TL 1102 equivalentt

[pw8888]

Hi to everyone on board,

I am on a project right now to create a mid sized speaker based on a TAD 2001 Driver and horns.
I want to create a 2 way system based "probably" on a pair of tl 1102 per side.

Could anyone tell me or advise me an EQUIVALENT ?
Gauss 3184 ?
Anything else worth trying ?
I WANT a paper cone. And alnico.
No other substitute please. Matter of taste
Thanks for your help....

Phil;):D:D

[pos]

The AL-1103 is supposed to be a very good replacement:
http://www.akoustik.fr/ficheproduit.php?RubID=5&ProdID=55&r=Woofer&p=AL-1103

It is made by Davis for Akoustik, and designed by a french contractor to replace the TAD TL1102

[pw8888]

yes i am aware of it.
just spoke to the TAD rep in France.
Anything else out there ?
Any experience with other drivers ?
;);)

[pos]

No direct experience, but the JBL 1200Fe is highly regarded (and distortion plots (http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?21713-1200fe-8) are very impressive), but it is a ferrite driver.

If you want to stay with alnico magnets you will likely only find vintage drivers, like the Altec/great plains audio...

But while we are a t it, if you like alnico magnet maybe you would like field coil drivers even better:
http://www.kilimanjaro-series.com/
Supravox also comes to mind

Another option would be to commission Davis to build a special version of the 31TCA12 with an alnico magnet (similar to the unobtainable JMF version (http://www.jmf-audio.com/woofer_en.htm)), but the price will likely be similar to the AL1103 (and probably even higher for only 4 drivers on special order...).
EDIT: oups, forgot you only wanted paper cones!

[pw8888]

No direct experience, but the JBL 1200Fe is highly regarded (and distortion plots (http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?21713-1200fe-8) are very impressive), but it is a ferrite driver.

If you want to stay with alnico magnets you will likely only find vintage drivers, like the Altec/great plains audio...

But while we are a t it, if you like alnico magnet maybe you would like field coil drivers even better:
http://www.kilimanjaro-series.com/
Supravox also comes to mind

Another option would be to commission Davis to build a special version of the 31TCA12 with an alnico magnet (similar to the unobtainable JMF version (http://www.jmf-audio.com/woofer_en.htm)), but the price will likely be similar to the AL1103 (and probably even higher for only 4 drivers on special order...).
EDIT: oups, forgot you only wanted paper cones!


thanks for your help ... i wil see with all those different possibility !!
i contacted the kilimanjaro guys ... no answers yet...
will keep you posted on this and once i am further into the project will share and explain in details...
thanks

[pos]

Hi pw8888

How did your project turn out?
What driver did you end up with?

[kamonjira]

Please consider W300AII from Fostex. Datasheet can be found in Madisound.com