Decware speaker drivers. New Drivers for my WO and im off to school.
Decware speaker drivers Verified Member Posts: 7. 3 integrated amp/Forte' 3 bass amp/Velodyne SMS-1 bass mngmnt system/Decware ZOB speakers/Audio Nirvana 8" bass drivers/Xiang Seng DAC/ LR Audio Computer/Rega Apollo R CDP/Emotiva ERC3 CDP/BPT 3. Many popular audiophile drivers and especially long-throw woofers have wind widths that exceed the magnetic gap by as much as 400% or more. It looks identical to the FRX2 drivers. Wow! $3. They will be available for sale in 2005. The unique design, the high quality of the drivers and construction and the refinement of voicing result in speakers which can stand as the ideal for their application. Verified Member Posts: 36. I’ve been playing with different speakers since I was 14 years old when I got my very first job installing car stereos. Seasoned Member Jack of all Trades I get really drawn in and goosebumps. 5 inch exotic crossoverless driver. CLICK HERE. Cabinets are finished now, crossover overs are in the works, DECWARE House Speakers (Read 14095 times) Steve Deckert. Often they trick me into thinking the subwoofer is on. The Heresy are a dynamic 98 DB speaker and sound wonderfull with this amp. DECWARE House Speakers (Read 26562 times) Steve Deckert. The Spud Kit I am listening to a pair of our 2021 concept speakers tonight and they are melting my face off. Cabinets are finished now, crossover overs are in the works, Download new and previously released drivers including support software, bios, utilities, firmware, patches, and tools for Intel® products. 83V/m): 100 dB Dimensions (each): 1200x600x500 mm Weight (each): 49 Decware 34I. This list was made in 2003. Power Handling is: 30 watts RMS I, too am on the verge of ordering a pair of these. Good luck on dialing it in! I had been using single driver Super Alnico monitors with my 2 watt Deware SET amp. However, as I mentioned in my original post, I wanted a desktop friendly full range, single driver speaker. The SET speakers has no midrange drivers, instead the tweeters do Decware 34I. Absolutely impeccable. About. One Pair | 15 Inch Full Range Speakers | Optimized Detail, Frequency Response and Soundstage | Fast-15. Custom built Solid SILVER/Teflon/Shielded 8ft. Decware RL-1 Radial Speakers: Modified with RL-2 High Frequency Ribbon Drivers only. Re: Soon-to-be Decware Owner - Help me choose speakers Reply #8 - 05/11/24 at 02:30:34 . I’ll be ordering your 12” drivers next. And that's not even factoring in how well they're going to work with your room compared to a box speaker. In hindsight, I am glad I waited and have learned lots the past year about component break-in, warm-up etc. What T/S parameters work best in The Bookshelf Speaker to compare all others to! The DM945 was made possible by a unique 8-inch driver who does the nearly impossible: This loudspeaker is hand built in the USA by DECWARE / High Fidelity Engineering Co. The goal is to see if we can find a magic window where DECWARE and mainstream audio can cross and we need some $30K speakers to find out. So the question becomes how much of an angle can we tilt a driver before it is no longer radial and what effect would it have on room reflections?. More info Speaker recommendation for Decware owners 02/03/11 at 18:17:14 . 00 out of 5 $ 399. I was browsing through the latest speaker supplier catalogs and noticed a 2 inch driver made by Tangband that caught my eye! It had it's own enclosure and passive radiator giving it response to 80Hz! I visualized it in a miniaturized Decware Radial loudspeaker where the cavity below the radiator gets tuned by a plinth creating even more gain and extension in the + 1 to Omega Speakers that @rischa recommended. Steve Deckert. They are multi-driver 92db speakers. 3 watt zen amp they are sick in the imaging and frequency balance departments, with is pretty I am listening to a pair of our 2021 concept speakers tonight and they are melting my face off. DECWARE House Speakers (Read 35869 times) Steve Deckert. the DNA horn, HDT and ZOB. Decware was a delight to work with. Corner Horn Drivers (Read 12986 times) Steve Deckert. The Decware 25th Anniversary amplifier drove the DeVore O/93s with such suave and natural competence that I felt my Zen amp-speaker experiments had reached a musically satisfying conclusion. Articles. Administrator Corner Horn Drivers 09/17/05 at 00:57:43 . However, this Summer I caught the open baffle bug and built my own speakers using Lii Audio Principle of the Decware Phase Guide New technology used in our HDT speakers. who handles support and offers a 5 year warranty. Selecting drivers and cabinets WHY THE SET & EFFICIENT SPEAKER APPROACH WORKS! An Decware ERR Loudspeakers: 6moons Audio Reviews: ZDAC Digital Source: DFR-8 Full Range Drivers: Alabama: CSP2 and SE84ZS: Washington: DFR65 Full Range Drivers: Pennsylvania: HDT Loudspeakers: Kentucky: CSP2 Preamp/headphone amp: What I was left wondering is there a way to support the Crystal 10 driver in the lowest octave with another woofer cut off by an inductor The DECWARE Live Feed for Speaker Auditioning! Reply #41 - 10/14/19 at 03:07:03 . Cabinets are finished now, crossover overs are in the works, DECWARE House Speakers (Read 26818 times) Steve Deckert. Each speaker ships in 3 pieces for a total of 6 boxes. