Any suggestions for a horn and compression driver I can use with a 10" woofer
Cheapest with good sound possible
I still think the Dayton D250T (or DT250T for the screw-on version) horn driver is the biggest bang for the buck, these days, for an E-wave design. I've subbed them directly for D220Tis, and they seem to be almost identical in performance.
Regards,
Gordon.
Thanks Gordon! that's good to know ( about the interchangeability ) .
For the poster asking above, here's a link to P.E. where they're currently on sale ( for stupid cheap, for a couple of more days ) .
Dayton dt250t-8
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That looks to be clone of the Selinium D220Ti, is that right?
Let me know when they clone the seemingly unobtainium D2500Ti. The Neo version is shorter and, to my ear has less throat "anomalies". Similar to what JBL did in going from a 2" to 1.5" format. Also, the Neo size is the only way I found to build a workable coax setup, using the 6X6 waveguide and a deep 12".
I'm in the middle of repackaging my coaxial Karlson E-Waves into a small set for my trailer. Getting some use out of the scraps of birch paneling from last year's redo of the trailer. They will blend, baby! Also, the wide dispersion inside the Karlson never did work...
Well, they are on sale, price will probably never be lower, etc. They do look interesting.Yes, it's too bad the D2500Ti disappeared ( more or less quashed by Harman-JBL ?? in their take-over of Selenium ).
On a happier note, out of sheer curiosity I just ordered a pair of these ( for a micro box, SR project ).
I first saw these mentioned in a thread at P.E's TechTalk.
Click the pic;
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Hi, so these are some speaker cabinets that my dad made a long time ago. I think he intended for them to be guitar speakers, as there is 1/4 plug on the back and they use 15 ohm Celestion G12-65 woofers, which are in fact guitar speakers. They also use Foster 025N30 horn drivers, and one is blown. On the back there is an L-pad that controls the horn.
These have been lying around for a long time, but I recently stumbled upon this whole Econowave thing. And I looked at these speakers and realized, "Hey, I bet I could make Econowaves out of these." I just wanted to make sure from you guys if in fact these would be good Econowaves.
I would have to replace the horn (maybe), the woofer and the crossover, and maybe put tubes in the port holes, so I would be grateful if you could steer me in the right direction. So far I've been eyeing these two woofers: (https://www.parts-express.com/goldwood-gw-12pc-8-12-heavy-duty-woofer-8-ohm--290-334) (https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-dc300-8-12-classic-woofer--295-320)
http://techtalk.parts-express.com/showthread.php?215536-Flex-Your-PCD-Mettle
Round #1.0: EconoWave Standard --> Summary
Round #2.0: EconoWave Deluxe --> Summary
Round #2.1: EconoWave Deluxe HO --> Summary
Round #2.2: EconoWave Delite 12 --> Summary
Round #3.0: EconoWave Delite 10 --> Summary
Round #3.1: EconoWave Delite 10e --> Summary
Round #4.0: EconoWave SA, aka "SpitWad" --> Summary
Round #4.1: EconoWave 4x --> Summary
Round #5.0: EconoWave SR --> Summary
Round #5.1: EconoWave SR Compact --> Summary
Round #6.0: Econowave HP - High Power Pro --> Summary
Round #7.0: EconoWave Altec 414Z --> Summary
Round #7.1: EconoWave Altec 414-8B --> Summary
Round #8.0: EconoWave Mini S-8 --> Summary
Expand the quoted area ( located above )!
Zonkers92 produced this nice overview of Zilch's design work ( pulled from a different web-site ).
I'll use it to give you some guidance.
In the line beginning with "Round#1, EconoWave Standard", click the word "Summary" .
That'll take you to a specific area ( of another of Zilch's mammoth ) threads where you will find a list of all the parts you need to buy ( as well as a network schematic ) to make the EconoWave Standard .
Note: to make a speaker that qualifies as a EconoWave, one has to have ( essentially ) one of Zilch's "approved" Constant Directivity horns ( that he measured & then designed for ).
- ie; It's highly doubtful that the little foster horn is going to pass muster ( unless you can measure it's polar responses, publish the findings & then prove it's a constant directivety device ) .
Thanks for helping me navigate this labyrinth of information. I figured the Foster horn wouldn't cut it
A few questions though: Is that crossover specifically tailored to that cabinet not just the Dayton driver? i.e. does my cabinet being ported require any modification to the crossover? Also, is that nifty PCB he has for the crossover available for purchase anywhere, or am I going to have to hotglue the components to some wood?