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Thiele & Small Parameters Thiele & Small Parameters (after 24hrs Break-in) It’s not often I pay $240 for a woofer but after being hugely impressed with the Scanspeak 15WU/4741T00 Illuminator,… Read more >
michael chua
November 4, 2023
Drivers Thiele & Small, HIFI DRIVERS18W4531, 7", Scanspeak, Thiele&Small, Woofer
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Flycatcher-XVI W5-1685 with HiVi C3N-III This 5″ Tang Band W5-1685 is a highly unusual mid-woofer in that her voice coil is “Underhung”. What that means is her voice coil is… Read more >
michael chua
March 9, 2024
HIFI DRIVERS, ProjectsC3N, HiVi, Tang Band, W5-1685
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Flycatcher-XVI SB17NRX2C35-4 with HiVi C3N-III Hot on the heels of the Morel CAW634 is another 6″, this time from SB Acoustics. I purchased this SB17NRX2C35-4 in 2021, the same time… Read more >
michael chua
March 3, 2024
HIFI DRIVERS, ProjectsC3N, HiVi, SB Acoustics, SB17NRX
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Flycatcher-XV Morel CAW634 with HiVi C3N-III I am a fan of Morel tweeters so buying their CAW634 came with high expectations. In fact, this is the first Morel woofer I… Read more >
michael chua
February 24, 2024
HIFI DRIVERS, ProjectsC3N, CAW634, HiVi, Morel
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Flycatcher-XIV Usher 8137A with HiVi C3N-III This 7″ Usher 8137A is another woofer that I bought way back in 2013. I tried her out in a 3-way with a Scanspeak… Read more >
michael chua
February 19, 2024
HIFI DRIVERS, Projects8137A, C3N, HiVi, Usher
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Flycatcher-XIII Peerless 830869 with HiVi C3N-III This Peerless 830869 is another 8″ woofer that I purchased back in 2013. It was about the same time as the HiVi M8a. As… Read more >
michael chua
February 15, 2024
HIFI DRIVERS, Projects830869, C3N, HiVi, Peerless
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Flycatcher-XII HiVi M8a with HiVi C3N-III The HiVi M8a is the last 8″ woofer that I have from this manufacturer. I bought four units way back in 2013, so it… Read more >
michael chua
February 11, 2024
HIFI DRIVERS, ProjectsC3N, HiVi, M8a
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Flycatcher-XI HiVi F8 with HiVi C3N-III The F8 is from the same family as the F5 in that they all sport the distinctive yellow Kevlar/paper composite cone. This F series… Read more >
michael chua
February 7, 2024
HIFI DRIVERS, ProjectsC3N, F8, HiVi
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Flycatcher-X HiVi C8 with HiVi C3N-III Now that my hearing is tuned to the Seas U22REX/P, it’s time to move on to my other 8″ woofers. In this exercise, I… Read more >
michael chua
February 3, 2024
HIFI DRIVERS, ProjectsC3N, C8, HiVi
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Flycatcher-IX Seas U22REX/P-SL with HiVi C3N-III After my disappointments with the Dayton DA215 and the DS215, I need to purge their bass from my mind. The best way to erase… Read more >
michael chua
January 31, 2024
HIFI DRIVERS, ProjectsC3N, HiVi, Seas, U22REX
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Flycatcher-VIII Dayton DS215-8 with HiVi C3N-III The Dayton DS215-8 is another 8″ woofer that I have. This model is from Dayton’s “Designer Series” (DS). She’s supposed to be better than… Read more >
michael chua
January 28, 2024
HIFI DRIVERS, ProjectsC3N, Dayton, DS215, HiVi
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