COINCIDENT Drivers Centre Channel

[TC]

Hi, for those speaker builders out there that have built a centre channel
using a single full range coincident driver, what did you use as a driver.

It is difficult to find a coincident driver that is shielded for A/V use.

[Mike McKelvy]

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Hi, for those speaker builders out there that have built a centre
channel
using a single full range coincident driver, what did you use as a
driver.


It is difficult to find a coincident driver that is shielded for A/V
use.

While I haven't built a centre channel with any of the conincident
drivers, if I were going to I would be thinking very favorably about
the SEAS drivers.

Since you don't need to cover the full audio range, any of their
shielded drivers should work very well covering the range of 100-16kHz.

Check in with www.diyaudio.com and search, I beleive you will find some
good ideas and help.

[TC]

Hi Mike, I saw the SEAS co-ax driver and they only come in a 6.5". I was
looking to buy an 8" unit. I think that MCM used to carry a house brand
'syncrosound' coincident driver, ranging from 5" all the way to 12". But
they no longer carry them.

The SEAS is nice, but at US$100 a pop just for the driver, I'd like to
explore other options first. By the time I landed it, up here in canada, it
would cost me close to CDN$180 If need be & with no other choice, I'd buy
one.

The KEF UNI-Q is another option, but possibly not in an 8" and about the
same price as the SEAS.

If I find a source for other shielded coincidents, I can let you know FYI.


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> Hi, for those speaker builders out there that have built a centre
> channel
> using a single full range coincident driver, what did you use as a
> driver.
>
>
> It is difficult to find a coincident driver that is shielded for A/V
> use.
>
> While I haven't built a centre channel with any of the conincident
> drivers, if I were going to I would be thinking very favorably about
> the SEAS drivers.
>
> Since you don't need to cover the full audio range, any of their
> shielded drivers should work very well covering the range of 100-16kHz.
>
> Check in with www.diyaudio.com and search, I beleive you will find some
> good ideas and help.
>

[Mike McKelvy]

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Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 16:59:25 -0600


Hi Mike, I saw the SEAS co-ax driver and they only come in a 6.5". I
was
looking to buy an 8" unit. I think that MCM used to carry a house brand

'syncrosound' coincident driver, ranging from 5" all the way to 12".
But
they no longer carry them.


The SEAS is nice, but at US$100 a pop just for the driver, I'd like to
explore other options first. By the time I landed it, up here in
canada, it
would cost me close to CDN$180 If need be & with no other choice, I'd
buy
one.


The KEF UNI-Q is another option, but possibly not in an 8" and about
the
same price as the SEAS.


If I find a source for other shielded coincidents, I can let you know
FYI.



I don't know anything about the MCM unit, I have used SEAS drivers in
other projects and found them to be excellent. There are 2 models one
of which is less than $100.00 but I can't recall it's size.

[TC]

I'll eventually find something, I reckon.

Coincident would be a nice way to go, but if need be I may go other routes.

Maybe something involving a ribbon tweeter. Thanks for the feedback Mike!

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> Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 16:59:25 -0600
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>
> Hi Mike, I saw the SEAS co-ax driver and they only come in a 6.5". I
> was
> looking to buy an 8" unit. I think that MCM used to carry a house brand
>
> 'syncrosound' coincident driver, ranging from 5" all the way to 12".
> But
> they no longer carry them.
>
>
> The SEAS is nice, but at US$100 a pop just for the driver, I'd like to
> explore other options first. By the time I landed it, up here in
> canada, it
> would cost me close to CDN$180 If need be & with no other choice, I'd
> buy
> one.
>
>
> The KEF UNI-Q is another option, but possibly not in an 8" and about
> the
> same price as the SEAS.
>
>
> If I find a source for other shielded coincidents, I can let you know
> FYI.
>
>
>
> I don't know anything about the MCM unit, I have used SEAS drivers in
> other projects and found them to be excellent. There are 2 models one
> of which is less than $100.00 but I can't recall it's size.
>

[Mike McKelvy]

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I'll eventually find something, I reckon.


Coincident would be a nice way to go, but if need be I may go other
routes.


Maybe something involving a ribbon tweeter. Thanks for the feedback
Mike!



No problem, but unless you have a really big room the SEAS driver
should be able to provide you with everything you need, pluss you can
get schematics for box and xover at Madisound's web site.

I think it makes more sense than most of the other center channel
speakers I've seen, the majority of which are MTM set sideways which
all wrong.

Good luck.