I’m trying to put something together for Iowa. I might bring a 3D printed Mechano23 with me just for grins but I would prefer to have something that was wholly my own design and I’m totally running out of time.
Long story short, I need a midrange - preferably in the 6-8" size - that is reasonably shallow and digs down to 200 Hz or so with low distortion. A neo motor could be helpful. Size is kind of important for the style I’m going for, but if there is something close I guess I could make a ring around it to make it look bigger.
There are several pro audio mids that might work but they all run so hot compared to the woofer I (tentatively) selected they’d need significant padding. Ideally I’d find a mid that was a bit inefficient, something around 87 dB. Something at a reasonable-ish cost (~$100 or less) would be nice, but I’m open to expanding that a bit if needed.
On the shortlist so far (I’m ALL OVER the place on this):
- Satori MR16 (~88dB) - A little on the pricier side but it’s close.
- Peerless FSL-0512 (~91dB) - A little small but I own some already, unsure it could cross as low as I’d like.
- BMS 8N519 (94! dB) - I REALLY want to use this driver for something but I don’t think this is it. Sensitivity is high and would about match my (tentatively) selected tweeter though. Also it’s like twice as expensive as the Satori.
- MAC-06 (~86 dB)- I have a pair of these too, they’d dig a bit deeper than the FSL and match sensitivity pretty well but I suspect the FSL is a bit cleaner.
Please send help!
Edit:
I do have the FaitalPRO 5FE125 as well. A little small but it could work.