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Topic: ɤɤ Show Off Your Homemade HiFi Speakers ɤɤ
Posted By: RosscoPico
Subject: ɤɤ Show Off Your Homemade HiFi Speakers ɤɤ
Date Posted: 06 September 2010 at 9:33pm
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My friend did some graphics design work for me so I built him a pair of speakers as a 'thank you' for him. They sound very open and transparent so I was pleased with my first attempt at doing hifi!
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Posted By: space-face
Date Posted: 06 September 2010 at 11:00pm
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No where near as good a build as yours but here's my humble 2.1 set up, sounds great! Seas and vifa drivers in the tops driven by rotel amp and neo bms 12" driver in the sub powered by 800w coming from two bridged coldamp modules.   The flash has kind of ruined the pictures and before anyone says anything they're not going to be set up like that for good they're just waiting to go in my new house! That's my parents basement.
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Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 07 September 2010 at 5:55am
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very nice RosscoPico, very nice indeed, not sure about placement though looks like he owes you a few more favours I'll show you mine soon ------------- BbbBBRAAAAPppBBBBbgushhhhhhhhssshhhhhGrAbRAAAAAAPPPPPp = Dubstep |
Posted By: ermita
Date Posted: 07 September 2010 at 1:01pm
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RosssoPico is that a kitcken worktop finish on the front of the Speaker. Ikea doing loads of that a few months back for a real dirt cheap. wish i had a garage....... Both very nice speaker by the way. |
Posted By: perttu
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 12:26pm
Christmas present to my parents:  |
Posted By: pfly
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 12:30pm
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Not bad for a first post! Tervetuloa. |
Posted By: Spartan Audio
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 1:29pm
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Nice.
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Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 1:52pm
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perttu wrote:Posted By: Louder than loud
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 2:10pm
Yer your right Mykey.... maybe even a speaker kit 
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Posted By: tweeter box
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 2:14pm
quality mate  ------------- PRECISION SOUND SYSTEM. Feeding the peoples needs for Roots Music. Strictly premium grade reggae and dub steppers from the early 70's to present day. |
Posted By: perttu
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 2:39pm
That design is finnish speaker manufacturer Gradient's special model for Helsinki University of Technology Hifi-club Audiopoli (www.audiopoli.fi) Box is mdf with beech ply. Seas drivers. Crossover components are secret ;) All self built. So, not a kit. |
Posted By: Tony Wilkes
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 8:44am
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Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 9:19am
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Looks like a nice solid lump. Was the x/o a simple one. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3 |
Posted By: Tony Wilkes
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 9:28am
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12db/oct butterworth @ 2.5K ish. No shaping componenents or zobel, and a series resistor on the comp. 25mm MDF with one shelf brace. Volt and Scan-Speak Revelator. Tony |
Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 9:34am
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Excellent parts. Do you find that listening to these types of cabs is just as enjoyable as listening to big PA. I only ask because when I got into it, I was hearing much more content out of small cabs than I would ever get for a PA system, and the imaging is a 1000 times better. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3 |
Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 9:41am
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nice! thought I recognized the drivers ------------- BbbBBRAAAAPppBBBBbgushhhhhhhhssshhhhhGrAbRAAAAAAPPPPPp = Dubstep |
Posted By: Tony Wilkes
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 9:46am
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Tony, To be honest I have NEVER heard a big P.A. that gets close to the sound of a good Hi-Fi system. I think that part of the problem with imaging comes from the fact that because the physical size of your typical PA stack is just so large and obviously multiple drivers especially at the top end no matter how well they are focused is just going to compromise everything. I know that Line Array systems has got a bad rep on here but the closest I have heard a system to Hi-Fi was a small scale ground stacked LA. I don't think that large scale rigs of any persuasion will ever be Hi-Fi in the proper sense at least with current technology. Tony |
Posted By: ceharden
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 2:34pm
 Sorry about the quality of the photo, done in a hurry with my phone, couldn't be bothered to find the real camera! Still very much a work in progress (although progress has stalled for some time). There is a pair but thought a pic of one and the rack which runs them would be more interesting. |
Posted By: Ibex
Date Posted: 20 September 2010 at 10:52am
The loo-horn for home craps... ...hard to get on it. |
Posted By: minaximal
Date Posted: 20 September 2010 at 10:59am
cool! just write R MUTT on it and sell to a HiFi nut.  ------------- Subs + Barges = :) http://www.metaacoustics.com" rel="nofollow - www.metaacoustics.com |
Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 20 September 2010 at 8:28pm
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Talk about pounding the porcelain. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3 |
Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: 20 September 2010 at 8:38pm
Ha, funny you should say that, I've found the same and I wasn't sure whether it was me imagining things. It was a couple of years back (when I was less speaker geeky) so I don't remember what it was, and there were only three or four boxes in the array, so not enough to form a line, but it sounded great. |
Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 21 September 2010 at 12:18am
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Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 21 September 2010 at 12:21am
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Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 21 September 2010 at 11:02am
Are you sure you didnt work for one of the Egyptian pharoahs in a previous life Tony?