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 6086. normally disappears anyway, this speaker is sonically invisible when the grill is removed. Yes, with Steve when I placed my order for the SE34I. Speakers were sold as raw components and consumers built their own enclosures or had them built. I have read what I could find on the subject, but still have a few questions. 50Hz ~ 20KHz 8 ohms. Home. You are here: Home. Sources: (a) Rega RP6 TT with Exact 2 Cart (b) Rega Fono MM Phono Stage (the Brio-R has its own phono stage, but I use this with the Taboo MkII) I love the way the Decware guys design there stuff using 3 dimensions and drawing lines. I am listening to a pair of our 2021 concept speakers tonight and they are melting my face off. Decware ZOB DECWARE Zen Open Baffle full range single driver crossoverless loudspeaker model ZOB After reading the white papers on the ZOBs from decware Decware 34I. One Pair | Reference Level 10″ Fullrange Drivers | Platinum-10 $ 2,199. I would argue, especially nowadays, that it might be more like 90/10. More importantly is what a speaker like the Crystal 10 makes possible in amplification. CABINET. Add to cart. Decware 34I. from what i've gathered you have to either have a lot of speaker room or be prepared to move all your existing box speakers from the listening space so that the ob can That driver is perfectly OK in a bass reflex cab. The Platinum-10 is an amazing speaker as it combines every improvement we know of with no consideration given to driver build cost. It upgrade includes the following: Installation of a phase guide. Forums. The ZSTYX are very consistent in this environment being driven by Decware amplifiers, yet on hi-fi speakers with 3-way crossovers I have heard some cables that sounded as good and on rare occasions better. It has no crossover and no other woofers to help out with the Designed for the Lii Song 15 inch full-range driver as Decware's crossoverless reference open-baffle loudspeaker. 1. Cabinets are DECWARE House Speakers (Read 34340 times) Steve Deckert. Open Vent Base on triad platform consisting of Black Diamond Racing Composite Graphite cones affixed to BDR Composite PUCKS. " The thread is here: Decware 34I. The 4 tuning frequencies and Support forum for High Definition Tower single driver loudspeaker: 04/21/24 at 02:06:04 In: Re: HDT v2 speakers By: mrchipster: 136: 1332: DECWARE CORNER HORN Support forum for the Decware Corner Horns: 02/07/24 at 01:51:00 In: What do these compare to By: Eightweight: 17: 268: Lii Song Drivers A place to share your DIY experiences with Lii If you own a Decware amplifier and you have ever wondered about the whole Open Baffle Loudspeaker Concept OR what a Crossover-less Point Source could really sound like, these speakers are a no-brainer because A) they work and Speaker type: Mono-driver Full Range Speaker Type of Speaker: Passive Speaker Driver unit: Silver-10EVO Frequency Response: 28 - 20k Hz Sensitivity (2. These I expect to be my final speaker purchase and the speaker build I've coming reflects that in terms of overall cost. e. (Sub Only version) Pages: 1 Subject have now purchased drivers for my Imperial project. IP For speakers there will be the House speakers (scan speak 3 ways), the Headwreckers with a new driver compliment than last year, (Decware ICs, speaker wires/Equi=Core 1800, SFDBs and STR-1002 IP Logged. If you can get the same size cabinet to do twice as much, Forums » SUPPORT FORUMS FOR DECWARE SPEAKER PLANS » DECWARE Imperial support forum. We had a steel die machined to the inside diameter we needed by a large US manufacturer who wrap the die with pulp under high pressure to effect a thickness to within 0. They are a new model that are not on Louis' website yet, but use the 7F driver which are around 94dB at 8 Ohms single drivers = no crossovers, etc. Hello Forum, I am considering building a set of the Decware Imperial folded horns. 100 dB sensitivity, crossoverless, 40Hz~15kHz. The 4 tuning frequencies and individual chambers inside the cabinet work together to damp the main speaker driver across 2 octaves rather than 1. Cabinets are finished now, crossover overs are in the works, DECWARE House Speakers (Read 27334 times) Steve Deckert. However, this Summer I caught the open baffle bug and built my own speakers using Lii Audio All the Decware speakers are here on display and a few pair are set up in the listening room. I built a pair of Decware ZM15 speakers with these. At the moment I have build a pair of Decware ZOB open baffle speakers, using a Cube Audio F180 Fullrange driver. Steve now offers a whopping 25 wpc amp that is beautiful inside and out. Designed by Steve of Decware, the Lii Headwrecker is a non-compromise design dedicated for our flagship Platinum-10 unit in order to get the best out of this model, Recommended 15" Full Range Speaker Driver | Fast High and Scaled Sound | F-15. This is called an “overhung” voice coil. I still want to Thanks for weighing in Ron! I'm interested but don't want to ship my speakers and live without them a month or so. The Zen Also next to the FRX driver, the most advanced and expensive driver used in a Decware Speaker. Verified Member Posts: 11. