Sales, deals, and steals - formerly known as the "PE DOTD" thread.

e6zion

Also not DotD, but anyone know if this is worth anything?  Same price range as Satori MR16p
https://www.parts-express.com/tang-band-w6-1914sb-6-sandwich-cone-midrange-driver--264-905

Wolf

I have a pair of the 1914S to utilize. Ani has a set of the 1914SB. I hope it's as good and better than the W4-1798S I have in the Glucinium Amor. Suffice to say- that alumihoneycomb driver arragement has fantastic detail and clarity if you can swing the cost.

jhollander

That TB mid is tempting at that price... I wonder why it's on clearance?

rjj45

I don't think the flat honeycombs have sold very well. 

PWRRYD

They only have about 8 pair left.

jr@mac

Just ordered a pair, obviously I'm an idiot. 

ani_101

I paid 180 per on sale, usually 200$, but be careful of TB qualify, had to send back my original pair. At $140, it's a very good deal.

jr@mac

I remember your adventure, which is why I am obviously an idiot. Maybe I will get lucky. Probably not. 

PWRRYD

Somehow I've been able to restrain myself on this deal.  Going through and actually inventorying all my drivers last night drove home the fact that I don't need any more drivers, no matter how great the deal may be.

jr@mac

I needed no more drivers, either, hence why I am likely an idiot 😆

6thplanet

Come on guys, I have a few left that need a home 😝

DanP

PWRRYD said:

Somehow I've been able to restrain myself on this deal.  Going through and actually inventorying all my drivers last night drove home the fact that I don't need any more drivers, no matter how great the deal may be.

Blasphemy. 

PWRRYD

JR, did your TB's show up yet?

jr@mac

Nope.

Kornbread

xt19td $15 

jr@mac

That tweeter is excellent. Copper cap, good dispersion, great above 2500. 

Kornbread

What are your thoughts on the xt25tg30?

jr@mac

It's pretty timeless. I have measured a few variants, my OG pair from Made in Denmark days correlated with Zaph's findings. Very high distortion below 2k. The two pair I measured from a decade later indicated some improvement in something, as in 2012 I crossed at 1900 hz with nary a complaint. In any event, still a pretty sweet tweeter.

jhollander

I like the xt25tg30, but they have a bump at 12-15K that bothers me.  I'm just being picky but depending on the baffle I found I wanted to change my voicing.

Tom_S

I really like the xt25tg30. I used it with the Dynavox 6.5" last year. Can't remember how low I crossed - I'd have to load up that project to check. Not 1900, but most likely below 2.5K. Didn't John Hollander use them in his Synergy design? 

jhollander

Tom, I used them in the Synergy but think there are better options for that design.  Something with a rising response and higher sensitivity would be good.

I'm kind of a fan of the Corundum right now.

Kornbread

Always thought the xt25tg should cross lower but after a while my ears thought they sounded harsh when crossed below ~2k.  Could the rising distortion below 2k be why?   

jhollander

Maybe, but it's usually higher level frequencies that bother people over extended listening.  Add a mid woofer and flatten a bit more if that's the graph you are listening to (above).

Wolf

Yes- the rising HD is the concern, and is partially initiated by the high Fs magnitude as the XT tweeters (unless you got an OEM version) do not use FF.

PWRRYD

I wonder if adding ferro fluid would help?  I ended up putting a big notch filter across the XT25.

Wolf

As did I.

Kornbread

That response is mounted and no crossover.  IIRC, on this build I added a notch around 600hz.  Is that what you guys did?

Also been wanting to try the xt25bg60.  What's the consensus on that one?    

 

 

jr@mac

I don't have any experience with that version. 

Kornbread

Santa in brown dropped these off today.  That's 4 of the $15 xt19td. 

Tom_S

That looks great. If they can do that with $15 tweeters, you have to wonder about other manufacturers bragging about matched pair sets. I'll be curious if the response is as consistent between all four.