Twincam Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Anyone use or have used this driver?. Seems to be a good price and fairly well specced. This model has a low power handling but good enough for my needs. I don't think I've used anything with a Fane driver fitted. Are they any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I think Phil Starr had mentioned that he's used it, but that the spec had changed in the last few years. The current version looks useful for sealed cabs, perhaps less so for ported ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Phil is convinced that the specs on that driver changed dramatically at some point. The 10-300 models well for a PA cab but Phil thinks it is lacking something as a bass speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Hi, it looks like they've changed the design of this speaker again. I've just compared today's spec sheet with that of 2008 when I bought my speakers and one from about 4 years ago and on each the specs vary by enough to need a redesign of a suitable cab. The latest specs claim an improved excursion (Xmax) of 5mm compared to 3.2mm a few years back but Qts which is important in fitting the cab to the speaker has gone up to 0.65 from 0.5 in the latest version http://www.fane-international.com/prod_details.aspx?pid=534 . This means it is no longer suitable for a ported cab and in a sealed cab will have a bit of an upper bass hump and reduced bass extension. It has a pleasant sounding hump in the upper mids though and might sound quite nice as a 4x10 or 8x10, sort of Ampeg like. It's not far off being a clone of the Eminence Alpha 10. The 10-300 seems to have been a more stable design but has a very flat response making it a bit colourless as a driver in it's own right. This is from personal experience. It has a really well controlled bottom end but I'd only use it with a horn of some sort if I wanted to use it for bass. It has a huge magnet for a 10 so weighs quite a lot as a 2x10. Shame as the 2008 version of the 10-125 had a great sound for bass and I still use mine in a 2x10. I'd currently go for the Beyma SM110 as the best value cheap 10" speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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