1850 Vs. Martin Audio WSX
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Forum Name: 1850 and 186 horns
Forum Description: Discussion / Questions about the 1850 and 186 horns
URL: https://forum.speakerplans.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15686
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Topic: 1850 Vs. Martin Audio WSX
Posted By: justamadman
Subject: 1850 Vs. Martin Audio WSX
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 2:50pm
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both void loaded, outdoors, lots of people, dnb and breaks, opinions please ------------- in front of the bass bins baby |
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Posted By: Jake_Fielder
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 3:02pm
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http://www.speakerplans.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=561 -
I think theres been one of these before.....
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Posted By: justamadman
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 3:26pm
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safe jake
------------- in front of the bass bins baby |
Posted By: Jake_Fielder
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 3:30pm
| I havent read it recently so it might not answer your question properly, but hopefully it will help a bit.... |
Posted By: tb_mike
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 8:40pm
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on paper,for dnb and breaks,id prefer the wsx. Need the 40hz F3. Never heard an 1850 down here though. |
Posted By: MarjanM
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 9:32pm
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+ 1 on WSX
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Posted By: Michaeltandy
Date Posted: 12 September 2008 at 9:39pm
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New to the forum but will be posting a lot more and also building my own boxes, subs and tops, plan to follow soon, but work with 4x martin audio wsx subs and 4x martin w8c mid/hi, and had the choice of that a nexo and void system and went with the martin, the tops are beautiful and sweet and the subs are just lovely on the chest. ------------- m.j.tandy |
Posted By: everdark
Date Posted: 13 September 2008 at 6:57am
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i've tested wsx with 1850 drivers a month ago. no miracles. sounded awfull. hard to carry
------------- music is the only language I really know |
Posted By: CHAMPION
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 8:20am
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WSX all the way ------------- Sticks n Stones |
Posted By: Static Age
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 12:56pm
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but from a DIY point of view the 1850 horn is alot easier build.
has anyone built or have any thoughts on this
http://forums.audiofanzine.com/index,idtopic,341198,idsearch,0,idcat,45015.html - http://forums.audiofanzine.com/index,idtopic,341198,idsearch,0,idcat,45015.html
Link courtesy of Tekasis ------------- 
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Posted By: ceharden
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 1:36pm
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They are different horns so it depends what characteristics you want. The 1850 horn will have a harder sound, possibly slightly louder but limited in it's low end frequency response. The WSX is more of an all-rounder with a longer horn path and therefore more low extension. For hard dance music the 1850 is probably what you want but the WSX will sound good with a wider range of music and definitely cope with DnB better than the 1850. |
Posted By: Michaeltandy
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 2:35pm
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I've been messing around a lot this weekend at the works unit, We have a a couple of dual 18" subs with the speakers facing each other inside the cab in a V, Although we are talking about the 1850's and WSX sub, if you want sheer battering ram of low end stick a couple of 1000 watt rms 18' subs together and see what happens, when i get the chance i will plan them up on spec sheet, see what you guys think. ------------- m.j.tandy |
Posted By: toastyghost
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 2:41pm
Four cabs, red 1850, blue WSX, green a contender. Not my sims mind. |
Posted By: ceharden
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 2:50pm
| That's the same cab, three different drivers rather than different cabs. Resonances wouldn't be in the same place otherwise. |
Posted By: adambomb
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 2:56pm
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I think that is actually a WSX - 1850 - Contender plot.. going by the file name... I think that's one of SimonRs models from FSP btw. ------------- http://www.freespeakerplans.com" rel="nofollow - www.freespeakerplans.com |
Posted By: Deadbeat
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 3:22pm
SimonR's models are quite conservative regarding the real thing - I know for a fact that WSXs go a bit lower than that. Have discussed it with him extensively, actually, and attempted to come up with a model that would reflect a WSX's properties. His actually predicted better response higher up for the WSX...It's a bit complicated how the WSX is completely different in real life, but as long as one understands this, it's all OK. ------------- Away on extended leave. |
adambomb wrote:Posted By: MarjanM
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 3:39pm
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+1 WSX goes down to 40Hz ------------- Marjan Milosevic MM-Acoustics www.mm-acoustics.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/MM-Acoustics/608901282527713 |
Posted By: levyte357
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 10:38pm
+1 Search New projects forum for wsx, and you will read Chilli's account of How WSXs sound, not how they model.  ------------- "Who am I? I'm the guy who does his job.. You must be the other guy". |
Posted By: FUBARD303
Date Posted: 19 January 2009 at 11:40pm
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Am I searching inadequately? Where are the WSX plans?
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Posted By: geritass
Date Posted: 20 January 2016 at 8:49pm
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Posted By: all bass
Date Posted: 20 January 2016 at 9:02pm
Post from 2009... He might have it sorted by now.  ------------- https://www.instagram.com/my_modular_journey/ |
Posted By: MastaP345
Date Posted: 15 January 2018 at 5:09am
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Sorry for reviving and old thread, but anyone with experience or anyone with the ability to sim, would a rcf L18P400 perform well in a WSX? ------------- "Do you know what it means to have a Revolution" |
Posted By: Hemisphere
Date Posted: 15 January 2018 at 8:52am
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