Suitable OTop 12 driver alternatives

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Bigrob1234
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Suitable OTop 12 driver alternatives

#1 Post by Bigrob1234 »

Hi all, I live in Australia which makes it a huge pain to buy literally anything. I've been looking for other alternatives to the classic Eminece drivers used as u cannot get them in Australia for a reasonable price (usually shipping is atleast 200-300 aud). Anyways, you can get the Faital Pro 12FH520 drivers for a decent price. I know this driver was already talked about in another discussion but from what I read it's suitability wasn't really concluded. If anyone has any recommendation from where/ what drivers I should get, that would be greatly appreciated.

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Tom Smit
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#2 Post by Tom Smit »

All the specs fit, which is a good thing. The only thing is the lack of rising response. However, it is not a terrible response either. Here are two links which show the response of the Faital and the DeltaPro12. In my opinion only, I think that the Faital will not disappoint.
https://www.parts-express.com/pedocs/sp ... ations.pdf
https://www.parts-express.com/pedocs/sp ... -sheet.pdf
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Re: Suitable OTop 12 driver alternatives

#3 Post by Bigrob1234 »

Tom Smit wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:06 pm In my opinion only, I think that the Faital will not disappoint.
https://www.parts-express.com/pedocs/sp ... ations.pdf
https://www.parts-express.com/pedocs/sp ... -sheet.pdf
Thanks alot for the speedy response, I was slightly concerned about some of the specs such as qts being 0.29 when the minimum in the build plans is 0.3. I also struggled to find some of the other specs for the fatial. But I'm feeling alot more confident now!!

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#4 Post by Bruce Weldy »

I believe the rising mids requirement is less of an issue with the 1.2K crossover CD option.

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Re: Suitable OTop 12 driver alternatives

#5 Post by Camillo »

Would These be an alternative? Reason is i can get them fairly cheap, unused second hand for about 9-13$/piece and he is selling 20 of them. Dont know if they would fit the horn. Would arraying be an option?
http://oem.ciare.com/en/440/318/prodotti.php

Does the wattage of 20w (40w) make it unusable?
Or perhaps the sensitivity?. Fs is a bit lower than asd.
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