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Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 21 September 2010 at 1:21pm
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Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 21 September 2010 at 4:35pm
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You've solved a problem I've had. I thought I had dandruff, it was obviously sand. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3 |
Posted By: RosscoPico
Date Posted: 23 September 2010 at 11:59pm
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Seeing as I started off this thread, it's about time I posted a reply! That's a nice set of custom builds you've got there Tony and they're some pretty serious mids you've got there! Volt VM752's by any chance? I see you've also been using 'ring radiator' tweeters, how do you like their sound in comparison to conventional soft dome tweeters? I was very impressed with their performance especially considering the low price they cost!
Look foward to seeing yours as always! I'd set up the floorstanders in a much more typical symmetrical fashion, however my mate decided that he wanted more stereo width and he found that the new arrangement caused less issues with reflections in the room. Unfortunately it's a awkward room for speaker placement when considering the room characteristics and other furniture placement! He's very happy now with the setup so I'm not going to try and interfere with his stereo setup now.,
You've got it spot on! It's a kitchen worktop, solid oak and 40mm in thickness. I rubbed in some natural danish oil to give the finish a nice contrast with the patterns. It was surplus to requirements from a friend so I recycled it, but it still cost me £200 for half a worktop sheet! As for the other projects posted:- perttu - very nice finish, superb quality - looks like the cabs have been veneered, how many ply is the exterior finish on those? The reason you've had comments about kits is that they look too good to be homemade! So that's a compliment for sure.... I still want to try veneering speakers but I didn't want to risk it on a build for a friend as I didn't expect that I'd manage to pull it off very well on a first attempt! Tony Wilkes - your cabinets look understated (not saying they look bad btw!) however I can imagine they sound very clear and accurate. I used to have some 'Living Voice' floorstanders which used the D2905/950000 tweeters and they had a very natural and non-fatiguing sound. So would like to hear what yours sound like! So Chris, your floorstanders look interesting...I was considering trying out some ribbons that looked just like those - I've always been very curious about ribbons but I know that they can sometimes be very difficult to integrate well. How do you find yours generally sound? And finally Ibex, wtf that is weird!! Good to have some music whilst reading the newspaper during an extended crapping session :) ------------- .:ELEMENT 5 SYSTEMS:. |
Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 24 September 2010 at 8:32am
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Hi Rossco, The tweeters in the cab are Scanspeak so they are expensive, however I have produced a cab with the same bass speaker, but budget domes and radiator tweeters, they come from within the same company group as Scanspeak. Excellent results but a more involved cross over to make them work, so sensitivity is down a bit. The mids ate Volts, All my stuff started life with ATC components, but It's easier to work with Volt and the mid unit is better. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3 |
Posted By: ceharden
Date Posted: 24 September 2010 at 9:01am
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Hi Rossco: Regarding the ribbons, they are actually made by TangBand and distributed by Monacor. They are very well made though and that is reflected in the price still being fairly high. The soft dome midrange is from the same place and also very impressive. The sound from both drivers is very natural and incredibly detailed. The ribbons are particularly good on cymbals etc. The integration between the two with a 5kHz passive crossover is pretty seamless. I have more of an issue with the integration between the 10" and the midrange, probably because of the spacing, something which will be sorted in the final version. One issue with the ribbon/soft dome combo is that one is set back into the baffle and one sits proud. I can't hear any time/phase alignment issues but I will be setting the soft dome back into the baffle further to minimise the path length difference. I'm wondering whether it would be worth the effort to build a transmission line for the Volt 10" drivers. They work fine in the reflex box although a little EQ is required to bring the bottom octave up for a flat response. I should really get round to doing an RTA measurement of them, I've just done it all by ear so far. Also on the to-do list are the amplifiers, unfortunately my amp designs have stalled for various reasons, mainly lack of time. |
Posted By: service dept Steve
Date Posted: 24 September 2010 at 10:42am
