Flycatcher-XIII (Peerless 830869 with HiVi C3N-III)
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 >
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 >
Not All Bass Sound Alike In this post, I’m evaluating the bass characteristics of four 8″ woofers. The woofers are assigned bass duty in a 3-way system. The mid-high section… Read more >
Swallow-BC Time & Phase Coherent Can the Swallow-M2 be improved further? Yes, but I’ll have to increase the crossover components. Without the restrictions imposed by using as few components as… Read more >
Swallow-M2 with Peerless 830869 The Swallow-M has a deliberate dip at 3kHz for listeners who are sensitive to that region. This Swallow-M2 is a flat response version. The crossover remains… Read more >
Swallow-M for Music After listening to the Swallow, I found that it works best as a satellite with it placed high up on a wall. When it’s placed on the… Read more >
Peerless 830869 8″ HDS Nomex Woofer Frequency Response in 20 liters Bass Reflex. Baffle Width=10-1/2″ Mic at 36 ins • Impulse Window=5ms • No Smoothing applied Blue plot = Nearfield… Read more >
Peerless 830869 8″ HDS Nomex Woofer I’ve struggled with this woofer since the day I bought it. While the specs look promising, I’ve never been able to get the sound… Read more >
Introducing the Falcon-III The Falcon-III is a new addition to my Baffleless Concept Speakers. This time round, the heart of the system is a DMN-A Dome Midrange by HiVi. The… Read more >
Manufacturer’s Frequency Response Plot Peerless 830869 Frequency Response Baffle Width=10.5″ | Nearfield below 500Hz Thiele & Small Parameters Thiele & Small Parameters (before Break-in) Ported Box=35 liters • Fb=41Hz •… Read more >
Dayton RS52AN-8 The Dayton RS52AN is a rather unusual midrange driver. Instead of a cone, the diaphragm is a 2″ dome made of aluminum. As in all metal diaphragms, there… Read more >