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 5747. Those occasions where it was better, the speakers were changed back to single driver types and once again ZSTYX was the winner. jonwoody, jusbe and vconsumer like this. A support forum for the WO32 : Pages: 1 Subject Started by Replies Views DVC driver wiring within/between speakers. They work well with all Decware amps, but especially well with the EX modded amps, the Signature monoblocks, Torii and the new SE34I2. I was super impressed but that was because the best I had heard before that were the door speakers in my parents' radiogram which were certainly smaller "full range " drivers themselves. Enjoy! Decware High Performance 10 Inch Sub-woofer Box . I. MG944 - By comparison a pretty significant jump in volume compared to the DNA, around 5 dB. It lasted about 2 years as we tried every possible combination of drivers we could think of. The results greatly exceeded our expectations that were set by the first drywall prototype. Anyone Decware 34I. Yet another wonderful option for music lovers. Speaker type: Mono-driver Full Range Speaker Type of Speaker: Passive Speaker Driver unit: Silver-10EVO Frequency Response: 28 - 20k Hz Sensitivity (2. To look at these speakers in the picture above it's probably easier to imagine them sounding bad than good DECWARE House Speakers (Read 34632 times) Steve Deckert. Hi guys, I purchased the plans from Decware for the DNA speakers in early 2014 (along with the Tang Band W5 1880 drivers originally used in this cabinet) and just now I finally have my workshop setup and some spare $$ to build these properly. Those new "Fast-8" speakers and your baffles look great. The Decware forums have a ton of great info on builds with the Lii Audio drivers. It is a model FE206E. STEP 1 Selecting drivers and cabinets. As a continuation of PART I we have constructed a pair of these speakers based on the latest design (at left) that uses the more complex resonant cavity. Single Driver Loudspeaker featuring the DFR8 full range driver in an ultra-flex cabinet design. Cabinets are I, too am on the verge of ordering a pair of these. Support forum for High Definition Tower single driver loudspeaker: 04/21/24 at 02:06:04 In: Re: HDT v2 speakers By: mrchipster: 136: 1332: DECWARE CORNER HORN Support forum for the Decware Corner Horns: 02/07/24 at 01:51:00 In: What do these compare to By: Eightweight: 17: 268: Lii Song Drivers A place to share your DIY experiences with Lii If you own a Decware amplifier and you have ever wondered about the whole Open Baffle Loudspeaker Concept OR what a Crossover-less Point Source could really sound like, these speakers are a no-brainer because A) they work and B) they don't cost a lot. With the Omegas, I could hear the sibilance Those new "Fast-8" speakers and your baffles look great. Especially the models with Scan Speak drivers. On typical single driver full range speakers, the sibilance jumps out, even on my Betsy speakers which roll off the top end. Crossoverless full-range driver - popular with those who like to hear into the This has to be one my all-around favorite drivers. O. Omegas are really efficient and since they are single drivers - they do not have a watt sucking crossover all of those 2 watts of the Decware amp go directly to the speaker’s driver rather than through capacitors, etc. Designs in Wood Picture article about our speaker manufacturing. 0 power cond. BIG GEOFF (Ex Member) 4: 6108: 10/12/07 at 16:15:13 By: 60_and_up - Ex Member: 10" woofer choices for WO. 83V/m): 100 dB Dimensions (each): 1200x600x500 mm Weight (each): 49 kg Rated-Max Power: 50-80 W Forums » SUPPORT FORUMS FOR DECWARE SPEAKER PLANS » Wicked One Support Forum. The bass is as fast as the midrange but with big speaker weight! They use exotic 4-inch full-range drivers that actually have full sounding bass. Ken Rafika: 2: 3004: 01/17/20 at 04:07:32 By: Steve Deckert: Pages: 1: Forums » SPEAKER FORUMS » Lii Song Drivers: Normal Topic Sticky Topic "Here is the flagship of Decware speakers, the Decware Corner Horns shown with the production drivers, a modified Fostex 167E. I'm hoping Lii Song can get some speakers with these drivers installed into the hands of a major audio mag like Stereophile as they really aught to be rewarded for their progress. Audio MajikBuss & Puritan PSM 156 Conditioners IP Logged. Problem is, speed has nothing to do with frequency, it is the drivers ability to stop. Unfortunately I have lost the printed plans :( does Forums » SUPPORT FORUMS FOR DECWARE SPEAKER PLANS » DECWARE Imperial support forum. This is a guarantee that you will have bass with a wide variety of 15 inch bass drivers. almost 20 years since and the passion it ignited actually created DECWARE. Problem is, buying any of the aforementioned speakers would only create conflict because -- why weren't they Decware speakers -- or why is Decware using Focal to demo with and here is a speaker using my driver compliment that is unbranded and available for custom order for around $8K with the stands, shipping included. Steve For me they worked even with the 3 watt per channel Decware SE84UFO3 Monoblocks (with all the mods) that I had for five years, and the SEWE300B (Sarah--I don't like to call it that) amp is really overkill. I did try a less expensive Tang Band driver, the W5-1611SAF 5" Full Range Speaker with the world's worst results. That was 1979. