Jorge wrote:

I am not using the S2 driver, I have been going the long way testing a bunch of different compression drivers.  Right now I am testing the TAD 2001,  I can say leaving it full range going all the way up, it develops a certain tone in highs that I dont think I could live with in the long run, sort of sugary whizzer like sound, but taking away the tweeter does bring a nice soundstage and a more intimate sound,  for women voices, they are hipnotic, with very deep soundstage and a proximity very hard to find.

Yes, TADs have this quality. Sugary whizzer is a good description. I call it syntactic tacky sound – very much like Weiss DACs

Jorge wrote:

Now crosing them with a low pass at 10 khz-15 khz they get better with big orchestral music with a more natural tone, but it is not a very resolving driver IMHO.  My Favorite at the moment is the Beyma 755nd,  they have 2.2 tesla on the coil and titanium diaphragm with a plastic suspension.  I have tried and lived for a while with a bunch of different compresison drivers,  some are; Altec 806, Beyma cp385nd,(not reallly worth mentioning); 18sound 2060A which sports an aluminum diaphragm with plastic suspension and 1.9 tesla magnet, it is very good and musical, but not as resoving as it big brother 18sound 1480nd, with a titanium diaphragm and plastic suspension and 2.2 tesla.  this one is very very close to the Beyma 755,  it was hard for me to choose one over the other,  but I think the tone of the beyma is a bit better.  I also tried the Radian 950bp  with aluminum diaphram and plastic suspension,  that one was a bit harder on the ears and needed a biger horn and thin wire,  I guess the 4" diaphragm made a difference.  Next on the list I guess will be GOTO 350, I am also hunting down a pair of S2 drivers...

Jorge wrote:

I am also thinking of making a pair of 1.2 meter diameter round tactrix horns trhat should go down to 90 hz,  floor coupled maybe real 80 hz. Cut them at 300 hz and use the 2490 from there uo to 1 khz, But this may take a while...

Jorge wrote:

Using the Fane 8M is interesting mainly if I get a better sound,  Gravitas and size!

I am with great pleasure observe the craziness that “rakeshpoorun” created around the buy of a Fane’s new production run of Studio 8M drivers.  Sure, he created commendable activity. I am sure his definition of Audio implies 6 moths of administrative activity to sell Fane drivers around the world. Well, whatever makes him happy! What however made me to laugh is the anal retentiveness with witch those gays approach the new Fame production run….

So, now Fane made for them a single pair to test of the coming production run. Hold on, Fane told that they can make ONLY 50 drivers as a single run. So, how the hell they were able to make a single pair and send it to test? It was very obvious from beginning that assholes from Fane just take advantage of rakeshpoorun’s interest as in past they did any type of custom single drives with no demand for mass production. I am sure that if Fane would insist that they make drivers to rakeshpoorun only if he will wash cars for all fane employees during a year then rakeshpoorun would run to hire the people to do it.

Anyhow, that all was told before but now the ceremony enters a new elevated round of craziness:

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/group-buys/186539-group-buy-fane-8m-studio-50-units-production-run-9.html#post2607889

Now they insist to confirm the new driver specification and T-S parameters to what is expressed in datasheet. That is very funny as I wonder what will they do if any of parameters will be off? No one even say that any specific parameter of Studio 8M is critical for it’s sound and that old drivers comply with the specification. What I discovered the Studio 8M I knew only Fs, side and sensitivity and it was all that I needed. Later on, in 2-3 year I saw the Studio 8M datasheet, confirmed that the T-S parameters are pretty shity for my type of horn and… discarded the datasheet as …. irrelevant. As many times I say that T-S parameters shall not be considered for front-loaded horns the people do not get it and keep BS themselves with popular among the idiotic DIYers horn prediction and modeling.

Honestly if I was in Fane shoe then looking at the questions about microphone positioning and T-S collection techniques I would say: “sorry, we do not do those drivers anymore, the shop is closed”.  I hope Fane has more patience then I do they will go alone with this craziness. “My god, your new driver has resonant frequency ¼ higher!” What is the end of the fucking would!

Romy the Cat wrote:

I am with great pleasure observe the craziness that “rakeshpoorun” created around the buy of a Fane’s new production run of Studio 8M drivers.  The Cat

oxric wrote:

You have often questioned the nature of my relationship with Fane. There is none but as this project comes close to a final conclusion, I would say there have been moments when Fane have been less than helpful. They had never mentioned a sample production unit but on the day we decided to place the order, they suddenly bring up this sample unit which they will now manufacture, and which we need to check to our satisfaction before they proceed with the order. I am not at all happy with the delay at it means the speakers will in all likelihood be ready at a time when I wanted to have finished with the whole project.