sometimes though; other parts of the world see the newest models before North America which is why I asked.

 

[Oneminde]

5" MW13TX, 6½ MW16TX and 7½ MW19TX has been released.

 

[42476]

OK, I will start searching N. America suppliers; maybe even European and Asian suppliers if the shipping charges are reasonable.

Thanks for the update!

 

[Oneminde]

OK, I will start searching N. America suppliers; maybe even European and Asian suppliers if the shipping charges are reasonable.

Thanks for the update!

You can see all the drivers COMING SOON – Sbacoustics

The MW13TX has better T/S than Accuton C90 midrange

 

[42476]

OK, I have seen some basic specs; in my case I am specifically wanting a MR, not MW. Glad to see the performance of the TX is as we all hoped; better and better...good news for us ALL for sure!

 

[Oneminde]

Don't know if MR will be released, but can't see any reasons for why not.

 

[shining31]

@shining31: what are your plans ?

A simple bass reflex 2-ways. 17/19 liters. With an SB26ADC in a 5" obloid waveguide

 

[Oneminde]

A simple bass reflex 2-ways. 17/19 liters. With an SB26ADC in a 5" obloid waveguide

Why the better sealed cabinet called Aperiodic ? TX is way too good to be hidden in a BR cabinet...


just my 2 cent