Whizzer cone drivers

@russ69  Because people like it , i dont now why

I think in DIYaudio.com you’d find a lot of people being more willing to engage on this topic. :)

There are some big fans of those and even paper and phenolic ring tweeters. Perhaps they mate well with the music / period they listen to.

bache:

I have a pair of vintage Elac S-517 8" wide band drivers that sound very good in fairly  large BR cabs with no baffle step correction.

Some owners/sellers thought the whizzer was metal, but I believe it to made out of some sort of metal-ized plastic.

I've experimented with other vintage and older Coral/R&A/Fostex drivers (with whizzers) and these (the Elac) are the ones that I kept and still use.

I also use Stephens Trusonic 80FR drivers that have a metal dust cap, but no whizzer.

The Elac's I kept were private labeled by Herald Electronics (I sold the identical Elac branded pair for $300, but now wish that I had kept them as they rarely come up for sale in decent shape - mine are like new).

https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images1/1/0511/01/vintage-elac-s517-dameter-round_1_e4c9d3dc0612a8d54c92f8db142dee58.jpg

DeKay

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