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| Manufacturer |
Model |
Enclosure Type |
Powered /Unpowered |
Frequency Response |
Woofer Size/Type |
Midrange Size/Type |
Tweeter Size/Type |
Cabinet Dimensions (Inches) |
Price (Per Pair) |
| PMC |
TB2S-A |
Transmission line |
Powered |
35 Hz 25 kHz |
6.5" domed-cast Mg |
N/A |
1" fabric soft dome |
8x16x12 |
$2,850 |
| Quested |
S6 |
Infinite baffle |
Powered |
75 Hz 22 kHz ( 2 dB) |
5" high excursion cast chassis |
N/A |
1 1/8" soft dome |
6.75x11.25x9.5 |
$1,390 |
| Quested |
S7 |
Ported |
Powered |
65 Hz 22 kHz ( 2 dB) |
6.5" custom |
N/A |
1 1/8" soft dome |
9.5x13.75x12 |
$1,990 |
| Quested |
S8 |
Ported |
Powered |
50 Hz 20 kHz ( 2 dB) |
8" custom |
N/A |
1 1/8" |
12x16.75x13.75 |
$2,990 |
| Quested |
H108 |
Bass reflex |
Unpowered |
55 Hz 18 kHz |
8" custom |
N/A |
1.125" high -frequency soft dome |
15x9x9 |
$2,300 |
| Requisite Audio |
27D |
Ported |
Powered |
38Hz 22 kHz |
7" magnesium |
N/A |
1" silk dome |
22x10x15 |
$8,000 |
| Roland |
DS-5 24-bit Digital |
Ported bass reflex |
Powered |
78 Hz 23 kHz ( 3 dB) |
5" foamed polyprop. cone |
N/A |
0.75" soft dome |
11.63x7.25x10.56 |
$458 |
| Roland |
DS-7 24-bit
Digital |
Ported bass reflex |
Powered |
68 Hz 23 kHz ( 3 dB) |
6.5" foamed polyprop. cone |
N/A |
0.75" soft dome |
8.25x12.13x13.25 |
$698 |
| Roland |
DS-8 24-bit Digital |
Bass reflex |
Powered |
Flat, user -adjustable settings |
8" polypropylene cone |
N/A |
1" soft dome |
10x14.5x16 |
$1,158 |
| Samson |
Rubicon 5a |
Ported reflex |
powered |
58 Hz 27 kHz |
5.25" butyl poly |
N/A |
1" x 2" ribbon |
13.22x7.9x8.54 |
$449 |
| Samson |
Rubicon 6a |
Ported reflex |
75W low/25W high |
57Hz 27 kHz |
6.5" butyl poly |
N/A |
1" x 2" ribbon |
13.23x9.25x9.8 |
$559 |
| Samson |
Resolv 65 |
Tuned, slotted port |
Unpowered |
45 Hz 30 kHz ( 5 dB) |
6.5" polypropylene |
N/A |
1" titanium dome |
13.75x9.25x10 |
$279 |
| Samson |
Resolv 120a |
Ported reflex |
Powered |
24 Hz 200 kHz ( 5 dB) |
10" treated paper |
N/A |
N/A |
15x14.75x18.5 |
$279 |
| Samson |
Resolv 50a |
Tuned, slotted port |
Powered |
60 Hz 30 kHz ( 5 dB) |
5" polypropylene |
N/A |
1" titanium dome |
12x8x9.5 |
$280 |
| Samson |
Resolv 65a |
Tuned, slotted port |
Powered |
54 Hz 30 kHz ( 5 dB) |
6.5" polypropylene |
N/A |
1" titanium dome |
13.75x9.25x10.75 |
$399 |
| Samson |
Resolv 80a |
Tuned, slotted port |
Powered |
50 Hz 26 kHz ( 5 dB) |
8" polypropylene |
N/A |
1" titanium dome |
16x11.25x13 |
$539 |
| Sound Control Room |
Spatial One |
Diffuse tweeter, rear vent |
Unpowered |
50Hz 20 kHz |
6.5" polypropylene |
N/A |
Inverted cone Kevlar |
16x12x7.5 |
$1,200 |
| Studer |
A1 |
Ported |
Powered |
58 Hz 22 kHz |
5.6" |
N/A |
2.75" |
9x6x7 |
$1,590 |
| Studer |
A3 |
Ported |
Powered |
43 Hz 23 kHz |
8.5" |
N/A |
4" |
16x10x12 |
$3,790 |
| Studer |
A5 |
Ported |
Powered |
38 Hz 23 kHz |
9.9" |
5.6" |
3.9" |
23.2x12.6x15 |
TBA |
| Tannoy |
TS8 Subwoofer |
Sealed |
Powered |
Low Frequency resp. 32 Hz |
8" bass driver |
N/A |
N/A |
11.5x11.5x10 |
$459 each |
| Tannoy |
TS10 Subwoofer |
Sealed |
Powered |
Low Frequency resp. 29 Hz |
10" bass |
N/A |
N/A |
12.7x11.3x11.3 |
$629 each |
| Tannoy |
TS12 Subwoofer |
Sealed |
Powered |
Low Freq.Resp. 26 Hz |
12" bass driver |
N/A |
N/A |
14.6x13.1x13.1 |
$919 each |
| Tannoy |
Ellipse 8 |
Ported |
Powered |
40 Hz 50 kHz |
8" dual concentric |
N/A |
1" wideband |
14.6x18.13x13.75 |
$3,158 |
| Tannoy |
Ellipse 8 iDP |
Bass reflex |
Powered |
40 Hz 50 kHz |
8" dual concentric |
N/A |
1" wideband |
14.6x18.2x14.2 |
$5,405 |
| Tannoy |
Ellipse 10 |
Ported |
Powered |
30 Hz 50 kHz |
N/A |
N/A |
10" dual concentric |
16.6x21.25x15 |
$4,078 |
| Tannoy |
Ellipse 10 iDP |
Bass reflew |
Powered |
33 Hz 50 kHz |
10" dual concentric |
N/A |
1" wideband |
16.6x21.2x15.4 |
$6,325 |
| Tannoy |
Reveal 5A |
Bass reflex |
Powered |
65 Hz 30 kHz |
5" paper pulp cone |
N/A |
1" neodymium magnet system |
N/A |
$798 each |
| Tannoy |
Reveal 6 |
Bass reflex |
Unpowered |
65 Hz 51 kHz |
6" paper pulp cone |
N/A |
1" titanium dome |
N/A |
$458 |
| Tannoy |
Reveal 66 |
Bass reflex |
Unpowered |
68 Hz 51 kHz |
6" paper pulp cone |
N/A |
1" titanium dome |
N/A |
$678 |
| Manufacturer |
Model |
Enclosure Type |
Powered /Unpowered |
Frequency Response |
Woofer Size/Type |
Midrange Size/Type |
Tweeter Size/Type |
Cabinet Dimensions (Inches) |
Price (Per Pair) |
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