Finally made some studio monitors |
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MattStolton
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Ssshhhh - I thought we promised never to mention that forum! I was talking about the AA forum... |
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Matt Stolton - Technical Director (!!!) - Wilding Sound Ltd
"Sparkius metiretur vestra" - "Meter Your Mains" |
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MattStolton
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Some more in use shots. These bastards rock!
You should be able to see plot of DSP. All 48dB/Oct, 35-190, 200-3K, 3K-19K. 91Hz +3dB for a bit of kick, slight HF shelf from 12.5K, bit of roll off of mids, but largely flat. Just tuned by ear, as it is my ear which be listening! Amp Rack. I got the three Quad520C, along with a pile of JBL cinema cabs, for £150!! Recapped PSUs with original Caps from RS. V Tidy. Sabine is 4x8, bitch to program from front panel, but has a RS485 control from GUI. Rear: NL8, 8x2.5. Each bass driver has its own 2.5mm pair from amp to each driver, so effectively 5mm to bass. Ports are a nod to the late Windmill Tilter's preferred arrangement, which may aid convection cooling. HFs have a large cap behind plate of NL8, effectively an out of passband HP 1st Order crossover, to protect against LF or DC getting to ribbons. Tried playing with phase to compensate for First Order shift, but couldn't hear any difference. It has ended up that the HFs are almost exactly at my ear height. I hadn't actually considered it as a design goal, should have, but got lucky! The screens are 24" to give you an idea of scale. The speakers are Big, aren't they!! Not bad for my first "from scratch" design and build! These, now dialled in, have exceeded my expectations. No rattles or leaks, or anything to detract from the music, and seem to be happy with any style thrown at it. Gave them a damn good thrashing, and thoroughly enjoyed it. For cheap drivers, the little wharfedales are brilliant, DynAudio needed to impress and they do, and the Fountek Neo's continue to offer cracking bang for buck, flat and detailed to beyond what my ears can hear! I have found a pair of those original REL Quake 10" drivers down the back of the garage's sofa, the Sabine is 4 way able, and I have another 2x300W fanless mosfet amp kicking about.... |
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Matt Stolton - Technical Director (!!!) - Wilding Sound Ltd
"Sparkius metiretur vestra" - "Meter Your Mains" |
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jbl_man
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Very impressive build Matt,well done.
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Be seeing you.
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Jo bg
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lovely build! how loud can it go?
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Earplug
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Yes - beautiful. Very nice. Have you considered doing sound professionally!! |
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Earplugs Are For Wimps!
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Top work, if they sound as good as they look you're onto a winner! I've built loads of cabs with curved panels made of many thinner laminated layers and whilst time consuming you end with panels that are very strong and have near enough no resonance, curved panels look bloody cool too...
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MattStolton
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Cheeky sod! Fat chance of me being a professional anything, other than "piss artist". |
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Matt Stolton - Technical Director (!!!) - Wilding Sound Ltd
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MattStolton
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I surprised myself with how solid the walls became, I can only theorise that the dampness in the wood from bending them wet, drew the glue in as it evaporated dry. I tapped all over, and couldn't get any change of note, so couldn't hear any voids. Now I have had a chance to drive them fairly hard, I am very happy. At some-point I will get a mic and do it properly, but in the meantime, happy |
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