I still have the originals, just wanted to see how good the Human Speaker build woofers sounded ... i am currently replacing the surrounds on the original EPI woofers and will be re-installing those. Going to use the Human woofers in another pair of speaker cabinets i picked up
Here is the Human Speakers PRO 001 8" woofers that are replacements
- Butyl rubber surround: increased longevity, lower resonant frequency (some early EPI woofers were made this way).
- Treated cone: seals speaker system better, more attractive, less change due to humidity (most later Genesis woofers were made this way).
- Treated cloth dust cap: improves linearity, looks better than the exposed wires on most older woofers.
- Larger diameter "spider" (rear suspension): allows greater linear travel, removes weak link.
- Acoustically inert "gasket" on front: makes packaging simpler, more attractive.
- Round magnet structure: identical in weight and function (most later EPI woofers were made this way).
- Extended pole piece: not visible, but improves linearity.
What's the same and why:
- Voice coil: the long voice coil winding is critical to linearity, and its high inductance is part of why the woofer does not need crossover circuitry to roll off the high frequencies.
- Magnet weight and strength, field guide (yoke) plates: again, a critical part of the design
- Cone material, weight, and density: the exact design of the cone is also part of how the woofer rejects high frequencies on its own.
- Rear suspension compliance: the larger spider acts exactly like the smaller original one.
- Free air resonance: although not a "part", the low Fs is important to the extended low bass response.
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