More things: -TK -Midnight -Chry Cav -Oriental 40 -Omega -Century -Royal -111?? -#52 The Ugly Tweeters: -Ciare HT050 -Fostex FT17H -Visaton TL16H -Beyma CD11ND -Beyma CD10ND -Beyma CD1ND Mids: -Fostex FE126NV2 -Visaton R10S // R10STE -Visaton FRS 5 // X // XTS // XWP -LaVoce FSN021.02 -Visaton SL70NDV -Seas FA22RCZ -Peerless TC5FC07-04 -Peerless NE85W04 -LaVoce FSN021.02 -Visaton SL713 -Faital 2FE24 -Mark Audio CHP-70 -Seas FA6RBND/2 -Seas MUR10RB-SL -Kartesion Wib50_vHP -Mark Audio Alpair 7MS -Peerless TA6FC00 -Fostex FE108NS -Mark Audio CHP-90 -Mark Audio CHR-70 -Visaton B80 -Peerless TC7FD04 -Peerless TA6FC00 -Peerless TC7FD04 -Visaton FRS7A -Visaton FR8 // FR8TA -Visaton FR8M -LaVoce FSN021.00 -Fostex FE166NV2 -Satori MD60N-6 -B&C 2NDF26 -Zenith 49CZ852 -Dayton Exciters -Supravox 285-2000 MK2 -Celestion G12H Heritage -Visaton TW70 -Visaton SC13 -Visaton R10S // R10STE -Supravox 285 GMF -Monacor SPX-32M -Hivi DMBA -GRS PT5010-8 -LaVoce FAN030.71 -18Sound 5W430 -Visaton FR13
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List of Drivers Tested
Here is a simplified list of my favorite drivers in order of preference from best to worst: Bass Drivers // ~20hz-150hz Excellent: -18Sound 15W500 -Seas L26RO4Y -B&C 10MD26 -Celestion G12H 55/75 Heritage Good: -Visaton W200 -Seas CA22RNY -Seas H1878-08 -Wavecor SW275BD01 Low-Mid Drivers // ~60hz-400hz Excellent: -B&C 8MBX51-8 -B&C 8MDN51-8 Good: -18Sound 6ND430 -Visaton W200 -Dayton RS180P -Celestion G12H 55/75 Heritage -B&C 8FMB51-8 -18Sound 8NMB420 -B&C 10MD26 -Seas CA22RNY -Seas CA18RLY -Seas FA22RCZ -B&C 6NDL44-8 -18Sound 8MB500 Mid Drivers // ~+400hz-4000hz+ Excellent: -Kartesian Wib70_vPA // GRS PT618-8 -Peerless TC7FD00-04 -Vis -Fostex FE83NV -LaVoce FSN020.71F -Supravox 165 GMF -Yamaha JA-0801 Good: -Visaton B100 -Mark Audio CHN-50P -Mark Audio CHN-40 -Mark Audio MAOP 7 -Seas ER15RLY -B&C DCM50 -Visaton SC8N -LaVoce FSN020.72 -LaVoce FSN021.00 -Mark Audio CHP-70 -Monacor SPH-102KEP Tweeters // ~+1000hz-20,000hz+ Excellent: -Seas 22TAF/G -Visaton
Speaker Project One
I enjoy music, instruments, music making equipment, and audio reproduction equipment. I am drawn to and fascinated by the beauty of the science, design and function of these and similar things -- a Nagra field recorder, a Buchla 200 Series modular synthesizer, a stereo pair of Quad 57 speakers, or an artisan quality acoustic instrument. In this post I will share my experience designing a stereo loudspeaker system, one which I am perpetually exploring, though I'm nearing the completion of what I consider to be phase one of this project. I have assembled speakers from kits in the past, primarily using Fostex full range drivers. Prior to that my only hands on experience with building audio gear was extensively modifying a pair of servo amplifiers designed to drive Acoustat X electrostatic panels. A caveat, I am not smart. In addition, I do not own any high end test and measurement equipment aside from an oscilloscope and a multimeter. I intend to invest in such gear at some point, tho