DECWARE - Audio Paper - New Full Range Driver DFR8 A U D I O. P A P E R DECWARE FULL RANGE DRIVER Model DFR8 Mar 2006 by Steve Deckert Introduction We started offering our modified Fostex drivers (shown below) to the D.I.Y. Market several years ago with the most popular cabinet design being the. During this span I don't think a week went by where we didn't listen to these drivers - and on an ever changing variety of amplifiers. At the same time we also swap in and out a rather large variety of other fine speaker designs that don't employ the single driver approach. This has given us a well earned perspective on the strengths and weakness of our FE206EM driver.
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The FE206EM was a significant step up from the stock Fostex FE206E and offered a slightly smoother frequency response and better high frequency response (something that the stock driver sorely lacked). If you're new to these types of drivers, they all share a few common denominators. A) they are efficient, B) They are extremely fast, C) Bass is not their passion, or put another way is something that has to be earned with a good cabinet design. D) Midrange presence is always above average.
Fostex FE 208 Σ. This driver is something special to me. My first backloaded horn - the 'Jericho' horn, published in the German DIY magazine Klang+Ton was based in the FE-208 Σ and I used it as a reference speaker system for many years. DECWARE FULL RANGE DRIVER Model DFR8. Mar 2006 by Steve Deckert. We started offering our modified Fostex FE206EM drivers (shown below) to the D.I.Y. Market several years ago with the most popular cabinet design being the HDT.
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E) Perhaps most importantly is the cones are paper thin. Let's touch on E for a second. Paper thin cones are super low mass, and that is a good thing making A, B, C and D what they are.
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The down side is that any sound on the back side of the cone is easily transmitted to the front side of the cone. Quick example: Remove driver from enclosure. Toss an AM battery operated radio inside the cabinet. Reinstall the driver. The AM battery radio will be crystal clear and actually be louder than when it was outside of the cabinet in your hands. This is the main reason why so many single driver speaker designs have certain issues that often get labeled as midrange shout.