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I thought a corporation could do better at pricing their newest wares....but then, this has been proven wrong. Now, how much more do you pay to get a more proven sound with Alnico with drivers from Supravox, or even without it with the field coil series? A pair of them go for $2500....not much more than a pair of these rather mundane looking Seas. Let someone else spend their money, Seas has priced the item beyond the reasonable reach of most people who might have been interested in a hi efficiency alnico wide bander.
....Seas has priced the item beyond the reasonable reach of most people who might have been interested in a hi efficiency alnico wide bander.
the d5e model 3 from feastrex is 19900 $ for the pair. compared to that seas it is a bargain , only a tenth , you could build a line array .as all thinks in audio its relative .i looked at the seas and was very interested but decided to stretch a little further and try the field coil driver from fertin .there is some more info on diyaudio about the seas . nelson pass heard and commented as i remember.
ps-- I dunno about the $20,000 Feastrex . For that price it should be one of the best drivers in existence.
I own the 'pedestrian' Feastrex D5nf and would have to concur it is the best transducer I have ever heard. Word is that the more powerful motor of the 5e adds another level of transparency. That's hard to imagine, but the accolades are extreme. There is an ACer who just bought a pair, and I am also saving up. I did not know that the D5e used bronze basket. It is non magnetic and even less resonant than aluminum cast basket I have, so it makes sense. Feastrex is a price no object endeavor, aimed at being the very best available.The new SEAS will be fun to hear! They have the resources to make something very special. With all the single driver speakers at RMAF last year I hope someone will demo the new SEAS next year.
I spoke at length to one of the key gentleman who sells and represents Feastrex in San Francisco (where they have a show/room/store) and he thought that using their speakers for Open Baffle use would not work!!!![SNIP]I would also suggest that it may be that the actual impact of specific speakers on the OB sound may be proportionately less in absolute terms than a well-implemented inexpensive OB system... generally speaking... which is to say that the magic we hear may be more the result of what OB does and less dependent on a specific speaker... throwing a great deal of money at an OB system may not result in proportionately that much better sound reproduction.
I'll bet that the new 8" Omega Hemp Alnico driver will be competitive or better than the others but with the requirement that you buy the whole speaker.-Royps-- I dunno about the $20,000 Feastrex . For that price it should be one of the best drivers in existence.
Quote from: rajacat on 27 Feb 2008, 11:12 pmI'll bet that the new 8" Omega Hemp Alnico driver will be competitive or better than the others but with the requirement that you buy the whole speaker.-Royps-- I dunno about the $20,000 Feastrex . For that price it should be one of the best drivers in existence.Hi Roy,Louis showed me a FR plot of the upcoming 8" Omega Hemp ALNICO and it looks most impressive... it is quite flat! Having heard the prototype of this driver in a pair of Maxhemps, it is clearly one of the best sounding full rangers I have heard. I believe we'll have them at the Montreal show next month!I asked Louis if he was planning on just selling the drivers and he is not. He is working on a "Drivers" page on his website to show the drivers he uses in his speakers. The 8" Hemp Alnico is a beauty!VinnieNow that's a speaker I'd be interested in! I don't want to build..I'm plug 'n play. It's all about implementation!