Looking at some of their small woofers (6-7 inch glass fiber) and was wondering if they are considered one of the better products for a 2 way bookshelf. TY.
Don´t have any experience but you see quite a few projects with them in german DIY speaker magazines.
Have a look at these for example (they are highly regarded designs):
DXT-MON | 5″ 1″ | Nahfeldmonitor | Kompaktlautsprecher
DXT-MON 182 | Monitor | Referenz-Lautsprecher
Have a look at these for example (they are highly regarded designs):
DXT-MON | 5″ 1″ | Nahfeldmonitor | Kompaktlautsprecher
DXT-MON 182 | Monitor | Referenz-Lautsprecher
I've used the 6" WF146WA01 and the 5" version, they're pretty good. I bought the pressed frame versions 'cause the cast frame drivers are expensive here in Aus. They seem to be going for the Car Audio market here, only 4 ohm drivers available, which is annoying when you need to use pairs.
I've used them in 3-way desktop monitors (5"), a 3 way tower (2x 6"), and have a 6" 3way @ 25L in the pipeline. I'd say they're at the SB/ Peerless level of quality, and if they were more widely available I'm sure more would use them
FWIW, they tend to have a high Qms, which some designers say is the Duck's nuts.....
I've used them in 3-way desktop monitors (5"), a 3 way tower (2x 6"), and have a 6" 3way @ 25L in the pipeline. I'd say they're at the SB/ Peerless level of quality, and if they were more widely available I'm sure more would use them
FWIW, they tend to have a high Qms, which some designers say is the Duck's nuts.....
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Wow, I cant read the German text but those graphs are ruler flat. very nice XO work. In fact the one speaker uses the Seas tweeter....
I feel their tweeters are wobblier than they need to be, and that the prices in general are higher than they ought to be. That said, I have a 4.5" 2-way in the works.
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Please do some research on this, but as I understand it:
1) SB Acoustics offers particularly high value because the engineers are formerly from Scan Speak, and the manufacturing is in Indonesia
2) Wavecor offers particularly high value because the engineers are formerly from Vifa and the manufacturing is in China
If you look at $$$$ brands like Morel, you'll notice their manufacturing is in high cost areas (Israel.)
I believe Scan Speak and Dynaudio are still manufactured in Denmark, but don't quote me on that.
1) SB Acoustics offers particularly high value because the engineers are formerly from Scan Speak, and the manufacturing is in Indonesia
2) Wavecor offers particularly high value because the engineers are formerly from Vifa and the manufacturing is in China
If you look at $$$$ brands like Morel, you'll notice their manufacturing is in high cost areas (Israel.)
I believe Scan Speak and Dynaudio are still manufactured in Denmark, but don't quote me on that.
On the top of the page you can click "English" and read all the praise about wavecor drivers. There is another floor-standing design too. Some designs show part of the crossover list or connection diagram.
I used WF182BD09 in small 3way as woofer, 18l net volume, BR. Very good bass quality, and I would not hesitate to use this woofer in 2way upto ~1500Hz LR4. There are multiple breakups starting around 4-5kHz, so I do not see LR2 and higher crossover feasible. 09 is really woofer, 03 is midwoofer, tested by Hificompass, more suitable for higher and shallower crossovers, but likely the worse performance at bass.
No, you're quite correct in all the above to the best of my knowledge.
SB often have great specs. & in theory are terrific value. Unfortunately, in my experience their production QA / QC can be a mite patchy. Excellent in some cases (so if you get examples of this, you're winning), but not always so hot in others, which is a pity.
Wavecor's woofers / partial subs can be good; midbass units tend to be reasonable, ditto the tweeters; arguably more competition there, but worth looking at if you're in the market.
Scan, Seas & Dynaudio all still manufacture in Scandinavia; ditto for AudioTechnoloy, while Volt produce in the UK & Morel in Israel, so prices are inherently higher due to the greater costs.
WF152BD05/06 (6-inch paper-glassfiber cone midwoofer with Revelator-like symmetric drive) and TW030WA11_12 (waveguided 34mm soft dome tweeter) are both quite good. No complaints.
Wavecor TW030WA11 | HiFiCompass
Wavecor TW030WA11 Fabric Dome tweeter | HiFiCompass
Test Bench: Wavecor TW030WA12 30-mm Cloth Waveguide Loaded Tweeter | audioXpress
(couldn't locate any on-line reviews for WF152BD05 or WF152BD06)
Wavecor TW030WA11 | HiFiCompass
Wavecor TW030WA11 Fabric Dome tweeter | HiFiCompass
Test Bench: Wavecor TW030WA12 30-mm Cloth Waveguide Loaded Tweeter | audioXpress
(couldn't locate any on-line reviews for WF152BD05 or WF152BD06)
I have experience with the Wavecor SW312WA03-01 12" subwoofer and the 7" Wavecor SW182BD03 subwoofer.
I measured the 12" to have very low 3rd harmonic distortion. You can also tell they pay attention to details in manufacturing as the spring on the terminals is very strong. It will hold the wires tight for a 1000+ years!
The 7" is also great, it has a low loss suspension (as do most Wavecor drivers) so it captures the slam of a kick drum well!
I measured the 12" to have very low 3rd harmonic distortion. You can also tell they pay attention to details in manufacturing as the spring on the terminals is very strong. It will hold the wires tight for a 1000+ years!
The 7" is also great, it has a low loss suspension (as do most Wavecor drivers) so it captures the slam of a kick drum well!
At least they specify the measurement conditions. From one of their spec sheets:
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