Should fix all the cross over components including the power resistors to a piece of ply wood. Or has that already been done? ------------- We are not "They", We are "The others" http://www.servicedept.co.uk" rel="nofollow - http://www.servicedept.co.uk - |
Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 24 September 2010 at 8:49pm
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Posted By: perttu
Date Posted: 26 September 2010 at 12:41am
I think i used 2 strips of about 0,3x1,5m ply. All ply was something less than 10 euros, so it's quite cheap. Veneering takes time and especially beech is quite hard to put on because of its long fibres (cracks easily when warming with iron). I can still recommend veneering and maybe it's easier to start with some ply with short fibres. |
Posted By: S DeXter
Date Posted: 26 September 2010 at 12:47am
Ahh you've made my mind up now Tony, I was wondering whether to go for the upgrade... (ive got the non-super ATC's and you can't get the Supers at the moment). Where do you cross the domes over at? (On the bottom end....) I see PMC use a 380Hz Xover ... but theirs may be modified? ------------- Enjoy your self...... It's later than you think....... |
Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 26 September 2010 at 8:26am
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I cross over at around 400hz. It took a while getting used to the fact that you have to crossover that high, from bass to mid especially from a dedicated bass speaker. However, the bass speakers are linear, and it sounds very coherent. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3 |
Posted By: S DeXter
Date Posted: 26 September 2010 at 5:46pm
I see. Volt seem to think the VM752 doesn't drop that low ? (They suggest 500Hz as I recall?). ------------- Enjoy your self...... It's later than you think....... |
Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 26 September 2010 at 6:02pm
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Like all things Audio, you have to get the units and do the work yourself. All parts are thoroughly tested before they're ever applied to a design. My units go from 400 to 6K and are flat within 1db. The information from these units is incredible. Worth getting if you want the best. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3 |
Posted By: Shawn_Byrne
Date Posted: 09 October 2010 at 4:42pm
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Those are pretty sharp.
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Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 23 October 2010 at 7:40am
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Note to the oldies..........make sure the Viagra has worn off first before viewing these eye candy decks http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/Got-camera-first-timers-trip-RMAF ------------- BbbBBRAAAAPppBBBBbgushhhhhhhhssshhhhhGrAbRAAAAAAPPPPPp = Dubstep |
Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 23 October 2010 at 7:51am
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check out the solid copper platter c'mon Santa, hook me up, me horny long time ------------- BbbBBRAAAAPppBBBBbgushhhhhhhhssshhhhhGrAbRAAAAAAPPPPPp = Dubstep |
Posted By: Big-G
Date Posted: 23 October 2010 at 11:18am
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There are some beautiful valve amps and speakers there and some very elaborate turntables. The last picture looks like a Eminence APT80, a Beta 8 and a Delta 12 in some fancy boxes? ------------- They know what is what but they don't know what is what they just strut what the  .
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Posted By: onefootskenk77
Date Posted: 23 October 2010 at 6:15pm
sexy sexy ------------- EMPIRE SOUND |
Posted By: technofreak
Date Posted: 25 October 2010 at 5:24pm
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Hi, It's Alpha 6 and Beta 10, actually. The cabinets are solid aluminum, quite a bit of engineering: http://www.jumpingcactusloudspeakers.com/ - http://www.jumpingcactusloudspeakers.com/ . And the Alpha 6 sounds very good in the midrange indeed. As good or even better than the ones used in some €1000...2500 hi-fi speaker's I've listened to. It's amazing how cheap are the components used in many expensive speakers. And in addition, the enclosures and crossovers are often quite simple too. ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53Zq1I5_WAA - It's techno and it's freak |
Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 26 October 2010 at 2:59am
$7900 + tax  am I reading right
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Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 28 October 2010 at 6:21am
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some more lovelies http://aca.gr/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3395 ------------- BbbBBRAAAAPppBBBBbgushhhhhhhhssshhhhhGrAbRAAAAAAPPPPPp = Dubstep |
Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 28 October 2010 at 8:44pm
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wonderful pictures mike. where do all these systems come from? ------------- http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3 |
