alnico/ferrite compressiondrivers
ok! this has probably been nagged about before but here we go!
i was just wondering about the diffrences between the 2421 (alnico) and say the 2425 (ferrite) sound?. the cores i mean.
should i expect higher performance with the 2425 core?
i heard the diffrence between the 116a alnico in l-19 and the 116h in 4301b. it was like day and night. ok not the exact same cabinets but...
Alnico vs ferrite vs Neodymium!
I say you can hear differences between different magnetic material! My latest exploration of this was the TAD 4001 ( alnico ) vs the TAD 4002 ( neodymium ) and both use the exact same diaphragm, but sound so very different from each other!
The JBL 2441 vs the JBL 2445! Another buisiness down here that has big sound used the 2441J and switched to the 2445J. Ron didnt care for them, and put the 2441 diaphragms in the 45,s! Still they didnt sound like the 2441,s! I heard it, he heard it, and his sound engineer heard it!
The JBL 2402,s! I have some alnico 2402,s and when I got them had them rediaphragmed, and sent em to JBL for a remag! I have A/B,d them against my 2402H and can hear difference between the two types! The alnico bullet seems to have a finer sounding top end, more jingly and airy, while the ferrite 2402 has that raspier sound, Tss Tss Tss! But i can always hear a difference between the two types! Im not saying you cant get ferrite drivers to sound good, they can sound great, but I can hear a difference between the magnet types!