Product Info
Wavecor Speaker Drivers
Wavecor is a new entrant to high quality speaker driver manufacturing, but the people behind it are very experienced industry hands such as Allan Isaksen, Chairman and General Manager( Ex-Vifa/DST & founder of DACT & Dualconnect- famous high end attenuators and selectors & cable respectively), Lee Hai,Vice General Manager & Vice Chairman (ex-DST & Tymphany) and Per Madsen, Director of Technology (ex-DST & Tymphany). They brought with them decades of experience in the driver design (Vifa/Scanspeak,DST ) and management to produce some of the most outstanding value, high quality drivers. Operating out of Panyu, China , Wavecor will become an important speaker driver manufacturer that will redefine value and innovative engineering in speaker transducer design. Their design philosophy is focus on excellence in sound quality, both objective( measurements) as well as subjective (listening tests). With features such as copper clad aluminium voicecoils, vented formers, linear suspensions, faraday rings , neodymium magnets, aluminium heat sinks etc , Wavecor drivers are very efficient, high thermal tolerance (power handling) with excellent frequency and transient responses.
Hemp Acoustics Speaker Drivers
HEMP ACOUSTICS is a partnership, founded by a group of dedicated, professional entrepreneurs that have been in the audio industry for over 20 years. Our production facilities are situated in both Canada and the USA. Their manufacturing partner has been in the speaker making business since the 1950’s and can easily produce up to 10,000 units weekly. Harnessing the very best talent in the industry, coupled with the extensive manufacturing and production experience are the cornerstones of HEMP ACOUSTICS expertise. All their drivers are expertly crafted. Voice coils and cone profiles are completely custom developed; as well as produced completely in house. We do all assembling, and every driver is subject to the most comprehensive quality control and performance measurements available. HEMP ACOUSTICS owns, manufactures, and sells products based on our licensed proprietary Neo-rite motors, XBL2™ motors and our new family of Hempmatrix™ cones. HEMP ACOUSTICS principal markets are the OEM audio market for proprietary drivers for Hi Fi, mobile and professional applications.
Mundorf M-CAP SUPREME High End Capacitors
M-CAP SUPREME is among the best speaker capacitors available for use in speaker crossovers, standing head and shoulders above the normal capacitors used by many speaker manufacturers, including high end ones. They are the ideal upgrade for DIYers who wish to extract the maximum performance from their loudspeakers. For those who build their own speaker designs, M-CAP SUPREME will help you realise the full potential of your design and is perfectly suited for high pass tweeter crossover circuitry. Don't just take our word for it; try them out for yourself . High End Speaker manufacturers that uses Mundorf capacitors in their crossovers include Sonus Faber, Burmester, MBL and HGP
Below is an extract from the manufacturer's website:
The M-CAP SUPREME has been internationally acclaimed as the ultimate high-end capacitor. Its outstanding sound performance is achieved with a unique combination of advanced technologies:
1. Special induction-free winding technology: Two capacitor windings are interleaved so that their inductances effectively cancel each other out. These two windings are connected in series. This means that it takes two 2µF windings to make a single 1µF M-CAP SUPREME capacitor - the same amount that it would take to produce a full 4µF of capacity using conventional technology.
2. Best available materials: The polypropylene film used for the M-CAP SUPREME has exceptionally low loss characteristics.
3. Sturdy plastic and aluminium cases: This prevents microphone effect feedback, thus protecting important signal details.
The resulting listening experience more than justifies all the effort we put into the M-CAP SUPREME. No other capacitor delivers a more spatial sound with such perfect reproduction of the finest musical nuances.
No matter where you use the M-CAP SUPREME - as a coupling capacitor in your CD player or amplifier, or in the crossover of your speakers - you always get the same surprising and impressive performance. This capacitor mobilises such unbelievable reserves in your sound system that it is really justified to speak of a new Dimension of music reproduction. Furthermore, the effect is not only achieved with very expensive high-end components. It delivers a significant enhancement in more price-conscious configurations, making it a very worthwhile upgrade. (Review: Klang & Ton 4/98, p. 68)
If you're serious about high end, you need to try this capacitor.
Bennic XPP Capacitors
| Bennic & Company is one of the largest suppliers of crossover components in the world. Their quality products are associated with reputable brand names like: |
| BANG & OLUFSEN, DALI, ELTAX, HARMAN, DYNAUDIO, MISSION, CELESTION, WHARFEDALE, KEF, B+W, LINN, ROGERS, SONUS FABER, AUDAX, FOCAL, ELIPSON, CABASSE, T + A, INTERTECHNIK, HECO, ELAC, SOLEN, CANADIAN SPEAKERTECH, HI-VI, BOSTON ACOUSTICS, JBL / INFINITY, MC’INTOSH, MILLER & KRIELS, etcetera. |
At Leda, we carry a wide range of values that are priced very attractively. We provide DIYers a practical and affordable avenue to upgrade the sound of their existing speakers and build up high quality crossovers for their speaker projects.
