| Eminence Alpha 8 question! Urgent help needed! [message #37448] |
Tue, 23 July 2002 01:01  |
Erik Johansson
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Registered: May 2009
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I called a local store to order a pair of Eminence Alpha 8 drivers for my 1 Pi speakers. I was surprised to find that the data for the drivers had changed (no parameters) from 100W to 125W. The only thing that changed except for the higher power handling is the surface area of the cone that has changed from 214cm2 to 210cm2. The distributor said that these drivers are the only Alpha 8 drivers that Eminence make nowadays and that they simply have updated it a little. He said that there aren´t two versions available and that Eminence simply haven´t updated their website yet to the new specs. I need to order a pair for my 1 Pi speakers so I need to know if they are ok (I´m afraid I´ll fry my amp if the drivers aren´t right since there are no x-over). /Erik
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| Eminence specifications over the years [message #37450 is a reply to message #37449] |
Tue, 23 July 2002 02:34  |
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Wayne Parham
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Registered: January 2001
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I haven't noticed any changes in specifications of Alpha series parts in over a year. Around the beginning of 2001, Eminence made some specifications changes but hasn't done so since. For most of the life of the company, they have actually made components to customer spec, and so there really wasn't a standard model or product line. They offered some "branded" components having names similar to what they now use, but the characteristics of individual drivers were up to the distributor who purchased them. So up until 2000, if you purchased a "specific" Eminence component from two different distributors, you more than likely received two different parts. If you aren't sure that what you are getting hasn't sat on the shelf for a while, you might want to ask the dealer to confirm that the parts are what you expect they are.
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| Re: Eminence specifications over the years [message #37451 is a reply to message #37450] |
Tue, 23 July 2002 02:37 |
Erik Johansson
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The only specification change is the 125W power rating. All the Thiele-Small parameters are the same. The store have to order them from the distributor, who I talked to on the phone earlier who said that they updated the specs on the Alpha 8. The Alpha 6 and Alpha 8MR are also rated at 125W on the distributor´s homepage. /Erik
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