How are Fostex and Jordan JX92S drivers?

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I was thinking of building a small bookshelf speaker, with a
4 to 6 inch full-range, perhaps with or without a tweeter for
6KHz and higher. Efficiency of 90dB+ would be nice... I'm
planning to drive them using Linsley Hood's vintage Class A
amp (15w RMS/ch).
Should I go for one of the Fostex units, or a Jordan JX92S? (I
noticed someone has just won a DIY speaker competition using a
single-driver JX92S bookshelf... it was mentioned in Melhuish
single-driver Website.)
Any comments would be very helpful. Does a well-designed small
vented box with a Fostex driver costing perhaps USD 50 give a
sound comparable to top-end speakers? I want very clear, musical
midrange, and open, clean highs. Bass response can be a little
less than theoretical ultimate, because I'll be listening to a lot
of vocal and light instrumental music, like soft rock (Simon and
Garf, CSNY, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Dylan), jazz, Indian classical,
etc.
Thanks,
Tarun

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Topic - How are Fostex and Jordan JX92S drivers? - tcpip 04:21:30 03/13/02 (6)

Jordan has more detail and better highs in my opinion.. - JonathanD 11:11:23 03/13/02 (5)

What about midbass? - tcpip 20:26:04 03/13/02 (4)

Re: What about midbass? - JonathanD 08:00:10 03/14/02 (3)

Re: What about midbass? - tcpip 23:25:34 03/14/02 (2)

Sorry can't help on the US supplier - why not email Jordan in the UK? - JonathanD 09:11:35 03/15/02 (1)

I tried. They didn't reply. - tcpip 10:29:42 03/15/02 (0)

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