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by chris661
Sun Nov 17, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: News
Topic: Colin (Toppsy) Rest In Peace
Replies: 35
Views: 27059

Re: Colin (Toppsy) Rest In Peace

IIRC, Colin was the person that brought me to this forum, well over a decade ago. For that, I've always been very grateful.

He was generous with his knowledge, and I was looking forward to collaborating with him on his next build, and also looking forward to the food/drink/good-company that such ...
by chris661
Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:48 am
Forum: Speakers
Topic: Super Tweeters
Replies: 9
Views: 6931

Re: Super Tweeters

There are a few potential effects of adding supertweeters:

- Wider HF dispersion
- Increased HF output
- Depending on the HPF being used, they might well be adding some harmonic distortion to the lower treble, resulting in more upper-treble.


I can imagine that some combination of the above would ...
by chris661
Wed Nov 06, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.
Replies: 30
Views: 25905

Re: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.

Okay, I'll pull them out of the cabinets and get some pictures uploaded. IIRC, they're somewhere-near full-range, and have whizzer cones.
Probably in the 10-30w power handling range, but very efficient as you'd expect.

Chris
by chris661
Wed Nov 06, 2024 11:38 am
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.
Replies: 30
Views: 25905

Re: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.

Hi Daniel,

There's the pair of old Wharfedales (W12/EG), some 250w coaxial stage monitors, or the 300w (total) Ecler cabinets. All 12". What sort of thing are you looking for?

Obviously I'd rather keep the drivers in the cabinets for my own ease, but the above have been available for a little ...
by chris661
Tue Nov 05, 2024 10:28 pm
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.
Replies: 30
Views: 25905

Re: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.

Ray,

I've just uploaded some pictures of the Fostex units in the DropBox folder.

One of the drivers isn't quite perfect: there's a small dimple on the surround, and what looks like a very fine spray of something on the whizzer.
I've run some signal through them and they're both working as they ...
by chris661
Fri Nov 01, 2024 3:14 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16902
Views: 6040645

Re: Nothing In Particular

Yep, it seems like there are some gems to be had in the commercial world. I haven't heard your Q-Acoustics speakers, Steve, but I'm glad you're enjoying them.


Chris
by chris661
Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:42 pm
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.
Replies: 30
Views: 25905

Re: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.

Just a quick note that the Fostex monitors mentioned above are now available if anyone fancies them.


Ray, if I can drag myself away from my new speakers (see the Nothing In Particular thread), I'll have a rummage in the garage this afternoon and see what's what.
Will also check the condition of ...
by chris661
Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:37 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16902
Views: 6040645

Re: Nothing In Particular

Different latitude, I expect.



In unrelated news, for the first time in years, I've bought a pair of off-the-shelf finished speakers. I looked at everything they do, everything I might be able to do, and realised that I might (might) be able to get pretty close in some ways, but I'd never outright ...
by chris661
Wed Oct 30, 2024 6:49 am
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.
Replies: 30
Views: 25905

Re: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.

Hi Ray,

The drivers & PRs are in their original boxes, but I'd need to find something to ship those in. I'll have a look around here and see what I've got that might work.


Chris
by chris661
Sun Oct 27, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Maverick show- anyone going?
Replies: 4
Views: 4531

Re: Maverick show- anyone going?

First I've heard of it, which is a shame - very local to me, but I have plans covering most of the day.

Let me know if it's a good one, and I'll see about next year.


Chris
by chris661
Sun Oct 27, 2024 6:48 am
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.
Replies: 30
Views: 25905

Re: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.

Anyone still following along?


A few things have gone, but more stuff has been excavated. How about:

- A pair of Fostex FE166En
- A pair of Dayton 6.5" passive radiators

My plan there was to build a compact, high-efficiency pair of bookshelf speakers with 1x Fostex and 1x PR per side. If you don ...
by chris661
Tue Oct 15, 2024 2:44 pm
Forum: Speakers
Topic: Concrete Baffled Speaker Renovation
Replies: 14
Views: 10708

Re: Concrete Baffled Speaker Renovation

Ray,

If there are any wooden external surfaces, there's no shame in adding a handle. The easiest would be a folding one, which screws to the surface of the wood. Even just one on the back would probably make life a lot easier.

Something like this: https://www.penn-elcom.com/black-sprung-flip ...
by chris661
Tue Oct 08, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: Speakers
Topic: A new development of my 'SWANSONG' speakers
Replies: 32
Views: 22759

Re: A new development of my 'SWANSONG' speakers

Just a thought, Colin:

One of the things that seemed to "work" for the big 'uns was that the mid-high range was something like a point-source.
To avoid messing with that, I'd consider an MTM arrangement, perhaps even going down to 2x mids per side. Bonus: If you seperated them into two cabinets ...
by chris661
Mon Oct 07, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.
Replies: 30
Views: 25905

Re: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.

Interesting idea.

I think I'd approach it from the opposite direction: ditch the bass combo, and add a bass-related preamp to a conventional PA system. Some of the best bass tone I've heard has been via a high-impedance DI box.

It's a shame you're not closer to Sheffield - there's a load of PA ...
by chris661
Fri Oct 04, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.
Replies: 30
Views: 25905

Re: Having a clear-out - free stuff here.

Hi Dave,

I used to use it to drive compression drivers in my PA system. The DDT limiters are basically inaudible, which is a nice feature, and it's compact, lightweight, and sounds fine - nothing obviously wrong with the sound, but I haven't given it a serious try in a HiFi application.

If I was ...