Ive had very good results using this with an usher 8945a or 8945p midrange driver. I am considering a project that i could live or longer to play for years. The bass response is articulate and effortless, the midrange is balanced and extremely accurate, and the high frequencies are smooth yet detailed. Jul, 2014 the usher be20 dmd, the top of its dancer range, cost. There are fairly inexpensive drivers that can perform better than others costing several times more. Audio nirvana 8 full range driver open baffle w goldwood gw1858 h frame woofer built by jon hoskins open baffle speakers using a fostex fe103en full range driver and a pair of goldwood 215408 woofers built by sidney ma. The radiating diaphragm of a cone midrange unit is a truncated cone, with a voice coil attached at the. Joseph dappolito of the eponymous midrange tweeter midrange driver array, now chief engineer at snell acoustics and usher s tsai lienshui, and is manufactured in usher s factory in taipei. Tweeter will be ribbonplanar with moderate vertical directivity. Usher 8945a 7 carbon fiberpaper woofer for sale online ebay.
Usher 8945a techtalk speaker building, audio, video. These drivers work together nicely together with a 2nd order lr with the low end of the usher rolling off naturally. It is 1069 euro with 2x 8inch custom usher woofers and xover. Oh, both speakers use a 1 14 tweeter and a 7 midwoofer that are made by usher. We are proud to offer the sleek new line of usher audio bookshelf speakers. Often mentioned in conversations with speakers costing multiples more, usher has remained a more niche company, providing its speakers slightly under the radar. The 8945a woofer is one of usher s most popular drivers, featuring their low distortion motor system and a carbon fiberpaper blend cone. A midrange speaker is a loudspeaker driver that reproduces sound in the frequency range from 250 to 2000 hz. If you cut it at 3k then ringing is in the pass band and remains there. Seas drive units may be purchased through our worldwide network of product distributors. Pyle pro pdmr8 8 360 watt high power high performance midrange driver vehicle speakers musical instruments. The high technology drivers, crossovers, and perfectly timedaligned cabinets are designed and built by mr. They will be running ib in my doors, matched up with a pair of rainbow germanium tweeters.
The usher t9950 resembles the ss 9500, tweeter, and the usher 8945 looks exactly like the ss 8545 woofer. So now i dont know which to choose and was wondering if anybody had any experience with these drivers. But if i was to choose another driver for less money, itd be the. The seas excel is just a problematic midbass driver. At one time i had a bunch of 8945p without coating and believe me, that low magnitude hill becomes mountain everest. Usher provide some of the best value in hi end mid range mid bass drivers available today. Speaker and subwoofer projects diy audio projects photo. Review by anthony nicosia usher audio was first established in central taiwan by its owner and head engineer lienshui tsai. Usher audio offers two drivers that are closely modeled on highly respected scan speak drivers.
Providing the proper audio equipment for adult projects is tricky. The usher 8945a, allegedly modeled after the scanspeak, is a high value driver due to its performance to price ratio, while the xt25tg30 has been known for its excellent sound quality for many years. Im thinking whether the 8945a would work well in a ported 3way crossed to a 4 mid at 900hz. Midrange application is a bit of a waste for this driver. This is a solidly built piece of equipment 123kg in its spiked feet that takes up a lot of listening room space, but uses absolute state of the art driver technology. Usher dancer be20 speakers i have had my usher be20 speakers for over 7 years now, and feel well qualified to describe whats good and bad about them and how they have given me the biggest uplift in my systems sound during its long history. Usher audio dancer cp8571 ii loudspeaker the absolute sound. Established in 1972 in central taiwan, usher has grown from a small audio enthusiasts shop into one of the most respected names in the global audio scene. To be fair, this difference is much less noticeable than, say, the disparity between the ribbon tweeter and nonribbon midrange driver in magnepans. This, says the company, is the first ever such driver. Low distortion driver choices with a sb acoustics 29rdc0004 for highs, usher audio 8945a for mids, and an eminence alpha15a for lows lower cab same as the upper but extened to 12 depth. Well, to this select group you can now add the usher be10s for they too run beryllium tweeters and midrange units, although with the be10 usher have chosen to invert the midrange dome to a cone profile.
Replacement midranges for speaker repair or replacement. While driver integration is very good, there remains an eversoslight qualitative difference between the sound of the beryllium tweeter and 7 midbass driver. Speaker drivers and speaker driver matches for the diy speaker builder. Usher 701 7 two way speaker kit each speaker city sells. Speaker drivers and speaker driver matches for the advanced. He is also credited with designing the crossover for the be718. Usher be20 usher be10 usher be718 crossover upgrade usher. Coaxial speakers free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Shop in usa usher 8945a 7 carbon fiberpaper woofer car electronics. Welcome to our seas prestige midrange product line. Joseph dappolito of the eponymous midrangetweetermidrange driver array, now chief engineer at snell acoustics and ushers tsai lienshui, and is manufactured in ushers factory in taipei. At audiogurus, we completely understand that many of our customers have limited space, but still want unlimited sound. This configuration also often known as mtm or midrange tweeter midrange extended frequency dispersion at right angles to the driver axis and minimized dispersion along the driver axis. We offer nice and best quality usher 8945a 7 carbon fiberpaper woofer for.
