It’s our pleasure to announce the recent completion of the NE family of drivers. This fall we chose to “fill in the blanks” on the woofer and subwoofer side of the family, by introducing the following variations:
- 8 ohm voice coils
- Heat sinks
The 8 ohm voice coils allow for the use of NE woofers in loudspeaker systems arranged in a “D’Appolito Configuration” or MTM configuration. The 8 ohm models thus add more design options for the systems engineer.
The heat sink fits onto the back of the u-yoke, nesting into the cutaways present in the basket. This provides additional heat sink capacity, above that already provided by the cast aluminium basket itself.
NE woofer with added heat sink.
The heat sink adds additional thermal mass and thermal dissipation capacity. What does this do?
- Effect: ~20% extension in the thermal time constant of the drivers (depending upon specific model and test conditions)…a significant benefit for Nd motor woofers.
- Effect: drivers run cooler (~ 10°C on the outside of the motor, and higher inside the motor, depending on specific model and test conditions).
- Effect: improved power handling…in all cases, the power handling rating, in power test conditions, was increased by adding the heat sink (a 33% increase in certain similar test conditions for the smallest of the drivers).
- Benefit: Improved thermal power handling → improved thermal compression conditions → improved listening experience.
All of the models listed below are now available from Tymphany, in the marketplace, either through our sales team or through our distributors.
