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The long-awaited HUMAN 81 DK is now available.
Best viewed in "landscape" mode.

Replacement part number PRO 001
$79.00 each

This is a new, improved replacement for the 8" woofer used in the following EPI/Epicure models:

The number on the identifying sticker, if it has one, might be 003, 0004, 1145, 1184, 0948, or 2580.

What's different and why:

Butyl rubber surround: increased longevity, lower resonant frequency (some early EPI woofers were made this way).
Treated cone: seals speaker system better, more attractive, less change due to humidity (most later Genesis woofers were made this way).
Treated cloth dust cap: improves linearity, looks better than the exposed wires on most older woofers.
Larger diameter "spider" (rear suspension): allows greater linear travel, removes weak link.
Acoustically inert dense EVA "gasket" on front: makes packaging simpler, more attractive.
Round magnet structure: identical in weight and function (most later EPI woofers were made this way).
Extended pole piece: not visible, but improves linearity.

Voice coil: the long voice coil winding is critical to linearity, and its high inductance is part of why the woofer does not need crossover circuitry to roll off the high frequencies.
Magnet weight and strength, field guide (yoke) plates: again, a critical part of the design
Cone material, weight, and density: the exact design of the cone is also part of how the woofer rejects high frequencies on its own.
Rear suspension compliance: the larger spider acts exactly like the smaller original one.
Free air resonance: although not a "part", the low Fs is important to the extended low bass response.

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