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Early B.
02-14-2007, 02:24 AM
I'm looking for a pair of 2-way bookshelf speakers with 8" drivers. Do you guys know of any manufacturers who still make them?

Thanks.
Danny Tse
02-14-2007, 03:05 AM
That's a tough one.

Boston Acoustics still has one bookshelf model with 7" woofers, the VRB.
Chicomoralessxm
02-14-2007, 03:21 AM
that is really tough i know the paradigm titan version5(predesosor Monitor3) is also 7". Thats something worth trying to find......
pearsall001
02-14-2007, 09:02 AM
I'm looking for a pair of 2-way bookshelf speakers with 8" drivers. Do you guys know of any manufacturers who still make them?

Thanks.

What the hell are you up to now Early? LOL!!! :D :D :D
edbert
02-14-2007, 09:31 AM
I have a pair of B@#% 301's that I could sell you! They have an 8 inch driver!

(I hope the self edit above is appropriate since I know that B&#$ is considered a bad word. Sorry for the inappropriate langauge. ;) )
Refefer
02-14-2007, 09:55 AM
What about an MTM designed speaker? Or are you specifying two-way due to size considerations?
dane_peterson
02-14-2007, 10:15 AM
There's the Sonus Faber Concertos w/ 7" drivers as well. That's the best I can do. :\
Early B.
02-14-2007, 10:27 AM
What the hell are you up to now Early? LOL!!! :D :D :D

I'm evaluating unique center channel options.:p
Refefer
02-14-2007, 11:04 AM
I'm evaluating unique center channel options.:p
The taylos not cutting it anymore?
steveinaz
02-14-2007, 11:05 AM
Actually I like Bose 301's for general purpose/patio type systems.
Early B.
02-14-2007, 11:09 AM
The taylos not cutting it anymore?

Are you kiddin' me?
Refefer
02-14-2007, 11:19 AM
Are you kiddin' me?
I hope so. ;)
Emlyn
02-14-2007, 11:22 AM
Don't know of any bookshelfs, but the center channel Revel Performa C52 uses a pair of 8" drivers, but has a midrange and a tweeter. There are other several center channel speakers out there with 8" drivers, but not in a two way design. Think $$$$$ brands to get one of these. A midrange driver to complement the woofer is usually a requirement when using an 8" driver.
steveinaz
02-14-2007, 11:24 AM
I think (could be wrong) that Athena's AS-B1 bookshelf has an 8" woofer...?
Early B.
02-14-2007, 12:24 PM
Don't know of any bookshelfs, but the center channel Revel Performa C52 uses a pair of 8" drivers, but has a midrange and a tweeter. There are other several center channel speakers out there with 8" drivers, but not in a two way design. Think $$$$$ brands to get one of these. A midrange driver to complement the woofer is usually a requirement when using an 8" driver.

That's cool -- 3-way is OK. I mentioned 2-way to rule out full range drivers.

Any DIY designs out there?
unc2701
02-14-2007, 12:33 PM
I think madisound has a 7" scanspeak design that's a knock off of the krell LAT-2 (minus the aluminum cabinet)...
unc2701
02-14-2007, 12:39 PM
Nope, I was wrong. Regardless, give them a call and they can design you a speaker around the drivers you want, but you're getting into weird territory. It'll be hard to get a bookshelf that'll deliver below 40hz, so you'll need a subwoofer, so why kill yourself looking for an bookshelf that'll hit that low?
LuSh
02-14-2007, 12:39 PM
Reference 3A MM DeCapo's
shack
02-14-2007, 12:46 PM
Paradigm MONITOR 3 is a bookshelf with an 8" driver.
jakelm
02-14-2007, 12:49 PM
I have a very old pair of Jennings Research with peerless tweeters and 8" drivers.

Doesnt mean anything. I just wanted to brag. :D :p
Early B.
02-14-2007, 03:26 PM
Paradigm MONITOR 3 is a bookshelf with an 8" driver.

Thanks. That'll do it.
Joey_V
02-14-2007, 05:14 PM
He's up to something alright....
heiney9
02-15-2007, 06:37 PM
I think (could be wrong) that Athena's AS-B1 bookshelf has an 8" woofer...?

Nope. 6.5 inch as well as the AS-B2 and the current models AS-B1.2 and AS-B2.2.

An obvious choice is the classic Monitor 5's. 8" passive and a 2-way design. But they obviously aren't new.
bugner
02-16-2007, 05:31 PM
the Klipsch RB-81's have an eight-inch woofer to go along with the horn. Low-end extension is only 46 hz though. I just sold a pair. Very little bass for such a "big" woofer, at least in my room.
Chicomoralessxm
03-23-2007, 12:51 AM
Paradigm MONITOR 3 is a bookshelf with an 8" driver.
nope i believe its 7" by the way earlyB did you find a 8" woofer that you like???
shack
03-23-2007, 01:11 AM
nope i believe its 7" by the way earlyB did you find a 8" woofer that you like???

I'll have the folks up at Paradigm give you a call so you can set them straight. Those idiots can't even get their own web site correct. :rolleyes:

http://www.paradigm.com/Website/SiteParadigmProduct/ParadigmModels/MonSeriesII/MonitorSpecs.htm
Early B.
03-23-2007, 01:35 AM
nope i believe its 7" by the way earlyB did you find a 8" woofer that you like???

Nah. Decided to go in another direction.
Chicomoralessxm
03-23-2007, 03:36 AM
Opps shack i sit corrected the new v5 is 7.5 though
rt7s
03-24-2007, 11:45 AM
get a used pair, rt7's back in the day were huge though...
zingo
04-04-2007, 03:06 AM
B&W 602s have a 7" driver, but 8" is just hard to come by.
engtaz
04-04-2007, 06:31 AM
Monitor 5's have:
Subwoofer 1 - 8" Diameter (20.32cm)
sub bass radiator
Midrange 1 - 6-1/2" Diameter (16.51cm)
driver
Tweeter 1 - 1" Diameter (2.54cm)
Polk SL2500 dome tweeter

engtaz
ND13
04-04-2007, 10:30 AM
Find ya some "Smaller Advents" in good shape. They have a 9" woofer and are famous for what can be done with a little ingenuity.

One can find a decent pair for under $100, then add another $100 to get the cones refoamed and re-wire the internals(also the "Smallers" have the green "fried-egged" tweeter and the "Largers" have the orange one). Only thing is, they'll need some good, high-current amplification to really make em sing.