Pluvia 7 PHD
70mm widerange drive unit
4ohm double ferrite magnet
- 4in natural blue uncoated paper cone
- Wide operating range –rolled off high frequencies for vintage tone
- Low cone profile –very broad directivity pattern
- Advanced low-distortion motor design
- Long-stroke suspension with arrestor and progressive-rate spider
- Low-profile surface-mount reinforced polymer basket
The new paper-cone Pluvia 7PHD was developed specifically for the Japanese and Asian markets, and its response balance was carefully engineered to provide a shelved down treble and emphasised upper midrange output to address specific regional requests.
The attractive paper cone, suspension and low-mass coil, wound in high-purity rectangular section copper are unique to this model, and the Thiele / Small characteristics engineered to allow surprising bass performance from a compact drive unit. The frame is the familiar, high quality Pluvia design, which may be conveniently surface or flush-mounted, and has a very open design, allowing good air-flow to the rear of the cone.
The sound balance is warm, with emphasised upper midrange, and soft treble. Jazz followers in Asia played a role in the final tuning of this driver. Those enthusiasts into vintage and mono recordings using warm tube (valve) amplification may have a particular interest in this driver.
| FS | 77.7903 Hz |
| VAS | 4.4905 L |
| RE | 3.5000 Ohm |
| QMS | 2.968 |
| QES | 0.6623 |
| QTS | 0.5355 |
| B×l | 2.9146 |
| dBSPL | 87.063 |
| SD | 0.0050 m2 |
| CMS | 1.2728 mm/N |
| MMS | 3.2888 g |
| MMD | 3.0871 g |
| L1kHz | 0.0274 mH |
| PWR | 15 Watts Nom |
| X max (Mech) | +/- 4mm |
Ryan –
I built some folded TABAQ cabinets and put FaitalPRO’s in them. My fist foray into full range and building my own cabinets. Even with lots of BSC experimentation I couldn’t tame them, they sounded shrill and sibilant. I was super disappointed with all the work that went into the cabinets only to have them sound awful.
So I took a chance, ordered these Pluvia PHD drivers, removed the BSC entirely, and swapped out the FaitalPRO’s. Even with no break-in, the PHD’s are world’s better. Very smooth, much more filled out, detailed without sounding sibilant. I like them so much I just ordered Alpair 7P’s for another project.
I’m now a Mark Audio believer, and the staff at Madisound have been friendly and responsive.
Thomas Lo –
Dear Ryan
Thanks for your kind words and we are happy to support you.