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 5777. Get started. this has been discussed on the forum (decware forum that is) and people aren't really so sure. It strikes me that they would sound their best with DECWARE gear; or the gear would sound better with them than with some non DECWARE speakers. These are 8 ohm at 94dB. Y. DECWARE House Speakers (Read 31200 times) Steve Deckert. The design seems to be quite interesting. In the world of speaker design the final measuring stick is performance vs. speaker project contains these 5 steps. Csp2+, Torii mkIV, TeacUD501, Thorens 145, Adcom GCD700, Decware DNA speakers, Cornscala speakers, MG944's IP Logged. Sean (Ex Member) 2: 4421: 01/02/06 at 00:00:20 By: 60ndown - Ex Member: room size? smf080 (Ex Those new "Fast-8" speakers and your baffles look great. top of page. But it costs $2500 and he advises that you should spend more for source and speakers, so this is pointing towards a five figure system which is too rich for my blood. I told them that I wanted to audition a model in a simple open baffle, and the F-15 15″ full-range speaker driver was the recommended product. I have recently created a driver for the Corner Horns that beats out everything I've tried to date. The bass has tons of detail clean and solid the highs/mids are full of presence and crispness. So this is why a speaker like the Lii Audio Crystal 10 is about 8 times faster than something like the Chronosonoic. The pairing of Decware and Omega is highly revered in both circles. The DECWARE High Definition Towers set the benchmark for single-driver crossoverless loudspeakers. bonnesone: 2: 814: 01/06/18 at 00:00:02 By: bonnesone: Board Topics: Best audiophile 10" drivers for WO32? Wakanda (Ex Member) 14: Putting it on the table, so to speak, with Bob and Mike Ziegler's Trapezium speakers, DECWARE offers an outstanding speaker that doesn't need to literally stand out on its own. The speakers come with a 10 year warranty and 30 day trial. Enjoy! WHY THE SET & EFFICIENT SPEAKER APPROACH WORKS! An Decware ERR Loudspeakers: 6moons Audio Reviews: ZDAC Digital Source: DFR-8 Full Range Drivers: Alabama: CSP2 and SE84ZS: Washington: DFR65 Full Range Drivers: Pennsylvania: HDT Loudspeakers: Kentucky: CSP2 Preamp/headphone amp: Forums » SUPPORT FORUMS FOR DECWARE SPEAKER PLANS » DECWARE Imperial support forum. Our new High Definition Tower speakers are using a modified Fostex full range driver, model FE206E. I guess all of us should be Hi I have build a pair of Decware ZOB open baffle speakers, using a Cube Audio F180 Fullrange driver. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 6095. My original packaging got destroyed in removing the speakers, and even with that packaging I had one speaker damaged in shipping, don't want to risk it. My primary source of amplification was either a 2 watt per channel Decware SE84UFO or a single gain stage pentode "Spud" amplifier. and look even better in person! If you can, please come and hear them! You are literally getting a brand new pair of Decware HDTv2 speakers for 4100. A respectable sounding driver in it's stock form, a giant killer with the proper modifications. 5 Inch Complete Speakers | Liionidas Fieke S6 MK2 Especially the models with Scan Speak drivers. A place to share your DIY experiences with Lii Song drivers. never heard it loaded with a driver with the proper T/S parameters) I have considered several different drivers for the DNA horn which can be found in the design notes for the DNA horn. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 6234. NOV 2003 by Steve Deckert. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 6094. Re: High Dollar Speaker Design for our 60 watt Monos. With lots of basking in single-driver bliss from Lii Audio, some of the drivers being $700. 95 dB with 1 watt. Cabinets are Thanks for weighing in Ron! I'm interested but don't want to ship my speakers and live without them a month or so. Forums » SPEAKER FORUMS » Lii Song Drivers. Log In. Thanks for doing this Steve. Cone treatment to improve timbre and voices. 3 integrated amp/Forte' 3 bass amp/Velodyne SMS-1 bass mngmnt system/Decware ZOB speakers/Audio Nirvana 8" bass drivers/Xiang Seng DAC/ LR Audio Computer/Rega Apollo R CDP/Emotiva ERC3 Yes, Bill, that was kind of my thoughts, I think a lot of single driver guys go to great lengths to achieve a certain status or exclusivity and complexity to their creations, again not criticizing just different strokes for different folks. Automatically update your drivers and software Use this tool to identify your products and get driver and software updates for your Intel hardware. I'm sure many of you who are fans of Steve's electronics are also a fan of his speakers. Paired with a matching Omega sub, these did really well. Signature Zen Triode Monoblocks Design notes on our original signature amp. abhishek. " The thread is here: The following is a list of non-Decware speakers that were known to work well with our amplifiers. I love them. STEP 5 Listening tests and Stands. Any Decware speaker with only one driver is a crossover-less, full-range type speaker, i. The midrange is textured, liquid and highly addictive. Steve Forums » SUPPORT FORUMS FOR DECWARE SPEAKER PLANS » WO32 Support Forum. A support forum for the HWK-15 / Housewrecker subwoofer design: Pages: 1 Subject Started by Replies Driver selection for HWK15 single driver, low resp. 96 octaves of human The general consensus seems to be a full-range, single driver system with Fostex or Lowther drivers works best. Also next to the FRX driver, the most advanced and expensive driver used in a Decware Speaker. Some people enjoy this, (Decware ICs, speaker wires/Equi=Core 1800, SFDBs and STR-1002 IP Logged. Most drivers of this category are relatively small. Steve Deckert: 1: 360475: 04 Hdt II speaker wiring questions The 80/20 rule has never been more prominent than it is in high-end audio. This is the driver that was chosen for the Decware Horn. If you don’t bi-amp the speakers they are 4 ohm speakers. These speaker are complete and sound absolutely magnificent. El_Jefe Similarly his speakers tend to be bass shy too (at least for my taste and I run single driver speakers with no sub). 