Fostex Full Range Driver Review
The larger Fostex full range drivers tend to have a forward mid-range and excellent imaging. They will require bass support from a horn or TL type cabinet. The FE167E is very popular. The 206/207 drivers will provide more bass but you may want to add a super tweeter. Here are some excellent designs for those two drivers. Fostex FE206En 8' Full Range. Login or Register to write a review. I would put them in the right horn box by fostex. Again killer fullrange driver and I will be buying a pair when I get some time to build the right box. Mr.Jeff Reviewed by jefope4 - 03:40:43 PM Really fast and detailed driver. Fostex Speaker; Also shop in. Also shop in. Consumer Electronics; 1pc. NOS 1975 vintage Philips AlNiCO fullrange speaker 8Ohm 10 Watt Pout. Here we have a nice pair german made fullrange drivers. Made in the 1955 by Loewe Opta the units are: 20 cm = 8 ' with their ortiginal speaker cloth!! DUAL CONE FULL RANGE ALNICO SPEAKER. Horn Shoppe Horn loudspeaker The Review. The Horn uses a Fostex full-range driver, a Japanese product with its own sort of cult following, not unlike Meredith Monk or Pimm's No.1 (or Lowther horns, I suppose). The model used in the Horn is Fostex's FE108EZ, a chunky, well-made little thing with a cast-alloy frame, rare-earth magnet, and a 3.
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I have always had a thing for full-range drivers (as in, not a coaxial two-way, no crossover, etc.). I finally scratched the itch with the purchase of a small Fostex back-loaded horn bookshelf with a 4' driver. I absolutely love them. They are just FUN.
Here is what I bought, and the review is mine if you care to see my ramblings: https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.co...horn-kit-pair/
My main system is a McIntosh MA7900 driving a pair of Sonus Faber Liuto Towers. I love these, and neither is going anywhere.
However, I am interested in getting a floor-standing full-range drive speaker to play with, when I am in the mood. I would drive them with the McIntosh. What brands are out there (I know most are small or tiny companies outside the mainstream) that make complete towers with a single full-range driver?
Something like this is in the running: http://omegaloudspeakers.com/super3xrs.html
Thanks!
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Along with Pioneer Elite and Elac, but they use bass drivers for the low end - as most do.
http://www.parts-express.com/dayton-...river--295-346
when using a single driver to cover the entire bandwidth of sound, there are going to be compromises.
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Yes, I am aware of the limitations, hence my comments about not giving up the other stuff! This is for FUN.
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Sidenote: I may end up picking up that fostex kit just for fun. I've had my eye on it and I'm pleased to see someone recommending it. Your review might be the only english one in existence lol. (Quick question, what did the assembly process consist of? Any soldering, etc? Sorry, not meaning to derail your thread. You can PM me your reply if you'd rather.)
'Oh I'm sorry, is this a five minute argument, or the full half hour?'
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Sidenote: I may end up picking up that fostex kit just for fun. I've had my eye on it and I'm pleased to see someone recommending it. Your review might be the only english one in existence lol. (Quick question, what did the assembly process consist of? Any soldering, etc? Sorry, not meaning to derail your thread. You can PM me your reply if you'd rather.)
Assembly is EASY. You just need to connect the drivers to the speaker wire (which is already run inside the cabinet and terminated, no soldering), and screw them into the cabinets. The hardware is included.
You will need to drill pilot holes (place the drivers in the hole, center them, dot with a Sharpie, remove drivers, drill holes). Make sure to spend time making sure the drivers are centered, the hole is slightly bigger than the driver, and you don't want it shoved to one edge of the hole.
Tools needed:
--~1/8' drill bit
--Drill (for the drill bit...)
--Philips head screw driver (#1 or 2, make sure it is a good one, be very careful at this step, no room for error if it slips)
You will receive 4 boxes. The assembled cabinets and the raw drivers.
NOTE: if you want to one-up me, I would scrap the included mounting hardware and get hex/Torx screws of the same general size, and larger washers. The included ones work fine, but in retrospect, I would have upgraded these.
Using Don Keele's CBT Technology
http://www.parts-express.com/epique-...-pair--301-982
Assembly is EASY. You just need to connect the drivers to the speaker wire (which is already run inside the cabinet and terminated, no soldering), and screw them into the cabinets. The hardware is included.
Along with Pioneer Elite and Elac, but they use bass drivers for the low end - as most do.
http://www.parts-express.com/dayton-...river--295-346
when using a single driver to cover the entire bandwidth of sound, there are going to be compromises.
Totally agree on 'when using a single driver to cover the entire bandwidth of sound, there are going to be compromises'.
No driver can cover all the frequencies, a single driver can do good mostly for midrange.
But to ask this same driver, to do good highs and bass, is too much to ask.
Law of physics do apply
And those Laws, cannot not change or be broken, simple physics.
Ray
Guide to Subwoofer Calibration and Bass Preferences
VIII-A: Sealed Versus Ported Subwoofers:
VIII-C: Selecting Single Versus Multiple Subwoofers:
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No driver can cover all the frequencies, a single driver can do good mostly for midrange.
But to ask this same driver, to do good highs and bass, is too much to ask.
Law of physics do apply
And those Laws, cannot not change or be broken, simple physics.
Ray
I have a $100 (List!) solution. Of course, to get the flat response you must get them close to your ears... the Koss Pro-4aa headphones have a flat as a pancake and wide-range response - from a single transducer, too. . Still made like they were initially when first produced nearly a half century ago - and still made in the USA, too. Still heavy noggin crushers, as always - and a great warranty..
I have always had a thing for full-range drivers (as in, not a coaxial two-way, no crossover, etc.). I finally scratched the itch with the purchase of a small Fostex back-loaded horn bookshelf with a 4' driver. I absolutely love them. They are just FUN.
Here is what I bought, and the review is mine if you care to see my ramblings: https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.co...horn-kit-pair/
My main system is a McIntosh MA7900 driving a pair of Sonus Faber Liuto Towers. I love these, and neither is going anywhere.
However, I am interested in getting a floor-standing full-range drive speaker to play with, when I am in the mood. I would drive them with the McIntosh. What brands are out there (I know most are small or tiny companies outside the mainstream) that make complete towers with a single full-range driver?
Something like this is in the running: http://omegaloudspeakers.com/super3xrs.html
Thanks!
Since you had mention 'McIntosh MA7900 driving a pair of Sonus Faber Liuto Towers', serious pieces of equipment's.
Just thought to warn you, and also agree with a previous member, that no one driver can do it all, and there limitations
And by the way, I might drive trucks for a living, but Love my sedan
Best regards
Ray
Guide to Subwoofer Calibration and Bass Preferences
VIII-A: Sealed Versus Ported Subwoofers:
VIII-C: Selecting Single Versus Multiple Subwoofers:
http://markaudio-sota.us/cesti-mb/
'Oh I'm sorry, is this a five minute argument, or the full half hour?'
Just thought to warn you, and also agree with a previous member, that no one driver can do it all, and there limitations
And by the way, I might drive trucks for a living, but Love my sedan
Best regards
Ray
http://markaudio-sota.us/cesti-mb/
Definitely give them a look. I'm eyeing some Soul Supremes myself.
http://www.zuaudio.com/loudspeakers/soul-supreme
Definitely give them a look. I'm eyeing some Soul Supremes myself.
http://www.zuaudio.com/loudspeakers/soul-supreme
I heard some ZuAudio speakers at the Newport show. They really didn't do it for me.
'Oh I'm sorry, is this a five minute argument, or the full half hour?'
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