Best Current Production Drivers for Tube Amp?

[Mcmankind06]

Your question is kinda hard to answer because there are a lot of good choices for your HIFI set-up.

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[artsound]

Yes, you're right, there isn't any compare between 1" and 2" throat driver. But, we still have some advantage when using 1" driver, in my opinion.

1. When you have listen room about 40 m2 (~47.8396 yard2), 2" is the very best choice, but if it is under 20m2, 1" driver will be better.

2. If it is your first JBL project, just go step by step, 1" is the first choice. You have used it till you would build seven ranges speakers system.

3. If you have limited audio budget, get 1". They can go very well even with 10" woofer and/ or 15" woofer.

4. Your opinions.....

[Zilch]

4. Your opinions.....

1.5".

Mintogawaman's talking HiFi two-way here. Mr. Widget has highlighted the disconnect. There's issues:

1) Two-way Olympus sucks, sonically.

2) Paragon's a three-way. By contemporary standards, it sucks too.

In which context, 1" vs. 2" is kinda moot, not to mention the diaphragm material.

HiFi two-ways are a different game, with different rules; replicating "Vintage" sound is easy - use vintage stuff, OR, throw a 2426J on a 2370A and call it done.

[But don't call it "HiFi...."]