00; One Pair | 6. I wasn't into hifi then, just listening to music and recording. One question: Being an old-timer, I have a Decware redemption number that, once upon a time, got me free downloads of (most all) speaker plans. They are finished in a black, lightly textured and very tough, epoxy finish. Far more than I could ever justify. The cones on the current driver have been tragically dampened whereas the original drivers were not. Suppose you installed a cap on the tweeter, and determine the drivers new signature, you still have no idea what the final signature will be because you haven't added the midrange, or woofer. A true 99 dB 1w/1m efficiency! Incredibly big and open sounding with no midrange shout. One Pair | Reference Level 15″ Fullrange Drivers | Platinum-15 $ 2,599. The following D. My Decware Z-kit 1 (2. Cabinets are finished now, crossover overs are in the works, DECWARE House Speakers (Read 28896 times) Steve Deckert. perhaps you should go register yourself stateside and see what the seasoned decware builders have to say on the subject. What T/S parameters work best in They sound unusually big for a speaker only 12 inches high. This lightweight cone has incredible speed and detail far exceeding conventional audiophile woofers with the exception of perhaps a Lowther driver. Unfortunately I have lost the printed plans :( does As far as bending wave action (sound propagating sideways off the driver, instead of coming off the face of the driver), all pistonic drivers do this, but in most designs it's to be avoided (contrary to Lincoln Walsh's design philosophy), and to what extent the current Ohm CLS driver and Decware radial drivers truly use this principal I couldn't tell you. A collection of serious full-range high efficiency drivers for the DIY speaker builder. Support forum for High Definition Tower single driver loudspeaker: Pages: 1 Subject Started by Replies Views Last post Important Topics: DECWARE LISTENING APPOINTMENTS. The AlNiCo Hemp drivers are proprietary and designed by Louis (as are all of his drivers). Qes at . It is how fast can it stop. DESIGN NOTES ON OTHER FEATURES. " The thread is here: I'm very happy with my Decware speakers. I went to one of their annual get-togethers, sooner or later i'm bound to build a pair using "real"ob drivers but on a budget. High Efficiency drivers typically have the opposite type of coil design referred to as “underhung”. It's so crazy. 35. You shouldn't fear a (well designed) single driver speaker, but I would strongly recommend AlNiCo, it is totally worth it. If We recommended the DFR-8 Decware Full Range driver for best results, but you may also use drivers like a stock FE206E Fostex driver, If we were to hi-pass the speaker at around 38 Hz we could probably prevent this problem, but I'd like to work with it for awhile and see what I can achieve with the full range driver. (Sub Only version) Pages: 1 Subject Started by Replies Views Last post Important Topics: DECWARE LISTENING APPOINTMENTS. I have been reading alot you yours and Rich's comments on the wicked ones you guys built and was interested in your driver choices. STEP 4 Installing the drivers. With only one exception, (Wilson Audio speakers) I’ve never heard the human voice reproduced with such accuracy. I did refurbish the speaker drivers/ crossovers from Crites’s speakers in Arkansas, ordered and installed myself an easy task. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 5780. Sean (Ex Member) 2: 4421: 01/02/06 at 00:00:20 By: 60ndown - Ex Member: room size? smf080 (Ex ZROB - Zen Master Series Radial Open Baffle featuring the Fast15 crossoverless drivers and AMT tweeter assembly. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 6321. Ought to be a perfect match for my Bastanis speakers since they're Decware 34I. 3 WPC) is the perfect match with this speaker, mounted on a medium/large open baffle. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 5772. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 6330. One unit And they are just as fast as the single driver speakers. If you went much bigger with the driver you'd lose the benefit of it's small size - lack of inertia resulting in speed and detail. One Pair | 10 Inch HIFI Speaker Driver For Tube Amplifier | Total Full Range and Exquisite Sound | Fast-10 quantity ﹣ ﹢ Add to cart Categories: Fast series , Full-range speakers , Speaker drivers SKU: Fast-10 Tag: 10 inch full range speaker Lii Audio / Lii Song was founded in 2016, near Xizi Lake in Hangzhou, China. The WBAL alnico drivers are still a wonderful bargain and have that "alnico sound" that is highly valued and appreciated by music lovers. CONFIGURABLE - With the ability to use between 1 and 4 drivers, it is possible to achieve up to 14 different tunings of this cabinet without touching the port sizes. speaker or BASS guitar speaker you'll be fine. DECWARE House Speakers (Read 14716 times) Steve Deckert. The HDT speaker uses a full range single driver speaker by Fostex. Cabinets are finished now, crossover overs are in the works, DECWARE House Speakers (Read 14114 times) Steve Deckert. 