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Can someone guide me as to what Single driver ??

I am interested in single driver speakers as I have owned 30 pairs of the major brands over the last 20 years, and have gone through upgrade fever over and over. I have been reading good things about SD with set amps which I own, I would only like to spend < 1500$ if posible ALso, can you add a top loading super tweeter to the binding posts to boost the highs?? recommedations? Seems to be a cult thing.
bbchem

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reubent
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Bbchem,

Tell us a little bit about your system, your room and your musical preference. This may help with a recommendation.

FWIW, I'm currently using a single driver speaker built using the Hemp Acoustics FR8.0DIY driver. It is the first affordable single driver speaker I've ever heard that I could live with. In my room it has great bass response and the treble response is good enough that I don't feel like I'm missing anything.

My speakers were a DIY for a review in The Ultra-Fi Times webzine. You could easily reproduce them for about $600-$700. They are a very easy build. Here is a link to my speakers:

http://www.hempacoustics.com/Review.pdf

Omega makes a similar speaker that looks better on paper than mine. It is called MaxHemp. It is much more expensive, but it is factory built and looks beautiful. Mine aren't so great looking and would look out of place in a nice livingroom.

Enjoy,

TIC
reubent
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Bdchem,

I've heard the Hammer Dynamics and I've heard my HempAcoustics speakers and I can tell you I favor my speakers. They are also a much easier build. You purchase the drivers from HempAcoustics and purchase the pre-built cabinet from Madisound. You would need to have someone cut the hole for mounting the driver, port and binding post cup and install them. Connect the internal speaker wires from binding post cup to drivers. That's it. Very easy project.

Take a look here:

http://www.hempacoustics.com/Review.pdf

Very simple build and the sonic results are fantastic. Since I use mine in a nearfield setup, I put them up on the high-mass stands from partsexpress in order to get the driver at ear height.

Enjoy,

TIC
reubent
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Larry,

I placed the isolation footers from UltraFi under my HempAcoustics speakers and they made a tremendous difference. Imaging really snapped into focus and the minor boominess in the bass disappeared. Here's a link for anyone interested in trying a relatively inexpensive tweak that actually does something:

http://www.ultrafitimes.com/IsolationFooters/tabid/122/Default.aspx

Enjoy,

TIC

TIC
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