I’ve been playing with the Dayton RS series drivers for the past year and haven’t paid attention to the price of other drivers because of that focus. I’ve recently started to look at drivers suitable for a mid in my Fall/Winter project and I’m shocked at the price increases some of the drivers have had. The Peerless 830882 went from $48 to $66. The MDM – 55 is up from $73 to $86. All of the Scan Speak drivers have went completely off my affordability list. :M
Seas, Fountek and Aurum Cantus still are holding the line on prices. Seas Excel drivers, which were once considered extremely expensive, are now looking affordable in comparison to some of the other high end drivers. Looking at the price of many current high end drivers reinforces what a great bargain the Dayton RS drivers really are.
A driver that doesn’t get very much press is the Aurum Cantus AC130MKII. I used these in my line arrays and I think they are a superb driver. I see John Krutke is testing the poly version of this driver rather than the Kevlar/carbon fiber MKII version. I wish I had a AC130MKII to send him just to see how it tested in comparision to the others in his test line up. I assume the motors are the same in the poly and Kevlar/carbon fiber versions and they only differ in cone material. I’m curious to see how good the motor is in comparison to the RS line. Subjectively, in an array, the MKII's are ultra detailed with superb clarity. I’m not sure whether it’s because ten are doing the work of one or it’s just a very low distortion driver to start with. Regardless, it’s another driver still under consideration as a mid for my next 3-way project.
Sorry for the rant but price increases of this magnitude are a bit much, IMHO. Not to mention, it’s hard on a hobbyist’s budget. :E
Jim
Seas, Fountek and Aurum Cantus still are holding the line on prices. Seas Excel drivers, which were once considered extremely expensive, are now looking affordable in comparison to some of the other high end drivers. Looking at the price of many current high end drivers reinforces what a great bargain the Dayton RS drivers really are.
A driver that doesn’t get very much press is the Aurum Cantus AC130MKII. I used these in my line arrays and I think they are a superb driver. I see John Krutke is testing the poly version of this driver rather than the Kevlar/carbon fiber MKII version. I wish I had a AC130MKII to send him just to see how it tested in comparision to the others in his test line up. I assume the motors are the same in the poly and Kevlar/carbon fiber versions and they only differ in cone material. I’m curious to see how good the motor is in comparison to the RS line. Subjectively, in an array, the MKII's are ultra detailed with superb clarity. I’m not sure whether it’s because ten are doing the work of one or it’s just a very low distortion driver to start with. Regardless, it’s another driver still under consideration as a mid for my next 3-way project.
Sorry for the rant but price increases of this magnitude are a bit much, IMHO. Not to mention, it’s hard on a hobbyist’s budget. :E
Jim
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