I came across eclipses 3 way offering with a really small midrange speaker... this sounds very interesting, any thoughts?



RMS power handling: 100W
Max. power handling: 300W
Sensitivity (1Watt/meter) SPL: 88dB
Crossover frequencies:
woofer/midrange 1400Hz,
midrange/tweeter 5kHz
Mounting Depth: 2-7/8




Woofer driver
solid aluminum cone
(SC8365: 6-1/2)
(SC8355: 5-1/4)
Aluminum diecast baskets
Santoprene surround
Porous flat spider
Aluminum voice coil former
Very narrow voice coil gaps
Vented pole piece

Midrange driver
1-1/2 solid aluminum hard dome
Neodymium magnet
Aluminum voice coil former
Ferro-fluid cooled
Flush-mounting kit Tweeter
3/4 solid aluminum hard dome
Neodymium magnet
Aluminum voice coil former
Ferro-fluid cooling
Flush-mounting kit

Tweeter
3/4 solid aluminum hard dome
Neodymium magnet
Aluminum voice coil former
Ferro-fluid cooling
Flush-mounting kit


Crossover
Audiophile-grade, speaker-specific matched component passive crossover with clear lexan cover
12dB/octave high-pass, 6dB/octave low-pass Butterworth Optimum Q crossover filters
OFC wirewound air core inductors and metallized polypropylene capacitors
Tweeter protection circuit
Variable tweeter sensitivity (-3dB/0dB/+3dB)

 

excellent sound, great system, and reasonably priced for what you get, plus very versatile installation.

 

DLS has a 3" midrange, but i cant say anything about it, perhaps someone here can comment?

 

Listened to the DLS 3-way's a few times - once in Tom's X5. Very nice and laid back. I'd totally recommend it. Dynaudio also has a 3-way setup (340) that has a 3" Dome. Heard that setup a long time ago and is also a very nice sounding 3-way. Don't think anyone deals AVI in Ottawa but they also have a 3-way with a 2" dome. These all are soft domes btw... don't think I've heard a metal dome I ever liked. Always sounded too bright for my tastes... though I haven't heard that eclipse before.

Good luck with speaker hunt!

 

Thanks for your opinion, I think I should stay clear from metal anything here to.

 

how about the Buwalda Hybrid 3" ?

 

Morel Elate 3 way
Dynaudio 3 way
AVI BSM Tristar
Morel also makes a 2" dome that you could build a 3 way around

 

Usher 9845 dome mid. Usher actually has some great drivers. After listening at CES 5 years ago I was sold on their company. Great Scan Speak knockoffs. I have their 8945 7" midrange/bass driver and 9950 tweet. I just realized they're sold on Parts Express and the prices are quite good. Perfect if you're running electronic x-overs.