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Once I had these cabinets designed, I had all sorts of driver combinations I wanted to try. The VIC-20 was the first
Next up is the PET: Scan-Speak 18W/8545K + BG Neo3 PDR.
I didn't put a whole lot of finesse into the crossover yet. I don't know how much I need to. They have a very pleasing sound "right out of the box," and go down easy for hours on end. As of now, they are crossed around 2500 Hz with 4LR slopes (or something like that).
The floorstanding cabinet is 22 Liters, vented. Obviously, this offers very satisfying bass from the Scan-Speaks. But it also works well sealed, with an F3 at 65 Hz or so. So a really cool combination would be to use this design in smaller 11 Liter cabinets with a good sealed sub to get the tightest bass possible.
This is my first experience spending real time listening to the BG Neo3 PDR. I have a variety of opinions on it, and I'm still trying to sort them out. I'm not sure if it had to "break in" a bit, or my ears had to break into it. But I can definitely hear that it is a low-distortion driver, and it plays any and all details on a recording. It does ride cymbals exceptionally well. It also has excellent horizontal-axis dispersion--or at least as good as I could ask in my own living room, because the sweet spot is HUGE.
I'd like more time to tweak the crossover, but already I could confidently endorse this project if anyone was interested.
Now, if anyone was wondering why I didn't use the Usher 8945, well that driver isn't exactly cheap anymore. And for $50 more, I'd say why not just get the real thing? But if anyone wanted me to tweak the XO for the Usher, I wouldn't mind doing it if someone loaned me the driver.
Next up is the PET: Scan-Speak 18W/8545K + BG Neo3 PDR.
I didn't put a whole lot of finesse into the crossover yet. I don't know how much I need to. They have a very pleasing sound "right out of the box," and go down easy for hours on end. As of now, they are crossed around 2500 Hz with 4LR slopes (or something like that).
The floorstanding cabinet is 22 Liters, vented. Obviously, this offers very satisfying bass from the Scan-Speaks. But it also works well sealed, with an F3 at 65 Hz or so. So a really cool combination would be to use this design in smaller 11 Liter cabinets with a good sealed sub to get the tightest bass possible.
This is my first experience spending real time listening to the BG Neo3 PDR. I have a variety of opinions on it, and I'm still trying to sort them out. I'm not sure if it had to "break in" a bit, or my ears had to break into it. But I can definitely hear that it is a low-distortion driver, and it plays any and all details on a recording. It does ride cymbals exceptionally well. It also has excellent horizontal-axis dispersion--or at least as good as I could ask in my own living room, because the sweet spot is HUGE.
I'd like more time to tweak the crossover, but already I could confidently endorse this project if anyone was interested.
Now, if anyone was wondering why I didn't use the Usher 8945, well that driver isn't exactly cheap anymore. And for $50 more, I'd say why not just get the real thing? But if anyone wanted me to tweak the XO for the Usher, I wouldn't mind doing it if someone loaned me the driver.
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