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DRIVE UNITS BY MANUFACTURER:
SP-90
The Monacor SP-90 is an 8 inch bass drive unit featuring a pulp cone, a rigid pressed steel chassis, soft foam suspension and a forward ventilated dust cap. A good budget choice for general replacement duties; can be mounted on the front or rear of the baffle.
Resonant frequency (fs) | 45 Hz | Nominal impedance (Zn) | 8 Ω |
Mechanical Q factor (Qms) | 3.36 |
DC resistance (Re) | 6.5 Ω |
Electrical Q factor (Qes) | 0.68 | Max power handling | 70W |
Total Q factor (Qts) | 0.57 | Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) | 92 dB |
Equivalent volume (Vas) | 42L | Chassis diameter (pincushion style) |
205 mm |
SP-90
I purchased 6 off Manacor SP-90 Bass speakers to replace the speakers in my 30-year-old Wharfedale Valdus 500 tower speakers. The foam suspension had deteriorated into pieces. With a little bit of fettling the SP-90’s fitted and they sound even better than the original speakers. The PDF datasheet on the website was a great help in choosing these speakers. I would highly recommend Willy’s Hi-Fi as the service was first-rate.
Thanks for the review Roy !
Will & Caroline
Got two of these SP 90's to replace some 30 year old, faded and worn out, Technics bass speakers in my 3-way. What a difference, with the right amount of wadding in place, these two little monkeys pack a right punch!....
Thanks for the review Paul!
Will & Caroline
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I needed to renew the foam fabric around my JR149 loudspeakers. Age and UV light had caused them to start disintegrating - not helped when one of our cats decided to assist with her own paws!!
Googled and up came Willy's details. I confirmed that I needed two of the "large" sheets and paid by Paypal. Order promptly dispatched and JR149s cosmetically restored!
As always, items arrived nicely packed and promptly.
I purchased these as substitutes for another driver that was used in a transmission line design. The old drivers had way too high a Q and sounded a bit boomy.
I chose these mainly because the diameter was exactly the same as the original drivers, meaning no cabinet reworking :)
They behaved very well in the transmission line cabinet and don't exhibit any peaks or nulls in the response. Very easy to work with and the 2nd order crossover couldn't be much simpler, crossed at around 2.4K which was mainly determined by the DT105 tweeter I was using, the drivers blend really well together.
Overall these are a very good sounding driver with a natural and neutral sound.
For those interested, I have included pictures of the speaker, crossover and measurements.
Tip: Run these drivers in before measuring and designing the crossover!
Good service well packed
I've needed something like this for years, fantastic product and a lovely company to deal with. Won't be my last purchase from them
It was a nice experience to send the old filters to the UK (from the Netherlands) and get them surprisingly fast back (taking the overseas shipment into account). At first I did it wrong since I also replaced the drivers that could also be connected in a 4/6 Ohm (double coil). But after correcting and calibrating my receiver the speakers sounded great.
Thanks!