We are so lucky that speaker drivers of this construction quality and technical ability are available to buy and at such affordable prices. I am extremely proud of Mark Fenlon for what he has done for music lovers.
that and build plans. so many driver companies cant give a straight answer as to what enclosure works for their drivers, almost as if they themselves have no idea. sure everything is to taste but so is a cooking recipe
i build myself speakers in an egg shape with markaudio alpair 10p. Markaudio has some good features in my opinion, esp. easy moving cone and the inverted surrounding. but i did'nt like the shape of the polecap in my markaudio speakers. I guess the polecap is important for the sound, too. so i removed the polecap and shaped new ones. there is although a (not very professional😉) video on my channel about it. I was although contemplating about the shape of the cone and came to the result, a tractrix (horn) could be the ideal sidecut-shape. Maybe in sintered or printed titanium. But i didnt found a producer yet😉😉😉
I am hearing of many DIY projects using these for in-wall surround sound applications. I am wondering if you would use a crossover to cut out some of the bass in this cenario?
Have the 7ms drivers great high frequency performance and the mono suspension is unique and responds to transients much better than the majority of drivers available,basically this is a world class driver at a budget price .
Just bought a pair of 7 MS, putting into a 'Pensil' design (Scott Lindgren) next year. I listen to small group Jazz, acoustic and vocal, so I'm hoping It'll be a good match. My listening room is comparatively small. Thanks for this walk-through. The drivers look so well made , simply beautiful.
DO you recommend to have a crossover part just to help the low and highs. I'm asking as do not want to go for the crossover route, not my cup of tea but I certainly want to make Frugal Horn Mk3.
This type of driver doesn't need crossover ....... This driver gives incredible performance than ..... Conventional 2way / 3way system .... Because Multi way system needs Crossover .... Crossover has bigger problem when u use as passive crossover .... Which gets power loss , phase shift , thermal loss .... Their is 2 options ..... 1) Get quality full range Driver make proper enclosed structure Full range only for low power option .... 20 - 50 watt application .... I am building hifi for tv unit .... Mark Audio CHR70 + mid woofer for low end .... 2) get full Actively filter amplifier system .... When u make multi way system .... Audiophile masters use this type of system in their multi way speaker build ...
Great sound from such a small driver! Looking to build a simple vented enclosure at ~ 35Liters. Between alpair10v3/ alpair 11MS / CHR120, witch of thouse will you recommend for that size?!
