Suggestions for 1" compression drivers...

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I'm looking around for a set of compression drivers to mate up with horns, 1" throat diameter. The best option for the price I've seen are Radian 475's at PE for $180/ea...anyone else have suggestions for drivers I should be looking at? Perhaps someone has a pair of ID drivers for cheap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blackeye.gif.66a1670f5aaf7f406e783a63e3387dc5.gif

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[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

uh.... B&C?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

They have comparable extension on the top?

Xover point seems a little higher than I'd like on those...

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, those radians do look pretty nice.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

B&C or Radian...

If you could find some Meyer Sound Drivers you would love them... But, I am pretty sure it is hard to just give the drivers...

 

[60ndown 10+ year member]

adapter?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-Zomax-Compression-Driver-with-Rectangular-Horn_W0QQitemZ7345673108QQcategoryZ23794QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

 

[///M5 10+ year member]

ask Chad at diy

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

I'm looking around for a set of compression drivers to mate up with horns, 1" throat diameter. The best option for the price I've seen are Radian 475's at PE for $180/ea...anyone else have suggestions for drivers I should be looking at? Perhaps someone has a pair of ID drivers for cheap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blackeye.gif.66a1670f5aaf7f406e783a63e3387dc5.gif

ID's drivers are modified B&C, so I'd just go straight to the source for those. Radians are very nice as well. BMS is known for high quality compression drivers too. Beyma's CP-380 is pretty imfamous as well. Anyway here's a few names.

B&C DE500's

BMS 4552 ND

Radian 475's

Beyma's CP-380

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[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

ID uses modified B&C compression drivers.

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I'm picking up a pair at the tent sale @ PartsExpress this year... 20% //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif.

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Would you happen to know how they're modded from stock B&C's?

18K extension worries me a bit...and they don't seem to go down as low as the Radians...but then again, those are $160 more for a pair.

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

Would you happen to know how they're modded from stock B&C's?
18K extension worries me a bit...and they don't seem to go down as low as the Radians...but then again, those are $160 more for a pair.

No he doesn't.

 

[GordonW 10+ year member]

I've used the Radian 450s... they come on the back of the 5208 8" coax.

Excellent driver... in my tests, they didn't roll off until 22KHz! Of course, you have to build in "tilt EQ" as in any horn/driver combo (the horn/driver naturally has a "tilted" response dropping at 6 dB/oct. until the ultimate roll-off point up top, where they drop faster), but there's STILL like 95-96 dB sensitivity AFTER the EQ (at 20KHz)!

Regards,

Gordon.

 

[expo5.0 10+ year member]

i'm curious which ones will work out well in real life

i have many different id models laying around here etc., but also have very cheap access to the diy yourself stuff and have plans on doing some custom things with that- had planned on tryign the radian's or possibly the baby jbls, but look forward to hearing someone elses experience.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Would you happen to know how they're modded from stock B&C's?
18K extension worries me a bit...and they don't seem to go down as low as the Radians...but then again, those are $160 more for a pair.

To be honest, I doubt there's any radical changes...

Much like many driver are based off of ScanSpeaks and such...

Anyways, when you put the ID Horn Bodies on... it will drastically change the low side extension...

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[joetama 5,000+ posts]

To be honest, I doubt there's any radical changes...
Much like many driver are based off of ScanSpeaks and such...

Anyways, when you put the ID Horn Bodies on... it will drastically change the low side extension...

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Probably just some cooling and some farafluid...