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DRIVE UNITS BY MANUFACTURER:
SPH-6M
Categories: 6-8 inch Bass / Midrange Speakers Monacor Drive Units
The Monacor SPH-6M is a high quality long excursion bass / midrange drive unit featuring a damped low-resonance polypropylene cone, a robust smooth cast alloy chassis with 6 mounting holes, butyl rubber suspension, a large high efficiency magnet and a ventilated centre pole.
For general applications in compact bass-reflex and infinite baffle designs.
These also work very well in transmission line enclosures.
We stock 2 other versions of this unit:
8 inch version: Monacor SPH-8M
5 inch version: Monacor SPH-5M
| Resonant frequency (fs) | 39 Hz | Nominal impedance (Zn) | 8 Ω |
| Mechanical Q factor (Qms) | 2.26 | DC resistance (Re) | 6.3 Ω |
| Electrical Q factor (Qes) | 0.35 | Max power handling | 120W |
| Total Q factor (Qts) | 0.30 | Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) | 88 dB |
| Equivalent volume (Vas) | 17.6L | Chassis diameter | 180 mm |
SPH6M
Just as expected. Works perfectly as a subwoofer @400Hz in a mono bi-amped active internet radio set up in my study. Thanks!
Thanks for the review !
Will & Caroline
I paired these with a Vifa/Peerless XT25 tweeters (there is a review on the tweeter) and was mildly surprised and pleased with the result.
The aim was to find a driver that could fit in a small cabinet and not sacrifice too much bass response, these fit the bill perfectly.
Took a while to get the crossover right, but once that was sorted, these really do have a nice sound, Better than nice in fact. I ended up with an incredibly flat response and a very pleasing articulate clean sound. Nothing stands out and nothing is missing.
Do these need a sub? Yes if you really want to delve into the depths.... But with a bit of room gain, (get them closer to the walls), these still sound controlled and smooth and would make a perfect small stand mount or even studio monitor.
I am not aware if these drivers are a replacement for anything out there, but as a DIY speaker, they are very good and easy to mount as they already have a nice beauty ring.
At some point I'll get round to trying the 5" and 8" versions...... :)
Thanks for the review !
Will & Caroline
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Product as described, easy to cut & fit.
On reflection having now fitted the foam, I wish it was 15mm to 18mm or even 20mm thick. This is not a complaint. For a small speaker under 30cm high it’s perfect. For a larger speaker I feel a thicker sponge would hold its structure more pleasingly, its aesthetics, but important for the finished look.
I’ve been building my own home cinema as a complete DIY project and reached the stage where I needed some decent acoustic foam for my speaker panels (also DIY!) so I picked up 3 large sheets from here. They were sent quickly, packed well and moreover, are of excellent quality. With them being folded into the shipping box they were slightly creased but after leaving them out overnight on a flat surface, the creases fell out completely. They’re now in place and doing their job brilliantly. Cheers Willys Hifi!
The crossover was constructed well, I just need to figure out the best way to attach it to my Kef Concertos as they are bigger than the ones supplied by Kef that are mounted on the front of the baffle board.
Very nice deep bass look amazing with my custom made speaker
Great speedy delivery and very easy to fit. The plastic in my drivers had perished and they had suffered one too many parties! No need to make any adjustments (someone above did suggest that). I just screwed them in and the foam compressed into place. Before and after below (before I changed speaker number 2). Thank you!
