Volt FR220.1 HiFi Build
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Topic: Volt FR220.1 HiFi Build
Posted By: vertx
Subject: Volt FR220.1 HiFi Build
Date Posted: 10 July 2016 at 9:24am
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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.    |
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Posted By: supremesoundz
Date 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 |
Posted By: Finjby
Date Posted: 10 July 2016 at 6:21pm
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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. |
Posted By: njw
Date Posted: 11 July 2016 at 8:53pm
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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).
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Posted By: vertx
Date Posted: 13 July 2016 at 12:44pm
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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. |
Posted By: dlyxover
Date Posted: 15 July 2016 at 10:40am
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nice tidy build. very nice  ------------- In the Truth there is no news, and in the News there is no truth |
Posted By: njw
Date Posted: 15 July 2016 at 5:29pm
 Great stuff!
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Posted By: vertx
Date 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! |
Posted By: Keen
Date Posted: 16 July 2016 at 2:54pm
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Jackson, Audeze LCD-2s!...you cheeky mofo, what amp? nice build btw
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Posted By: vertx
Date Posted: 18 July 2016 at 11:09am
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Thanks man! Using a Shiit Magni 2 Uber
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Posted By: Keen
Date Posted: 18 July 2016 at 6:25pm
| Sweet ;) |
Posted By: bassdesigner
Date Posted: 18 July 2016 at 8:07pm
| Unbelievable what this driver can do in such a small enclosure! |
Posted By: vertx
Date Posted: 24 July 2016 at 10:00am
| Pictures updated. Enjoying these even more after a few listens! |
Posted By: DMorison
Date Posted: 25 July 2016 at 1:19pm
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Nice looking build Quick question, are those drivers just an older version of the http://www.voltloudspeakers.co.uk/loudspeakers/cx2201/" rel="nofollow - CX220.1 or are they some other model that I can't seem to find on t'internet of things please? Cheers, David.
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Posted By: vertx
Date Posted: 25 July 2016 at 1:27pm
| Older version of the CX. Specs can be found in WinISD for the FR. I think the CD is different between the two? The newer CX didn't seem to sim as low but don't quote me on that... |
Posted By: markie
Date Posted: 25 July 2016 at 3:06pm
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I spoke to Volt about that, as I bought a job lot of 4 (3 x FRs and a single CX). They said the bass driver is identical but the CX has a different tweeter. I was going to buy a tweeter but they also said the CX had a different crossover. Since I sold a pair of them to Jackson I now have one of each on my home system. Can't tell any difference with my old ears. ------------- If it's got wheels or tits it's gonna cost a fortune |
Posted By: DMorison
Date Posted: 26 July 2016 at 12:37pm
Gotcha, thanks for the info.
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vertx wrote:Posted By: atcman
Date Posted: 29 October 2020 at 5:53pm
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An old thread i know but just got some fr220.1 and are looking for cab dimensions the ones here look very good. |
Posted By: Shortrope
Date Posted: 04 November 2020 at 7:24am
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Volt have volume and ports size recommendations on their website, they work out well. ------------- My Tinnitus is coming along nicely!! |