compression drivers

For the February 2020 edition of Voice Coil magazine, Vance Dickason characterizes a new Radian ferrite compression driver. The Test Bench focus on Radian's 835PB ferrite 1.4” aluminum diaphragm compression driver. After reviewing several of Radian’s neodymium series of compression drivers, Dickason characterized the 835PB and noted how this driver continues to have the expected rich feature set that is the hallmark of the company.

For the October 2017 Test Bench, Dickason characterizes the 745NEOBe, a pro sound 1.4” beryllium compression driver from Radian Audio. Radian, based in California, is a major player in the OEM loudspeaker component business, with more than three decades of success under its belt, now benefiting from new ownership, management team, and investment from Fortune Sound, Inc., led by Dwight Tobiano. For this Test Bench, Radian Audio sent its new beryllium diaphragm 745NEOBe compression driver, together with its 745NEO iteration using an aluminum diaphragm for comparison, which costs six times less. The test focuses on the Radian 745NEOBe, but Dickason provides interesting objective comparisons of both models.

This was the first time Test Bench featured a product from the highly respected Radian Audio Engineering.Radian Audio Engineering was founded in 1988 by Dr. Richard Kontrimas.