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single 8 inch driver advice

#21
bassetrox said:
A good point well made. I'll do you a deal, when I get 28 hours in a day, I'll buy a book on cabinet design and do this whole thing properly. ;-)

Looks like the Faital aren't readily available in the UK anyway. Its between the eminence at £30 or £70 and the B&C at £110. Just have to decide whether its worth the extra cost for the s**ty box it will go in.
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The Faital is not an ordinary 8. It has a max displacement of 162cc, compared to 67cc for the Alpha 8. If your box is ported, the port will be sized for a speaker more like the Alpha, therefore undersized for the Faital. So the extra money for the Faital would be somewhat wasted (my point). If your box is sealed, same story, since the Faital isn't well-suited to a sealed cab. Moot for you if they're not available in the UK (that's surprising).

The B&C 8PS21 displaces 110cc; about the same as an Alpha 10. So again, the port (if it exists) would be undersized, but less so. The B&C also appears ill-suited to a sealed cab.

The 18 Sound 8MB400 would be another candidate (Vd 132cc). Ceramic, so should be less expensive, but again, you'd get the most out of it with a properly designed box.

If you're committed to that cabinet, you might as well get something cheap and readily available. Since you're in the UK, I checked Celestion, but didn't see anything better than the Alpha.
 
#22
Faital? Talkin' about these, I suppose! :D

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I am currently buying one from Sicily: this 6" below

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and the guy that is selling it to me is charging 55 euro for it!!! So, not so expensive, after all. The 8" won't cost much more, I guess. If you want the address of the guy, shoot me an email in private. It is this guy here (you can also log in yourself in the "Mercatino" and contact him):

ACCESSORI PER DIFFUSORI MANIGLIA TUBO REFLEX MANIGLIE RCF FBT LEM PEAVEY JBL - #2032293 | su MercatinoMusicale.com in Casse / Monitor Live Passivi
 
#24
The italians make some awesome pro sound gear, but no-one ever pushes it over here. I've got an awesome set of RCF tops that I got for pretty much half price.

I think you're probably right 1n3, I'll get an Alpha8 to do me in the short term, then buy something more beefy when I have time to build a suitable box.
 
#29
Another UK speaker company is Fane. Their Sovereign 8-125 and 8-225 both look suitable, and they may be cheaper than Eminence for you. From a quick scan of the specs, the 8-125 looks similar to the Alpha 8a.
 

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