May 16, 2004 the compass x719 was jointly designed by dr. Free support for loudspeaker projects, sourcing oem speaker building supplies, and passive crossover design. Usher 8945a any concern about the ridge in the csd curve between 2 and 4khz when using this driver in a 2way. There is also a slightly strained shouting quality when you push the 7 midrange driver to very high levels a problem i also hear, and to about the same degree.
Joseph dappolito, ushers longserving technical consultant, provides crossover tuning here in. Today, at its newly completed factory in taichung, usher continues to develop and manufacture audio amplifiers and loudspeakers of cutting edge design, to its exacting high standards. Which contributes to its amazing mid range thats on par with that of hi quality 5. Ushers dancer cp8571 ii is a wonderfully capable speaker that gives you nearly toptier per formance at a nottoooutlandish price. Be718d and other speakers from usher audio can be found online here at audiogurus. There is also a slightly strained shouting quality when you push the 7 midrange driver to very high levels a problem i also hear, and to about the same. Looking at the specs and all the measurements in usher s website, 8948a seems like exactly same driver as 8945a, but with a somewhat different paper cone used. To be fair, this difference is much less noticeable than, say, the disparity between the ribbon tweeter and nonrib bon midrange driver in magnepans. Find usher audio be718d in gloss black here at audiogurus.
Usher dancer mini two floorstanding speakers and be616. Usher audio dancer series mini one diamond dmd loudspeakers a. The worlds first diamond inverted dome midrange driver, the new beryllium midrange on the usher dancer be10be20 is a. High excursion capabilities combined with the rigid yet welldamped cone provide powerful bass without a harsh midrange. Imo adding a better tweeter if it is really better makes no sense at all, it is like adding better tires to the front of. They have some very good units such as the 8945p and 8945a midrange drivers. Monopole driver is located very close to back side of dipole driver to keep polar pattern constant until crossover frequency. Usher 8945p 7 carbon fiberpaper woofer wphase plug the 8945p takes the carbon fiberpaper blend cone from the 8945a and mates it with a machined aluminum phase plug. High quality both in terms of build quality and measured performance. Speaker drivers and speaker driver matches for the.
The usher 701 is a classic twoway bookshelf system possessing accuracy, detail, and a transparency that must be heard to be believed. Usher audio dancer series mini one diamond dmd loudspeakers a loudspeaker sure to turn heads. The former is ushers best driver of that size, while the latter is two steps down theres an 8945a in between. I read several people saying 8948a is better than 8945p, but i cant relate that to any measurement or spec. Dappolito noted that by using a central tweeter flanked by a pair of woofers, such lobing could be minimized. The mu10rb is a 4 midrange driver offering an extraordinary. The worlds first diamond inverted dome midrange driver, the new beryllium midrange on the usher dancer be10be20 is a stunning piece of engineering excellence. In recent years and despite the fact that the midrangetweetermidrange driver configuration bears his name, joseph dappolito has come to be associated with usher audio technology through his numerous speaker designs for them. They can perform with the best available at nearly any cost, and do so at a reasonable price. Usher audio is a brand long known around the audiophile community for making speakers of stunningly good build quality and excellent sound for the price. The 8945a woofer is one of ushers most popular drivers, featuring their low distortion motor system and a carbon fiberpaper blend cone. Usher audio 995020 28mm silk dome tweeter speaker 8 ohm.
The thing that really needs an upgrade is the midbass driver. For a loudspeaker this powerfully built in todays market, thats chicken feed. Tsai lien shui at usher taiwan, with finishing cosmetics supplied by a firm in the united kingdom. Usher 8945a 7 carbon fiberpaper woofer parts express. Since then it has moved into its newly built factory located in the city of taichung with a population of just over one million. Hello, ive been doing some shopping and buying of various drivers to test in different enclosure types with an active behringer crossover 24lr and multiple amps. The dmd tweeter and be midrange driver are joined by a pair of 275mm, etonmade, kevlar woofers, all packaged in a four and a half foot 140cm tall, backswept speaker that is biwired and rearported. Midrange drivers are usually cone types or, less commonly, dome types, or compression horn drivers. The be prefix in the name denotes beryllium the material used in ushers customdesigned 125mm inverted dome midrange driver.
Im looking for a wide and flat frequency response isnt. Are you looking to buy usher 8945a 7 carbon fiberpaper woofer. Uppe rmidrange will be 2x4 and lower midrange 2x8, both in resistance enclosure. In recent years and despite the fact that the midrange tweeter midrange driver configuration bears his name, joseph dappolito has come to be associated with usher audio technology through his numerous speaker designs for them. The usher be20 is a large fullrange speaker system with 1 beryllium tweeter, a unique 5 concave beryllium midrange driver and twin 11 eton bass drivers per side. Usher 8945p techtalk speaker building, audio, video. Cone, dome, piezo thread on drivers, and compression horns. Bass unit will be combination of dipole and monopole. With projects of family pies, we had to carefully set up the microphones over the whole house, for proper user experience.
These woofers are very well built with lots of mass. Im thinking whether the 8945a would work well in a. The phase plug has several benefits including lower voice coil inductance, lower distortion, reduced power compression, and improved heat dissipation. Imo adding a better tweeter if it is really better makes no sense at all, it is like adding better tires to the front of the car while the rear tires are the ones which have worn out. One of our most recent additions is the availability of dedicated bookshelf speakers. I would be grateful if you could express their opinions or simply help me in choosing right driver. That under the radar reputation changed somewhat with their release of the highly. For 8945a this ringing is particular cone material related resonance, dampened by coating.