Posted By: Saul
Date Posted: 28 October 2010 at 8:50pm
i like these ones:  |
Posted By: Drapetsoniths
Date Posted: 28 October 2010 at 9:28pm
| They are from last weekend's high end show in Athens |
Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 28 October 2010 at 10:38pm
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The great thing about these laminated cabs is that you can profile your own shape inside, and generally get the wall thickness as thick as you want. This kind of facility is not easily possible with standard ways of making boxes. There are other manufactures doing these kind of cabs, but this one is one of the best I've seen. Hopefully it weighs a lot and doesn't move. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3 |
Posted By: Saul
Date Posted: 28 October 2010 at 10:52pm
exactly, that's what i liked about them. funnily enough reminds me of a beach hut on the east coast constructed in the same way :  |
Posted By: Saul
Date Posted: 28 October 2010 at 10:59pm
| i also like the handles (or whatever it is) built into the side. |
Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 29 October 2010 at 5:36am
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Randy Kunin design Dipole http://img2.imageshack.us/i/44348152209458128083100.jpg/">  http://img179.imageshack.us/i/33634168513663164329100.jpg/">  http://img827.imageshack.us/i/39289163851813630514100.jpg/">  http://img819.imageshack.us/i/66646168513906497638100.jpg/">  ------------- BbbBBRAAAAPppBBBBbgushhhhhhhhssshhhhhGrAbRAAAAAAPPPPPp = Dubstep |
Posted By: Nitz V1505
Date Posted: 29 October 2010 at 11:01am
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Nice lowther driver there. Aint them plaster cones worth an arm and'a leg!!!!!! ------------- LET THE BASS ROLL LIKE THUNDER & THE TOPS LIKE LIGHTNING..... |
Posted By: Smiter
Date Posted: 29 October 2010 at 11:08am
| Mykey, you have a proper fetish for kinky looking HiFi gear! |
Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 29 October 2010 at 11:39am
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those are hand crafted by Randy I just love unusual. I think Randie's first design looks like a modern cross bow the driver is a Lowther PM6A........plaster cones? the pic below and in my Avatar is a Voxativ AC-3X, it is the ultimate driver for me, the surround is goat skin leather (instead of rubber) they are 4900 Euro a pair (drivers only) I look at this driver like a women looks at a diamond  proper eye candy http://img80.imageshack.us/i/ac3bs600.jpg/">  ------------- BbbBBRAAAAPppBBBBbgushhhhhhhhssshhhhhGrAbRAAAAAAPPPPPp = Dubstep |
Posted By: S DeXter
Date Posted: 29 October 2010 at 12:22pm
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Very nice mykey..... On a side note, I've always been told its better to put each driver (when you have a twin bass unit for example) in its own box? But I notice a fair few hifi cabs where this is not the case. Is there any reason not to let them share? (I know in the case of driver failure there will be problems but this is for hifi applications.....). ------------- Enjoy your self...... It's later than you think....... |
Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 29 October 2010 at 12:24pm
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Pnoe horns (BLH) no rear chamber http://www.arcadianaudio.com/description_style.html http://img176.imageshack.us/i/pnoe1.jpg/">  http://img233.imageshack.us/i/pnoe11.jpg/">  ------------- BbbBBRAAAAPppBBBBbgushhhhhhhhssshhhhhGrAbRAAAAAAPPPPPp = Dubstep |
Posted By: Nitz V1505
Date Posted: 29 October 2010 at 12:42pm
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Regarding the lowthers the pm4 (not sure about the pm6's) had plaster of paris mid and treble horns. These drivers are serious with insane powerfull magnets (24000 gauss) and high sensitivity. ------------- LET THE BASS ROLL LIKE THUNDER & THE TOPS LIKE LIGHTNING..... |
Posted By: Louder than loud
Date Posted: 29 October 2010 at 1:18pm
| i got a pair of those |
Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 29 October 2010 at 1:32pm
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pair of Adidas is what you have EDIT: a pair of Hy-Tec is what you have ------------- BbbBBRAAAAPppBBBBbgushhhhhhhhssshhhhhGrAbRAAAAAAPPPPPp = Dubstep |
Posted By: smithers
Date Posted: 29 October 2010 at 2:23pm
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Uploaded with http://imageshack.us - ImageShack.us One of my Diy Hi fi speakers lurking in the corner, they are now painted black and have recessed drivers. Monacor drivers throughout, cost me about £120 to build.including x-over, which was designed by the helpful chaps in the High end hifi shop in nottingham (cant remember the name of the place) shamelessly inspired by Tony ASS's hi designs, modified to suit my megre budget. |
Posted By: Andylaser
Date Posted: 07 November 2010 at 12:20am
My babies. |
Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 07 November 2010 at 4:29pm
