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Community => Regional Audiophiles => Gateway Audio Society => Topic started by: HeadShake on 1 Jul 2022, 10:13 am

Title: Hello!
Post by: HeadShake on 1 Jul 2022, 10:13 am

Hi, group. I am in Creve Coeur. (is there a Gene in this group? I have met a local enthusiast through another site.)

I have some jbl 580 horns for a LCR hooked to an Onkyo. And I have a couple of systems I am designing that use hypex plate amps.

 For the last few months, I have been working on a far-field speaker for the living room. It uses a 15" woofer, 8" mid, and 1" dome with no baffle.

(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=242200)

It is still a WIP but it will soon go from foam to wood.

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Blackmore on 2 Jul 2022, 03:33 am

Welcome to AudioCircle from Wright City.

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: BPT on 2 Jul 2022, 01:06 pm

Using the Hypes plate amps should make it easier and provide good results.
BPT

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: HeadShake on 4 Jul 2022, 05:07 am

Quote from: Blackmore on  2 Jul 2022, 03:33 am

Welcome to AudioCircle from Wright City.

Hey! You are just a little west of me!

I checked out your profile/system. Those lowthers look super cool. It looks like a full-range with no baffle.

Do you have a fav. speaker?

Quote from: BPT on  2 Jul 2022, 01:06 pm

Using the Hypes plate amps should make it easier and provide good results.
BPT

Thanks!

I dig them. The downside is they make me want to make many speakers since an XO becomes a file that I swap in and out instead of XO parts.

I looked at your pics too. The arrays look insane. Congrats on making something crazy!

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: sturgus on 4 Jul 2022, 10:09 pm

Welcome :D

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Blackmore on 4 Jul 2022, 11:15 pm

I like the Lowther PM2A a lot but the PM6A that I have is a bit more forgiving in a no baffle scheme. Haven’t had them hooked up in years but I might dig them out for fun now that you brought it up. Crossover to a bass bin is around 300-325 Hz.

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: genestl on 7 Jul 2022, 08:01 pm

Hello Again,
I am here
Gene

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: vinyldavid on 10 Jul 2022, 07:13 pm

Welcome to GAS!  There's a lot of speaker experimenters around here.

Hypex plate amps (and Hypex modules in general) are nice, very nice indeed.

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Mr Peabody on 12 Jul 2022, 02:46 pm

Welcome to the group Headshake.

I use JBL in my system but definitely not a DIY'er

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: wedweb on 17 Jul 2022, 09:48 pm

Welcome to GAS.

Troy, IL here.

Bo

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: vinyldavid on 18 Jul 2022, 02:47 am

Welcome!

I used to be a speaker DIYer, but I gave it up.  Quality commercial designs make me happy enough to forget about most speaker projects.

There's a lot of us crazies around here.  Summertime is slow for most audio things.  I think I've heard about you from Gene!