5 Inch Complete Speakers | Liionidas Fieke S6 MK2 Speaker A has an average impedance of 10 ohms, Speaker B an average of 2 ohms. El_Jefe Hi guys, I purchased the plans from Decware for the DNA speakers in early 2014 (along with the Tang Band W5 1880 drivers originally used in this cabinet) and just now I finally have my workshop setup and some spare $$ to build these properly. Steve Deckert modifies the driver by applying a black dye, removing the dust cap and bonding a 15/16 socket to the pole piece which acts as a phase plug. 00 each, it's not going to be a fair fight unless we pull out all of the stops. The performance and popularity of our original small model DNA horn-speakers got us to wondering how spectacular might it be if we scaled them up to use a 8-inch drivers! The result well exceed our expectations, which were high. Steve Deckart at Decware sells upgraded Fostex drivers and upgrades the Fostex 206E drivers for $100 a pair. size. I have a sneeking suspicion that the MG944's paired with a TORII MkII would be a killer "end-all-be-all" combo. I guess all of us should be planning for a stable of different speakers. Just wondering if anyone else have tried it. PRINCIPLE OF THE DECWARE PHASE GUIDE. Decware ZOB DECWARE Zen Open The DNA Single Driver Crossoverless Loudspeaker Type: Rear-loaded folded horn Driver: 6 inch Review of the Decware Zen Master open baffle speakers, featuring Lii Audio F-15 drivers in a hardwood baffle - fullrange driver with open baffle design. DECWARE House Speakers 11/18/21 at 04:19:45 A speaker with a single full range driver with no crossover suffers from the doppler effect. Pages: 1 Subject Started by Replies Views Decware vs market of high-end speakers. Re: DECFEST 2024 Reply #70 - 10/07/24 at 21:35:18 . Full-range speakers. Rated 5. We've already done the hardest one for you, Step 1. I can not speak from personal experience for I've yet to hear one of Steve's loudspeaker designs. DECWARE House Speakers 11/18/21 at 04:19:45 . The company concentrates on designing and developing many types of high quality full-range audio speakers. With some trickery it can go flat to Decware 34I. not scientific but its a whole lot of fun when you start messing about with it. $ Decware 34I. Cabinets are DECWARE House Speakers (Read 31955 times) Steve Deckert. And while the MG944 are one of the smoothest speakers we make, they come off a bit edgy by comparison to the DNA when listened to on a less than perfect source material. Forums » SUPPORT FORUMS FOR DECWARE SPEAKER PLANS » Wicked One Support Forum. Just noticed that there is a new Decware FRX3 driver that sells for $1495 a pair. Once you have the driver in the cabinet, the new signature you determine the driver to have is also false because you haven't installed any crossover components yet. 030 of an inch. . Adire HE10. Shop. GET THE PLANS NOW FOR $19. Of course each will sound different. Custom built Solid SILVER/Teflon/Shielded Interconnects with CARDAS Silver RCA connectors. No problem with that. This is largely because of the increase in power handling offered by the new design. Steve Gutenberg tried the Tekton with his Decware amp and says it sounds good. Decware Imperial horn drivers ? 06/11/19 at 18:53:46 . Autoformer Passive Pre-Sarah 300B SET Amp-ZBIT-GIK Room Treatment-Caintuck Audio Magnum Baffles—Li Audio Fast 15 Drivers-P. After this, given that it was effectively a completely new driver, we created our new flagship “Platinum” series. This is one of the most dynamic cleanest full-range speakers that I’ve heard. A support forum for the original WICKED ONE subwoofer design: Pages: 1 2 Subject Started by Replies New Drivers for my WO and im off to school. New would be over your budget but worth every $. Omega TS3. 3 watt zen amp they are sick in the imaging and frequency balance departments, with is pretty Forums » SUPPORT FORUMS FOR DECWARE SPEAKER PLANS » Housewrecker Support Forum. Anyway, my quest led me to Decware and to a whole world of “not in the mainstream” single-driver, high-efficiency, wide-band speakers, such as Omega, Tekton, Hawthorne, Decware speakers, etc. DECWARE House Speakers 11/18/21 at 04:19:45 DECWARE House Speakers (Read 26389 times) Steve Deckert. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 5774. CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS . OFFICIAL WEB SITE. In contrast it can be a bit too fast for some of the ultra high efficiency stuff. The F15 drivers in these baffles will get louder, hit harder, have more bass, and sound bigger than any other Decware free-standing speaker driven by our larger TORII and ZMA amplification with nothing more than a 2 watt Zen Triode amplifier! Tang Band T2-2136SA Full Range Speaker Module 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" I can't help wandering if you couldn't scale the design up to use a bigger full range driver and separate passive radiator to the same effect. Speakers; Tube Gear; Shopping Cart; Contact; CHECK OUT THE BOOK CLICK HERE. The driver wanted to roll of at 300 Hz in most box types. Videos. STEP 3 Building and installing the crossovers. Contact Us. So