If you are bulding try to find the Seas Excel 4.5" or 7" magnesium-cone with copper phase plug mid range driver that Joseph RM33 audio use. It measures really well. Linkwitz tested the 7" one and it performs well all round. Trust me you dont want that piece of whizzer cone flapping around if you dont actually need it.
Lowthers midrange: how do they compare?
I realize Lowthers aren't very popular here. A quick search returned threads from 10 years ago, and 3 from 2012/2013 asking for pointers to repairs...
Still I'd like to try and ask since my question isn't geared at them being used as fullrangers but instead as midranges. How do they sound compared to the better dedicated midarnges you have heard? I'm thinking of using them in an active system, from 300 to 2000Hz (where I understand they cross to their wheezer cone).
Their sensitivity and 15 ohm impedance is great for SETs. Their price is very high compared to most midranges so not a trivial decission. The "Lowther shout" seems to be above 2kHz. I read they are very fast and detailed, dynamic, and able to retrieve details buried in the music, all while being musical. But would like to hear from anybody who has experienced them.
Thank you!
Still I'd like to try and ask since my question isn't geared at them being used as fullrangers but instead as midranges. How do they sound compared to the better dedicated midarnges you have heard? I'm thinking of using them in an active system, from 300 to 2000Hz (where I understand they cross to their wheezer cone).
Their sensitivity and 15 ohm impedance is great for SETs. Their price is very high compared to most midranges so not a trivial decission. The "Lowther shout" seems to be above 2kHz. I read they are very fast and detailed, dynamic, and able to retrieve details buried in the music, all while being musical. But would like to hear from anybody who has experienced them.
Thank you!
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