| Fostex f200a fullrange drivers? [message #21845] |
Sat, 28 July 2007 16:53  |
daniel07
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Registered: May 2009
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Hello I am looking at getting a pair of the fostex f200a drivers. I am plaining on putting them in a open baffle. I want the cleanest sound possible and cut it off at 100hz and let a sub take over from there. How does that sound? Has anyone tried this speaker or in a open baffle? How do they sound? Thanks phil
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| Re: Fostex f200a fullrange drivers? [message #21847 is a reply to message #21845] |
Mon, 30 July 2007 05:42  |
Bob Brines
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Registered: May 2009
Location: Hot Springs Village, AR
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I have had good luck with the F200A in a TL. This is one Fostex driver that had great bass without forcing it. I seems a shame to waste the bottom end of the F200A by cutting it off at 100 Hz. Bob
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| Re: Fostex f200a fullrange drivers? [message #21849 is a reply to message #21848] |
Tue, 31 July 2007 05:16 |
Bob Brines
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Registered: May 2009
Location: Hot Springs Village, AR
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The assumption is that we are building a single driver speaker. No sub, no tweeter. That requires that the single driver chosen has a range of 20-20kHz. Well,that's not going to so we do the best we can. I want my speakers to do 40-15kHz or better. In order to get the bottom I need, I need at least a 6" driver, and I find that 8"ers give the best overall balance and punch. Opinions vary, but that's mine. Bob
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| 6" versus 8" [message #21850 is a reply to message #21849] |
Fri, 03 August 2007 12:46 |
akhilesh
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Registered: May 2009
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In my experience, 8 inchers have better midbass but suffer from top end rolloff or beaming. I have never heard the F200A but looking at the specs it seems better in this regard. I find, in general, that a 5-6 incher can be more easily made to give proper top end extension and still produce credible bass using the right enclosure/better Xmax, etc. This is why i like the dca 5.5 design so much, since it does both these things well.
I also like the fostex 6 inch drivers for the same reason, though the dca 5.5 has better bass than those, in the PAWO horn.
-akhilesh
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| Re: Fostex f200a fullrange drivers? [message #21893 is a reply to message #21847] |
Tue, 30 October 2007 13:46 |
DrD
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Registered: May 2009
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I would be more inclined to cut off the top ~7KHz, and add the horn tweeter. The upper treble on the F200A in my opinion doesnt do the lower register any service at all. It has a heat that the LE-8 JBL manages to avoid. It is a fun driver though, and a stunning chunk of industrial art~
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