Music & HT lover Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) Item: Full Range Drivers for Open Baffle project Price Range: FOUND Item Condition: New or Used Extra Info: Feel itchy to jump on the bandwagon and try OB project. Want to start with simple full range without any crossover. I have sub to supplement the bass. Prefer 10" or smaller units due to limitation of listening area. Would welcome finished product If you have built one already. Prefer Melbourne pick up. Thanks. Edited June 7, 2020 by Music & HT lover Item found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Rutter Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I have a pair of mint Rola 12ux drivers which work well in open baffles. I have a pair I use myself so you could hear them if you decided to go that way. These are a spare pair I have had and really they should find a good home. Problem may be I want $400 for the pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Music & HT lover Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 10 hours ago, Colin Rutter said: I have a pair of mint Rola 12ux drivers which work well in open baffles. I have a pair I use myself so you could hear them if you decided to go that way. These are a spare pair I have had and really they should find a good home. Problem may be I want $400 for the pair. Thanks Colin for your offer. Will pass it as want To try smaller driver first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
half baked Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I have a pair of Hawthorne silver iris open baffle Drivers, only about 50 hours on them, Bought for the same reason you want. You can have them for $300 , has compression tweeter and xover Just need timber for baffle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Music & HT lover Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 6 hours ago, half baked said: I have a pair of Hawthorne silver iris open baffle Drivers, only about 50 hours on them, Bought for the same reason you want. You can have them for $300 , has compression tweeter and xover Just need timber for baffle Thanks for your offer. Will do some search on the model as I am a newbie in OB. Is it a 15" unit? Why is there "Compression tweeter" and Xover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HdB Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 There's a guy here that has a pair if the Betsy 8" FR drivers for sale (you can see all about them on the Decware site) - he has a pair of ready built baffles too - well within your budget. Excellent drivers with long track record. I have a spare pair of the Audio Nirvana 8" FR available if you want to try them too. They're new, but will just squeeze into your budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Music & HT lover Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 11 hours ago, half baked said: I have a pair of Hawthorne silver iris open baffle Drivers, only about 50 hours on them, Bought for the same reason you want. You can have them for $300 , has compression tweeter and xover Just need timber for baffle How can I contact you via DM? Somehow cannot find the DM button now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Music & HT lover Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 5 hours ago, HdB said: There's a guy here that has a pair if the Betsy 8" FR drivers for sale (you can see all about them on the Decware site) - he has a pair of ready built baffles too - well within your budget. Excellent drivers with long track record. I have a spare pair of the Audio Nirvana 8" FR available if you want to try them too. They're new, but will just squeeze into your budget. Thanks for suggestions. The Betsy has found a new home. Yes, it is this ad plus other forums made me want to experiment with OB. I will do some search on your AN drivers first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HdB Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 No problem! I have make some of those weird "lean fusers' (the equivalent of the Schroeder 1D diffuser) that are particularly useful with OB speakers - you can borrow some after we're allowed to move about again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
half baked Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 9 hours ago, Music & HT lover said: How can I contact you via DM? Somehow cannot find the DM button now Message sent 9 hours ago, Music & HT lover said: How can I contact you via DM? Somehow cannot find the DM button now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Jones Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 I have Mark Audio 12P's in a OB with 2 x Visaton W300 woofer in a W and they sound AMAZING. These are my 5th iteration. All before have used different FR drivers Dayton Audio and Fostex. The 12P has no baffle step or notch filter. All EQ was done with XO point set at 250Hz. 12P's are magnet mounted and baffle is isolated from driver. Mark Audio can be purchased from a guy in Tassie the MA site should have a link. Not the cheapest FR driver but these speaker will go to the grave with me. You would be more than welcome to come and listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Music & HT lover Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) Thanks for your advice and sharing. I have never listened to any OB setup before. Just read the ad here and read some posts and found the concept interesting. Would love to visit you one day when I go West! Edited June 7, 2020 by Music & HT lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b.d Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Betsy’s sold ya. Have baffles for a nominal price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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