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Denovo DNA-360 Compression Driver [message #73037] Mon, 18 June 2012 08:41 Go to next message
zheka is currently offline  zheka
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Hi Wayne,

What do you think about Denovo DNA-360 as a less expensive alternative to DE250?

here is the FR measurements of both

http://www.diysoundgroup.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/d/e/de250_and_dna360.jpg

the red line is DNA-360, the black one is DE250.

Bill Waslo did not have to modify crossovers when swapping the drivers. I am curious if this may also be true for your designs.
Re: Denovo DNA-360 Compression Driver [message #73038 is a reply to message #73037] Mon, 18 June 2012 09:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Looks like a DE250 copy, doesn't it?

You can tell the phase plugs are the same because the top-octave response is so close. Diaphragm material/construction and phase plug design are the main things that set that. So the diaphragm and phase plug are largely responsible for the DE250 signature.

I wouldn't expect any problems swapping those two drivers. In fact, I would expect more unit-to-unit variation between drivers from the same manufacturer. There's even more variation between low-signal and high-power behaviour from the exact same driver.

So yeah, I'd say that's pretty much the same driver from the looks of it.

Re: Denovo DNA-360 Compression Driver [message #73039 is a reply to message #73038] Mon, 18 June 2012 09:49 Go to previous message
zheka is currently offline  zheka
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this is great news!

bill referred to these drives (there is an even cheaper version) as the "clones". So I guess the similarities are not incidental Wink

thank you
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