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Full Range Driver Recommendations Wanted

Im building a pair of folded horn speakers called the Lii Headwreckers. The design was done by Steve Deckert for Lii song.  Steve builds these for the US market and also sells the plans which I bought. Steve and Lii Song use the Lii Song PT-10 full range 10" drivers. According to reviews and Steve himself, these drivers can be fatigueing. He actually sells an optional magnetic crossover for this reason but that's an additional 1k in addition to the $2200 drivers. Id like to put a driver in that doesn't need additional components to tame the brightness.  Any DYIers out there that can recomend a good 10" full range driver?

sandrodg73
sandrodg73 OP
162 posts
 

Thanks Bruce.  Ill look into your suggestions.  The Headwreckers were a bit ambitious for my woodworking skills and tools but taking my time and buying a few tools and clamps and they v are coming along nicely. I guess im hesitant to put a driver in that cost that much. Nice thing about this design is drivers can be swapped out pretty easily.  Guess im looking for opinions on well made full range drivers that measure well. Ill check out mark audio.  Thanks again

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audioman58
4,629 posts
 

If you are going through all that trouble then invest in a good field coil 

in Germany big deiver and inner coaxial type Radu Tarta builds Great power supplies for them and sound exceptional. Better then Voxativ when completed

field coils are truly better in every respect but more $$ !!

timlub
2,054 posts
 

I'm not really a DIY'er, but I do have a speaker upgrade company. Most full range drivers benefit from some minor compensation. My guess is without measuring these is that they could use baffle step compensation. That one circuit could make these very nice sounding. Good Luck, Tim

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