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Scanspeak Illuminator 12MU/8731T-00 4" Midrange

Scanspeak Illuminator 12MU/8731T-00 4" Midrange

Troy Crowe

In this blog post I test the Scanspeak Illuminator 12MU/8731T-00, 4" Midrange. The driver is mounted in a sealed 5 liter enclosure. The baffle has a very shallow waveguide to help...

Scanspeak Illuminator 12MU/8731T-00 4" Midrange

Troy Crowe

In this blog post I test the Scanspeak Illuminator 12MU/8731T-00, 4" Midrange. The driver is mounted in a sealed 5 liter enclosure. The baffle has a very shallow waveguide to help...

SATORI TW29BN Beryllium Tweeter with 1159 Waveguide

SATORI TW29BN Beryllium Tweeter with 1159 Waveg...

Troy Crowe

In this blog post I look at the Satori TW29BN Beryllium Tweeter from SB Acoustics mounted to the 1159 Waveguide.  The 1159 waveguide uses my ES curvature in both the...

SATORI TW29BN Beryllium Tweeter with 1159 Waveg...

Troy Crowe

In this blog post I look at the Satori TW29BN Beryllium Tweeter from SB Acoustics mounted to the 1159 Waveguide.  The 1159 waveguide uses my ES curvature in both the...

Can we measure "Fast"?

Troy Crowe

In this blog I pose the following question: Does a light diaphragm result in a fast sound character? Is lightness a virtue to good sound quality?  Follow up question number...

Can we measure "Fast"?

Troy Crowe

In this blog I pose the following question: Does a light diaphragm result in a fast sound character? Is lightness a virtue to good sound quality?  Follow up question number...

Microphone Distortion Comparison

Microphone Distortion Comparison

Troy Crowe

In this blog post I compare distortion performance between four different microphones.  From left to right I have the following microphones.  Dayton UMM-6  I've used the UMM-6 for about a decade...

Microphone Distortion Comparison

Troy Crowe

In this blog post I compare distortion performance between four different microphones.  From left to right I have the following microphones.  Dayton UMM-6  I've used the UMM-6 for about a decade...

BMS 4599HE Revisited

BMS 4599HE Revisited

Troy Crowe

A while ago I tested the BMS 4599HE midrange compression driver which did well with the exception of IMD distortion. That blog post can be found here. After publishing the...

BMS 4599HE Revisited

Troy Crowe

A while ago I tested the BMS 4599HE midrange compression driver which did well with the exception of IMD distortion. That blog post can be found here. After publishing the...

Markaudio CHR120 Test and Review

Troy Crowe

Note: These plans can be purchased here.  In this blog post I test and review the Markaudio CHR120 fullrange driver. This is a 12cm driver featuring a magnesium cone and...

Markaudio CHR120 Test and Review

Troy Crowe

Note: These plans can be purchased here.  In this blog post I test and review the Markaudio CHR120 fullrange driver. This is a 12cm driver featuring a magnesium cone and...