John Sayers' Recording Studio Design Forum Archive

What could be the best affordable ribbon tweeter, in the 50/200$ range. I like the sound coming out of them!

After that I would match a 5 or 6 inches (maybe 8") woofer (two way passive) with the matching sensivity and a complementing frequency range for easy "Xovering".

The goal is to make a compact/good sounding surround sound system with a good dispertion.

This is for a DY project.

Finally a powered sub (12 inches, in the 200$ range). For this I need a fast woofer, goin' loooowwww.(I have a Crown DC-300 collecting the dust!) But for this sub/satellite I would go electronic Xover.

This can be a long project. I've done some passive Xovers with 10 and 12 gauge air core coils, so I know how to make them(I have to find back the coil machine!).

I know that this is not an easy task but I'm ready to make reasearches for this project.

Any expert suggestions on this is appreciated

Serge,

Welcome!

Stretching the top of your price range there is the Raven R1. http://www.zalytron.com/ or the ESg2 http://www.e-speakers.com/products/ESg-ribbon.html - the ESg2 being more appropriate for a nearfield monitor since it's magnetically shielded.

Baring these, I'd say the Hi-Vi RT1C-A http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdet ... -400&DID=7 or the RT2E-A http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdet ... -405&DID=7 would be good choices. These aren't true ribbon tweeters, but they're reasonably good compromises.

In all cases, however, a ribbon type driver is not a good choice for a beginner. Crossover design requires very special attention in order to either protect the ribbon from damage, correct for directional response characteristics, or both.

Hope this helps.

Thomas

Thanks for the reply.

Does exists a software to calculate passive Xovers from speaker specs (data litteratures or other means of measurements) and installations ex.: ofset front panels for the tweeter (to properly align the coils).

Thanks for the infos.