30 cm and 300 Hz are indeed the magic numbers. i have spoken to rcf today and the list price for the driver including vat is £179.75. this sucks royally, but if it can be bettered then i think the driver is worth considering. the only other mid driver i could find in rcf's repetoire was the 10" version of same, that is a beast of a driver with some truly mouth watering specs.
i think in an ideal world i would like to try the following drivers:
- 18sound 6nd410 - £63.45 - small format neo, excellent rising response.
- b&c 8pe21 - £73.26 - tried and tested good horn driver.
- p audio sn8mb - £43.91 - cheap as chips neo, not a dedicated mid driver. promissing response but fs of 70 Hz is a bit low?
- rcf mr8n301 - £179.75 - sealed back, heatsink, excellent response, very loud, the daddy?
in reality i will probably only get to play with one or two. you just know the rcf is going to be awesome, but... £180!!!!
i found myself wondering thus, why plum for the b&c de500 over the 250 for the x-tro? it is no louder (as i understand), it just has a slightly better response and a sound to die for, and i love 250s! the price hike is 50% more than the 250. the high mid element is carrying most of the actual detail of speech and the majority of instruments, so why settle for anything but the best here too? the grand total of £450 per cab for 2 x sn 12b, the rcf 8" and a de500 might be one reason, and a good one at that.
i am looking at four cabs minimum for them to get coverage and for the low mid elemts to sum, that's nigh on 2 grand in drivers.
james.
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