[el`Ol]

Released today: A really nice fullrange coaxial for "barn door" OBs:
http://www.ciare.com/pdf/catalogo/HX255.PDF

[JohnR]

Any idea of pricing?

[FullRangeMan]

Looks the price is 280 Euros (Gulp !) without IVA.  http://www.ciare.com/consumer/prodotti_home.htm
plus click in ''fulrange'' button and see NX255 line.

OBS.:> Maybe the price are for pair.

>Never go to a psychiatrist, adopt a cat or dog from the street. On the streets they live only two years average.

[el`Ol]

Price is per piece. A usual price for compression tweeter coaxials in that size, and no need for a sub (just for some space).

[Russell Dawkins]

http://www.ciare.com/consumer/prodotti_home.htm
  (click on "Full-range", then model number, then model number under the red "pdf" at the bottom of chart)

The 6.5" HX165 looks interesting, too. It's only 1 dB less sensitive than the 10" HX255 and 1.5dB more sensitive than the 8" HX205. I'm guessing this is a function of the very light moving mass by comparison. It seems to have the same voice coil and power handling as the 10" HX255, surprisingly. It costs €222 each versus €280 for the HX255.

[el`Ol]

Beyma have a very similar 6.5" driver. Could be fine for ML-TQWT or BiB. But the resonance on this driver in forums was rather pro people complaining about the sensitivity than home people wanting to try something else than usual.

[FullRangeMan]

If someone need a good and cheap 8inches coaxial I could suggest the BEYMA 8BX, just 180 dollars/each and it have a very good bass.  Maybe it work in OB as the QTS are 0,68.
http://www.usspeaker.com/beyma%208bx-1.htm

>Never go to a psychiatrist, adopt a cat or dog from the street. On the streets they live only two years average.

[el`Ol]

Got the Ciares for 170€ per piece at teamaudio.fr
With just a cap in front of the tweeter and the woofer running fullrange I think I can already say I like the sound of the kapton tweeter. More transparent than mylar and less agressive than titanium.
Wish me good luck for the crossover
If I don't make it I run it fullrange plus high order highpass, but after measuring the woofer I prefer a conventional two-way.

[el`Ol]

Build report here:
http://www.tforumhifi.com/t14793p60-coassiale-ciare-hw255-state-of-the-art

[scorpion]

Looks really good. Yes, try to control the 200 Hz peak. I have used my small Trends 10.1 T-amps for both the 18 Sound 6ND430 and the B&G Neo3W in the Blindstone OB with good result. However power is a bit on the low side for high SPL without distortion so I do think of going for higher T-amp watts.

/Erling

[el`Ol]

In a touch of madness I put a tube into the baffle, what should have made the peak worse, but somehow it does absorb it.


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Note: the only compensation is in the tweeter.