I’ve been building/listening to Coax speakers for just over two years? 5 different drivers in 9 or 10 unique enclosures? (Tannoy, SB Acoustics, Seas and Dayton)
Currently listening to a pair of Seas C16N001/F in enclosures I built following Seas exact recommended build. They are a fantastic match to my Hiraga Super 30 watt amp.
I tend to switch out speakers/amps with a certain regularity. These have been in my listening room, hooked up for several months now, and I feel no need to swap then out. Love the sound of these! My Quads, Cornwalls, full range voigt pipes, coax voigt pipes and some other units I’ve built as well, are waiting in the other room to be revisited.
These particular speakers are quite special. I have built a lot of full range speakers, and I like a point source, but felt I wanted more “sparkle” than a full range driver could supply. Coax drivers fit that bill perfectly.
As I’m using the Acoustic Reality Series Crossover with these (and several of the others I’ve built) the time/phase alignment of the speakers is amazing. A ridiculous amount of detail, while at the same time staying true to the tone of the original driver.
Im hoping to buy a pair of the Great Plains Audio 604’s, and build something with them. But they are costly…
The Heretics look interesting, and as the FaitalPro drivers they use are fairly cost effective, might be something I look into also.
Unless you couldn’t tell, I’m a fan of these types of drivers :)