Volt FR220.1 HiFi Build

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   After opening up my old man's ears to good quality sound via some Audeze LCD-2s I offered to build him something for his living room.
As i'm not confident in passive crossover design I decided to give the Volt coax a try.

The cabinet is around 20L internal volume, tuned to 49hz. These drivers really do have a large rounded low end that is surprising for the size.

The cabinets have only roughly been put together just this weekend. General cabinet finishing will be next weekend.

Edited by vertx - 24 July 2016 at 9:57am

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vertx Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 14 March 2012 Location: Sydney Status: Offline Points: 578	Post Options Post Reply Quote vertx Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Volt FR220.1 HiFi Build Posted: 10 July 2016 at 9:24am
	After opening up my old man's ears to good quality sound via some Audeze LCD-2s I offered to build him something for his living room. As i'm not confident in passive crossover design I decided to give the Volt coax a try. The cabinet is around 20L internal volume, tuned to 49hz. These drivers really do have a large rounded low end that is surprising for the size. The cabinets have only roughly been put together just this weekend. General cabinet finishing will be next weekend. Edited by vertx - 24 July 2016 at 9:57am

supremesoundz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 26 January 2009 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 2689	Post Options Post Reply Quote supremesoundz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 July 2016 at 2:37pm
	nice. I'll follow this closely as its on my to do list for this summer. Same driver in a 20l cab; is supposed to sound awesome

Finjby Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 19 January 2016 Location: Shropshire Status: Offline Points: 74	Post Options Post Reply Quote Finjby Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 July 2016 at 6:21pm
	I too will be following this closely.... thanks for posting. Ive been tempted to make a trial MDF pair for home use, with the possibility of building some in birch with pole mounts etc. and using them on small corporate/speech jobs if they perform as claimed. I would be looking at a 10L size, but interested to hear your thoughts on how your 20L's sound near field vs. how they perform say 5m away.

njw Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 26 March 2010 Location: S. Wales Status: Offline Points: 2574	Post Options Post Reply Quote njw Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 July 2016 at 8:53pm
	Very good, how will you be finshing the cabinets? Please tell me you won't be painting them and just applying a varnish or lacquer. Edit; And I've just noticed the old school Technics amp, I've got an early 80's su-v1x in my living room and it's one of the nicest sounding amps I've ever heard (if not the nicest). Edited by njw - 11 July 2016 at 8:57pm

vertx Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 14 March 2012 Location: Sydney Status: Offline Points: 578	Post Options Post Reply Quote vertx Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 July 2016 at 12:44pm
	Finjby - Haven't done any analytical listening near field vs 5m away yet, just did a quick check everything was OK, at about 2-3m. njw - yes the technics SU 7 has been great. I've had it for about 3-4 years now. Sounds great, I only wish it had more of that sweet sound than just the 2x80w !! Gave the cabinets a sand over this evening to iron out the imperfections and round over the edges. Then a quick first coat of Danish Oil. Edited by vertx - 13 July 2016 at 12:47pm

dlyxover Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 14 June 2007 Location: Liverpool Status: Offline Points: 1502	Post Options Post Reply Quote dlyxover Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 July 2016 at 10:40am
	nice tidy build. very nice
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njw Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 26 March 2010 Location: S. Wales Status: Offline Points: 2574	Post Options Post Reply Quote njw Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 July 2016 at 5:29pm
	Great stuff!

vertx Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 14 March 2012 Location: Sydney Status: Offline Points: 578	Post Options Post Reply Quote vertx Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 July 2016 at 10:28pm
	Heading back over there today to get the last coat on and seal in the ports, more pics sometime this weekend!

Keen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 30 May 2011 Location: Brisbane, Aus Status: Offline Points: 1203	Post Options Post Reply Quote Keen Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 July 2016 at 2:54pm
	Jackson, Audeze LCD-2s!...you cheeky mofo, what amp? nice build btw

vertx Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 14 March 2012 Location: Sydney Status: Offline Points: 578	Post Options Post Reply Quote vertx Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 July 2016 at 11:09am
	Thanks man! Using a Shiit Magni 2 Uber

Keen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 30 May 2011 Location: Brisbane, Aus Status: Offline Points: 1203	Post Options Post Reply Quote Keen Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 July 2016 at 6:25pm
	Sweet ;)

bassdesigner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 17 July 2016 Location: Lancashire Status: Offline Points: 228	Post Options Post Reply Quote bassdesigner Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 July 2016 at 8:07pm
	Unbelievable what this driver can do in such a small enclosure!