Turbosound Floodlight restoration pictures!
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Topic: Turbosound Floodlight restoration pictures!
Posted By: DanielIt
Subject: Turbosound Floodlight restoration pictures!
Date Posted: 14 July 2018 at 8:37pm
Hello everyone.In the past 4 weeks i had to restore for a client 2 turbosound TFL-760 speakers,so i thought to post some working pictures,i know you guys like those.I stripped them down to bare wood,F1 finish colour and the horns painted in white. ------------- Measure twice...cut once. |
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Posted By: DanielIt
Date Posted: 14 July 2018 at 8:42pm
 ------------- Measure twice...cut once. |
Posted By: DanielIt
Date Posted: 14 July 2018 at 9:03pm
          ------------- Measure twice...cut once. |
Posted By: DanielIt
Date Posted: 15 July 2018 at 12:18pm
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In the next week i have 2 more to restore,first 2 had all the original working driver in good worder,the second 2 are with random drivers,with no internal hole to put the wave guide on,and it is so difficult to find the drivers these days,is there a place to find the original recones for the 12 and 6.5 turbosound cones? ------------- Measure twice...cut once. |
Posted By: mini-mad
Date Posted: 15 July 2018 at 12:21pm
Very nice work! They look beautiful again  ------------- If it sounds like a gorilla is trying to escape, turn it down. |
Posted By: Contour
Date Posted: 15 July 2018 at 12:41pm
| sexy! |
Posted By: sgarfa
Date Posted: 16 July 2018 at 7:45am
bravo..bel lavoro ------------- http://www.soundcloud.com/ramirez_amd" rel="nofollow - Ramirez_amd TECHNO |
Posted By: Pinyorouk
Date Posted: 16 July 2018 at 9:15am
Try posting on the Facebook Turbosound pages on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1945383432352962/" rel="nofollow - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1945383432352962/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/789783417757048/" rel="nofollow - https://www.facebook.com/groups/789783417757048/
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DanielIt wrote:Posted By: Pinyorouk
Date Posted: 18 July 2018 at 3:04pm
Have a look for sale. Some 12" drivers are for sale: https://forum.speakerplans.com/driver-id-please_topic102271.html" rel="nofollow - https://forum.speakerplans.com/driver-id-please_topic102271.html
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Posted By: rubjel
Date Posted: 19 July 2018 at 10:06am
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Hi, very nice! How did you paint the horns and phase plugs, what sort of paint did you use?
I have just recently finished restoring two Floods myself :) Regarding the drivers, you can get new drivers and recones from Music Group! |
Posted By: DanielIt
Date Posted: 19 July 2018 at 10:22am
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I painted with a paint gun 2 part paint,sanded them with fine grain,then 1 pass with filler,then 2 times paint.I am Italy based,where do i find the Music Group? ------------- Measure twice...cut once. |
Posted By: rubjel
Date Posted: 19 July 2018 at 10:27am
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Thanks, looks really good! I got brand new original drivers (LS-1209 and LS-6503) from MG about 4-5 months ago;
https://www.musictri.be/brand/turbosound/orderSparePart%20" rel="nofollow - https://www.musictri.be/brand/turbosound/orderSparePart
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Posted By: junoprobelaunch
Date Posted: 24 July 2018 at 10:34pm
| They're beautiful |
Posted By: rubjel
Date Posted: 25 July 2018 at 2:22pm
Beware that if you order new drivers from Music Group, these will not have the Turbosound stickers on the back as shown here; Not a big deal really, but I do miss those stickers  Also, the 12" from PD will only have 4 mounting holes and only two of them fit the mounting hole pattern in the box. So you need to drill another 4 holes yourself. Turbo probably did this mod themselves back in the days..
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Posted By: Cyklist
Date Posted: 25 July 2018 at 5:16pm
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Aare those TAD comps above? Did you fit into tfl760? ------------- purple monkey dishwasher |
Posted By: Sypa
Date Posted: 25 July 2018 at 5:43pm
| What's the pricing on the 12s? |
Posted By: rubjel
Date Posted: 25 July 2018 at 6:57pm
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Yes those are TAD 2001. The throat geometry/exit angle is not perfect for the HF horn, but still sounds ALOT better than both the original EV DH3 and BMS 4540nd. Crossover to the 6.5" at 6.5k to get more of that brilliant beryllium sound. LS-1209 was £266 each ex. VAT and LS-6503 was £206 each ex. VAT.
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Posted By: londonavc
Date Posted: 26 July 2018 at 10:36am
| excellent work |
Posted By: toastyghost
Date Posted: 29 July 2018 at 12:18pm
The Radian Beryllium might be worth a look for a fancy option that fits a little better |
Posted By: rubjel
Date Posted: 30 July 2018 at 9:00am
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Hi Kyle, thanks for the tip. The 475Be does not sound as good as the TAD 2001, even with the shorter throat. The Beyma CP380 is actually very good for this horn, and much cheaper. Best Regards, RB
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Posted By: Hvedstrup
Date Posted: 30 July 2018 at 9:21am
| I seriously doubt that a big difference can be heard above 8k. With correct gain structure the 1" doesn't work very hard in the Floods since the 6.5" is so bloody efficiant. |
Posted By: mattd
Date Posted: 30 July 2018 at 9:43am
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I have an absolutely mint Floodlight 760 if anyone might need a single one. Was sat in F1 factory for years and years literally is mint, original paint job, no chips or dents at all. I bought it meaning to buy two more but keep buying other rig so if anyone needs a third in perfect nick with all original un-gigged drivers let me know. Guy I bought it from did the same as me bought it then just sat on it. |
Posted By: rubjel
Date Posted: 30 July 2018 at 1:34pm
If you are not able to hear the difference between an EV DH3 and TAD 2001, I would say you are suffering from hearing loss. I find the EV to be very harsh and unpleasant. Even if the electrical XO is 24dB LR at 8khz, this does not necessarily mean that the HF is down 24dB at 4Khz, acoustically. I measured -15dB on axis at 4khz in this configuration. So there is still alot of contribution even below 6khz. Looking at the equal loudness contour, our ears are still very sensitive in this range. You are of course entitled to your opinion, but I struggle to see how an opinion can be formed without actual experience. Not sure what you mean by gain structure in this context, as this is something that applies to the signal chain. The amplitude is of course level matched to meet the 6.5". |
Posted By: MarjanM
Date Posted: 30 July 2018 at 2:10pm
Which only proves that without any precise measurement you can not just apply any sort of crossover point to any HF driver. ------------- Marjan Milosevic MM-Acoustics www.mm-acoustics.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/MM-Acoustics/608901282527713 |
Posted By: rubjel
Date Posted: 30 July 2018 at 3:02pm
Yes, one cannot expect to get good results only by looking at spec sheets and applying theory. There are many circumstances that combine to produce the resultant response.
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Posted By: tmwautier
Date Posted: 31 July 2018 at 10:31pm
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might be interested depending on pricing/your location etc. (landed costs) |