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I still buy quantities of that Vifa woofer (now made in the old Vifa factory by Scanspeak) for HB1, JPW & Snell customers who want to replace old drivers with perished surrounds. It has a cast magnesium chassis and a smallish magnet, deliberately so as it was intended for sealed box use. I still think it's a very nice sounding driver. Recently I've been partnering it with a newer, slightly more civilised, 19mm tweeter from Scanspeak's own range. There's still alot to be said for an 8" in such a configuration in typical British homes. Preferable (to me anyway) than thrashing the life out of a 5 or 6" in a ported cab.
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