However, there are entire full-range forums dedicated to these designs and I am confident, the participants in those forums would disagree with my assessment entirely. I ordered the full-range drivers and the super tweeters along with some capacitors and binding post from Madisound. However, unlike others in DIY forums, I did not find them pleasing enough to become my main speakers. I experimented with them because the drivers weren't expensive and I had the tools to fabricate the cabinets. I found placement away from any walls to be the best. If I was not sitting in the exact center, there was a definite loss in upper or lower frequency range. But the listening position I found to be very focused.

The low end bass response is astonishingly good from such a small speaker. The finished speakers have an open and airy sound to them. The speaker designs I completed were based on designs posted on the Madisound Speaker website. It is hard to imagine such sounds coming from such a tiny driver.īased on my own subjective experience and meager cabinet making skills, this is my opnion. The backloaded horn designs definitely make for efficient speakers. They are efficient and the group that was endorsing them used small powered analog amplifiers where efficiency is important.

I built a pair using the smaller 4' Fostex drivers. DescriptionFostex FE206e (modified) full-range drive unit loudspeaker, using a whizzer cone.jpg English: Fostex FE206e (modified) full range drive unit using a whizzer cone. The low Qts makes this driver useful in back loaded horn enclosure. I've seen a few Fostex fullrange speakers in backloaded horn cabinet designs. Fostex FE206En 8 Full Range Fostex FE206En 8 Full Range ES Banana Pulp Cone.

Fostex fe206e full range driver