Clark and Molly, I would like to hear your impressions of the new Feastrex Alpha driver as compared to the whizzer style. Kenji-san says he hasn't heard it and as far as I can tell looking around the net, there isn't any posting on it yet.
Aaron, the older whizzered versions are brighter, and obviously more extended in the treble region. They are pretty flat for a whizzer but ultimately slightly ragged (like all larger diameter FR's). They make great bass, but are ultimately a little light on it.
The single cone Alphas sound very smooth and relaxed, even slightly veiled, make more and better bass, but need a super tweeter crossed around 8-10k in order to play fullrange.
Both styles are a lot of fun to listen to, so I'd recommend listening to both styles before choosing your favorite. In our experience from people who have dropped by the listening room, some people prefer the Alphas, some prefer the whizzers. The two different kinds of sound are like two sides of the same coin.
Our production model with Feastrex is such that we are the cabinet builders for any of the current or previous series of models. In other words, the drivers themselves are to be sold separately by Feastrex and Feastrex distributors like Audio Feast (Kenji). They are shipped factory direct to the end user and are then user installable into our cabinets.
This keeps the total lead time down significantly because we are not waiting for (6 weeks) and then breaking in and handling the drivers themselves (another 6 weeks) before cabinet construction (another 6 weeks), unless it is a special circumstance and the drivers need to be sent to us for a special fitment or something. By not OEM installing the drivers into complete speakers ourselves, it also keeps us from having to bank roll such huge amounts of money through our business upon which we have no mark up. Also, it is the only safe way to ship such heavy drivers (cabinets separate from drivers)!
Our main focus right now is on reaching the numerous existing Feastrex owners who currently have their drivers in insufficiently nice cabinets.
Cheers!
-Clark
