Test Bench: B&C Speakers DE110-8 Compression Driver

The driver I examined this month was Italian Pro Sound OEM manufacturer B&C Speakers’ new high temperature polymer diaphragm DE110-8 compression driver coupled with B&C Speakers’ ME10 90° × 60° hyperbolic cosine flare horn (see Photo 1). The ultra compact DE110-8 joins B&C Speakers’ extensive series of 1” throat compression drivers. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, July 2015.

This Test Bench characterizes the DE1085TN driver, a new high power handling titanium diaphragm DE1085TN compression driver from Italian OEM pro sound manufacturer, B&C Speakers. The compression driver is coupled with B&C Speakers’ ME60 60 H × 40 V constant directivity cast-aluminum horn with a 0.8-kHz cutoff frequency. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2015.

B&C Speakers provided the DE980TN-8 — a high-performance titanium diaphragm neodymium compression driver — coupled with a ME90 horn for this Test Bench. The DE980TN is the latest version of B&C Speakers’s 75mm (3.0 in) voice coil, neodymium high frequency driver. The diaphragm in this model has been completely redesigned to incorporate a bent edge voice coil former, new dome and surround geometry and an optimized phase plug. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2013.

This Test Bench sample is the DE550, a new 1” polymer diaphragm compression driver from Italian OEM pro sound manufacturer B&C Speakers. B&C Speakers’ new polymer diaphragm neodymium DE550-8 compression driver is coupled with B&C Speakers’ ME20 90° × 60° horn. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, June 2015.

In this Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes for the first time a transducer from RCF. In this case, a combination of the ND950 1.4 neodymium compression driver along with the HF950 injection-molded composite horn specifically designed to work with the ND950. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, April 2013.

Shannon Becker interviews Ken Heng Gin Loo, the founder of the diy-audio-guide.com website. Ken is of Malaysian Chinese origins, and studied in the United Kingdom, where he graduated in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Honors) from the University of Manchester, UK. Today he lives in a beautiful tropical island named Pulau Pinang (aka Penang) in Malaysia. Ken has a passion for DIY audio, in particular tube amplifiers, Tripath amplifiers, high-efficiency loudspeakers, and high-quality audio reproduction. This article was originally published in audioXpress, December 2013.

Curiosity and ingenuity prove to be a powerful combination. Danley Sound Labs is the exclusive home of Tom Danley and its innovative loudspeaker designs. Tom has pioneered numerous technologies that have been utilized in a wide range of projects including ground zero bombing simulations, active noise cancellation of jet engines, critical listening mastering studios, live sound, commercial/high-end home theaters and houses of worship. Danley Sound Labs was founded in 2005 and enjoyed immediate success largely due to Tom Danley ’s reputation for building incredible products.

For the May issue, we elected to print several essays in memory of Ed Dell in lieu of the regular New Products and News section. This column will resume in the June issue.

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