The XPP range is Bennic's premium range of quality metalized polypropylene film capacitors. These capacitors have excellent characteristics and are well-suited for high quality audiophile products such as amplifiers and speaker crossovers. The XPP range offers outstanding value in comparison to other polypropylene capacitors. In the United States and Japan, they even command a premium price over the popular Solen's Fast Capacitors.
Don't just take our word for it! Let your ears be the judge and it'll soon be evident why high quality brands like Sonus Faber, Linn, Dynaudio, Elac, Mission, B & W, etcetera chose to use Bennic's crossover components above all others.
Jantzen CFAC High-End Inductors
No chain is stronger than its weakest link. This is especially so when we speak of loudspeakers, where there is often a cost reduction for crossover inductors. The result is distortion and power loss.
High-end loudspeaker producers overcome this problem by using foil coils, where the copper is flat instead of round. If you take a 1.6 mm˛ copperwire and roll it flat, the copper surface area becomes 12 times larger.
And why is this an advantage?
We know that with rising frequency, the electrons will reach for the surface. This phenomenon is known as power distortion. And this is why we need as large a surface as we can get, so the electrons do not "get squeezed" along the way.
Jantzen Cross Coil gives your loudspeaker ballast in pure copper weight an extremely unexpected low resistance i.e.16 AWG 2.70 mH (0.55 kg Cu) RDC 0.600 Ohm. Coppertape width of 19 mm gives 1.33 mm˛ (16 AWG).
Until recently, the only disadvantage with foil inductors was the price. But with Jantzen Audio´s new production methods and specially constructed machinery, the price has been greatly reduced.
Every single Jantzen Cross Coil goes through specially developed Jantzen Anti-Oxidant Treatment and Measurement, which guarantees lifelong top performance.
A hardwood core makes it possible to wind the coils extra close. This results in a very low magnetoshrinking factor and virtually zero FM distortion, which makes it very close in all respects to an "ideal inductor". The tolerance is +/-3.0% where the normal industry standard is set at +/-5%. Copper purity is 99.99%.
With Jantzen Cross Coil, you have an eminent opportunity to upgrade your existing loudspeaker system, and set them soaring to new performance heights. Sonus Faber, Dynaudio, Spendor and Tannoy are among the high-end Speaker Manufacturers that use Jantzen coils in their products.
SCR KPSN Capacitors
Societe Des Condensateurs Record (SCR) has forty years' experience in the design and production of low and medium voltage capacitors with thin metallised polypropylene for high performance industrial and scientific applications. Its factory is located in Chateauroux, France and with the latest technology as well as wealth of experience, SCR has established itself as a leading OEM manufacturer, making audio capacitors for well known brands such as Solen's Fast Capacitors as well as Axon Capacitors.
The KPSN film and tin foil capacitors are their premier range of audio capacitors and are ideal for preamps, amplifiers as well speaker crossovers. They have non inductive winding and consist of two tin bands seperated by two polypropylene films whose thickness defines the working voltage of the capacitor.
A review of them can be found here
Vifa / Scan-Speak Drivers
Vifa / Scan-Speak produces an impressive array of speaker drivers for Hi-Fi systems and high-end loudspeaker systems.
The Vifa range is extensive and offers very good performance to price ratio. Highly-rated products include D25AG3506, D27TG3506, P13WH0008 (used in Ariel), PL14WJ0908, P17WJ0008, M18WO0908 and PL18WO0908 midbass drivers.
Speaker manufacturers who use Vifa drivers include Vandersteen Audio, PSB, NoRh, PMC, Rogers, Spendor, Dali, Eltax, and Ruark.
The Scan-Speak range is used exclusively in prominent high-end speakers like Sonus Faber, ProAc, Wilson Audio, Wilson Benesch, Naim, NoRh, etcetera. Scan-Speak products are renowned for their excellent performance and premium built quality. Their innovations include Symmetric Drive Systems ( SD, SD1) and double curved non-resonant suspension (all pat. pending).
The incorporation of such innovative advancements with the deliberate selection of only the finest materials with the most natural sound characteristics give Scan-Speak drivers the definitive edge in producing a greater dynamic range, less compression and lower distortion. These are distinctions found only in world-class drivers like Scan-Speak. Such are the sound characteristics that will intensify your listening experience, and bring you one step closer to the elusive Audio Nirvana that audiophiles can only dream of.
For DIYers who demand nothing but the Best, ScanSpeak drivers are the natural choice.
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