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In Reply to: RE: SEXy substitute driver posted by Paul Joppa on September 20, 2009 at 18:31:57
Even though the FF165K has the same basket frame as FE166E and FE167E, as Paul noted it is not exactly a drop in replacement for either of them. Terry chose it for the near-field option for the Abbey for good reasons.There are several ways to deal with the whizzer issue, including those listed below.
It took Bob a while to try these out, and I think it's fair to say they (phase plugs and the polka-dots) have generally not been considered hurtful by a wide number of folks that have "blind tested" them.
Disclosure - I am associated with a licensed distributor of the "EnABL" driver modification process.
Edits: 09/21/09Follow Ups:
Actually I did installed a pair of Dave's phase plugs in my 167s, did help some. May still try the Enable thing later.
What's really frustrating is the Fostex driver break in process, which I feel is real. Do the aluminum cap Fostexs require the same long break in period?
in my experience, yes - and the 3 metal dust capped drivers that I've heard in the FF series (85,125 & 165) benefit from the EnABL process as well
slightly OT to your original inquiry, but that little FF85K is a bit of an hybrid/orphan in the Fostex series; same UDR surround as seen in Sigma (and perhaps limited edition Japanese audio-phile) drivers - and scary good as a wide-band driver in 2-way/OB, or as nearfield mini-monitor.
back to the FE167, another very cheap and easily reversible trick you might not have tried yet is a small strip of closed cell foam friction fit between the perimeter of the whizzer and main cone (the 98 cent tweak)
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