Several people indicated interest in the new 18" driver designs, the Maelstrom from AdireAudio, and the Blueprint 1803 driver. So I thought it might be interesting to have a thread dedicated to how these driver compare/contrast, and might be used in different configurations.
AdireAudio-Maelstrom
Here are the T/S Parameters
Re 3.4 ohms
Le 3.5 mH
Qms 19.11
Mms 245 grams
Qes 0.29
Cms 0.24 mm/N
Qts 0.28
Rms 1.76 N*s/m
Fs 20 Hz
Sd 1180 cm^2
Vas 460 liters
BL 19.8
Xmax 13.0 mm one way
EBP 69
SPL 92.9 dB @ 1W/1m
No 1.22%
Pmax 550W per voice coil; 1000W total to the driver
Distortion <3%, 16 Hz - 200 Hz, @ 105 dB SPL
BluePrint-1803
Here are the published T/S parameters:
Fs = 25.0 Hz
Re = 3.6 Ohms
Qms = 7.22
Qes = 0.38
Qts = 0.35
Cms = 130.0 uM/N
Mms = 300.0 grams
Sd = 1217.0 cmsq
Vas = 279.4 liters
SPL = 92.1 dB
X-max = 45mm p-p
Power = 1000+ watts
theAudioWorx
Klone-Audio
AdireAudio-Maelstrom
Here are the T/S Parameters
Re 3.4 ohms
Le 3.5 mH
Qms 19.11
Mms 245 grams
Qes 0.29
Cms 0.24 mm/N
Qts 0.28
Rms 1.76 N*s/m
Fs 20 Hz
Sd 1180 cm^2
Vas 460 liters
BL 19.8
Xmax 13.0 mm one way
EBP 69
SPL 92.9 dB @ 1W/1m
No 1.22%
Pmax 550W per voice coil; 1000W total to the driver
Distortion <3%, 16 Hz - 200 Hz, @ 105 dB SPL
BluePrint-1803
Here are the published T/S parameters:
Fs = 25.0 Hz
Re = 3.6 Ohms
Qms = 7.22
Qes = 0.38
Qts = 0.35
Cms = 130.0 uM/N
Mms = 300.0 grams
Sd = 1217.0 cmsq
Vas = 279.4 liters
SPL = 92.1 dB
X-max = 45mm p-p
Power = 1000+ watts
theAudioWorx
Klone-Audio
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