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In Reply to: RE: Vintage speakers. Alnico Ferrite so on. The good the bad and ugly. Experiences audiomind ;) posted by 11132 on February 21, 2015 at 08:12:05
I don't know if I could reliably tell the difference between alnico and ferrite.
I bought the alnico drivers because they are generally regarded to sound better, they are rechargeable, and have higher re-sale value.
Pictured are the GPA 802-8G II mated to a modified Altec 811b powder coated horn.
My experience with titanium cones however differs from yours, as I found that I preferred aluminum. To me it just sounded smoother - a little softer if you will. Different strokes as they say.
Someday when I get some time I would like to attempt to mate a ribbon tweeter with the mid horns (like the folded ribbon in the Golden Ear Tritons). I am happy with them as they are so that experiment may never happen.
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Im really only particular about ferrite over alnico on my woofers. They often offer greater power handling and performance in the nutshell.
For mids and tweeters Ive heard great results with both. I really wouldnt care so long as the driver did what I was after. I could easily live with either.
Its really hard for me to pick a side on aluminum or Ti for domes or diaphragms. Again heard great with both on domes. With the right driver its fine either way. Really IN A NUTSHELL when Im picking a driver to do upper mid into tweeter use on a setup. Ti tends to do such work easier IMO. Aluminum can sound fine. Just often it rolls off a little too soon overall. Every time I listen to my JBL 4430s Im reminded of this :) But I still love em.
There is vast info on the titanium vs aluminum compression driver diaphragms out there, especially on Lansing Heritage.
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