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Lovely veneers and some nice bits in the box too. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3 |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 07 November 2010 at 4:41pm
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i concur,beautiful veneer on that. ------------- Be seeing you. |
Posted By: Andylaser
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 11:27pm
| Cheers guys. The veneering (walnut burl) cost considerably more than the boxes did. :) |
Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 2:18am
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a beaut I would thicken it up with some clear coat lacquer, give the walnut some depth ------------- BbbBBRAAAAPppBBBBbgushhhhhhhhssshhhhhGrAbRAAAAAAPPPPPp = Dubstep |
Posted By: Louder than loud
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 5:31am
My dad would love those
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Posted By: JR.junior
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 8:56am
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Posted By: JR.junior
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 8:57am
Mykey, AC-3x has relatively high QTS of 0.56, but works whell mounted in VOXACTIV BLH made in Germany, costst 16.000,-€ (10.800,- GBP). 50-20kHz (+/-3dB), (38-20kHz, +/-10dB) .    ------------- Support the scoop technology, larger mouth plays louder! |
Posted By: Strange Daze
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 9:30am
Any reason for the driver configuration?...IE- Why not all central? |
Posted By: S DeXter
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 10:39am
B2500.1? The dust cap looks a little small for the volts though.... ------------- Enjoy your self...... It's later than you think....... |
Posted By: rich_gale
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 7:43pm
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http://www.lotusgroupusa.com/Feastrex1.htm - http://www.lotusgroupusa.com/Feastrex1.htm
these are just about the best drivers you can buy. ------------- REFLEX ALL THE WAY.... (however, im playing with horns again...) That ok Mister Valiant? :) |
Posted By: S DeXter
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 8:28pm
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Hmm field coil drivers. Now theres an interesting topic....
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Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 10 November 2010 at 1:48am
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Posted By: tweeter box
Date Posted: 10 November 2010 at 2:22am
waow they do look really nice ------------- PRECISION SOUND SYSTEM. Feeding the peoples needs for Roots Music. Strictly premium grade reggae and dub steppers from the early 70's to present day. |
Posted By: madboffin
Date Posted: 10 November 2010 at 12:50pm
They look like a modern version of the old Lowther drive units. |
Posted By: JR.junior
Date Posted: 10 November 2010 at 1:31pm
My friend build up nice cabs, familiar to this, for the new Fostex drivers, will post up pics soon. ------------- Support the scoop technology, larger mouth plays louder! |
Posted By: Pirlo
Date Posted: 10 November 2010 at 4:11pm
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Question about the last picture. They woo for their a 4-piece-curve-section, but don't build every "corner" a new wavefront!?  |
Posted By: Andylaser
Date Posted: 10 November 2010 at 6:51pm
Varnish!!!!  The cabinets are French polished. They could do with a buff though. |
Posted By: rich_gale
Date Posted: 10 November 2010 at 7:56pm
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i concur. maybe some more polishing, but the grain is sooooo dynamic! lovely job there ------------- REFLEX ALL THE WAY.... (however, im playing with horns again...) That ok Mister Valiant? :) |
Posted By: jossdude
Date Posted: 10 November 2010 at 8:22pm
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Absolutly nothing to do with me but people might want to have a little look at this. Amazing craftsmanship. http://www.mundohi-fi.com/portal/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=8&pid=8 - http://www.mundohi-fi.com/portal/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=8&pid=8
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Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 11 November 2010 at 1:34am
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What an amazing project. Gets you thinking, doesn't it. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3 |
Posted By: jackSpug
Date Posted: 19 November 2010 at 12:26pm
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my dads latest project.  sorry no info on original post was still up from the night before. @strangedaze peerless xls10 active and passive for bass bowers and wilkins 5" on mid bowers and wilkins nautilus tweeter
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Posted By: Strange Daze
Date Posted: 19 November 2010 at 3:46pm
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Nice! What size are those drivers. I'm trying to fer a scale from the glasses on the table. 10" with 5" mid? |