this speaker is actually in the same league as the single driver and other Decware speakers despite being much less efficient. Crossoverless wide range performance from 50Hz ~ 25kHz. Re: Building How do you think they compare with the HR1s or other DIY speakers? I think I read that the drivers are about 90db with 1W at 1m so I'm not even sure if they'd be More recently I built a pair of open baffle speakers using Audio Nirvana Classic 12" Alnico drivers. (Decware ICs, speaker wires/Equi=Core 1800, SFDBs and STR-1002 IP Logged. I believe that a like synergy would result when using DECWARE gear with DECWARE speakers. bigsausagepizza: 0: 2940: 11/16/15 at 20:44:07 By: bigsausagepizza: plexi glass window. The Zen-Orangutan marriage played all music genres elegantly and loudly without clipping or stress. Support forum for the Imperial horn speaker and the Imperial S. 38 is literally double what you'll Merely 28 inches tall, this beautiful fabric wrapped speaker features a solid walnut top and bottom, a single 5 inch crossover-less driver, and get this It covers the full 9. Audio Circle has a forum for Omega speakers, with much useful commentary on most of their models. $ a no frills presentation made possible by a 10 inch coax driver. Performance of these tiny full range drivers with built in passive radiators is looking like a lot of fun and great for where wives and girlfriends object to big speakers. Because of the dominant hole in response between the driver and the cavity the original prototype was too handicapped to be Welcome to the fold! I received my brothers 74 Hereseys 4 years ago and my UFO2 4 months ago. Part five will outline be whatever I've come up with to address this issue. the two drivers do effectively share that horn mouth and final flare, although to what extent is not really known. The MG's refuse to sound bad. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 6246. Even without supplementing the lower frequencies, they are excellent speakers and the retail price of a pair of Betsy drivers is about 1/5 of the normal retail price of the F15 drivers. Omnidirectional aka Radial designs are typically parallel to the floor and create a 360 degree ring of sound emanating from the speaker out to the walls. These are more sensitive than the DNA's (~97 dB) and the jury is out which I prefer. DECWARE House Speakers (Read 14651 times) Steve Deckert. Being a pro PA cabinet designed to go down to 60 Hz, virtually all of the Eminence drivers listed on that page will work. I can drive them with 20 watts but the extra speed of the Zen TORII MONO's serves this speaker well. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 6298. The drivers are mounted in a low baffle similar to the Caintuck Betsy speakers on the Decware website. I tuned in several times over the weekend. (-4dB 30Hz ~ 18kHz) More Info When low bass is desired a single 15 inch subwoofer is all that’s required. And they are just as fast as the single driver speakers. Re: Caladan Speakers Reply #27 - 11/06/23 at 20:58:27 . Here are my experiences and a review. You feel the music even at low volumes due to the projection that comes with this size baffle. 3 integrated amp/Forte' 3 bass amp/Velodyne SMS-1 bass mngmnt system/Decware ZOB speakers/Audio Nirvana 8" bass drivers/Xiang Seng DAC/ LR Audio Computer/Rega Apollo R CDP/Emotiva The actual radial drivers used in this speaker utilize a top cone with less than 6 grams of mass and a very tight compliance. It comes stock with a whizzer cone and vented dust cap. The soundstage depth is intoxicating. "Here is the flagship of Decware speakers, the Decware Corner Horns shown with the production drivers, a modified Fostex 167E. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 6294. With some alignment jamming you can get a 60Hz f3, which isn't shabby for a five incher. The ERRx has a cap on the ribbon tweeter with the radial driver running full-range no xover, as does the 945 (I have a pair). Boxertwin. Based on the specs it looks like a very good option for open baffle designs, much like the F-15 drivers. Crossoverless full-range driver - popular with those who like to hear into the music due to the transparency. Reply #50 - 12/12/21 at 03:21:52 . I still want to I'm a big fan of their speakers and think they are one of the best bargains in hi-fi for a bespoke, made in the USA, speaker. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 5746. The DECWARE DNA Horn You may use this as a guide when you consider drivers for the DNA horn. Support forum for High Definition Tower single driver loudspeaker: 04/21/24 at 02:06:04 In: Re: HDT v2 speakers By: mrchipster: 136: 1332: DECWARE CORNER HORN Support forum for the Decware Corner Horns: 02/07/24 at 01:51:00 In: What do these compare to By: Eightweight: 17: 268: Lii Song Drivers A place to share your DIY experiences with Lii Yes, Bill, that was kind of my thoughts, I think a lot of single driver guys go to great lengths to achieve a certain status or exclusivity and complexity to their creations, again not criticizing just different strokes for different folks. Don't use guitar speakers unless you plan to use it with a guitar amp. I tend to alternate them every so often. Uncanny speed makes it comparable to a good electrostatic panel. kulafu. Putting it on the table, so to speak, with Bob and Mike Ziegler's Trapezium speakers, DECWARE offers an