New Toys - Fane Sovereign Pro 15-600LF
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Topic: New Toys - Fane Sovereign Pro 15-600LF
Posted By: levyte357
Subject: New Toys - Fane Sovereign Pro 15-600LF
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 12:53am
Just received delivery of 4x of these,   Will be trying them in HD15s this week....  ------------- "Who am I? I'm the guy who does his job.. You must be the other guy". |
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Posted By: Szorn
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 2:01am
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Would like to hear the results, apparently they can give the PD's a run for their money.
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Posted By: Calculus
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 2:30am
just got 4 also.. initial response to them is they apear well built big magnets strong looking cones... can see the cost cutting went on the pressed steel chasis rather than cast... but still its really thick pressed steel. They certainly don't look like they're gonna fall apart. quite impressed by sound in one of my piramid boxes also. |
levyte357 wrote:Posted By: chris_k
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 8:52am
The Pro ones are cast chassis. Pressed ones are the normal Sovereign |
Posted By: Saul
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 9:12am
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how did these go lev? |
Posted By: bassmish
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 9:35am
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I've just got 2 of these too!!
Looking forward to trying them out :) |
Posted By: levyte357
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 10:28am
Been such a lazy @!$#, have only tried 2x of them in some 2x15 reflex cabs at home... Madness... Warm and deep straight out the box...  Had another look at the HD15 sims, and so exchanged the other 2x drivers for Sovereign Pro 15-500, as graph dictated smoother response. I'll compare the 2x different types, and report. All drivers provided by Mr PauliePaul of course. ------------- "Who am I? I'm the guy who does his job.. You must be the other guy". |
Posted By: Saul
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 10:34am
very helpful chap, i plan to be buying a lot more from him in the coming months... get ready paul!
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Posted By: silworm
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 11:48am
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Lev, do you reckon these drivers will be a good substitute for PD1550 in a reflex box?? Also, would a Proline 3000 drive 4 of these easily doing 80-300Hz? |
Posted By: levyte357
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 12:08pm
Never heard PD1550 in reflex, only in Turbo 215s, and Shanti Wbins, so don't know. But the Fanes seem to be very strong drivers.
Easily. ------------- "Who am I? I'm the guy who does his job.. You must be the other guy". |
Posted By: CHAMPION
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 11:07pm
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i dont think the fane can match the PD range of 15's, not when the Fane costs 70 quid !
I would accept any "LF" driver to have the ripple cone.
Lev i bet that Fane sounds very musical and promising, but it wont drop nothing like the pd1550
The New Fane 15 can be compared to the Eminance 15" range ..some of the new Fane range will match or better the Eminance range.
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Posted By: Calculus
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 3:01am
yeah i knew that already, wasn't paying a great deal of attention to the post obviously. but is that the only difference??? Anyway the pressed steel chasis look pretty tough so i'm not that worried.. they may even be slightly lighter because of it. |
Posted By: ArthurG
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 3:33am
The pro has longer voice coil (26mm vs 18mm) so higher xmax and greater bass control at high excursion
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Posted By: ArthurG
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 3:39am
No. Fane is way way above of the similar priced Eminance (in terms of musicality, frequency response and cone quality). In the pro entry level stuff, no one is close to Fane now. Kudos to Mark and his team  PS: I have compared Kappa 15LFA vs Sov 15-600LF and Kappa Pro 15LF2 vs Sov Pro 15-600LF. |
Posted By: Jim Ski
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 3:45am
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ArthurG: Sure would be nice to hear these new drivers in some boxes! BTW You have a PM  |
Posted By: Calculus
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 3:53am
aha its in the xmax 5.5mm compared to 6.9mm think the difference may not be so bad for me then. |
Posted By: mattd
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 10:50am
| very interested to find out how these work in hd15s still not got around to loaded my hd215s yet |
Posted By: silastristan
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 12:09pm
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Looking forward how to use them. had them before.
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Posted By: mattd
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 1:31pm
| is either one (pro/non pro) better suited to the HD15 in terms of specs i don't know how to tell? i may end up buying some of these |
Posted By: Szorn
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 1:54pm
I'm getting 2x15" 500W Pros soon. Well, tomorrow actually. I'll pop them in my reflex cab and let you know how it goes 
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Posted By: studio45
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 5:58pm
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I have just been building some 15" bandpass horns and had the opportunity to test the Sov Pro 15-500LF against the Eminence Kappa Pro 15LF and also an old ME15-300B. The Sovereign sounded a lot better to my ears, clearer and more purposeful. It also feels and looks lot better built. I told the client this and he's mildly annoyed that the new driver beats his old ones...cos now he feels like he has to pay for the Fanes! ------------- Studio45 - Repairs & Building Commotion Soundsystem -Mobile PA |
Posted By: markie
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 7:35pm
The general consensus seems to be that HD15 drivers should have a minimum X-Max of 5.5mm. The sovereign 15-600LF qualifies on that basis but the Pro version is 6.9mm so would presumably be better. ------------- If it's got wheels or tits it's gonna cost a fortune |
Posted By: levyte357
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 8:38pm
The sims I have done for HD15s, clearly show Sovereign Pro 15-500 to have smoother, flatter response than either Sov Pro 15-600LF or PD154. Which is why I swapped back 2x of my new Pro 15-600LFs for 2x Pro 15-500. Will do the comparison this week or next, and report back. ------------- "Who am I? I'm the guy who does his job.. You must be the other guy". |
Posted By: mattd
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 10:18pm
good work ! look forward to hearing results.
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Posted By: Saul
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 10:25pm
| remember things can turn out quite different to what HR says |
Posted By: Tekasis
Date Posted: 25 April 2011 at 3:46pm
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Any reports on these Fane Sovereign Pro 500 & 600LF drivers?
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Posted By: teeth
Date Posted: 10 May 2022 at 6:55pm
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nice bit of necro here, but i've had 2x 600LF (non pro) in my HD15's for a few events, the results have been underwhelming i think the issues lie in my DSP programming, and the fact the drivers are woodscrewed in ;) i'm getting 2 more soon, so will try and nice block of HD15's as the maker intended i will be nutting them in properly too, and also using some yoga mat around them to seal them in. will report back :)
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Posted By: levyte357-
Date Posted: 11 May 2022 at 10:06am
I always found ES18s, even with fairly budget drivers, superior to HD15s, in every way. ------------- Global Depopulation - Alive and Killing. |
Posted By: teeth
Date Posted: 18 October 2022 at 11:25pm
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i don't think it's fair to compare 15's and 18's in that fashion really but i'm sure they are back on the thread, i'm throwing sovs in almost anything these days and they actually perform pretty decently in anything i chuck them in best 15 for the price out there? in my opinion, yes |