Posted By: Strange Daze
Date Posted: 19 November 2010 at 3:50pm
BRAVO!! |
Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 20 November 2010 at 2:32am
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I'll be painting my BERDOA HORN'S after the weekend ; )
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Posted By: jeddere
Date Posted: 05 January 2011 at 9:28am
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Just finished putting this lot together, taken best part of a year. 1 off 2.16 m long transmission line, Monacor SPH 165 CP 2 off Closed box mids, Scanspeak 15W/4424G00 2 off Soft dome tweeter, Morel CAT 408 24 dB/octave L-R 3 way crossover: 310 Hz / 2840 Hz 3 off Sure tk2050 amps, running at ~ 27 V d.c. Overall really pleased with the result, especially the mids, can definitely recommend the Scanspeak drivers. Plot was taken in my living room, which measures about 4 to 5 m across. The dips/peaks in the response changed quite alot depending on mic position so not really worried about them. If I was building it again I'd prob have the bass in stereo and not make the shape of the TL take up so much floor space. Still got a bit of tidying to do on the crossover/amp cases but overall pretty much there. Roll on the next project!         |
Posted By: space-face
Date Posted: 05 January 2011 at 10:48am
| .... wow! |
Posted By: mk2_ginger_biscuit69
Date Posted: 05 January 2011 at 2:55pm
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its a shame you used cheap speaker cable, something with a 90%+ silver content in the cores would give a much much clearer balanced sound, without the distortion copper provides by being resistant to certain audio frequencys depending on the resonance of the material blend.
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Posted By: mk2_ginger_biscuit69
Date Posted: 05 January 2011 at 2:58pm
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oh btw, im being very much non serious!! Those TL subs are a thing of beautey, love the arrangment of the folds to make it, and the craftsmanship on them is amazing. Amazing work!! ------------- ''Remember that the object of a subwoofer is to enhance the output of your main speakers, not overpower it'' ''Dubstep - an elongated electronic fart'' |
Posted By: jeddere
Date Posted: 05 January 2011 at 3:13pm
Don't worry, I've superglued lots of rare stones inside the enclosures so all will be well!
 The TL took a few long nights on autocad to get the panel drawings out, and fortunately miscuts were all oversize!
Just noticed this thread is half full of orange speakers, anyone else got any?
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Posted By: subbass
Date Posted: 05 January 2011 at 3:30pm
just dug up one of my a level projects, a few years ago now |
Posted By: nobbybonez
Date Posted: 05 January 2011 at 7:51pm
| nice. iroko? |
Posted By: subbass
Date Posted: 05 January 2011 at 9:07pm
nearly, mahogany
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Posted By: samwills
Date Posted: 05 January 2011 at 11:01pm
| now that nice!!... im guessing with a design like that you have to create a sealed rear chamber for the drivers?.. |
Posted By: subbass
Date Posted: 06 January 2011 at 12:12am
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theres a small vent out the back of the "turbine" - have to say I didnt know alot about speaker design then  |
Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 22 February 2011 at 7:59am
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check this out, found it on facebook http://img138.imageshack.us/i/wowiv.png/">  ------------- BbbBBRAAAAPppBBBBbgushhhhhhhhssshhhhhGrAbRAAAAAAPPPPPp = Dubstep |
Posted By: Strange Daze
Date Posted: 22 February 2011 at 9:29am
| That is a beauty... |
Posted By: Nachural
Date Posted: 22 February 2011 at 10:33am
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Mykey,
If that's the system I suspect it is, It retails for somewhere over
£100K as a very ‘Hi-Fi’ component! Seem to remember seeing it in a mag last year. It's goon be good but 100K good - I wonder? ------------- it's all just cardboard and magnets really |
Posted By: RosscoPico
Date Posted: 22 February 2011 at 11:05am
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Hi Mykey, I guessed straight away the make of that design, it's by "Living Voice". I'd used to have a pair of their "Autditorium Avatar" loudspeakers for my bedroom hifi system but have sold them now - surprisingly they were made out of chipboard(!) with walnut veneer on the outside which I noticed when I had a look at the tweeters(Scanspeak), I thought this was a bit pants for a speaker which retailed at £3000 new! They sounded good but I needed to add a decent REL subwoofer to get a nice frequency range...... So here's a few more pics.... http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/09/olympian1.jpg">
They look like excellent value for money.... "Pricing for the custom made Vox Olympian starts at £210000 (about $328700) and goes up, depending on the materials and finishes." ------------- .:ELEMENT 5 SYSTEMS:. |