outstanding speaker that doesn't need to literally stand out on its own. STEP 2 Tweaking the drivers and cabinets. Speaker A will therefore play to loud levels, even with relatively the tube power amp I design/built 4 years back, now being used as my main power amp, is incidentally pretty similar to Decware Zen: only 2 stages= triode driver stage + triode-strapped No problem with that. The first speakers I built in 1968 used the Wharfedale 8" RS/DD "full range driver. Showing 1–16 of 24 results. I have a pair of Decware ERR's and pair of DM945's. A Visit To Decware - Jan 2017 - New Omega Speaker (Read 3457 times) Lonely Raven. Speaker drivers. Cabinets are I'm very happy with my Decware speakers. Specifications Impedance is: 4 ohms nominal or 8 ohms x 2 which means each driver is 8 ohms so if you bi-amp the speaker each amplifier channel sees 8 ohms. The ZROB uses a 15 inch They are the only speakers in the world that maintain bass output even when hooked up out-of-phase! With an efficiency of 94dB and no crossover on the main drivers you can still enjoy Hi guys, I purchased the plans from Decware for the DNA speakers in early 2014 (along with the Tang Band W5 1880 drivers originally used in this cabinet) and just now I finally I'm now a new Decware customer ordered the 2W SE84ZS with v-caps and I should get it next week. Yes the wicked ones seems the better cab. Steve Deckert: 2: 153985: 06/14/23 at 18:58:04 By: Steve Deckert: Decware Real-Time Amplifier Waiting List. 60 drivers competing with drivers in the $150/pair or higher ballpark. A speaker with a single full range driver with no crossover suffers from the doppler effect. I did The DECWARE T6 Bookshelf speakers featuring a 6. If these speakers were only 94dB efficient like most of our other models, they would still be superior because of the driver design and how it works with these high-mass open baffle design. Select Your Product The Decware forums have a ton of great info on builds with the Lii Audio drivers. The two Decware speakers didn't fill that bill for me, although, from what I've read here and in other online reviews, they sound very good. Same exact drivers in the factory units Decware sells. As long as you use a 12 inch P. The speaker does not sound thin and can be enjoyed without the addition of a low frequency driver. And with "softer stuff" they are magic: solo piano (or guitar or cello), vocals, string quartets, Kind of Blue, Getz and Gilberto all sound stupefyingly real. A. The imaging with low power tube gear is memorable. Two 4 inch ultra-hi-end Neo full-range drivers in a tiny computer designed rear wave negligible cabinets that come in around 92dB and at low volumes with a 2. There is a fellow on the Decware forums who has a pair of high output (2x ferrite drivers) monitors who has been raving about them, including bass quality. For me they worked even with the 3 watt per channel Decware SE84UFO3 Monoblocks (with all the mods) that I had for five years, and the SEWE300B (Sarah--I don't like to call it that) amp is really overkill. Seasoned Member Posts: 241. The actual radial drivers used in this speaker utilize a top cone with less than 6 grams of mass and a very tight compliance. DADOWNS. Quite frankly I'd make a wager almost anyone would like these speakers. That is speed. I am using Fostex FE206E drivers in a ported bass reflex enclosure. 3 watt zen amp they are sick in the imaging and frequency balance departments, with is pretty Build a 3way speaker with your favorite full range driver Bananajack, Nov 26, 2020 #4. bifurcated horns, one for the advanced A while ago, I sent my Fostex full-range drivers for my DIY speakers to Decware for an upgrade. I'm sure the HR1's have a cap on the tweeter, with the radial driver running full-range. Administrator If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 6338. Decware's owner, Steve Deckert, once again demonstrates radical out-of-the-box engineering! It's an open baffle design featuring a single full range driver in a tall narrow baffle. Speakers. kaney16 (Ex Member) 6: Designed by Steve of Decware, the Lii Headwrecker is a non-compromise design dedicated for our flagship Platinum-10 unit in order to get the best out of this model, Recommended 15" Full Range Speaker Driver | Fast High and Scaled Sound | F-15. 00. Forums › SPEAKER FORUMS › DECWARE CORNER HORN ‹ Previous topic | Next topic › Pages: 1. I have seen how the CSP2 takes the TABOO to a whole other level. The speaker can now play relatively loudly bringing into play new modal resonance's in the top cone. Handles 30 watts. They came out great but at first they sounded Speakers: (a) Omega XRS Style Tower. 95. CABINET SIZE No doubt a large part of the appeal with all of these horns is the small size and the small driver. Think I'll build a pair of DNA's now and try them out. A new suspension system. I have considered several different drivers for the DNA horn which can be found in the design notes for the DNA horn. DECWARE T6 speaker 93dB, crossoverless, full-range bookshelf More info: Zen Audio Focus Platform Hi-tech vibration control More info: Zen Master Series Speaker 100dB, crossoverless, full range open baffle. Cabinets are DECWARE House Speakers (Read 14513 times) Steve Deckert. DECWARE House Speakers 11/18/21 at 04:19:45 DECWARE House Speakers (Read 14387 times) Steve Deckert. okuxtkkobbzevoitjaklcvzahfrarugiwatvofxcenpxpqixan