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Test Bench: Scan-Speak 15W/8534T00 Classic Line 5.5" Woofer
October 23, 2024 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Scan-Speak 15W/8534T00 Classic Line 5.5" Woofer

This Test Bench characterizes the new Scan-Speak 15W/8534T00 woofer, which fills the gap in the Classic family for a compact high-performance 5.5” (15cm) midbass driver. It is based on the design principles of the popular 18W/8545 continuing the tradition with a slim frame aluminum chassis, Symmetrical Drive (SD) motor system, low loss linear rubber suspension, and updated with a brand-new cone material called Phenomax.
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Test Bench: Faital Pro's 10PR330 10" PA Woofer
October 2, 2024 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Faital Pro's 10PR330 10" PA Woofer

The 10PR330 is Faital Pro's new high-power handling 10" woofer intended for line arrays and large PA systems, or as a midbass driver in multiway systems — and apparently it has also been also used successfully in bass guitar applications. The cone assembly for the Faital Pro 10PR330 woofer consists of a curvilinear paper cone along with a very stiff coated dust cap. Compliance is supplied by a coated polycotton cloth M-roll type surround and from a cloth-type flat spider.
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Test Bench: The Faital Pro 5HX140 5" Pro Sound Coaxial Driver
September 18, 2024 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The Faital Pro 5HX140 5" Pro Sound Coaxial Driver

The 5HX140 5" coaxial driver from Faital Pro is built on a cast-aluminum frame, with a water-resistant coated paper cone and pleated M-type fabric surround, and an acoustically transparent cloth dust cap over the compression driver conical horn. The high-frequency compression driver has its own neodymium ring magnet motor system that drives the 25mm Kapton dome shaped diaphragm, with a voice coil also wound with aluminum wire on a Kapton former. This diaphragm fires into a short 90° aluminum conical-shaped horn.
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Test Bench: W4-2315 Home Audio 4.5" Coaxial Driver from TB Speaker
September 12, 2024 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: W4-2315 Home Audio 4.5" Coaxial Driver from TB Speaker

This Test Bench characterizes the highly original W4-2315 4.5" paper cone coaxial design from Tang Band (TB) Speaker. This small diameter coaxial transducer is a great new example of this genre for home audio applications, any high-performance small two-way speaker, or even a studio monitor design. The W4-2315 combines a very shallow curved profile bamboo fiber and paper cone with an aluminum inverted dome tweeter suspended by a cloth surround.
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Test Bench: The UF 295 CBS Ultra-Thin 10” Subwoofer from Neotera
July 31, 2024 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The UF 295 CBS Ultra-Thin 10” Subwoofer from Neotera

Another exciting driver from Neotera, the UF 295 CBS is a new ultra-thin 10" subwoofer primarily intended for high-quality applications in home audio or automotive systems. The UF 295 CBS impresses immediately with its single piece black anodized concave cone assembly suspended by two large rubber surrounds, one on each side, not using a spider for compliance. The cone is driven at its perimeter by a large aluminum voice coil and a unique motor structure of 72 neodymium bar magnets, covered by no less than 10 international patents. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, April 2024.
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Test Bench: The SIG180-4 6.5” Woofer from Dayton Audio’s Signature Series
July 10, 2024 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The SIG180-4 6.5” Woofer from Dayton Audio’s Signature Series

Dayton Audio’s SIG180-4 is part of a woofer series with five cost-effective, high-performance models, ranging from 4” to 10”. All drivers include single-piece concave aluminum cones, polyimide vented voice coil formers, open cast-aluminum frames, plus indexed shallow transition NBR surrounds. Rated for 80W RMS power handling capacity, the SIG180-4 woofer features a FEA-optimized ferrite motor design and a 1.25” voice coil wound with round copper wire.
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Test Bench: The New LM10n Wide Band Midrange Ribbon Transducer from Radian Audio Engineering
May 8, 2024 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The New LM10n Wide Band Midrange Ribbon Transducer from Radian Audio Engineering

This is the eagerly awaited characterization of the new LM10n planar ribbon from Radian Audio, one of the most interesting drivers launched in 2023. Like all of Radian's latest planar transducers this one was designed by 35-year loudspeaker engineering veteran Igor Levitsky, with the LM10n being the latest and larger sized model, described as a wide range 120Hz to 20kHz ribbon planar transducer, which excels as a midrange and can be utilized in both open-back (dipole) and closed-back (monopole) formats.
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Test Bench: The New DE350-8 Ultra-Compact 1" Compression Driver from B&C Speakers
May 1, 2024 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The New DE350-8 Ultra-Compact 1" Compression Driver from B&C Speakers

This Test Bench characterizes an ultra-compact (under 60mm diameter) compression driver, along with the B&C Speakers ME10v2 90°x60° coverage horn. The really cool feature of the DE350-8 is the patent-pending phase plug. Inside, the DE350 has a round symmetrical outside channel, and an inside channel with a patent-pending twist for overall improved frequency response. Weighing in at a mere 275 gram, it is an ideal candidate for the new generation of lighter, more compact line array loudspeakers.
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A Visit to Audio Precision to See the New APx516 Analyzer
April 24, 2024 by Vance Dickason

A Visit to Audio Precision to See the New APx516 Analyzer

Vance Dickason visited Audio Precision's headquarters in Beaverton, OR, where he met with Dan Knighten, AP's Product Line General Manager, to talk about the new Audio Precision APx516 Analyzer. This is a new relatively economical analyzer for the company, with a base price of $6000, which means that the APx516 is ideal for use with remote engineering staff, making it practical for companies to have high-precision test and measurement work being done in multiple locations.
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Test Bench: The Purifi Audio PTT8.0X04-NAB-02 8” Aluminum Cone Woofer
April 10, 2024 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The Purifi Audio PTT8.0X04-NAB-02 8” Aluminum Cone Woofer

The PTT8.0X04-NAB-02 is the fifth Purifi woofer to be examined in Test Bench. The new 8" aluminum cone woofer includes the same constant Sd surround, cone edge stiffening ring, and low magnetic hysteresis motor design as previous models. The addition of the unique Purifi NBR surround, make the PTT8.0X04 like no other in the history of woofer development. The PTT8.0X04e is rated for 350W IEC268 long-term power handling, and a 9.3mm Xmax.
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